Archive for June 13th, 2011

Experts, Users Address Challenges and Solutions in Faith-based Message Delivery

(Burbank, CA) Createasphere – the industry-leading company that brings together experts, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees to share a vested interest in understanding and shaping the future of the industry – has confirmed sponsors for the Executive Marketplace for Houses of Worship (HoW) on July 20-21 in Chicago at the O’Hare Embassy Suites. The event provides an exclusive opportunity for leaders in religious media to participate in personalized solution-focused purchasing meetings. This gathering is unique, in that delegates from ministries identify their technology needs, and Createasphere puts them in consultation with sponsors from the industry to determine the best workflow and technology challenges for their congregation.

Technology leaders from AJA, Autoscript, Bexel, Calrec, Litepanels, OConnor, Petrol, QSC, Sachtler and Vinten will be on hand to more

FotoKem – an innovative, global post production leader for the creative community – has announced that its award-winning nextLAB system is now being represented in the Midwest region by Fletcher Camera & Lenses with offices in Chicago and Detroit. Built on FotoKem’s proprietary file-based workflow software, these mobile systems are integrated, portable units that bring powerful post production capabilities to productions around the globe. They are an extension of the company’s in-house technological advancements and professional services, backed by decades of experience and knowledge, to assist with streamlining workflow from ingest to delivery and archive on set or near location. Fletcher will rent and manage the deployment of nextLAB units in the busy production areas of the Midwest, primarily Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.

Fletcher will kick off this alliance with two introductory events on June 14, 2011, in Detroit. The first one is a non-technical “Producing in a Data more

XenData, the leading provider of digital video archiving and storage solutions for the media and entertainment industry, and Technical Media Services (TMS), a leading Singapore-based systems integrator serving the media industry of Southeast Asia, today announce the launch of Vault-X. The new turnkey solution from TMS combines high-performance archiving with affordability for time and resource-strapped customers.

Making its debut at BroadcastAsia 2011 in Singapore, June 21-24, the new Vault-X solution will be available for demonstration on-stand at the XenData booth, 4F3-10. Available from TMS in July 2011, Vault-X combines award-winning XenData6 Workstation software with archive hardware to create an all-in-one solution to provide users with complete connectivity to dramatically improve archiving workflow.

Vault-X key features and benefits include:
– Complete End-to-End Solution – Vault-X is a turnkey appliance with an internal LTO5 HH drive. The new solution delivers high-performance, reliable archiving to and restoring from more

Innovative Power Options Target Industry’s Hottest Cameras

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – 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 demonstrate the advanced capabilities of its power solutions and accessories to Mexican broadcast and video professionals at Telemundo 2011 (Stand 1). Anton/Bauer will showcase the new MATRIX Cheese Plate, a new mounting plate that can be used with the company’s Gold Mount Solutions for the Sony PMW-F3 camera; Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 60D Digital SLR cameras and Panasonic AG-AF100 series professional HD camera. Additionally, Anton/Bauer will display the DIONIC HCX 120 watt-hour capacity battery.

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Compact Granite 500 and Slate 500 Systems Ideal for AV Installations

Billerica, Massachusetts – Broadcast Pix™ will showcase its new Granite™ 500 and Slate™ 500 live video production systems at InfoComm 2011 (Booth 3968), which runs June 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The new systems, which include recently upgraded Fluent™ workflow software, provide an ideal toolset at an attractive price point for stadiums and auditoriums, houses of worship, government facilities, and other AV installations. Broadcast Pix will also show the new Granite 2000, its most powerful 1 M/E video production system.

“We have the best control surfaces for combining cameras, clips, and graphics to create compelling live video,” said Ken Swanton, president of Broadcast Pix. “Now our 500 systems feature a new control panel and enhanced Fluent-View display, which lowers the cost of more

Los Angeles, CA… Be it instrumental or vocal tracking, the recording process starts with the microphone. As the first element in the engineer’s signal chain, finding the right tool to accurately capture the source is a huge consideration. For producer / engineer Ryan Hewitt, Mojave Audio microphones have become an important part of the recording process and, when it comes to using a microphone with the flexibility to adapt to the nature of the project, Mojave Audio’s MA-300 Multi-Pattern Vacuum Tube Condenser microphone is frequently Hewitt’s microphone of preference. more

Vaddio announces the new ClearVIEW HD-19 high definition PTZ camera with SmartSHOT technology. The newest member of the Vaddio ClearVIEW family of cameras comes equipped with a 19x optical zoom lens and is built around a 1.3 megapixel, 1/3-Type Sony Exmor high-speed, low-noise CMOS image sensor. Integrated SmartSHOT technology with AIP (Adjustable Image Processing) provides end user control of advanced imaging DSP (Digital Signal Processor) functions. The DSP functions allow the camera operator the ability to deliver an extremely crisp detailed image with vibrant high definition color.

“We added the HD-19 camera to the mix because live production camera operators are demanding a different camera solution that can handle the complexities of a live performance,” explained Rob Sheeley, President of Vaddio. “Some features they were specifically looking for were the ability to shoot video in a variety of changing lighting conditions, image stabilization and iris/shutter control for outdoor more

When Detroit-based ad agency Doner wanted to create three new spots for client Sherwin-Williams and their line of Krylon aerosol paints, they turned to Charlex. “We loved the boards,” says executive producer Meredith Machial, “and were enthusiastic about teaming up with them for the first time.” According to director Ryan Dunn, Doner was looking for a company “to handle the job from concept-to-completion; a one-stop shop to do it all.”

The agency initially approached Charlex with two separate concepts; the first had a graphic, streamlined aesthetic, while the second had a much more analog, DIY feel to it. Charlex pitched both concepts, and turned it in two separate presentations. “Doner ultimately sold through the second direction, and our treatment was the chosen direction,” adds Dunn.

The team spent a week developing and pitching the idea. “I created a stop-motion test as a proof of more

Christie took the occasion of its largest InfoComm exhibit space ever to showcase a host of technologically-advanced yet practical and affordable projectors, displays, video processors, yoke systems and software solutions for the Pro AV, large venue, architectural, corporate, control room and digital signage markets.

Organized into a dozen zones representing real-world situations, the Christie solutions show businesses, government entities and academia how they can safeguard the value and leverage the potential of their visual technology investments, while delighting their own end-users and customers.

“Visitors to the Christie booth will have the opportunity to experience the full range of our solutions. With more than 30 products in 12 zones on our booth, we continue our tradition of providing the latest visual display technologies to meet the needs of today’s savvy media consumers, who demand compelling visuals,” commented Kathryn Cress, vice president, global and corporate marketing, Christie.

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Bruno Mars

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Bruno Mars is taking grandMA2 and a complement of Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures on the road for his international tour in support of his debut album, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans.” A.C.T Lighting is the distributor of both grandMA2 and Clay Paky lighting in North America.

According to lighting designer/programmer/operator Cory FitzGerald almost two truckfuls of lights are accompanying Mars, who is known as one of today’s most versatile pop singers. To control the extensive lighting complement, “we have two full-size grandMA2s running the latest version software – the first time we’ve taken the grandMA2 on tour,” he reports. “We’re using overhead and double-hung diagonal trusses and have a pretty well-rounded lighting inventory.”

FitzGerald has been “working with grandMA for a while” and has teamed with A.C.T “to tweak and get more