Archive for June 14th, 2011

– Move into Stereoscopic 3D Production Creates Twice the Data Storage Needs –

Burbank, CA (June 14, 2011) – Noted for going into some of the world’s most dangerous places and coming back alive while also pushing the frontiers of digital workflow, Wild Eyes Productions has recently added 96 Terabytes (TB) of Archion Technology’s Synergy shared storage solution to its Avid Unity MediaNetwork™. Wild Eyes’ significant track record in television, documentary and docu-reality filmmaking balances military documentaries like “Inside Al-Qaeda” and “Inside the Taliban” for National Geographic with reality TV series like “The Squad: Prison Police” for the A&E Network.

As they move into stereoscopic 3D production, Wild Eyes has been utilizing the 96TB Synergy system to handle increasing amounts of High-Definition (HD) and 3D content, noted Conor Morris, Post Production Supervisor at Wild Eyes. Synergy provides the scalability and protection for their Unity Media Engine without more

– From HP & Micron Technology to Hasbro, Prudential Financial & Whole Foods –

Morgan Hill, Calif., June 14, 2011 – Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of video-related data they generate each day, many leading U.S. corporations are standardizing on Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line – including the Pro-Cache5 and the new Prime-Cache5 — is designed to meet the needs of digital media professionals in corporate production departments for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.

Companies across the U.S. are adding information to their corporate media records, such as images and video and audio files, at increasing and unprecedented rates. The result is much more data, many more different file types and many much larger files that need to be archived. Simple to deploy, Cache-A archive appliances offer the most integrated networked archiving solution and help increase productivity. more

Highlights:

• Harris provides high-impact digital signage system to communicate campus information
• Stunning HD graphics and zoning capabilities provide exceptional quality and flexibility
• Campus will ultimately deliver targeted content to nearly 100 signs around campus

MELBOURNE, FL, June 14, 2011 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, is deploying a campus-wide digital out-of-home (DOOH) network to help deliver information to students and faculty at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) — a Tier 1 ranked university with approximately 9,000 students.

FIT developed the DOOH network to simplify how various departments communicate on the campus, including dining hall menus and general information. The university expects to deploy nearly 100 signs that deliver targeted content to elevators, lobbies, walkways and other commons areas.

The Harris DOOH solution, powered by the Harris® InfoCaster™ more

New SES Satellites to Provide Enhanced Quality and Service for Top U.S. Religious Television Network

LOS ANGELES, JUNE 14, 2011 – Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based independent global transmission and production company, is pleased to announce that on June 1, it completed a platform upgrade for longtime client Trinity Broadcasting. The company has enhanced the U.S.-based network’s transmissions from MPEG2 to MPEG4 to the across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This enhanced capacity will not only improve the efficiency and quality of Trinity Broadcasting’s content as it is transmitted around the globe, but it will also allow the country’s largest Christian broadcast network to increase its footprint, reaching even more international viewers.

“PacTV and Trinity Broadcasting have a long, solid history of working together,” says Howard Fine, PacTV Los Angeles. “Our relationship dates back to 1999 when we originated our services for the company, more

Director Christine Jeffs has signed with the New York-based commercial production company Xenon for exclusive U.S. spot representation it was announced today by Executive Producer/Founder Doug Robbins. To view her reel, visit: http://christinejeffs.com/

Known for the moving performances she elicits from her actors, and her talents for storytelling and visual composition, much of Jeffs career has been focused on feature film work. She directed the critically acclaimed American indie Sunshine Cleaning (2008), starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin, in which, to raise the tuition to send her son to private school, a thirty-something single mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up company; Sylvia (2003), a British motion picture starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig, which explored the relationship between poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes; Rain (2002), an more

Tali Krakowsky, founder of experience design studio Apologue, will be speaking at the Eyeo Festival on June 27th and June 28th in Minneapolis, and at the 2011 PromaxBDA Conference on June 30th in NYC.

Tali Krakowsky (photo credit: Eyal Toueg)

At the Eyeo Festival, Krakowsky will be moderating in two panels. On June 27th is a panel that wonders “WHY” and features Golan Levin, Natalie Jeremijenko, and Zach Lieberman. Why do we do what we do? Why should our spaces be infused with the digital? Why data? Why code? Why generative? Why collaborative? Why interactive? Why color? Why sound? Why touch? Why do frameworks have to be open? Why design?

June 28th will feature a panel called “Coding Spaces” with Emily Gobeille, Theo Watson and Jake Barton. Peep behind walls made of bits more

Granite 500 and Slate 500 Live Production Systems Now Available

Billerica, Massachusetts – Broadcast Pix™ will showcase the new Granite 500, Slate 500, and Granite 2000 live video production systems, as well as its updated Granite™ 2.0 and Slate™ 8.5 software, at Broadcast Asia 2011, which runs 21-24 June in Singapore at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre (Booth 4P2-05). The new systems provide an ideal toolset at an attractive price point for stadiums and auditoriums, houses of worship, government facilities, and other AV installations.

“We have the best live production system that integrates cameras with an internal clip store and CG to create compelling live video,” said Dennis Breckenridge, director of Asia-Pacific sales for Broadcast Pix. “The new 500 systems deliver all the benefits you expect from Broadcast Pix – but with a much smaller footprint and more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., June 14, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has added the LV-8320 to its line of affordable high-performance portable multimedia LCD projectors. Providing advanced user-friendly features and lightweight mobility, the projector features WXGA-resolution (1280 x 800) and is designed for value-conscious users in education, traveling sales and small business markets. New features include a 1.6x manual zoom lens for easy projector placement, extended lamp and filter life and an HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) digital input for projection of 1080p video from Blu-ray players and other HD sources. more

New Digital Cinema Technologies for Mastering, Encryption and Exhibition

CineEurope 2011, Booth #400

Amsterdam: June 14, 2011… Qube Cinema, a world leader in digital cinema technology will present the new Qube Xi 4K Integrated Media Block; QubeMaster Xport, a DCP mastering plug-in for Final Cut Pro users; Qube KeySmith, a KDM generating system, along with the company’s XP-D digital cinema server at CineEurope in Amsterdam, June 27-30. Building on technologies developed by parent company Real Image, Qube Cinema offers filmmakers, post facilities and exhibitors an easy path into the rapidly growing world of digital cinema.

“Real Image pioneered digital cinema technologies in India, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing film markets,” explained Senthil Kumar, co-founder of Real Image and Qube Cinema. “Our comprehensive approach to digital cinema allows us to offer proven tools for content creators and distributors, as well as exhibitors. This is what more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Director Christine Jeffs has signed with the New York-based commercial production company Xenon for exclusive U.S. spot representation it was announced today by Executive Producer/Founder Doug Robbins. To view her reel, visit: http://christinejeffs.com/

Known for the moving performances she elicits from her actors, and her talents for storytelling and visual composition, much of Jeffs career has been focused on feature film work. She directed the critically acclaimed American indie Sunshine Cleaning (2008), starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin, in which, to raise the tuition to send her son to private school, a thirty-something single mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up company; Sylvia (2003), a British motion picture starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Daniel Craig, which explored the relationship between poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes; more