Archive for July 12th, 2011

(London, UK) Image Systems, formerly Digital Vision, has today announced that its Phoenix Refine restoration system was used by Éclair, one of the world’s leading film and digital laboratories, to restore 1940s French classic Les Enfants du Paradis in 4K. Directed by Marcel Carné the film was shot in Paris and Nice during World War II’s German occupation of France. In 1995 it was voted “Best French Film Ever” in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals.

Screened at this year’s Cannes and Bologna Film Festivals (Il Cinema Ritrovato) the film is more than three hours long, divided into two epochs: Boulevard du Crime, set in the mid-1820s; and L’Homme Blanc seven years later. The restoration project was vital as the physical condition of the original negative, owned by film giant Pathé, was badly damaged and in danger of falling apart. more

Vitec Group Videocom Division Opens Office in Sao Paulo to Service Customers, Support Dealers and Stock Product as Nation Transitions to Digital

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL / SHELTON, CT – 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, continues to expand its presence in the Brazil market with the opening of The Vitec Group’s Videocom Division office in Sao Paulo. Now, Anton/Bauer can more easily help broadcasters and production professionals in the country meet the growing demand for high quality video equipment for high definition production.

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Faster than the ‘speed of sync,’ brand-new versions of DualEyes™ and PluralEyes® are supercharged to synchronize video and audio clips at 3 to 10x previous speeds; free update for existing users

Vancouver, British Columbia – Singular Software™, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, is pleased to announce DualEyes and PluralEyes 2.0. Thanks to a combination of algorithm improvements and multiprocessing techniques, DualEyes and PluralEyes 2.0 automatically synchronize video and audio clips at speeds three to 10 times greater than their predecessors – allowing users to finish projects even faster. “In terms of speed, both DualEyes and PluralEyes version 1 releases were already miles ahead of any manual synchronization methods, but faster is always better and we are pleased to introduce new versions of the software with enhanced sync capabilities that perform at record-breaking speeds,” says Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software. “Daily rushes, same-day edits and quick-turnaround more

Philadelphia– Like many companies making life-changing business decisions, when Dow Chemical Company transformed its Coating Materials division, they realized that seamlessly integrating its employee cultures meant they needed a unique and enhanced communications strategy.
Dow Coating Material’s communications and human resources departments created the theme “Are You In?” and asked Philadelphia-based Felix Design to design and produce a video that prompted employees to explain how they and Dow “can make a difference” and how the world would be different if they and Dow weren’t there. “The idea,” said Felix Design’s Penny Ashman, “was to provide a video for employee meetings and company websites that would inspire meaningful conversation, to get people talking about what the future of Dow could be like and to make people realize their importance to the company.”
The video spotlights employees from across a variety of job positions in the U.S., the Middle East and Europe more

Expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer to deliver 2.5 hour lecture on utilizing the DaVinci Resolve’s powerful color correction capabilities

New York, New York – July 12, 2011 – Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, in cooperation with Blackmagic Design, will host a free DaVinci Resolve for Mac® presentation on July 20, 2011. The complimentary 2 ½ hour session, hosted by expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer of Fini, will take attendees through the DaVinci Resolve for Mac – the world’s most advanced non-linear color correction system – showcasing proper set up and integration tips, providing how-to’s, and detailing key Resolve features and capabilities. To register for the event please visit: http://resolveny0720.eventbrite.com/.

“The Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve is one of the foremost non-linear color correction systems on the market – its capabilities are stunning,” comments Josh Apter, owner and founder, more

Toronto, Ontario, Canada – July 12, 2011… Lawo, recognized globally as a leading manufacturer of digital audio networking and console systems for production, post production, broadcast, and related applications, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Guichard to the newly created position of U.S. Product Support Manager. Guichard’s appointment coincides with the opening of a new Lawo support / demonstration facility in New York City that Guichard will head. His appointment takes effect July 2011. more

Nola Director Nick Lewin recently teamed up with Zimmerman Agency to direct a six-spot campaign for Nissan. The spots, which promote a variety of Nissan vehicles and special offers, offer a crisp, clean, graphic look with seamless visual effects.

Drive It Home features shots of Nissan’s Altima charging along twisting seaside roads and through city and countryside. As graphic bubbles appear to point out the cars’ many features, the screen seamlessly evolves from one landscape to the next as the Altima powers through the scenes. MPG, which showcases Nissan’s many fuel-efficient models, takes a comic twist, as frustrated drivers fight to keep their cash from being sucked into the bank tube attached to the gas pump. Rogue Spotlight is a combination of graphics and live action that uses cut-away shots of a Rogue’s interiors to highlight the vehicle’s safety, space, more

Tool Director Geordie Stephens, via the Richards Group, just completed a humorous four-spot campaign for Charter Communications. The spots are at once a celebration of summer and the outdoors while showcasing the special role Charter’s indoor-oriented programming plays in customers’ leisure hours.

Procrastination stars a shopping-cart racing, football-watching, prank-playing slacker who is saved from his last-minute paper deadline by Charter’s super high-speed Internet connections. Potbelly stars a couple enamored of their newborn potbelly pig, who they tote around in their SUV, take to the beach, mingle with the dogs in the park – and of course video chat with via Charter Internet and spend long hours vegging on the couch with in front of the provider’s many family-oriented offerings.

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 12, 2011 – Building a bigger sanctuary is just one way that houses of worship can grow their congregations. Another way is to use the Internet to share video of services with worshippers across the nation and around the world. Capturing worship services for Internet distribution requires a camera that’s not only small enough to be relatively inconspicuous to the congregation but also capable of delivering high-quality HD video that will withstand Internet compression. For these and other reasons Audio Visual Associates (AVA) of Denville, N.J. worked with Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, and chose two Canon BU-50H robotic remote-control 16:9 HD pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras for Beth Israel Worship Center (BIWC) in Wayne, N.J. One of the largest Messianic Congregations in the United more

MTV Movie Awards

High Resolution Systems LLC partnered with Robb Wagner of Burbank’s Stimulated, Inc., which offers producing, directing and consulting services for media-driven productions, on a new way to feed content to the big screens at the recent 2011 MTV Movie Awards telecast live from Los Angeles.

Wagner had previously teamed with High Resolution providing display control on live telecasts of the Emmy and ESPY Awards. For the 2011 MTV Movie Awards Wagner and High Resolution teamed up to provide a display control solution featuring the Vista Spyder X20 and High Resolution’s UDC (Universal Device Controller) software.

“For the last several years people have been trying to figure out the right formula for feeding screens at major broadcast events,” says Wagner. “In the past shows like the Movie Awards had to utilize more