Archive for November 11th, 2010

KONA 3G Supports Multi-Format SD/HD/Dual Link/3G/2K I/O; Offers New Stereographic Workflow

Grass Valley, CA (November 11, 2010)—AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today ships its new KONA 3G capture card. The multi-format SD/HD/Dual Link/3G/2K video I/O hardware for Mac and PC-based systems is available now, with an optional K3G-Box for additional connectivity.

“Our KONA family of products has long set the standard for performance and reliability in professional video I/O, and the KONA 3G carries that tradition,� said AJA President Nick Rashby. “KONA 3G is the highest-end offering in our KONA line and provides our customers with incredible flexibility supporting everything from SD to 2K, 3D, 3G SDI and more to suit the demands of today’s multi-camera, multi-format project workflows.�

KONA 3G provides professional editors with the utmost in workflow flexibility, supporting a more

Affordable live streaming software adds advanced video production capabilities for professional broadcast, entertainment and sports usage – all for under $1,000

Telestream, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced immediate availability of Wirecast® 4 live webcasting production software. Wirecast offers an affordable software alternative to costly hardware broadcasting solutions for producing compelling video broadcasts for the web. Wirecast 4 features a new Pro version along with a new intuitive user interface and integrated support for Blackmagic capture cards plus improved high-quality Main Concept H.264 and On2 VP6 Flash video formats. Wirecast Pro builds on existing advanced video production capabilities to add more rich graphic content, including 3D virtual sets and scoreboards. Wirecast Pro also includes input support for IP and HDV cameras and Telestream’s Pipeline video capture system, providing greater flexibility in professional broadcast, entertainment, and sports environments. more

CS4 and CS5 Mac users can now make synchronization magic with PluralEyes

Vancouver, British Columbia – Singular Softwareâ„¢, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, announced that its flagship product PluralEyes® is now compatible with Adobe® Premiere® Pro Creative Suite (CS) versions 4 and 5 for Mac® OS® X. The multi award-winning PluralEyes analyzes audio information to synchronize audio and video clips automatically, saving video editors hours in post-production. The PluralEyes release for Premiere Pro on the Mac platform provides users with all of the same unique PluralEyes product features for managing multi-camera, multi-take, and dual-system audio productions. “The requests to extend PluralEyes support for Premiere Pro Mac OS X have continued to pile up since the initial announcement of CS4 and CS5 compatibility at this year’s NAB Show,â€? says Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software. “We look forward to Mac users tapping into the benefits of more

Thirty years ago, Pink Floyd’s The Wall Tour brought a new level of technical ingenuity and conceptual theatricality into the concert arena. Today, English rock icon Roger Waters is re-writing the rulebook once again with an even more ambitious revival of the classic show.

To help him update The Wall for an epic, year-long world tour, Waters enlisted Editors Andy Jennison and Michael Schwartz and Executive Producer Kenny Pedini at boutique New York-based creative studio Breathe and asked them to produce all aspects of the conceptual rock opera, from the live action, animation and graphics imagery to the social media campaign.

Thirty years after the original The Wall Tour, Floyd founder/vocalist Roger Waters remains one of rock’s most theatrical showmen. His relationship with Breathe began in 2005 when his label Sony Music asked Schwartz to edit an EPK and TV spot for an opera that more

Santa Monica, CA, November 11, 2010 — Ford Truck and Team Detroit have turned to King And Country’s Director Efrain Montañez, to re-imagine and elevate the famed “Rantâ€? campaign for the debut of their 2011 F150. This new model introduces the EcoBoost technology to their truck line, which was the genesis for the campaign’s makeover.

“We were looking for the work in this campaign to be strikingly different visually, yet absolutely part of the established campaign. First and foremost, we wanted the product footage to feel more gritty and realistic, while also presenting new ways to transition from scene to scene without losing continuity in the visual palette,� remarked Bradley Hensen, Ford Group Creative Director from Team Detroit.

King And Country was up for the challenge and collaborated with Team Detroit extensively, from the pitch process through pre-production, more

Streamed via the new Class on Demand Learning Platform, the new training program radiates exciting training, tips, techniques and more from some of the most talented minds in digital media and post-production

Hoffman Estates, IL – Class on Demandâ„¢, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, today unveiled the brand new “Class on Demand Legends Seriesâ€? training initiative. An expansion of the current Class on Demand training lineup, “Class on Demand Legends Seriesâ€? provides an exclusive “inside lookâ€? at the inner workings of influential industry experts and figureheads.

Powered by the Class on Demand Learning Platform’s secure streaming video server, “Class on Demand Legends Series� offers both beginners and seasoned professionals a chance to attend the most acclaimed short-format training seminars from the convenience of their homes or office computers. The seminars, webinars, and workshops encompass everything from analyses of industry trends, more

Celebrating the talent and creativity of the artist community, Hinge Digital today announces an open call to concept artists, designers and writers of any background to submit their original story ideas and corresponding character designs for consideration in the Hinge Digital Bringing Your World to Life contest.

Sponsored by Animation Magazine, Luxology® and Wacom® Technology Corporation, the Bringing Your World to Life contest builds on Hinge Digital’s momentum in developing projects from the graphic novel and creature-feature genres, and serves as an opportunity for creatives to showcase their own unique visions. The creator of the contest’s winning submission will receive a Wacom Intuos®4 tablet, a copy of Luxology modo® 3D software and will be featured in Animation Magazine’s April/May 2010 issue; a prize package with an approximate retail value of $1,500. Hinge Digital may additionally consider the winning concept submission for future adaptation more

Billerica, Massachusetts – Broadcast Pix™ today announced the shipment of its 100th Granite™ live video production system. The 100th unit was purchased by Cisco Systems in October, and is the company’s second Granite system.

Since it began shipping this summer, Granite has been installed in a variety of facilities in more than a dozen countries. Broadcasters include Turner, affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS, the American Forces Network, SKY4 TV, and Israel’s Sport 5 sports cable channel. Large corporate users include SAS and 3M. A number of educational institutions have also made the move to Granite, including the University of Virginia, SUNY Fredonia, Pueblo Community College, and Kettering Fairmont High School. Additional installations include Internet entertainment news site TMZ.com, churches like Lone Star Cowboy Church in Montgomery, Texas, and sporting venues like Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.

“Only Granite more

NewTek, a worldwide leader in video and 3D animation products, has won a Tech & Learning (T&L) Award of Excellence (AOE) for TriCaster high definition (HD) portable live production system in the “New Products” category of the annual awards competition sponsored by Tech & Learning magazine.

“Now that the use of technology in schools is no longer a novelty but a reality, it’s not about the promise of what a product can do; it’s about the proof,” said Kevin Hogan, editorial director for NewBay Media’s Tech & Learning Group. “This year’s Award of Excellence products were tested by edtech experts from the New York City Department of Education and the University of Michigan, our top T&L advisors, and others. These companies can be proud that their products were selected as winners by this prestigious team of judges.”

Outstanding technological products for education have been recognized by Tech & more

From Calabash Animation’s animated short for comic book ”Eternal Descent.”

CHICAGO, IL — Calabash Animation, the acclaimed animation studio led by Sean Henry and Wayne Brejcha, takes viewers into the animated fantasy world of ”Eternal Descent,” the popular comic book/music series created by guitarist Llexi Leon, with a new two-minute short that brings to life the gothic world envisioned in print by Leon and illustrator Jason Metcalf.

”The style of the comic was already established,” Henry says. ”The first part of our job was to adapt the characters into an animation-friendly style while keeping as much of the look and mood of the original comic as possible. It was a daunting task because the comic art is very detailed and naturalistic; there are few artists who can work in this style fluently. Many more