Archive for August, 2011

Qube Cinema will be showing its new QubeMaster Xport plug in at IBC in Amsterdam, Sept. 9-13.

See the QubeMaster Applications in Action

IBC 2011, Hall 7 – booth 7.F45

Amsterdam: August 24, 2011… Qube Cinema, a world leader in digital cinema mastering technologies, will present QubeMaster Pro, QubeMaster Packager, and QubeMaster Xport at IBC in Amsterdam, Sept. 9-13. Alongside its digital cinema mastering tools, Qube will also be demonstrating the Qube Keysmith KDM management system, the Qube XP-D Series 2 server and the new Qube Xi 4K Integrated Media Block for digital cinema projectors. Qube Cinema technologies are proven on a daily basis around the globe and provide reliable and cost-effective tools for mastering, protecting and exhibiting digital more

LE PLESSIS ROBINSON, France — Aug. 24, 2011 — AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS has announced the appointment of Christophe Mahoux as the company’s new general manager. more

New MediaDeck(TM) 7000 and MediaPort 7000 Series Products Offer Greater Flexibility, Capacity, Performance, and Reliability in Integrated and Scalable Server Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Aug. 23, 2011 — Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced significant additions to its industry-leading Omneon Spectrum(TM) media server product line. The new Omneon MediaDeck(TM) 7000, a fully integrated four-channel media server system, offers high capacity, performance, and modularity in a convenient 1-RU form factor. In addition, the company is adding new I/O modules to its recently introduced Omneon MediaPort 7000 Series that supports MPEG-2 encode and simultaneous generation of H.264 proxies. Together, these new products give users even more choice and flexibility in server deployment, allowing them to tailor systems precisely to their needs. more

After a seven-year run supporting some of the top hi-tech, film, TV and advertising production companies, Boaz Livny is exiting the freelance life to take a seat at Nice Shoes as the Head of CG. A CG and VFX artist, technical director, and author of the most comprehensive book on CG rendering and foundations, Livny brings a depth of experience and a breadth of talent to complement Nice Shoes’ solid stable of artists.

“Boaz is a versatile talent who has proven he can work with any studio on projects of any size while adding his unique signature,” noted Nice Shoes CEO Dominic Pandolfino. “He’s an outstanding addition to an already impressive roster.”

From his New York studio, Vision Animations, Livny provided regular services, consultancy, and freelance support to companies such as Gravity, Nice Shoes, mental images, Paradoxal, Beverage Media Group, Blue Fountain Media, more

At IBC 2011, AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest and transcoding solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, will announce the world’s first Unified Quality Control solution for content ingest and transcoding operations. Called iCR Unified QC (UQC), this unique approach to quality control c

iCR UQC combines multiple tools for baseband checks during tape ingest, file-based QC after ingest, and overall operator-controlled QC, including annotation and mark-up.

The development of UQC represents one of the most significant developments to AmberFin’s iCR file-based content ingest and transcoding system in recent years.
The addition of UQC to AmberFin’s iCR means that users have the potential to create a high quality file-based HD/SD master, provide unique file conversion to multiple formats and implement appropriate levels of automated and manual quality control, all within a single unified software environment. New levels of trust and confidence in the file/media quality are more

A golden desert panorama, silent F-16 fighter jets, a placid sea. Suddenly, a giant, surreal sand tsunami is rising over the horizon, and the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces launch. The footage then toggles back and forth between a high-tech command center and a fusillade of furious weaponry: F-16s, battle ships, tanks, armored jeeps, and helicopters. Soldiers swarm from aircraft, seacraft and by land. In the end, the force is overwhelming – the menacing desert tidal wave sinks harmlessly into the earth.

This is the latest handiwork from Nola Pictures Director Chris Hartwill, who teamed up with Eye Squad, Dubai to showcase the fighting power of this uprising nation.

“The commercial portrays UAE’s armed forces as the highly sophisticated, modern, well equipped, technologically state of the art, premier fighting force that they are,” noted Nola EP Charlie Curran. “Chris Hartwill delivered just that, bringing more

MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, August 24, 2011 – Tennis lovers watching this year’s U.S. Open on TV will see all of the tournament’s unforgettable moments in brilliant HD, as captured by F&F Productions, a leading U.S. provider of mobile production facilities. Specialists in HDTV coverage of sports and entertainment events, F&F Productions will be using two of its state-of-the-art 47-ft. Double Expando mobile facilities – GTX-16 and GTX-15 – as well as a full complement of Ikegami HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-Format CMOS Camera Systems and the HDS-V10 tapeless GFCam™ HD Camcorder for maximum picture quality and production efficiencies.

“We’ve been using Ikegami cameras exclusively for many years,” states George Orgera, Founder and CEO of F&F Productions. “From image quality to reliability to service, we are very pleased with the performance of Ikegami. more

Hollywood, CA August 24, 2011 • Genson Entertainment, helmed by veteran producer Bob Larson (“Coal Miner’s Daughter”, “Continental Divide”, “Gorky Park”, “Play Misty For Me”) announced today it has entered into a partnership with Identity Studios to begin production on Chennault, the maverick story of General Claire Lee Chennault’s Flying Tigers in China during World War II.

The two companies are currently in high-level talks with several industry icons for their participation in the film, from legendary directors to A-List talent, and expect to reach additional agreements in the coming weeks.

The partnership has taken up the torch first ignited sixty plus years ago when General Chennault accepted the daunting task of defending half a billion Chinese from the invading Japanese Air Force. General Chennault died in 1958, but not before collaborating with his fellow China Campaign Veteran, Captain J. Gen Genovese (Gen Genson) on his Flying more

New Form 2 Delivers OBJ Support for Enhanced 3D Modeling and Design; Lux 1.2 3D Lighting Tool Adds 32-bpc Support for Deeper Color Effects

Portland, OR (August 24, 2011) – Red Giant (http://www.redgiant.com) today announced the release of Trapcode Suite 11. Designed by Peder Norrby, Trapcode’s original creator, Trapcode Suite 11 is a major upgrade to the industry standard VFX tool set for high quality broadcast design and 3D motion graphics.

With this release, Trapcode Suite 11 includes a new release of Form 2, featuring full support for OBJ files, enabling artists to import OBJs directly into After Effects for significantly enhanced 3D modeling and design. Trapcode Suite 11 also includes a new update for Lux 1.2 which adds 32-bpc support for deeper color effects for After Effects artists.

David Torno is the VFX supervisor for Ghost Town Media (www.ghosttownmedia.com), an award-winning VFX more

When the Boston agency, MMB wanted to create three new spots for their new Subway Fresh Fit campaign, they turned to Charlex for all the live-action, design and VFX work.

The first spot, That’s a Lot, opens with images of greasy burgers frying on a grill. It then switches to a series of seemingly innocent images: kiddie pools, birdbaths and water coolers. These items—typically filled with water—are instead filled with grease in order to visually illustrate how much grease fast food chains use in a single year. "The concept from the agency was to use strong and graphic images to get this message across, and they asked me to help visually portray the grease in ways that were impactful but not too off-putting," reports Charlex CD Ryan Dunn.

"Once we had established the look and behavior of the grease as well as more