Archive for September, 2011

Delta Diamond

Passengers walking through the rotunda on the concourse between Delta Terminals 2 and 3 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York have discovered a jewel of an installation for Delta Airlines featuring video display, playback and control by Scharff Weisberg.

Dubbed the Delta Diamond, the lozenge-shaped glass installation was created by Cigar Box Studios. The transparent structure is divided across the middle to offer two different experiences. One side shows a simulated BusinessElite class cabin with its comfortable custom seat alongside a cabin wall with windows; the other side houses a 3×3 videowall displaying a looped promotional video about Delta’s $1.2 billion expansion and upgrade of Terminal 4 at JFK. Cigar Box Studios designed the installation to be shipped in its entirety or in two halves and tour airports nationwide.

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VICON House of Moves (HOM), a leading motion capture and animation service company, provided mocap and data processing to bring the dancing alien robots and humanoids to life alongside the fan-favorite hamsters for the :60 “Share Some Soul” spot for Kia Motors America. Directed by Mark Romanek, the spot initially aired during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.

Executing a concept developed by creative agency David&Goliath, production company Anonymous Content and visual effects company Method approached VICON House of Moves to help mobilize alien robots and humanoids into a choreographed routine to LMFAO’s hit song ‘Party Rock Anthem.’ Working with Anonymous Content’s designs, Method Studios created the all-CG world as well as the hamsters and robots, to which VICON HOM added movement through mocap at their Los Angeles studio.

VICON HOM shot the mocap over the course of two days with seven performers on their 2,520 more

Sacramento, CA — Jampro Antennas, Inc. – the oldest antenna company in North America with over 50 years experience, and Mectrônica – the largest and most experienced antenna manufacturer and contractor in Brazil, have partnered to offer the Brazilian market unprecedented service and efficiency, especially regarding Digital TV projects. Alex M. Perchevitch, Jampro president, announced details from headquarters in Sacramento, CA, USA.

“Jampro is dedicated to supporting our customers with quality products and the highest level of service,” Perchevitch stated. “Joining forces with Mectrônica combines the power of American manufacturing with an intense understanding of the Brazilian market. Together we offer an unparalleled resource able to evaluate needs and provide the most advanced, appropriate, and cost-effective solutions for digital TV.”

Founded in 1954, Jampro was an early and major player in the emergence of DTV. The company more

— Together, these plugins recreate Kramer’s golden audio chain —

KNOXVILLE, TN, September 19, 2011 — Waves Audio, the industry-leading developer of professional audio digital signal processing technologies and the recipient of a 2011 Technical GRAMMY® Award, announces Tape, Tubes & Transistors, a new bundle of plugins recreating the audio chain of legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kiss). Tape, Tubes & Transistors features three meticulously-modeled vintage plugins: Kramer Master Tape, HLS Channel, and PIE Compressor. All three of these plugins have been developed in association with Kramer as part of an ongoing series of collaborations. Together, they recreate Eddie’s golden audio chain, which he used to record musical icons like Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles. Now, the legendary sound of the processing Kramer used at London’s Olympic Studios is available to users.

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–American award-winning high fashion menswear designer, John Varvatos, features classic VOX
logo on new tee shirt–

September 19, 2011, New York, NY –– VOX Amplification is the new fashion — literally! An early iteration of the legendary VOX “crown” logo is the inspiration for an exclusive tee shirt design in the fall 2011 collection by John Varvatos – USA. The custom burn out tee is made from ultra-soft, super lightweight, sandblasted cotton, featuring a grey VOX logo on the front, with a printed slogan on the back.

The VOX “King tee” is available online at www.johnvarvatos.com and other select retail locations that carry the John Varvatos – USA collection. Tee shirt URL: http://www.johnvarvatos.com/Vox_King_Tee/pd/np/12/p/3237.html.

About John Varvatos – USA:
Launched in 2006 John Varvato – USA is a total lifestyle collection with a preppy meets rock aesthetic that more

— Guitarists can enter to win a VT20+ guitar amplifier in new photo contest —

VOX USA has announced the new “Show Us Your VOX” consumer contest running September 16-30, 2011. U.S. residents over 18 years old can enter the contest by submitting an image of themselves with their VOX gear.

Entries will be judged on the following criteria: originality, VOX content, creativity and entertainment value. The winner will be awarded a VOX VT20+ guitar amplifier (retail value $280). Specific rules, restrictions and requirements can be found on the entry page.

Please visit http://www.voxamps.com/us/promos for more information and to enter.

Part of the VOX Valvetronix VT+ Series, the VT20+ guitar amp incorporates the acclaimed VOX Valve Reactor circuit for true tube sound. It delivers the perfect fusion of great tube amp tone and cutting-edge modeling technology. Players can call upon more

— Five new high-end audio post studios are a key part of the facility’s expansion, and GC Pro sourced most of the new hardware and software and provided consulting and guidance to integrate the new equipment seamlessly with Outpost’s existing gear —

Outpost Digital, a leading New York City audio and video post production company whose clients include Dodge, Champion, ESPN, Cingular, IKEA and others, recently completed a significant expansion of its facilities on Manhattan’s lower West Side. Thirteen new post suites were added in newly available space on the same floor as the company’s existing facility, five of which are full-service audio post studios. This substantial expansion required careful consideration of new technologies and products that would keep Outpost on the leading edge but also integrate easily and smoothly with existing equipment that the company more

— O’Mahony makes the move to Genesys console for his room at the legendary Electric Lady Studios —

— GC Pro is the exclusive U.S. sales channel for the Genesys —

Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, has supplied GRAMMY®-nominated mixer and producer John O’Mahony with a 16-channel AMS Neve Genesys mixing console outfitted with Encore fader automation. O’Mahony, who works out of his own room at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York, is known for his work with artists such as Coldplay, Metric, Alberta Cross, Kashmir and The Cribs. GC Pro is the exclusive U.S. sales channel for the innovative Genesys, a custom-crafted, expandable analog recording console that incorporates digital workstation control.

“When I set about building a smaller setup for myself and owning my more

NEW 9257 MADI DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER FOR OPENGEAR® FORMAT
ACKNOWLEDGED FOR INNOVATION AT IBC 2011

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — Cobalt Digital (www. CobaltDigital.com) has been recognized for innovation again. The manufacturer of 3G/HD/SD-SDI conversion gear received another STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) – its eighth – from the editorial staff of TV Technology Europe magazine at the 2011 IBC convention, this time for its 9257 1×9 MADI (AES10-2003) Audio Distribution Amplifier, developed for the openGear® platform.

The STAR Award is designed to celebrate and showcase the preeminent technological innovations available to the broadcast industry. TV Technology Europe’s editor reviewed a variety of products, examined the technical applications and their overall contribution to the industry, and then chose 25 winners.

“STAR awards are given to interesting new more

Now available, Flip4Mac 2.4 offers OS X Lion compatibility and improved support for Safari, Firefox, and Google Chrome web browsers

Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced a significant release for its popular Flip4Mac® WMV Components. Now used by over 10 million people, Flip4Mac WMV allows Mac users to easily import, export, and play Microsoft Windows Media video and audio in native QuickTime-based environments. Version 2.4 adds enhanced support for Apple’s OS X 10.7 Lion operating system, Safari 5.1, Firefox 64-bit mode and Google Chrome web browsers, plus exclusive Windows Media export support for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 through Compressor 4.

“The Flip4Mac WMV 2.4 update ensures ongoing integration with Apple’s latest OS X operation system, popular Mac web browsers, plus advanced media workflows through the new Compressor 4,” said Bjoern Adamski, Flip4Mac Product Manager at Telestream.

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