Archive for November 10th, 2010

Empowers Easy Captioning Of Entertainment, Education, and Enterprise Content

(Burbank, CA) Visual Data Media Services – a leading provider of integrated end-to-end post production solutions and distribution for all media outlets – has unveiled new web-based ‘YouTube Ready’ Captioning Services. Since the launch of YouTube(tm), the lack of captioned content has created a vast, untapped audience anxiously awaiting access to educational, entertainment, and business video. With the advent of Visual Data’s innovative ‘YouTube Ready’ Captioning, Transcription, and Global Captioning Services, YouTube content can now be accessible to a wider, global audience.

Visual Data has provided industry leading captioning, subtitling and translation services for feature films, broadcast television, and Video On Demand for over 15 years, in addition to offering a full range of content preparation and delivery solutions. Recognizing that there are nearly 30 million people with hearing impairments in the more

Atlanta, GA – RIOT Atlanta, a full-service creative studio working within the advertising and entertainment industries, created the reception sponsor reel for the Atlanta AICP Show, “The Art & Technique of the American Commercial.” Held on October 13 in the city’s Woodruff Arts Center, the event opened with RIOT Atlanta’s inventive sequence, which introduces each of the event’s sponsors and plays off the theme of “light.” Displaying beautiful, abstract illumination effects, the video was created entirely by RIOT Atlanta staff, from conception to shoot through to delivery.

“Armed with a Canon Rebel T2i DSLR, we sent nearly everyone from the studio out to shoot imagery focusing primarily on light,” recalls managing director Buddy Hall. The RIOT staffers went out on a mission around the city and state to capture any images that demonstrated the theme.

“Everyone came more

Chatsworth, CA, November 10, 2010 — Marking its 20th anniversary year, prominent independent music publisher/production music library Black Toast Music and its CEO/owner/founder Bob Mair have uploaded 200 new songs and instrumentals (Release BTM-006), which are now available to search, audition, and download on the Black Toast Music website. For Soundminer users, this new material is now available on those servers as well.

The new additions available in this upload include great music from Indie/Alternative Country artist Kelly Pardekooper (featured on “True Blood�), new Indie artist Paul Otten, authentic ‘40s Latin/Cuban music from composer/bandleader Francisco (Chico) Guerrero, authentic Indian/Hindi music from Sheela Bringi, New Orleans music featuring the soulful voice of David Morgan, Gospel Music from the renowned group The Smith Family Gospel And Praise Revolution, Indie Hip Hop music from Derek Butler featuring St. John, Mark Cross, Tangos more

Woodland Park, NJ (November 4, 2010) — FSR’s distribution amplifiers (DAs) have been selected for signal dissemination at the award-winning Culinary Arts School, part of the Oaks at Lanier Charter Career Center located in Gainesville, GA. The new facility, opened on September 15, offers unique classes and career pathways featuring hands-on training for students studying Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, and Interactive Marketing.

dB Audio & Video, a Georgia-based provider of audio, video, digital signage, control and acoustic design services, designed and built the technical infrastructure and integrated technologies for the complex. “The Lanier Charter Career Academy’s Culinary Arts School is an amazing facility and a huge step in public education unlike anything we’ve seen in our 20 years of business,� Neil Philpott, db Audio & Video’s sales/audio/video specialist commented. “It has not only received numerous accolades from the more

Torrance, CA (28 October 2010) – Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a leading international manufacturer of advanced camera support products, recently delivered a set of the Company’s new, lightweight virtual systems to Corporacion Ecuatoriana de Televisión in Quito, Ecuador. Shotoku Inc.’s president, Naoki Ebimoto, made the announcement from the Company’s US headquarters in Torrance, CA.

Ecuavisa, as it is commonly known, began broadcasting in 1967 and is the South American nation’s largest network with stations in both the capital city, Quito and in Guayaquil. The Shotoku systems were specified through local integrator ANXI Compania, Ltd. as part of a system with Virtual Studio technology from Vizrt. The package, installed in late July, is being configured and tested while its operators are trained.

The SH120VR pan and tilt heads provide accurate, no-compromise manual performance with camera payloads up to more

Grand Rapids, Mich. – Broadway Systems, the leading provider of advertising management software for cable networks, announced today that TV One is using Broadway’s end-to-end software platform to manage program scheduling, advertising sales, and traffic and billing. The cable network, which is available in more than 50.4 million households and targets African American adult viewers, went live with the system in late September.

With Broadway’s Sales Planning and Proposal, Traffic and Billing, and Program Management software modules, TV One now has a single solution. As part of the implementation, Broadway also integrated with StorerTV’s SIMS program management software using a BXF interface, and interfaced with the Comcast Media Center’s on-air automation systems.

“Broadway’s implementation team did a great job of handling a very complex integration project enabling us to meet all of our project deadlines,� said Jay Schneider, TV One executive vice president of operations. “Broadway will provide more

Oh, mornings. Some are easier than others. But after months of personal-goal setting, monk-like habits, and full-body soreness, the waking up process is just a small obstacle for runners of The ING New York City Marathon. NYC and London-based VFX studio Absolute captures the big day, its star athletes and their devoted followers-from volunteers, to cheerleader parents, to youthful, party-spectators– in this narrative-driven, direct-to-client campaign for New York Road Runners via Sandwick Media.

In Volunteers and Fans, split screen narratives chronicle a day-in-the-life of NYC Marathon runners and their supporters starting with the sleepy, not-so easy moments of the 6 a.m. wake-up call. As the spot’s energetic music picks up, so too does the momentum of the day, and the marathon-goers get their caffeine fix, head out the door and make it to the race to either participate, lend a hand, or cheer on their respective more

On the cusp of its beta release, help Tunepresto put a high-gloss finish on their online music creation platform

Galway, Ireland — Tuneprestoâ„¢ (http://www.tunepresto.com) is looking for innovators and early adopters to share their thoughts on the upcoming online music platform. Perfect for videos, slideshow presentations and more, Tunepresto analyzes video content – and based on individual musical style selection – creates an original, royalty-free background soundtrack.

Visit http://www.tunepresto.com/make-music/ to fill in your e-mail address, select a video clip and your musical preference, “like� or “dislike,� and fill out a short questionnaire – it’s that simple. Your quick participation will help enhance the anticipated platform’s original scoring capabilities, and a variety of other features prior to its beta release.

“We are working hard on Tunepresto and want everything to be perfect – even in beta – which is why we more

Royalty Free Music

ENFIELD, CT, November 10th, 2010 – Music 2 Hues, a leading supplier of Production Music & Sound Effects to the, Film, Video, Animation, & Multimedia Industries has just added a new Flagship Series CD release.

Our newest Flagship CD title: “Soft Contemporary“ is now shipping worldwide and is available on Audio CD, or can be downloaded in Mp3 and WAV file formats. “This release satisfies the needs of our clients that have been asking for a CD of easy listening, progressive, and R&B styles for all visual and multimedia support,” says Andy Wells, president of Music 2 Hues. more