Archive for June 15th, 2011

Christie®, a global visual technology company, today unveiled the newest members of its Christie® MicroTiles™ solutions family, the Christie® i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto™ ShadowSense™, and the Christie® JumpStart software and media server, both on technology preview at the Christie InfoComm booth #2127 through to June 17.

Christie i-Kit Allows End-Users to Pinch, Flick, Rotate and Scroll through Touch Interactivity
The Christie i-Kit, a breakthrough multi-touch interactivity kit suitable for large format displays, attaches to the perimeter of any large arrayed display up to 16 x 6, including Christie MicroTiles, allowing multiple users to interact simultaneously with a rectangular video wall with sufficient resolution and speed to support finger-based gestures.

Other features of the Christie i-Kit touch interactivity:

? Seamless integration with MicroTiles and the new Christie® JumpStart
? Simply plugs into USB on more

Christie®, a global visual technology company, today unveiled the newest members of its Christie® MicroTiles™ solutions family, the Christie® i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto™ ShadowSense™, and the Christie® JumpStart software and media server, both on technology preview at the Christie InfoComm booth #2127 through June 17.

Christie i-Kit Allows End-Users to Pinch, Flick, Rotate and Scroll through Touch Interactivity
The Christie i-Kit, a breakthrough multi-touch interactivity kit suitable for large format displays, attaches to the perimeter of any large arrayed display up to 16 x 6, including Christie MicroTiles, allowing multiple users to interact simultaneously with a rectangular video wall with sufficient resolution and speed to support finger-based gestures.

Other features of the Christie i-Kit touch interactivity:
– Seamless integration with MicroTiles and the new Christie® JumpStart
– Simply plugs into USB on more

• 60 Percent of the Top Broadcast Television Station Groups Use Sorenson Squeeze Encoding Solutions
• Sorenson Media’s New Squeeze Server-Based Solutions Uniquely Provide Highest Quality, Flexible and Scalable Cloud-based Transcoding for Enterprise and Media Clients

SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2011) – In conjunction with The Cable Show 2011, Sorenson Media today announced that 60 percent of the companies on the 2011 TVNewsCheck list of the Top 30 broadcast television station groups — including CBS, Fox, NBC Universal, Hearst Television and Meredith Local Media Group — now use Sorenson Squeeze solutions to achieve the highest quality video for online and broadcast distribution. more

• 60 Percent of the Top Broadcast Television Station Groups Use Sorenson Squeeze Encoding Solutions
• Sorenson Media’s New Squeeze Server-Based Solutions Uniquely Provide Highest Quality, Flexible and Scalable Cloud-based Transcoding for Enterprise and Media Clients

SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2011) – In conjunction with The Cable Show 2011, Sorenson Media today announced that 60 percent of the companies on the 2011 TVNewsCheck list of the Top 30 broadcast television station groups — including CBS, Fox, NBC Universal, Hearst Television and Meredith Local Media Group — now use Sorenson Squeeze solutions to achieve the highest quality video for online and broadcast distribution. more

Cost-effective HD-SDI scan converter with genlock and region-of-interest support is ideal for driving projectors and large displays at live events and in houses of worship

Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Matrox Convert DVI Plus, an SD/HD SDI scan converter with high-end features priced at just $1495 US, will be demonstrated at InfoComm 2011 in booth 4063 of the Orange County Convention Center, June 15-17. Matrox Convert DVI Plus lets broadcasters easily and economically take the computer-based content that is quickly becoming a key part of the nightly news to air. It’s ideal for creating broadcast video from computer applications such as Skype, YouTube, Google Earth, video games, and web browser sessions, as well as citizen journalists’ mobile phone videos. Matrox Convert DVI Plus is more

Broadcast station deploys Vantage to automate and integrate file-based video workflow processes, create intelligent workflows, and remove manual intervention

Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced that Jacksonville, Florida-based WJCT, a local television and radio broadcast station, selected Telestream Vantage enterprise-class server software to solve a number of video workflow challenges. A long-time Telestream FlipFactory user, WJCT upgraded to Vantage to take advantage of its ability to automate a greater number of the station’s workflow processes. Since implementing Vantage, WJCT has streamlined its operations, and enabled producers to create more content for television, radio and the Web. more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 15, 2011) – Vaddio, the global leader in robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems, announces new Production Consoles and Video Production Workstations designed for professional production spaces. The new workstations and consoles offer exceptional ergonomics, quality construction and a design that can be customized to fit any work environment.

“With our new video production workstations, we now offer integrators the ability to design a custom workstation that can house all of their production equipment, as well as provide a great work area for the end user,” explains Rob Sheeley. “And because every workspace is different, we’ve made the workstations as versatile as possible with the ability to customize each rack console as needed.”

Customizable storage and rack spaces, combined with integrated cable management and proper ventilation make the Video Production Workstation ideal for any growing production space. With three different top rack console options more

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (June 15, 2011) – Vaddio, the global leader in robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems, announces new Production Consoles and Video Production Workstations designed for professional production spaces. The new workstations and consoles offer exceptional ergonomics, quality construction and a design that can be customized to fit any work environment.

“With our new video production workstations, we now offer integrators the ability to design a custom workstation that can house all of their production equipment, as well as provide a great work area for the end user,” explains Rob Sheeley. “And because every workspace is different, we’ve made the workstations as versatile as possible with the ability to customize each rack console as needed.”

Customizable storage and rack spaces, combined with integrated cable management and proper ventilation make the Video Production Workstation ideal for any growing production space. With three different top rack console options more

Grass Valley K2 Dyno Replay System

Ideas del Sur Producciones, a premiere video production company with its studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has purchased a new Grass Valley™ high-definition (HD) video production switcher and slow-motion replay system to produce a variety of live and pre-taped programs, including the country’s highest rated program “Bailando por un Sueño” (“Dancing for a Dream”).

The program is now on-air with a newly upgraded HD studio and production control room equipped with a new Grass Valley Kayak™ HD production switcher and a K2 Dyno™ Replay System.

“We like working with Grass Valley technologies because we know they’re reliable and offer the many features we need to support our clients’ demanding projects,” said Ruben Gerez, Engineering Director at Ideas del Sur Producciones. “The Kayak switcher is very easy to use and our crews really enjoy the interface and multi-layered effects. And, the K2 Dyno Replay Controller lets us avoid the financial hurdle of having to install multiple recorders for each channel. Our single Grass Valley K2 Summit™ server can record up to six camera sources at a very affordable cost. We’re very pleased with the performance.”

“Ideas del Sur Producciones handles lots of major television clients and needed flexible equipment that could be used in a variety of ways,” said Jeff Rosica, Executive Vice President of Grass Valley. “The Kayak HD switcher and K2 Dyno Replay System are exactly what they were looking for and should serve them well for a long time, so that angle replays of the contestants can be seen almost instantly.”

The Grass Valley K2 Dyno Replay System at Ideas del Sur Producciones consists of the K2 Dyno Replay Controller coupled with the K2 Summit Production Client. It is designed to help producers and other production professionals capture live events in crystal-clear HD resolutions and instantly play them out at variable speeds for critical analysis during fast-paced events.

The innovative K2 Media Server, a key component of the Dyno Replay System has been used to produce some of the world’s highest-profile live events, including the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, the World Cup in South Africa, as well as many others. The latest version is designed to work on a shared storage area network (SAN) and streamline file-based content creation operations for broadcasters, sports production companies, and others producing live and studio-based events.

Grass Valley’s local representative FDM Broadcast helped coordinate the sale and installation of the new equipment.

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3D Film Factory’s to give 3D seminar on the principles and art of stereoscopic filmmaking to the members of the local 600.

Burbank, California – the 3D Film Factory (3DFF) is set to conduct a comprehensive, day-long stereoscopic 3D training session for all members of the International Cinematographers guild (local 600) Saturday, June 18th. Several of 3DFF’s veteran stereographers will be on hand to conduct the seminar and demonstrate some of the latest 3D camera systems.

This comprehensive, hands-on session will impart to local 600 members the guiding principles and art of stereoscopic 3D production, as well as provide an opportunity to operate and align a 3D rig. As simple as this might sound, most 3D seminars don’t let participants anywhere near a 3D rig.

“These kind of events are my favorite,” says 3D Film Factory’s Director of Stereography, Keith Driver. “The chance to interact and teach more