Archive for January, 2011

Tigerpaw to help New Partners with Data and Application Integration

BELLEVUE, Neb., (January 24, 2011) — Tigerpaw Software, Inc., developer of the most comprehensive business building software for technology providers has launched a new initiative to reach out to more than 1,000 telecommunications vendors across North America.

“We are engaging our telecom customers to show them how we can help them quickly, easily and profitably make the move to IT,� said James Foxall, president of Tigerpaw Software. “We’ve already met with several telecom leaders with the intent to strengthen our partnerships, the vastness of our integrations, and to explore new opportunities as our large telecom customer base adds data to their offering.�

Tigerpaw is working with mutual vendors to design several key enhancements aimed at facilitating additional partner interaction to create a powerful public API with the most more

Jim Carbonetti, stereoscopic supervisor and compositor for 3D Blast, Inc in Los Angeles, has earned a reputation in the industry as an expert in guiding studios, producers and directors in 3D stereoscopic production, taking them from concept through post pipelines and delivery. He has an impressive portfolio of stereoscopic projects under his belt, and was recently tapped to guide the stereoscopic production for Napoleon 3D, a new comedy starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Russian actress, Anna Semenovich that brings an entirely new perspective to this legendary historic military conqueror.

IRIDAS caught up with Jim recently and he shared with us his experience on the set, and provided some insight into how SpeedGrade 2010 streamlined the stereo pipeline for the crew.

Using the latest version of Speedgrade 2010 on location during filming of Napoleon 3D in Kiev and more

Bay-Area Filmmaker Gala Sets Stage for Tenth Anniversary of SuperMeets in 2011

The agenda has now been set for the Tenth Annual San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet, to take place on Friday, January 28 2011 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Free educational SuperWorkshops take place during the day beginning at 10am. Doors to the SuperMeet open at 4:00PM and presentations begin at 7:00PM and continue until 11:00PM. The San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of SuperMeets and promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Studio, Adobe and Avid editors, gurus and digital filmmakers in the Bay Area for all of 2011.

Los Angeles, CA / Boston, MA – The agenda has now been set for the Tenth Annual San Francisco FCPUG SuperMeet, to take place on Friday, January 28 2011 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in more

Millburn, New Jersey – T-VIPS America Inc, a leading provider of IP-based video transport solutions for high-end contribution and distribution, today announced that John McCluskey has joined the company as Director of Western Regional Sales. With over 14 years of technical sales experience in the video compression and transmission arena, McCluskey is entrusted with expanding T-VIPS America Inc.’s market share in 14 Western U.S. states and Vancouver, Canada.

In this position, McCluskey’s responsibilities include the management of key accounts, increasing sales in the region, as well as maintaining solid relationships with area business partners and systems integrators.

McCluskey reports directly to T-VIPS America Inc.’s Vice President and General Manager Joe LoGrasso. “We’re extremely pleased to welcome John to our U.S. sales team,� LoGrasso said. “With his extensive professional experience, management abilities, and knowledge of the Western more

The QR-DSLR and DSLR-ADP-ELPZ Power Options Meet the Growing Demands of Wedding Filmmakers

NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will showcase the QR-DSLR and DSLR-ADP-ELPZ power solutions for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 60D Digital SLR cameras at In [Focus] 2011 in New Orleans.

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New York, NY, January 21, 2011 – International content creation and brand communications company Gravity has expanded its Commercials Group with a significant new hire. The company has also revealed details of its latest commercial projects. The announcements were made by Zviah Eldar, Chief Executive Officer, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Gravity.

Bob Samuel has been named Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Producer for Gravity’s Commercials Group. In his newly created role, Samuel will be responsible for seeking new business and client relationships for the company, building on Gravity’s renowned design, visual effects, animation and digital branding services. He will also be charged with administering the company’s philosophy of extending Gravity’s extremely flexible services to cross-platform brand marketers.

“Bob is the perfect person for this new role, as his vision and skills will further strengthen Gravity’s recently integrated more

The creative team at Hollywood-based global production company Mirror Films will be taking on Park City 2011 with films and screenings at X-Dance and Slamdance, two of the longest running and most popular alternative festivals concurrent to Sundance.

Mirror Films’ Owner/Executive Producer Eric Barrett is also the Managing Director/EP of X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival, now in its 11th year, which merges the worlds of extreme sports and filmmaking. Additionally, Mirror Films’ Director Doug Walker’s short documentary “Rhag� will make its World Premiere as part of the Special Screenings Series at the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival. To view a trailer of the film, go to http://tinyurl.com/4fpn3ag.

For Mirror’s Eric (“EBâ€?) Barrett, managing and guiding the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival over its decade-plus years of growth has been a labor of love, uniting his two great passions — extreme more

ExploringMaui.com, a new website geared toward the growing trend in whale watching and photography, has just launched as a centralized resource for information and products related to the Humpback Whales. Its two inaugural products include a new iPhone app and instructional photography DVD series. See press release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110120005309/en/Exploring-Maui.com-Launches-Provide-Millions-Whale-Enthusiasts

According to Jim Tierney, ExploringMaui.com founder, digital guru and adventure photographer, the new site is designed to address the needs of whale watchers and other eco-tourists interested in the Humpback whales. Many of these tourists are bringing sophisticated semi-professional or professional DSLR cameras on their trips and ExploringMaui.com offers training on capturing high quality images. Additionally, it caters to the needs of travelers who are also increasingly reliant on digital devices and smart phones to access critical information about their tours and their Humpback Whale watching experience.

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BUENOS AIRES: As the focal point of a major international expansion, the recently completed MTV Networks Latin America Studio complex in Buenos Aires represents a major Viacom, Inc. commitment. Designed as the creative production center for MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon, the 40,000 square foot complex features a production /post-production hub created by the Walters-Storyk Design Group. The eighteen-month-long project was led by WSDG-LA

, founding partner Sergio Molho and company co-principal John Storyk.

“Built within the footprint of a former motion picture production studio, MTV’s Latin America Studios represent a significant investment for Viacom, an important source of new jobs for the Buenos Aires creative community, and one of the most ambitious assignments of our 20+year more

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA – JANUARY 2011: The history of Dubrovnik, a walled port city on the Adriatic Sea in modern-day Croatia, runs deep. Its origins are controversial, but it is thousands of years old and has weathered centuries of control from an array of nations and empires, as well as centuries of independent rule. It was one of the first nation states to outlaw slavery and has enjoyed political neutrality amid its often-turbulent surroundings. Although an earthquake destroyed much of Dubrovnik’s ancient architecture in the seventeenth century, some still stands and the remainder claims a longer history than any extant city in the New World. Visia Dubrovnik 5D Theatrum (VD5T) celebrates the city’s rich heritage with state-of-the-art experiential technology, including a 3D projection theater with vibrating seats and wind effect plus the ability to deliver up to nine different languages simultaneously. Tehnozavod-Marusic d.o.o. of Zagreb, Croatia designed and installed the A/V more