Archive for August, 2011

WAYNE, NJ – For its first 12 years of occupancy, Silverton High School only had about 300 freshman on campus. Part of the Silver Falls School District in Silverton, Ore., the school was designed to be constructed in two phases. When a community bond was passed and the second phase was completed in 2009 – and the student population grew to 1,200 students – the administration installed dozens of JVC V.Networks VN-C215E4U indoor network dome and VN-C215VP4U vandal-proof outdoor dome cameras, which are monitored through JVC VR-N1600U network video recorders (NVRs).

While the bond advisory committee was resistant at first to spend money on such an expansive IP-based video surveillance system, the general feeling now is that is was money well spent. “We’ve solved everything from theft to assaults to vandalism,” explained Mark Hannan, principal of Silverton High. “It has been absolutely the best part of this project in more

Re-Recording Mixer Craig Mann and Supervising Sound Editor Joe Dzuban create an exhilarating soundtrack for a new documentary on the hip hop pioneering band A Tribe Called Quest.

HOLLYWOOD –Re-recording mixer Craig Mann recently teamed with Supervising Sound Editor Joe Dzuban at Todd-AO to complete the soundtrack for the new documentary Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, an electrifying portrait of one of the most influential bands in the history of hip hop. The film follows band members Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi from their childhood days in Queens, New York, through their rise to stardom, and ultimate break up in the late 90’s. Directed by Michael Rapaport and produced by Rival Pictures, Beats Rhymes & Life is currently in limited release from Sony Pictures Classics. more

”Creating Dynamic Slideshows with FotoMagico and Photoshop” helps photographers break the mold of simple sequenced images; now available at video2brain.com

Puchheim, Germany – August 23, 2011 – Boinx Software and world famous photographer Mikkel Aaland have teamed up to bring photographers a brand new video training course, “Creating Dynamic Slideshows with FotoMagico and Photoshop.” Mikkel’s tool of choice, Boinx’s FotoMagico, is the star of this brand new training aimed at introducing photographers to the basics of mastering slideshow production and presentation. An award-winning American photographer known for his work in the early days of digital photography, Mikkel’s documentary photographs have been exhibited in major institutions around the world, including the Bibliothéque nationale de France and the former Lenin Museum in Prague. “Slideshows are as much a part of a photographer’s vernacular as camera and lens,” says Mikkel. “As long as I’ve been in photography – which is a more

Pioneering start up brings post production on set with Pablo

Cosmic Post Inc. has purchased a Quantel Pablo color correction and finishing system to sit at the heart of its brand new, high-end mobile post production facility. This is the first mobile digital 2D and 3D support and finishing facility in Canada, conceived to provide producers with the highest quality post production facilities on set, all housed within a 40 foot luxury air-conditioned trailer.

Cosmic Post was founded by Paul St Amand, who has a considerable track record as a Producer of internationally aired TV programming. “Post is changing – it’s all about making decisions on set today; this is where post is heading – this is the future,” he said. “As a producer, it’s a no brainer to bring post on set. It’s a huge advantage to be able to walk right off the set and start more

Huntington Beach, CA – August 2011… While the top four American sports have the audio advantage of being on land, the NBA’s Wired for Sound or Inside the Huddle with the NFL, to name a few, the world of surfing has a much bigger obstacle to overcome – water. Technology and the elements seem to be always battling one another in the field and up until recently, H2O has been the rain on audio’s parade. For A1 mixer / sound designer, Gary Vahling, putting the plug on this obstacle and other technical issues were resolved by using Lectrosonics’ wireless technology. more

Blackmagic Design today announced the Publicity Department of Futian District of Shenzhen City installed a number of Blackmagic Design products, including the Blackmagic Design ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher,  ATEM 1 M/E Broadcast Panel, DaVinci Resolve and Micro VideoHub. The products will be used with the Publicity Department’s Film & TV Center. more

The Bullet & Bullet Lite Rig from the 3D Film Factory. See www.3DFilmFactory.com

San Diego, CA – Next week the 3D Film Factory, the leader in professional, affordable 3D camera rigs, will introduce two, new, handheld 3D rigs that are already making waves in the stereoscopic production community. Loaded with professional features, these ultra-light, cost-effective systems – the 3D BULLET RIG and 3D BULLET LITE RIG – are unshakable for handheld or steadicam 3D productions.

Designed to “load and shoot” these remarkable, compact beam-splitter rigs are the perfect solution for location, reality, or action 3D filmmaking. For more information on the 3D Bullet Rig visit www(dot)3DFilmFactory(dot)com

“The 3D Bullet Rig is going to take 3D production to a whole new level. I love this rig. It’s incredibly more

Company to Offer 24/7 Access to Products and Service

LONDON —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, is pleased to announce it will offer around- the-clock on-site support for broadcasters throughout the 2012 Summer Olympic games. Company experts will be in London to provide the world-class customer service and top-notch support for which Anton/Bauer is renowned. more

The TNS544 is designed primarily to provide seamless switching between redundant MPEG Transport Streams transported over IP

Oslo, Norway – T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announced that IBC2011 will see the launch of the TNS544 TSoIP Switch. This solution is the latest member of the T-VIPS nSure product line, which is designed to ensure the reliability of high-quality video transport. Customers will include DTT, Satellite and Telco operators, and broadcasters using IP head-end infrastructure and networks.

The TNS544 provides intelligent redundancy switch-over between MPEG Transport Streams delivered over IP networks. It ensures the robust transmission of Transport Streams by continuously monitoring all inputs, switching seamlessly to the back-up stream if errors are detected or a signal is lost. Network operators now have the ability to monitor and handle multiple Transport Streams and configure more

+ The History Of Recording – From 1 Mic To 24 Tracks & Audio Archiving

NEW YORK: “The goal of the AES Convention Historical Program is to revisit the accomplishments of pro audio past masters within a context which makes them relevant to next-generation audio practitioners,” states 131st AES Convention Chair Jim Anderson. “This year, longtime Historical Events Chair Harry Hirsch has nurtured four events which fully serve that objective.” Scheduled for Oct. 20 thru 23 in NY’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, this year’s convention is expected to attract over 20,000 attendees from around the world.

131st AES CONVENTION HISTORICAL EVENTS:

LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI AND THE HISTORY OF ANALOG RECORDING: Presented by Robert Auld – A prolific recording artist from 1917 until 1977 – virtually the entire period of analog music recording – Stokowski’s passion for the art more