Archive for August 17th, 2010

Small Tree’s Ethernet-based GraniteSTOR ST-RAID

This October, Small Tree will present its 2TB GraniteSTOR ST-RAID direct attached shared storage system at Content & Communications World 2010 in New York (Booth 962).

Offering real time editing for Final Cut users while supporting 12 streams of ProRes 422HQ with no dropped frames, ST-RAID provides consistent performance over Ethernet networks. The 2TB system is available in 8-, 12- or 16-drive configurations and can be expanded to a second chassis to double the capacity at a much lower cost. more

NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2010 – HBO Archives®, the National Gallery of Art, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are joining together to mark the 75th anniversary of the groundbreaking theatrical journalism series The March of Time. The special events will include celebrations in New York and Washington, D.C., along with an extensive programming marathon on TCM. more

Broadcaster Relied on Bexel for Equipment and Services at Popular 4th of July Concert in the Nation’s Capital
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, rocked this past July 4th at PBS’s 30th Anniversary of its “A Capitol Fourth” concert spectacular, which took place in and around the Washington, D.C. area. With Bexel’s help, PBS captured the celebration from 18 TV cameras stationed around the city, bringing the action in the nation’s capital to viewers at home. more

The Projection Studio, Ross Ashton’s London, UK, based large format projection practice has designed and produced an eye-catching array of massive images appearing on the walls of Edinburgh Castle, forming an integral element of the visuals for the 2010 Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo.
Rated as one of the “Greatest shows on Earth” this year sees the Diamond (60 years) anniversary of the spectacle, featuring over 1000 performers from this year’s lead service, the Army, combined with a host of international talents, all choreographed in a lively and energetic mix of music, song, dance and drama, produced by Major General Euan Loudon. more

HEATV Associate Producer Chris Rivera Using Digital Rapids StreamZ

Industry’s most versatile encoder powers live and file-based production and publishing workflows for one of the league’s hottest teams

August 17, 2010 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids announced today that The HEAT Group, owners of the Miami HEAT National Basketball Association (NBA) team and operators of Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena, are using Digital Rapids’ StreamZ encoding system to speed the production of high-quality live and on-demand video content for the HEAT.com website and internal production workflows. Most recently, StreamZ was used for live streaming of events leading up to and following the signings of high-profile free agent players Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh. more

Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a new Boris Continuum Unit, 3-Way Color Grade, is now available. The Boris Continuum 3-Way Color Grade Unit brings professional-level color grading tools to desktop editing and compositing systems. more

CBS

The broadcast and cable networks’ “Upfront season” heralds their new fall programming line-ups with presentations designed to dazzle advertisers and their agencies. WorldStage companies, Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications (VAI), were selected by a number of the top networks to provide technical design and production support for a busy slate of Upfronts at multiple venues in New York City. Collectively, The World Stage Companies supported seven of the Networks’ 2010 presentations including: CBS, Turner, Univision, Oxygen, Cartoon, CNN and Discovery. more

Expert in Building Global Channels, Asia Media Products to Provide Worldwide Access To Cinedeck EXTREME Ultra Portable Recording, Monitoring and Playback Device

NEW YORK, NY (August 17, 2010) — Cinedeck LLC (www.cinedeck.com) today announced it has appointed Asia Media Products (www.asiamediaproducts.com) as its manufacturers representative in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific regions, and is chartered with assisting the Company in building a world-class sales and support infrastructure to market Cinedeck EXTREME. more

Panel of LOOK Staff to Participate in VES Event

HOLLYWOOD, CA, Aug 17, 2010 – A panel of LOOK Effects artists will discuss the making of the visual effects for the final season of ABC’s pop-culture hit “Lost� on Thursday, August 26th at Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, CA. The event is part of the continuing series produced and sponsored by the Visual Effects Society. more