Archive for July, 2011

Beverage Company Taps Exopolis for Web, Mobile and Social Campaigns

Exopolis, a creative strategies agency, has been named digital agency of record for the SunnyD brand, part of the Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SDBC). After a competitive pitch, Exopolis was awarded the business, which includes strategic and creative responsibilities for all digital initiatives moving forward.

“After evaluating multiple agencies, we chose Exopolis for their fresh approach in taking our digital efforts to the next level,” said Dave Silver, Brand Manager, SunnyD. “We’re excited about infusing their smart thinking and new energy into this brand.”

Exopolis was founded in 2001 as a design studio and over the years has evolved into a full service creative strategies agency. With a pedigree in design and execution, the executive team at Exopolis consciously shifted their business model to provide brands with cross-platform solutions. In March of 2010, Exopolis was more

Leading Mexico City post house puts Quantel at the heart of its Stereo3D workflow

Leading Mexico Stereo3D production and post facility City 3D has upgraded its Pablo system to 4K and Stereo3D. The move establishes City 3D as the only 2K S3D house in Mexico – setting the company up for its push into high quality Stereo3D production and post for movies, corporates and large events.

City 3D is an autonomous division of a well-established facility that specialises in producing high quality work for the commercials and corporate sectors. City 3D is currently post-producing an S3D trailer for a documentary about Tajin, a major Mexican archaeological site. Preparations are also well advanced for a challenging multi-camera 3D shoot and full post production package for both a major music event and soccer match.

As it takes on more and more Stereo3D work, City 3D is more

DFT Digital Film Technology, provider of high-end film and digital post production solutions that preserve, manage, and deliver your pictures, announced that New York-based post facility, Nice Shoes has purchased a SCANITY 4K/2K film scanner. SCANITY will be installed at Nice Shoes in August and will support current film projects as well as new business models including film archive & restoration. more

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software announced that the company will offer tailored programs and host special events for students and teachers during SIGGRAPH 2011, which occurs August 7, 2011 to August 11, 2011 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. At these events attendees will be able to access the latest information about Autodesk’s products and programs, gain fresh insights from industry experts, and network with like-minded students, professionals and industry leaders. During SIGGRAPH, selected presentations and interviews will be streamed live from the Autodesk booth (#429), together with free Autodesk Master Classes available through the AREA community.

Autodesk Student Experience
On Sunday, August 7, 2011 at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel, Autodesk will host an exclusive event for students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST, with the support of Dell and NVIDIA, with a reception to follow. more

DACport LX Packs Big Audiophile Performance into a Tiny Tube

The New DACport LX 24-bit 96kHz USB converter

Chicago, IL – July 12th, 2011 – CEntrance, Inc. announced today that the world’s smallest, 24-bit, 96kHz USB DAC just got more flexible. The new product called DACport LX(tm) follows the legacy of the company’s award-winning DACport(tm), a Stereophile Magazine recommended audiophile component. “I wholeheartedly recommend DACport: a great-sounding product at a great price!” wrote John Atkinson in his Stereophile review. The new DACport LX is a fixed-level version of the DACport, featuring a line output and no headphone amplifier. It’s perfect for connecting a computer or a music server to a stereo system, easily and without taking up precious space. DACport LX features bit-perfect 24/96 audio and does not require custom drivers. It takes its power from USB and is instantly compatible with MacOS, iOS, Windows and Linux. DACport LX is available now with suggested retail price of $349.95 US. more

As a world-class ministry located in College Park Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, World Changers Church International (WCCI)— founded by world-renowned author, conference speaker and bible teacher Dr. Creflo A. Dollar—caters to a local congregation of approximately 8,500 in its dome, as well as broadcasting its message to satellite locations worldwide. For nearly thirty years, WCCI has operated with entry-level analog consoles to handle their live audio production, however, the technical crew began exploring stepping up to a more appropriate digital system several years ago. That search let them to investigating DiGiCo‘s SD7 and SD8 consoles for its FOH and monitor needs respectively. The sale was facilitated by Roy Drukenmiller and Mitch Donner of Rock-N-Road Audio and installed in a 3-day turnaround with the help of the church volunteer staff—Carlton Reeves, Jeffery Stubbs, Femi Afuape, and Kirk Bowie—and church staffers, more

IMAGE SYSTEMS (Formerly Digital Vision)
IBC 2011 PREVIEW
Booth no: 7.A28

Image Systems unveils DI and restoration solutions
Image Systems will present end-to-end DI and restoration workflows with a range of products including the Golden Eye film scanners, Nucoda colour grading and finishing systems and Phoenix image media restoration and repackaging software solutions.

New for IBC 2011

DI grading, finishing and mastering – At IBC Image Systems will demonstrate its continued development of the Nucoda grading and finishing products with new features and support for digital cameras, editorial and VFX workflows and onset capabilities.

* Nucoda 2011.2 software – Including a host of new features the 2011.2 release delivers further enhancements to the creative colour toolset and post workflows:
o 64 bit application – providing increased performance and stability when using the latest large format digital cameras and image manipulation at 4K.
o Updated more

Valuable Event Continues to Cultivate and Inform Industry

(Burbank, CA) The 2nd Annual Createasphere Digital Asset Management Conference and Exposition New York, the leading industry event catering directly to the vibrant digital asset management community, returns on September 22nd and 23rd at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan. Following Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo (September 20th and 21st), this premier conference focuses on important digital asset management trends and developments, as well as the urgent global issues facing digital asset management in the entertainment and media sectors.

The two-day Digital Asset Management Conference and Exposition kicks off each day with keynotes focused on important industry topics. The days continue with solid, expert-driven seminars and informative sessions from technology and industry leaders and insiders. The Conference is comprised of two tracks which are skill-level focused: Track One: Specialist – designed for those already working with digital assets more

When Face The Music was recently tapped by Euro RSCG Tonic to compose and arrange all the music for a new Coppertone campaign, they faced quite a challenge.

The job of creating the music for the initial two spots – I Love and Sport – came to Face The Music through Euro’s CD John Rea, an accomplished musician with a rich history of both writing and playing his own work. “It’s always an exciting experience working with someone like John,” says Face The Music’s EP and co-owner Joe Sicurella. “We were tuned into his impressive background in music and that kind of unique awareness with which he approaches projects. This made the collaboration a joy for us and most importantly, the client.”

“We’ve teamed up with Face The Music numerous times over the years, spanning back to our days working on Coca-Cola,” says more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The acclaimed Soundcraft Vi4 digital console has been chosen as the centerpiece of the audio system for the newly commissioned TNDV “Aspiration” mobile production vehicle, the second vehicle in TNDV’s growing fleet (a third is already in progress) and the first mobile production truck in the southeastern United States to support live, multi-camera 3D productions.

The new 40-foot expanding-side mobile production truck delivers premium SD/HD/3D remote video production services for broadcast TV, worship events, corporate video projects, concerts, ceremonies and other live events, for clients including SPEED, BET, GAC, and other major broadcast and cable networks. It’s fitted with a sophisticated production workflow featuring up to 12 cameras, a large routing system, a feature-rich production switcher and a comprehensive 5.1 surround audio suite, centered on the Soundcraft Vi4 console, which was purchased through Brantley Sound in Nashville.
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