Archive of the Video Editing Systems Category

Producing 75 complete shows each season of the Portland Trail Blazers‘ quest for basketball glory is a full court press for Blazers Broadcasting, and there are no free throws if you miss a key shot. With millions of enthusiastic viewers, the producers and editors are committed to bring all the excitement of each game to their team‘s fans with digital production clarity.

“We are the producing entity for the Blazers Television Networks including Portland‘s over-the-air station KGW-TV, and Fox Sports Northwest over cable and satellite,” said Mike Janes, director of engineering for the Portland Trail Blazers. “Blazers Broadcasting was one of the first to hire the mobile trucks, provide the crews, shoot the games, and create the total product fans see on the air.” more

Vancouver, British Columbia — April 30, 2007 — Stage 3 Media Inc., an independent production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, today announced the release of a five-minute sneak preview of Sanctuary, the compelling new online science fiction series starring internationally-renowned actor Amanda Tapping (Stargate: SG-1, Stargate Atlantis). Showcasing exclusive scenes featuring characters and creatures that inhabit the fascinating world of Sanctuary, the sneak preview is now available online at www.sanctuaryforall.com. The first of Sanctuary‘s eight 15-minute webisodes will premiere on May 14, 2007. more

HOLLYWOOD and NEW YORK — Orbit Digital (www.orbitdigital.com), an international provider of mobile post production equipment and services to the feature film and television industries, proudly detailed its role in supporting post-production on Revolution Studios’ sci-fi thriller “Next,” which opens wide in U.S. theaters today. more

A Radical Lighting RADlite NG1 digital media server is in action on the current Australian Pink Floyd UK arena tour which has just kicked off again with a completely new design for 2007.

RADlite is the latest development in the all-important video and visuals element of the band‘s show. It‘s being used for soft-edging and masking images, movies and effects being projected onto a 60 ft wide upstage arched surface with a 5 metre diameter circular truss hung in front of it. more

Adobe Systems announced the immediate availability of the highly-anticipated Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Standard editions and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Standard editions. This revolutionary release of brand-new, tightly integrated, design and development software unites the best of Adobe and former Macromedia product innovation to provide designers and developers worldwide with a broad spectrum of creative options.

Also available for purchase today are new versions of the following stand alone Adobe creative applications: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe Fireworks CS3, and Adobe Contribute CS3. These new Adobe CS3 applications and Adobe Creative Suite 3 editions are available as Universal applications for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs and support both Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista. more

Front Porch Digital’s industry-leading DIVArchive content storage management (CSM) solution, is expanding to include an Avid Interplay interface. Front Porch Digital’s products will be on display within the Avid Technology Developer Community booth SL1413 at NAB2007.

The new interface within DIVArchive is designed to allow easy and transparent SD and HD content storage expansion for Avid Interplay, the world’s first nonlinear workflow engine, while continuing to support the proven DET and DHM interfaces for systems that do not include this advanced collaborative tool. Front Porch Digital is under contract to deliver its first installation of the Avid Interplay interface to a major North American broadcaster this quarter. more

Echolab Corporation, which provides technologically advanced video production switchers and other broadcast tools, today announced it will introduce the Ovation MD video switcher at NAB2007. The Ovation MD multi-definition HD-ready series is powerful enough to handle fast-paced, live video production and flexible enough to adapt to customers’ growing and changing needs.

“The Ovation MD series of multi-definition video switchers is another example of Echolab matching customer responsiveness to superb technical competence,” says Nigel Spratling, who takes over as Echolab president May 1. “At Echolab, such a match continues to yield innovative product development. Indeed, we like to think of Ovation MD as a significant step forward in broadcast evolution.” more

At NAB 2007, AMX announced three new products – the industry‘s first camera controller with widescreen video preview and new boards for our AutoPatch Optima Matrix Switcher line. Here‘s a brief overview of the products:

Modero PosiTrack Pilot Camera Controller (NXP-PLV)

Industry‘s first camera controller with widescreen video preview. Adds Ethernet connectivity and a 7” Modero Widescreen Touch Panel, making it ideal for any live or recorded broadcast event, including religious services; local, state and federal government proceedings; classroom lectures and complex video conferences. Supports up to six cameras. more

Ross Video announced the introduction of 5 new production switchers at NAB 2007. The Vision Series is Ross’ next generation multi-definition production switcher, handling standard and high-definition formats. The 5 new models, ranging from 1 to 4 M/Es, include: the Vision 1 MD, Vision 2 MD, Vision 2 MD-X, Vision 3 MD-X and Vision 4 MD-X.

Building on over 30 years experience in production switchers, the Vision control panel incorporates a number of new concepts. Vision is highly modular and all models share a common platform and common set of modules. The use of RGB buttons results in a stunning new look and allows personalization of the Vision control panel. Vision offers a new DualDisplay color touchscreen allowing the operator to view and control two menus simultaneously. more

Euphonix, a world leader in large-format mixing consoles and control surfaces, will be showing the new 100% secure digital signal processing (DSP) SuperCore for its Max Air and System 5-B on-air audio mixing systems as well as the S5 Fusion HDTV audio post mixing system. First introduced at IBC in September 2006 and now shipping to clients, the DSP SuperCore can be seen in action at NAB2007 April 16-19.

The new lightweight and compact DF66 DSP SuperCore is the primary signal-processing engine and router for System 5 and Max Air digital mixing consoles. For broadcast installations, a backup DSP SuperCore runs in parallel with the primary unit – ensuring complete redundancy of the MADI I/O, router and DSP processing. Both DSP SuperCores mirror each other and, in the event the main unit fails, the processing seamlessly switches to the backup unit. more