Archive for April 5th, 2011

Owslebury, UK (4 April 2011) – After a comprehensive search and evaluation process, Onstage Video – a London-based live event production company – selected Brick House Video’s Callisto Micro sub-miniature broadcast SDI switcher for its RealLive multi-camera production system. P. Julian Hiorns, Brick House Video’s managing director, announced the sale from headquarters in Owslebury, UK.

“I shopped for a suitable switcher for six months and very nearly purchased a competitor’s four channel unit with an HD option – until I sampled the Brick House Callisto Micro at IBC 2010,â€? said Nigel Wilson, director of Onstage Video. “The compact Callisto won me over. It is well designed by a company that obviously knows the functions a VM needs to perform successfully. Although it is SD, its simplicity, feature set, and affordability are all very appealing. I didn’t want to pay for a larger mixer with expensive functionality that I more

Visit Jampro at NAB in Booth C 2307

Sacramento, CA (March 29, 2011) — Jampro Antennas, Inc. a leading supplier of antennas, combiners & filters and RF components for every application in the broadcast industry, has added Anthony Flores to the Jampro Team to further the Company’s business development strategies. Alex Perchevitch, Jampro’s president, made the announcement today from Company headquarters in Sacramento, California.

Flores comes to Jampro with over 20 years of management and business development experience in the broadcasting and communications industry, including high-level positions in Radian Corp., Richland Towers and AT&T. His responsibilities include working with the executive team and sales staff to expand the Company’s domestic presence by increasing awareness of its product lines and TV brand across the country.

“Jampro welcomes Tony to our team of dedicated professionals,â€? said Perchevitch. “His background more

New Delhi, India (March 29, 2011) — Jampro Antennas, Inc. of Sacramento, California announced here today that it has been awarded a contract to supply All India Radio (AIR) with over one dozen Jampro model RCCC Constant Impedance FM Bandpass Combiners and patching systems. The combiners will be installed at radio stations throughout the country.

Jampro President Alex M. Perchevitch commented on the transaction by phone: “We have been a long time partner with All India Radio (AIR) on numerous antenna projects. Their engineering division was looking for combiners with a compact design to fit in small transmitter rooms and be able provide superior performance and low loss in varying temperatures and environments. Our combiners were the ideal solution.�

Available in both medium and high-power versions, the RCCC Bandpass Combiner family consists of Jampro RCHC FM three dB more

New Delhi, India (March 29, 2011) — Jampro Antennas, Inc. of Sacramento, California announced here today that it has been awarded a contract to supply All India Radio (AIR) with over one dozen Jampro model RCCC Constant Impedance FM Bandpass Combiners and patching systems. The combiners will be installed at radio stations throughout the country.

Jampro President Alex M. Perchevitch commented on the transaction by phone: “We have been a long time partner with All India Radio (AIR) on numerous antenna projects. Their engineering division was looking for combiners with a compact design to fit in small transmitter rooms and be able provide superior performance and low loss in varying temperatures and environments. Our combiners were the ideal solution.�

Available in both medium and high-power versions, the RCCC Bandpass Combiner family consists of Jampro RCHC FM three dB more

iOS Software App to Allow iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch to Control a Connected 788T

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 5, 2011—Sound Devices will introduce the latest hardware accessory for its best-selling 788T Digital Recorders, the new CL-WIFI, at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C2946). The CL-WIFI allows users to control the already powerful 788T from anywhere on set. more

For a typical weekend service at Generations Church, a contemporary house of worship in Yuma (AZ) that recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, roughly 90Gb of SD video and multi-track audio are produced and duplicated for its loyal congregation members. As the congregation’s demand for content continued to increase, so too did the challenges facing the church’s post-production team.

Editing workstation at Generations Church

Working on a 2TB RAID that they were sharing over OS X AFP, the post-production projects were piling up for the Generation Church editing team. While they managed to produce quality videos for their congregation, the difficulties working across such an environment, which included dealing with system-wide crashes and lost work, were beginning to impact the team’s ability to meet pressing deadlines. Having recently opened churches in Phoenix and Charlotte, which more

Revolutionary synchronization application works alongside FCP to create engaging presentation videos; innovative tracking and automation technology syncs presenter, screen, and slides in just minutes

Vancouver, British Columbia – Singular Software™, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, is pleased to announce the public beta of Singular Software Presto™ for Final Cut Pro®. The Singular Software Presto application dramatically simplifies the creation of presentation videos. The application’s sophisticated computer tracking and automation technology works alongside Final Cut Pro to automatically synchronize footage of the presenter, presentation slides, and a video taken of the screen – creating a polished video of the presentation in just minutes. “Singular Software Presto makes it fast and easy to go from raw recording to finished video. By using a number of layout templates, users can automatically create a customized professional presentation video, more

Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits Live, a live-music venue that hosts the long-running “Austin City Limits” television show as well as 60-100 concerts and other live events annually, has taken delivery of three Robert Juliat Victor 1159 1800W followspots. The fixtures, which were supplied by Texas Scenic, made their debut at the gala opening of the new venue.

Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater is a state-of-the-art $40 Million, 2700 + person capacity venue on three levels. It offers in-house sound and a video control studio as well as a 40 automated head lighting package with innovative optics, and digital consoles plus a conventional lighting package for TV.

“The Robert Juliat Victors are dedicated primarily to our concerts,” says Billy Heaslip. “As production manager, I knew that we’d be more

Award-winning editor works on Pytka-directed storytelling spots.
CHICAGO—Bob Ackerman of The Colonie has edited a package of four spots for ConAgra Foods with former Leo Burnett Creative Director Dave Linne. Producing for ConAgra was Dennis Bannon and Patrick Brennan, both formerly of Leo Burnett with Brennan coming more recently from Element79.
The first two spots were quickly finished to air on Child Hunger Ends Here, an NBC special with Al Roker about a ConAgra/Feeding America campaign to fight child hunger. One spot shows a group of kids preparing Banquet pies, Chef Boyardee pizza and other food items (all Con Agra brands) for a movie night held on the roof of their apartment building. In the other spot, a man prepares an elaborate breakfast for his wife who has just given birth. The rest of the campaign will roll out over the next several months. more

LAS VEGAS – NAB Show – April 5, 2011 – NewTek, worldwide leader in video and 3D animation products, today announced the debut of their Video SDK (Software Development Kit) Program, designed to provide support and access to a series of NewTek SDKs. Third-party developers will now be able to tap into the power of proprietary NewTek iVGA(tm), LiveSet(tm) and DataLink(tm) technologies. The program also includes the ability to access add-on plug-in architecture and support for remote control through a TCP/IP communication link.

“With the continuing success of our video product line, including TriCaster and 3PLAY, we are seeing an increasing demand from developers and customers alike to have improved access and integration into our products,” said NewTek Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Cross. “With the creation of this program, we are very excited to be able to provide the software for those who wish to better integrate their more