Archive for March 10th, 2011

— One of Nashville’s top mastering suites comes back strong with new cutting-edge PhantomFocus™ Technology after devastating flood damage and ten-month renovation —

Nashville, TN: “At first I was actually frightened, as if I had been transported to the planet Jupiter and then just became giddy with the realization that I had this incredible monitoring system in my mastering suite – it was that dramatic.�

That’s how Jim DeMain described his first listening experience after Carl Tatz implemented a new state-of-the-art PhantomFocus™ System 2 for Yes Master Studios in Nashville after the facility’s ten-month post-flood renovation. Tatz had designed the facility back in 2004 along with an early-iteration PhantomFocus System.

DeMain has been very successful, staying booked over the years with a wide array of clients and GRAMMY® awards, including most recently the GRAMMY-nominated Band of Joy by Robert Plant.
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C10 HD Offers Streamlined, Feature-Rich, Cost-Effective Operation

DORTMUND, GERMANY – WestCom Media Group, which produces live daily content for the Northern Westfalia region of Germany, recently installed a 24+8-fader Solid State Logic C10 HD Compact Broadcast Console in its new studio facility. WestCom Media Group produces content for the private television station SAT.1, the television news channel N24, the public service channel ZDF, and the German PBS station WDR, among others. The C10 HD provides WestCom Broadcast Services GmbH with a streamlined, feature-rich and cost-effective console that is able to tackle the various projects produced at the facility.

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World-renowned photo, video and pro audio reseller adds PluralEyes, DualEyes and Singular Software Presto to its exclusive line of leading industry products

Vancouver, British Columbia – Singular Software™, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, is pleased to announce it has established distribution through the world’s leading digital media reseller, B&H Photo. PluralEyes, DualEyes and Singular Software Presto are available to purchase today at all B&H locations, as well as in its online store. B&H prides itself on its commitment to sales quality and customer satisfaction, providing its patrons with expert photo and video equipment kn

LOS ANGELES, CA, MARCH 10, 2011 – Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based independent global transmission and production center, recently added six 4.5 meter antennas to its facility, providing it with enhanced access to the entire U.S. arc including Galaxy 16, 19, 28 and AMC 9. This installation will enable PacTV to provide its clients with even more content, including in-demand HD transmissions. more

Trevor Live

For the third year in a row, Video Applications Inc. (VAI) has supported Trevor LIVE, the signature annual event of The Trevor Project, the leading national organization focused on crisis intervention and suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. Held at the Hollywood Palladium, the ready-for-primetime show honored Kathy Griffin and featured guest performances by Sarah Silverman, Wayne Brady, Neil Patrick Harris and Queen Latifah. The special guest producing director was Adam Shankman.

“This year our creative goal was to increase the level of onstage production with our high-profile show director, Adam Shankman,” says Jenifer Ortiz with The Trevor Project. “Budgetary concerns required us to focus on the necessary increased AV and technical components of the show. VAI was hired to handle all the audio and video technical production. I was hoping for a more

Morgan Hill, Calif., March 10, 2011 – Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of data they generate daily, many leading New York post houses are increasingly choosing Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line – including the Pro-Cache5 and Pro-Cache Library24/Library48 – is designed to meet the need for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.

Some of the facilities in New York that have chosen Cache-A for their content archiving needs include Anatomy Media, IKA Collective, Nice Shoes, Nomad Editing, Offhollywood Productions, PennyBridge Productions and Stitch Motion Graphics.

“We are delighted that so many leading post-production facilities in New York are embracing Cache-A’s archive appliances to enhance their file-based workflows,� said Phil Ritti, President and CEO of Cache-A Corporation. “They are using our archive appliances to create source masters in acquisition workflows that include memory card or disk-based cameras. At the more

NorthernLights is designed to check, test, and calibrate digital cinema and other cameras capable of recording highly saturated colors to the very edge of human vision

Toronto, Canada – DSC Labs, an eco-friendly developer of innovative products for image quality improvement, is pleased to announce NorthernLights, a unique new test target designed to help optimize image quality in digital cinema and HD television. Named after the stunning Aurora Borealis light display, NorthernLights shatters the typical test chart handicap of “narrow color gamut.� NorthernLights provides test elements that function well outside the Rec. 709 color space, which is particularly useful for those working with digital cinema and other high-end camera systems.

“Camera and sensor technology have evolved way beyond the level of color saturation capable of being reproduced in typical test charts,� comments DSC Labs President, David Corley. “Through more

BAYSIDE, CALIFORNIA, March 10, 2011 – StreamGuys, Inc., a streaming media and content delivery provider, is bringing more virtualization to the streaming media world. The company is establishing a transparent virtualized platform that delivers true quality of service and an economical path to 100gbps host clusters.

“Virtualization and cloud computing have officially entered the lexicon of everyday discussion in the business world,� said Kiriki Delany, president of StreamGuys. “These are two very different concepts often confused as one-and-the-same. Our goal is to bring the benefits of virtualization to our existing customers, and expand to a true cloud-based computing service. We believe that the tangible benefits of virtualization, combined with our renowned service and support, will enable StreamGuys to offer better services to our customers in broadcast, worship, government, e-media and other markets.�

StreamGuys launched its Streaming Virtualization service to provide a next-generation environment for mission-critical content delivery and more

Atlanta, GA – RIOT Atlanta, which offers a wide array of concept, design, content creation and editorial services, has announced the addition of Jeffery Boortz as its Creative Director. Boortz joins RIOT after a two-year stint as Professor of Motion Media Design and one year as Department Chair of Broadcast Design and Motion Graphics at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Boortz is an award-winning creative director, brand strategist and designer with more than 20 years of experience creating compelling on-air brand expressions for consumer brands, content producers, television networks and distributors across the globe.

“We took our time to find the ‘right fit’ for RIOT and couldn’t be more pleased to have Jeff on board as our new creative director,” commented RIOT General Manager Buddy Hall. “With his passion for design, his strategic skills, and his production expertise, he’s the ultimate triple threat and more