Archive for August 4th, 2010

International Colorist Academy (ICA) has expanded its training team with the addition of Dan Harvey and Blake Jones.

ICA now has seven experienced instructors that provide a variety of training courses on colorist strategies, commercial grading, on-set coloring for the RED camera, as well as a broad range of manufacturer-specific grading system workshops. more

C100 HDS for New Control Room

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Solid State Logic is pleased to announce the installation of a new 96-channel, 32-fader C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Console for a new control room at the ABC Network News Washington Bureau studio complex. The C100 HDS is a scalable audio console that offers the flexibility to address all programming production needs for ABC, including 5.1 surround mixing. The C100 HDS offers a fast and comfortable interface that is easy to use by both staff and freelance engineers. The console further solidifies ABC’s move into all HD production and joins a C100 HD already in service in another studio within the complex. more

Ad industry veteran Thor Raxlen is firmly ensconced in his new LAIR (www.lair.tv), a live-action, visual effects, character animation, design and post finishing studio. Focused on integrated work and fueled by impeccable craftsmanship. LAIR is a creative collective of top talent offering a unique collaborative experience where work is generated from the combined brainpower of clients, agencies, production, and postproduction. more

Iroquois, Ontario, Canada – August 4, 2010 – Ross Video releases an online frame configuration tool designed to configure a Ross openGear frame with Ross terminal equipment products and accessories. more

IBC Stand 8.A94

COBALT DIGITAL’S FUSION3G FOR OPENGEAR™ TO DEBUT LOUDNESS PROCESSING & METERING CARDS AT IBC 2010

CARDS TO ADDRESS BROADCAST COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY STANDARDS

(Urbana, IL, August 2, 2010) – Cobalt Digital (www.CobaltDigital.com) will address Loudness Processing and Metering issues with the launch of their new range of 3 Gigabit-capable Fusion3G™ cards for openGear™ the first time in Europe at IBC 2010, Stand 8.A94. Remote control is quick and easy with the free DashBoard™ remote control software, the award-winning OGCP-9000 remote control panels, or optional SNMP agent software for openGear frames. HD/SD-SDI versions of the Fusion range are also available. The openGear format handles cards from multiple manufacturers in the same frame. more

COBALT DIGITAL’S FUSION3G CONVERTERS DEBUT PERFORMANCE SCORES FOR NEP AT HISTORIC 3D BASEBALL BROADCASTS

NEW CONVERTERS INAUGURATED AT YANKEES / MARINER’S GAME AND HOME RUN DERBY

Urbana, IL • July 30, 2010 – Cobalt Digital’s new Fusion3G™ converters were on board NEP Productions’ two 3D production trucks as they provided coverage for MLB’s historic first 3D broadcasts. more

Beers Enterprises Inc. Hires Seven New Account Executives to Pursue HD-SDI Circuit Sales

NEW YORK—July 27, 2010 – Scott Beers, President and CEO of Beers Enterprises Inc. (BEI), owner and operator of The Switchâ„¢, announced the addition of a new sales team to promote the High Definition metropolitan video transport services offered by The Switch. The new team’s primary focus is the sales of AT&T and Verizon metropolitan HD-SDI video circuits more

Imagineer Systems Continues the Success of its Customer Tutorial Development Program, Tapping Again the VFX, Editorial Community with Challenge to Create New Series of Tutorials for Imagineer Systems VFX Tools


GUILDFORD, UK (August 4, 2010) Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com), creators of next-generation VFX tools, today announced the Third Annual Video Tutorial Contest, again extending a challenge to Imagineer Systems customers and the entire VFX, content creation and post production community, to create the next great series of video tutorials for Imagineer Systems VFX tools. Continuing its spirit of listening to, and learning from its customers, the Company is challenging users to create video tutorials that best educate new users of Imagineer VFX solutions on the workflow features of its tools. more

Melbourne, Australia – August 2010… When Jason Statham, Clive Owen, and Robert De Nero team up for a film project, there’s a darn good chance there will be plenty of action. Such is the case with the currently in production film Killer Elite from Australia’s Omnilab Media, which is based on the premise of a former Navy Seal (played by Jason Statham) coming out of retirement in order to rescue his friend and mentor (played by Robert De Niro). Featuring lots of fast car action, wireless microphone technology was crucial to capturing location sound and it all happened without so much as a hiccup—thanks to the robust performance of Lectrosonics’ Digital Hybrid Wireless® technology. more

Images from performance of Yan Yu Chun Qiu Water Show courtesy of Spinifex Group.

Sydney, Australia, and Chun Zhu Province, China — The principals of Spinifex Group, worldwide leaders in creating and delivering cutting-edge experience media projects, are very proud to continue their collaborations with Director Han Lixun, famous for the print-block segment of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, and Yvonne Ho, producer on the Beijing Olympic Games, in creating the cinematic multimedia feature attraction at the heart of Yan City, just opened in China’s Chun Zhu Province. This latest spectacular high-tech storytelling achievement, uniting the talents of Director Han with those of Spinifex Group creative director Richard Lindsay and his colleagues, builds upon their joint efforts during the historic Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, wherein Spinifex was distinguished as one of the only non-Chinese production company involved. more