Archive for August 16th, 2012

IBC Stand 11.F40

Staines, UK – Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a leading international manufacturer of advanced manual and robotic camera support products, today announced that David Shepherd has joined the company in the newly created position of EMEA Sales Manager, Manual Products. James Eddershaw, Sales Director, revealed Shepherd’s appointment from the company’s European headquarters located in Staines, England.

“We’re delighted to add David to our sales team to support a significant increase in the manual side of our business,” said Eddershaw. “His strong communication skills combined with his business development capabilities and technical proficiency will serve as a tremendous benefit to our customers as we respond to their requests with a new range of broadcast and professional products.”

Shepherd is responsible for supporting current customers and developing new markets for Shotoku’s range of high quality and innovative manual camera support systems, including pan and tilt heads, pedestals, tripods and virtual reality systems. He will work closely with management and R&D to promote Shotoku’s entire manual camera support range, and in particular the recently expanded SP range of cost-effective tripod systems for the professional market.

Prior to joining Shotoku, Shepherd served in a management capacity for other high technology companies including RET UK Ltd., and Spire Technology, where he quickly rose from junior to senior sales positions, and Orion Distribution, Ltd. where he was ultimately responsible for 40% of the company’s turnover.

Shepherd is based in the, UK and can be reached at DShepherd@Shotoku.co.uk or +44 (0)1784 224650

Shotoku’s entire range of manual and robotic camera support products will be demonstrated at IBC in Hall 11 Stand 11.F40. Click on harriet@desertmooncomm.com to schedule an appointment.

About Shotoku Broadcast Systems
Shotoku Broadcast Systems is an international leader in the manufacture and marketing of a full range of camera support products with emphasis on manual and robotic pedestals and pan/tilt heads for the television broadcast industry. The Company also provides robotic camera systems capable of interfacing with third-party equipment. Established as an engineering design firm specializing in advanced mechanics and electronic control systems, Shotoku maintains headquarters in Japan with offices in Staines, UK and Torrance, CA. The Company’s robotic camera systems are designed, developed and manufactured in Staines, UK. For further information: www. Shotoku.co.uk

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Shotoku contact: James Eddershaw
+44 (0)1784 224 650 • info@shotoku.co.uk

Press contact: Desert Moon Communications, Harriet Diener
+1-845-512-8283 / harriet@desertmooncomm.com

IBC Stand 11.F40

GEMINI TARGETS SPORTS AND OTHER HARD-TO-REACH EVENTS

Staines, UK • Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a well-established leader in camera support and virtual reality tracking, will present its new Gemini Pan Bar Control System (PBCS) to the European market at IBC 2012 in Hall 11, Stand 11.F40. Gemini, aimed at sports and special event productions where cameras need to be and cameramen cannot go, offers uncompromised and easy operation for hard-to-reach sites. Shotoku will also showcase its popular TR-T touch control system and the SPI-Touch unique positional calibration method for Virtual Studios, and have its full line of robotic and VR sensor Pan/Tilt heads, control systems and pedestals at show.

NEW
Gemini Pan Bar Control System (PBCS)
Gemini brings together two of Shotoku’s most advanced products from the Robotics and Manual VR Tracking ranges to provide a remote pan & tilt head so perfectly synchronized with the manual head that they truly act as one. Camera operators can work without compromise, in comfort and safety, wherever the camera needs to be.

Immediate control over the tracking speed, direction, range and ratio is provided at the touch of a button so any event can be captured close-up or telephoto, at low or high speed. Dedicated hardware tracking and a simple RS422 interconnection makes setup quick and easy and ensures highly reliable operation, time after time. The Gemini system can even support multiple remote heads, so a single operator may seamlessly switch between cameras to give any viewpoint on the action.

Any Shotoku remote head can be used to suit the payload and required location while the manufacturer’s SH series manual VR tracking head provides exceptional tracking resolution under all conditions. Dual pan bars, adjustable balance and an easy-fix monitor support platform make the system comfortable to use over extended periods.

Gemini systems were in high demand by high-profile venues for use at major international sporting events during summer 2012.

HIGHLIGHTS
TR-T Touch Control System
Shotoku’s latest version of its successful TR-T touch control system offers an enhanced system operation to meet demands of larger, complex facility-wide installations as well as smaller systems. The flexible TR-T system enables any control system in any location to easily and rapidly re-configure control of cameras and studios in other physical locations. Automated functions allow precise control over shot recall, with minimal intervention, enabling an operator to truly multi-task, without losing any on-air flexibility.

SPi-Touch
SPi-Touch offers a totally new way of positional calibration for Virtual Studios. Simply designate two different points through SPI-Touch’s viewfinder and press the button at each of the points. The camera position will be instantly calibrated. SPI-Touch eliminates the need to mark the studio floor and move the pedestal making calibration easy and fast.

About Shotoku Broadcast Systems
Shotoku Broadcast Systems is an international leader in the manufacture and marketing of a full range of camera support products with emphasis on manual and robotic pedestals and pan/tilt heads for the television broadcast industry. The Company also provides robotic camera systems capable of interfacing with third-party equipment. Established as an engineering design firm specializing in advanced mechanics and electronic control systems, Shotoku maintains headquarters in Japan with offices in Staines, UK and Torrance, CA. The Company’s robotic camera systems are designed, developed and manufactured in Staines, UK. For further information: www.Shotoku.co.uk

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Shotoku contact: James Eddershaw
+44 (0) 1784 224650 / mailto:info@shotoku.co.uk

Press contact: Desert Moon Communications / Harriet Diener
+1-845-512-8283 / mailto:Harriet@DesertMoonComm.com

Fort Lee, N.J.– FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, is unveiling the DCC-7000—a new real-time, multi-matrix color corrector—ideal for live sports and post production applications. As the live HD/SD-SDI signal passes through the DCC-7000, this product performs real-time adjustment, enhancement, and color correction of up to 12 separate colors and hues in the video.

FOR-A has always been known as a leader in color correction, but the DCC-7000 brings its technical capabilities to a new level. While its predecessor, the DCC-70HS, was limited to the primary colors red-green-blue (RGB), the DCC-7000 offers 12-axis color correction, which includes RGB, saturation, and hue. It supports HDTV and SDTV standards, with 10-bit, 4:2:2 digital signal processing. Standards it supports include: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/24PsF, 1080/23.98PsF, 720/59.94p, 720/50p, 525/60 (NTSC), and 625/50 (PAL).

“This is a whole new class of color corrector from FOR-A,” said Pedro Silvestre, Sales Director, FOR-A America. “With the DCC-7000, live event producers now have an accurate way to adjust the colors and hues of live video from low-cost HD cameras that don’t have internal camera control units. These less expensive HD cameras are often placed on racetracks, goal posts, basketball nets, and other precarious locations to capture the action from exciting vantage points.

“The DCC-7000 can process these HD camera signals so that they match those of higher-end cameras. This ensures that all cameras present the same true colors of logos, uniforms, signage, and other image branding—which is critical to sponsors,” Silvestre said. “And this color correction gives the whole show a unified look.”

The DCC-7000 is a standalone unit, and it is available with the front panel control or with an external control panel for more accurate control.

“Considering its affordable price and real-time performance, it will also appeal to post production professionals as well as to those producing live television,” added Silvestre.

The DCC-7000 will be available for delivery next month.

About FOR-A

FOR-A is a major manufacturer and distributor of video and audio systems to the broadcast, postproduction and professional video markets. For more information about FOR-A’s product line, call 201-944-1120 or visit our web site at www.for-a.com.

IBC Stand 11.F40

MANUAL CAMERA SUPPORT RANGE WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT HEADS FOR OB AND A NEW TRIPOD SERIES

Staines, UK • Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a well-established leader in manual and robotic camera support, and virtual reality tracking, will introduce a new 2-stage pneumatic pedestal paired with a pan and tilt head developed for VR applications. The Company will also highlight a pan and tilt head designed for OB, studio and portable cameras, and a new tripod series, and its full line of manual camera support equipment in Hall 11, Stand 11.F40.

NEW
TP200VR 2-Stage Pneumatic VR Pedestal and SX300VR
Based on Shotoku’s popular TP200 2-stage pneumatic pedestal, the elegant new VR model is ergonomically designed and features reliable and accurate Shotoku mechanical X-Y tracking technology. The lightweight, high-capacity unit has a maximum payload of over 80kg (177 lbs.) and supports a wide-range of camera configurations. Its perfect balance column and base offer maximum stability and great operational flexibility. A foot operated parking brake and single-action cable guard enables precise movements and control at all times for fast and easy positioning.

The new SX300VR EFP VR tracking pan and tilt head presents the perfect companion for the TP200VR. Also featuring reliable and accurate Shotoku VR tracking technology, the SX300VR offers a continuously adjustable perfect counterbalance system. VISCAM ultimate fluid drag system ensures smooth, adjustable pan & tilt drag with enhanced torque.

HIghlights
SG900 Pan and Tilt Head
Ideal for outside broadcast, studio and portable cameras with teleprompters, the SG900 supports 90kg (198 lbs) and features smooth operation, single knob balance adjustment, and robust construction in an ergonomic design. The unit incorporates the VISCAM technology to control pan and tilt speed without vibration or shake, and REULAUX perfect balance system for maintaining the camera’s centre of gravity. The SG900 is suitable for various pedestals including the TP200 2-stage pneumatic pedestal.

SP Tripod Series
Shotoku’s professional SP tripod series provides easy-to-operate, robust systems that offer smooth and stress-free movement. The economical, streamlined and ergonomically designed models support payloads ranging from 2kg (4.4 lbs) up to 15kg (33lbs). The units support professional, ENG, and handheld cameras, and are all lightweight, compact and sturdy and feature pan & tilt brake knobs, a bowl clamping knob, and leg locks for firm and quick locking.

About Shotoku Broadcast Systems
Shotoku Broadcast Systems is an international leader in the manufacture and marketing of a full range of camera support products with emphasis on manual and robotic pedestals and pan/tilt heads for the television broadcast industry. The Company also provides robotic camera systems capable of interfacing with third-party equipment. Established as an engineering design firm specializing in advanced mechanics and electronic control systems, Shotoku maintains headquarters in Japan with offices in Staines, UK and Torrance, CA. The Company’s robotic camera systems are designed, developed and manufactured in Staines, UK. For further information: http://www.Shotoku.co.uk
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Shotoku contact: James Eddershaw
+44 (0) 1784 224650 / mailto:info@shotoku.co.uk

Press contact: Desert Moon Communications / Harriet Diener
+1-845-512-8283 / mailto:Harriet@DesertMoonComm.com

Company to Showcase and Demo Its Award-Winning Nucomm and RF Central Transmitters and Receivers

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, AUGUST 16, 2012 — Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment markets, showcases its Nucomm and RF Central state-of-the-art digital microwave video systems for portable and fixed-link applications at the SET Congress and the 21st edition of the Broadcast & Cable Show — the largest and premier Broadcast Engineering, Television, Radio and Telecommunications show in Latin America — at the Vitec Group Booth B11A.

“We are thrilled to showcase our cutting-edge wireless equipment at this year’s SET Congress and Broadcast & Cable International Technology Fair,” says Integrated Microwave Technologies Divisional Chief Executive Stephen Shpock. “Brazil has the fastest-growing broadcast market in the world and we are committed to this market. Our award-winning products will help broadcasters meet the growing demand for state-of-the-art equipment and services in the Latin American region.”

Brazilian broadcasters have been using Nucomm and RF Central equipment for years, and in 2012 the Vitec Group opened its first office in São Paulo to be closer to the regional customers and distributors. IMT continues to grow its sales and engineering support resources and plans to have a service and spare part center with test equipment to better service its growing installed base of equipment.

IMT demonstrates its next-generation Nucomm CamPac2 Plus (CP2 Plus) HD/SD COFDM microwave transmitter at the Broadcast & Cable Show. Intended for such wireless camera applications as sports coverage and electronic news-gathering (ENG), the CP2 Plus offers MPEG-4 encoding/decoding, superb HD and low-power consumption. Its stylish and rugged machined housing provides durability and exceptional thermal characteristics for operation in the harshest of conditions. The CP2 Plus offers the same quality transmission as its predecessor, in half the amount of bandwidth, utilizing MPEG-4. It also allows more video paths in the same amount of bandwidth, a feature attractive to stations in markets with high amounts of RF congestion.

Nucomm’s Newscaster DR2, a split-box HD/SD COFDM diversity microwave receiver intended for outside broadcast and other mobile video applications, is also on display. The receiver has four RF inputs that communicate directly with the system’s external intelligent receivers in the 1.99- to 2.70-GHz and 6.40- to 7.75-GHz bands, with other bands also available. The use of external intelligent receivers allows the receive antennas to be remotely mounted.

Also at Broadcast & Cable 2012, IMT features its RF Central microLite HD Elite system, an MPEG-4 ultra-miniature wireless camera system for today’s smaller digital cameras. The system is a complete HD video link in a portable case, with all the accessories chosen to optimize total system performance. The microLite HD transmitters and receivers have received multiple awards for design and technological innovation and now come packaged with antennas, which are optimized for high gain, durability and low weight.

Complementing the system is the RF Central Direct VU HD COFDM (DVB-T compliant) diversity handheld receiver/monitor. Direct VU offers exceptional RF performance and durability, combined with true ease of operation and superb H.264 and MPEG-2 decoding. The unit displays COFDM video transmissions using a built-in internal nine-inch 16:9 format screen using bright, high-resolution LCD technology. The display also features an easy to use menu-driven interface.

“The Broadcast & Cable Show is an excellent opportunity for us to showcase our wireless gear, which will help regional broadcasters tackle the challenge of providing seamless coverage of the upcoming major FIFA Cups and the 2016 summer games,” says Elizeu (Eli) Moraes, Latin American regional sales director, Integrated Microwave Technologies. “With an office and dedicated staff in the region, IMT is able to provide broadcasters and production professionals with quicker response times and more cost-effective solutions.”

About Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC
Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) is a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division. The company comprises the leading microwave brands Nucomm, RF Central and Microwave Service Company (MSC), offering broadcasters worldwide complete broadcast solutions. Nucomm is a premium brand of digital microwave video systems for portable and fixed link applications. RF Central is an innovative brand of compact microwave video equipment for licensed and license free broadcast applications. MSC is a premier provider of engineering, integration, technical support, installation and commissioning services. IMT is an ISO 9001:2008 certified QMS organization and recipient of multiple industry awards for design and innovations.

More information can be found at www.imt-broadcast.com.

A Snapshot of The Vitec Group
Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the broadcast, photographic and military, aerospace and government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2011 revenue of £351 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three divisions: Imaging & Staging, Videocom and Services.

Imaging & Staging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography, video and events.

Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support for camera, video, audio, fibre optic and wireless technology used by TV production teams and film crews.

More information can be found at www.vitecgroup.com.

VIENNA, Austria – Functioning as a classical music radio station while also broadcasting live regular services from St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, Radio Stephansdom continues to reach its audience with the help of HARMAN’s AKG microphones. With a deep relationship with the Austrian microphone manufacturer, the broadcast station relies on a complete AKG microphone system throughout the Cathedral to perform problem and maintenance-free – since 1998 – reinforcing AKG’s durability and reliability throughout the historic venue.

The Cathedral plays host to large orchestral masses, showcasing the work of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner. In fact, St. Stephen’s has the distinction of hosting both Mozart’s marriage ceremony and funeral.

With an active listening audience of approximately 100,000 per day, Radio Stephansdom has grown to become a benchmark broadcast station in Vienna. Two years ago, the station converted to a full digital setup while retaining AKG microphones. Today they are using C414XLS for the presenters, and CK47 with GN30 for round table discussions.

For live broadcasts, Martin Macheiner, the station’s technical director calls on a vast range of AKG microphones, including C460B, C480B, C414 ULS, C414TLII, C451B, CK61ULS, CK62ULS, CK62DF and CK63ULS. “We needed to match the challenge presented to us within the critical acoustics of the cathedral and the microphones provided by AKG are an excellent solution,” stated Macheiner.

In the Cathedral, priests are miked with DSR700 digital wireless mics with DHT700 (C5 capsule) and DPT700 with CK97-C/L capsule. But one feature they are proud of is the special construction for the Haydn Organ, which can be moved around on covered wheels. Two AKG Blue Line SE300B’s with CK92 capsules are installed on outriggers, along with a small mixer and two PT450 compact bodypack transmitters all inside the organ. The signals are then received via a pair of SR4500’s.

“AKG offers absolute transparency – a warm but clean sound – particularly for the strings. There is no alternative to the C414 with its fantastic musical offering,” Machenier continued. “AKG’s continued support helps our station provide the highest quality of broadcast with very little worry about replacing our veteran microphones.”

For more information about AKG, please visit http://www.akg.com and http://www.youtube.com/AKGacoustics.

HARMAN (www.harman.com) designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional markets – supported by 15 leading brands, including AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Lexicon and Mark Levinson. The company is admired by audiophiles across multiple generations and supports leading professional entertainers and the venues where they perform. More than 20 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and infotainment systems. HARMAN has a workforce of about 13,400 people across the Americas, Europe and Asia, and reported sales of $4.4 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

XL Video's Phil Mercer

Phil’s brief is to develop the Concert Touring division of XL Video globally, by working with XL’s offices in the US and mainland Europe to provide artists with a seamless touring solution across multiple continents.

Having worked his way up through XL Video, Phil brings a strong technical knowledge of the equipment and services that XL Video provides, coupled with excellent connections with decision makers and touring artists worldwide.

He also has an inherent sense of the best way that artists can transfer their creative ideas into the live performance arena.

“I’m hugely excited by my new role within XL Video,” says Phil “and the responsibility that comes with keeping us visionary in our approach to the industry; in terms of providing cutting edge display technology, high skilled crew, efficient packaging and unequalled service.

“With live show revenues increasingly replacing CD sales as the main income stream for most touring artists, this places equal importance on high production standards and value for money from technical solutions providers like XL Video.

“The wide scope of our work from small bespoke LED scenic pieces with interactive server setups for up-and-coming DJs, to ongoing stadium shows with Coldplay and Roger Waters and, of course, everything in between….. ensures no two shows are the same.

“Although High Definition, Media Servers, DLP Projectors and LED screens are increasingly widely available, our relationships, experience and creative technical thinking are vital in transforming a concept to a practical touring reality.”

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Date of issue : 16th August 2012.
For more press info on XL Video UK, please contact Louise Stickland on +44 (0)1865 202679 or +44 (0)7831 329888 or Email ‘louise@loosplat.com’. To contact XL Video UK direct, call +44 (0)1442 849400 or check www.xlvideo.tv

IBC STAND 8.B99

Cheltenham, UK – Alan Dick Broadcast (ADBL), one of the oldest names in Europe for antennas, combiners, mask filters, transmission line and towers, has announced plans to highlight its competitively priced product portfolio as well as installation services at IBC 2012. A true pioneer in the worldwide broadcast Industry for over 40 years, ADBL serves as a major provider of communications infrastructures in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from headquarters in Cheltenham, UK.

ADBL’s extraordinary and innovative engineering expertise serves as the foundation for its high-quality range of station equipment, towers, and antennas. Products, developed to satisfy the infrastructure needs of global broadcast markets, include broadband FM and DVB-T antenna system solutions.

IBC 2012 HIGHLIGHTS
ADB-VP – Vertical Dipole FM Broadband Antenna
ADBL’s Vertical Dipole FM Broadcast Antenna, ideal for HD Radio™ and analog broadcasting, is a vertically polarized broadband FM side mount antenna consisting of a Balun fed vertical dipole, power divider, coaxial feed lines and featuring symmetrical band bass. Constructed of stainless steel with a brass inner conductor, all associated brackets and hardware are made of hot dipped, galvanized steel to furnish many years of dependable service. The unit is completely assembled full size and factory tuned on an electrically similar tower structure to insure proper impedance match and low VSWR.

ADB-CNQ-X1X-FM – FM Notch Filter
The ADB-CNQ is a Coaxial Quarter Wave Notch Filter. Designed for suppression of intermodal products and rejection of a single frequency, the filter family also features natural temperature stabilization, low insertion loss and VSWR packaged in a compact, high “Q” aluminum cavity. The filter’s small footprint allows it to be mounted virtually anywhere in a transmission system.

About Alan Dick Broadcast
UK-based Alan Dick Broadcast (ADBL) is a long-established global leader in the manufacture of antennas, combiners / filters, towers and broadcast infrastructure services for digital and analogue video and audio systems. Our portfolio starts at concept and runs through planning site development, station equipment, towers, antennas, and a full implementation and testing service. Additional information about ADBL may be obtained at: www.alandickbroadcast.com

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ADBL contact: Sonia Del Castillo
mailto:sonia.delcastillo@alandickbroadcast.com

ADBL contact: Barry Sugden
mailto:barry.sugden@alandickbroadcast.com

Press Contact: Desert Moon Communications
Harriet Diener • +1 845-512-8283
harriet@desertmooncomm.com

Field Mixer Captures On-Air Audio for The Weather Channel Show

NEW YORK, AUGUST 16, 2012 — When The Weather Channel’s Tornado Hunt 2012 kicked off its fourth year of providing a live multi-platform experience that submerges viewers into the heart of Tornado Alley, Sound Devices’ 302 portable field mixer was on hand to capture all of the heart-pounding, intense storm audio.

Returning for another season, Lead Meteorologist Mike Bettes and an expert team of storm chasers once again embarked on a journey to capture tornadoes live on air as well as online. Sound Devices’ 302 was used in Bettes’ vehicle, aka “The Bettes Mobile,” to handle on-air audio for the live broadcasts originating from inside it. In addition, The Bettes Mobile was equipped with four vehicle-mounted HD cameras, which provided views of the on-camera talent broadcasting from the front passenger seat, forward-facing “dash-cam” point of views of the producer/driver and a rear-facing “backseat” camera, which allowed an additional meteorologist to participate. Another enhancement to this year’s vehicle platform, an HD switcher with local control, was added. It enabled the on-camera talent to switch between any of the four cameras during live shots.

“Building a broadcast vehicle like The Bettes Mobile required reliable, robust and trusted gear,” says Kevin Parrish, senior RF engineer, NBC Network News, Field & Satellite Operations. “Due to the nature of this assignment, it’s not possible to provide field maintenance; everything needs to work correctly from day one. Equipment selection is key and that’s why we selected the gear we did.”

Developed specifically for audio-for-picture applications, Sound Devices 302 mixer is the perfect tool for production companies and camera operators looking to take control of their audio. Renowned for its size, flexibility, control and performance, the 302 is the most widely used compact-battery-powered professional audio mixer in its class. With important features to accommodate nearly any over-the-shoulder production, the 302 interfaces with wireless transmitters and receivers, camera audio inputs of all kinds and external audio recorders. Its microphone inputs share the same superb circuitry as the Sound Devices 552 Portable Production Mixer and MixPre-D Compact Field Mixer. The 302 is a complete field mixer, designed in a super-compact package. Controls are accessible on its three main surfaces, and its high-efficiency power circuitry runs the mixer from either three internal AA batteries or an external 5-18 VDC.

“Since Sound Devices mixers are pretty much a mainstay for our field audio production needs, they provide a ‘standard platform’ that most of our staff are well accustomed and completely familiar with their operation,” adds Parish.

Sound Devices, LLC designs and manufactures portable audio mixers, digital audio recorders, and digital video recorders and related equipment for feature film, episodic television, documentary, news-gathering, and acoustical test and measurement applications. The thirteen-year old company designs and manufactures from their Reedsburg, Wisconsin headquarters with additional offices in Madison, WI and Highland Park, IL. For more information, visit the Sound Devices website, www.sounddevices.com.

Get your hands on The Padcaster and network over a cocktail with industry peers at the IBC SuperMeet in Amsterdam; use promo code PADCASTERVIP to save on your entry ticket!
 
New York City, New York – August 16, 2012 – The Padcaster LLC is excited to announce it will be presenting The Padcaster at the CPUG Network IBC2012 SuperMeet held on Sunday 9 September 2012 at The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in the heart of Amsterdam. Get up close and personal with The Padcaster and Lenscaster to find out why it’s the latest must-have iPad accessory for amateur and professional filmmakers alike. Designed for video journalists, videographers, DSLR shooters and more, the brand new Padcaster transforms an iPad into an on-the-go production studio, providing an easy and professional way for users to create stunning videos on the iPad, from storyboarding and shooting to editing and sharing. Friends of The Padcaster can register in advance using the PADCASTERVIP promo code to save €5 (General Admission €15 and Student €7).
 
About SuperMeet Amsterdam
Join the Creative Pro User Group Network (CPUG Network), including BOSCPUG, LAFCPUG, SF Cutters and digital video user groups around the Globe in Amsterdam for the Fifth Annual IBC SuperMeet. The largest gathering of creative and collaborative editors, attendees will network, mingle and enjoy cocktails with industry peers while learning the latest trends in editing workflows. Test drive The Padcaster, learn tips and tricks for filming on the iPad, view Padcaster films and more at the Amsterdam SuperMeet. For more information, please visit the SuperMeet website.
 
Where: The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Winter Garden and Grand Ballroom, Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
When: Sunday 9 September, 19:00 – 23:00 (Doors open 16:00)
How Much: €15 General Admission and €7 for Students (€20 at door) – use the PADCASTERVIP promo code to save €5! Ticket includes 2 raffle tickets per person.
Who should attend: Everyone who wants to learn more about Final Cut Studio, digital filmmaking and meet others who may know more than you do.
Food and Drink: Food (free) and Cash Bars will be available to enjoy a few cocktails!
 
About The Padcaster, LLC
Headquartered in New York’s Union Square, The Padcaster LLC is an innovative startup aimed at developing tools for filmmakers and videographers of all stages of development and skill levels. Established in 2012, its flagship title product, the Padcaster, is a multifunctional iPad case that takes users from passive consumer to creative filmmaker. The Padcaster was made by and for videographers to fit the needs of just about any filmmaker working with the ever-expanding set of production tools and technology.
 
Follow @thepadcaster on Twitter. For more information, visit www.thepadcaster.com.
 
The Padcaster is a trademark of The Padcaster LLC. All other trademarks, registered trademarks and products mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
 
Press Contact
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Zazil Media Group
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Megan Linebarger
Zazil Media Group
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