Offers Impressive Audio, Compact Design for Industry Professionals

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 7, 2011—Sound Devices is setting a new standard for compact, high-performance portable audio mixers with the introduction of its newest MixPre-D at this year’s 2011 NAB Show (Booth C2946). Ideal for documentary-style, sports, news magazine, and corporate-industrial productions, MixPre-D is designed for any production application where capturing great sound is important, but size and weight are a concern. more…

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 7, 2011—Bexel (NAB Booth C6833), a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, will host two broadcast panels as part of the Vitec Live Event Area at this year’s 2011 NAB Show. The Vitec Live Event Area (Booth C6428 in Central Hall) will feature eight daily sessions covering timely topics and sharing Vitec’s knowledge and expertise on the latest products, technology and techniques in the broadcast and film industry. more…

Built for stereographers by stereographers, Stereo3D CATâ„¢ provides live depth analysis and disparity/alignment feedback for lightning-fast 3D camera rig calibration.

Toronto, Canada – Dashwood Cinema Solutions, developer of stereoscopic software, is pleased to announce a quantum leap in its line of cutting-edge Mac®-based stereoscopic 3D products — Stereo3D CATâ„¢. Stereo3D CATâ„¢ is an unrivaled on-location calibration and analysis system that removes all of the complexities associated with stereoscopic 3D camera calibration in production. Unlike most 3D products on the market, stereographers with years of stereoscopic 3D production experience provided input to help build Stereo3D CATâ„¢, resulting in the most accurate visual aide for stereoscopic calculations and calibrations in the industry. Stereo3D CATâ„¢ is equipped with unique features, including an Alignment Tracker, a Stereo3D Visualizerâ„¢, and a Parallax Inspectorâ„¢ to calculate the correct camera alignment points, illustrate the depth more…

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EDITSHARE ‘UPS THE ANTE’; INTRODUCES NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE
MID-RANGE SHARED STORAGE SOLUTION AT NAB 2011

New EditShare ‘Energy’ Series makes its official debut 


Las Vegas, NV —April 7, 2011—EditShare®, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, will unveil the new high-performance, cost-efficient ‘Energy’ shared storage product line at the NAB 2011 exhibition (Booth SL4728). Designed for small and mid-size production workgroups, the new ‘Energy’ Series provides outstanding speed and agility with over 700 MB per second read and write performance per server or expansion chassis. “EditShare first exhibited in Las Vegas eight years ago offering a single 2TB shared storage system, said Andy Liebman, founder and CEO of EditShare. “This year, we showcase a robust tiered storage environment featuring the brand new price-busting ‘Energy’ Series along with ‘Xstream’; our highest performing shared storage solution that can scale to petabytes. We more…

SCRATCH, the end-to-end digital cinema and broadcast imaging tool for post production workflows from ASSIMILATE (www.assimilateinc.com), is at the forefront of the latest innovations from RED Digital Cinema, with the news that leading post house Company 3 successfully deployed SCRATCH to process 3D stereo RED Epic 5K footage for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The breakthrough news reinforces SCRATCH’s reputation for continual cutting-edge leadership in supporting set-to-post workflows for RED Digital Cinema camera systems.

Company 3 used SCRATCH to process Epic 5K 3D stereo footage

Company 3 has relied on SCRATCH since 2007 to handle Red-originated feature productions, including the first, full-length Red feature Gamer, and the more recent Fright Night 3D.

Harnessing SCRATCH at the heart of the pipeline for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Company 3 established more…

Prior to NAB 2011 in Las Vegas, ASSIMILATE (www.assimilateinc.com), the leading provider of powerful post-production tools for digital workflows, has further underscored its long-term leadership in supporting set-to-post workflows for RED Digital Cinema camera systems with the announcement of full SCRATCH tools and workflows that support the new RED Epic 5K camera and HDRx format from RED.

The announcement continues ASSIMILATE’s long-running history of spearheading support for RED cameras and formats, handling all current features of the RED Epic camera, and working seamlessly and in realtime on native R3D 5K files.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the first-known production to have deployed SCRATCH to handle RED Epic 5K footage. Multiple SCRATCH systems performed flawlessly in a 3D stereo workflow for this feature that was developed and managed by Company 3 in Los Angeles.

Ted Schilowitz of RED, commented, “SCRATCH was the first more…

Offer includes 2011 MIPA Award winner The Dark Side and price reduced flagship product Hollywood Strings

Hollywood, CA (April 7, 2010) – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual instruments, has been recognized by more than 100 magazines from all over the world in winning a 2011 MIPA – Musikmesse International Press Award for The Dark Side virtual instrument and sound library. To celebrate, EASTWEST is offering customers who purchase any qualifying product by April 30, 2011 a second product of equal or lesser value free of charge. Qualifying products include The Dark Side and the company’s award-winning flagship product, Hollywood Strings that was also reduced in price effective today.

Thought of by many as the “Grammyâ€? of the Musical Instrument and Pro Audio Industry, the MIPA Awards were given out at a ceremony during the Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound more…

MPEG-4 Enabled Encoder Allows Broadcasters to Transmit HD Content Efficiently

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 7, 2011 – Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, will unveil its Nucomm Newscoder 4 at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C6432). more…

Rochester, NY, April 7, 2011– Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK), a world leader in photo systems and inventor of the Photo Kiosk category, announced that it is participating in Universal Pictures multimillion dollar integrated marketing and advertising initiative in support of Hop. The live action/CG-animated comedy is the new release from Illumination Entertainment that follows last year’s blockbuster Despicable Me.

The announcement brings Kodak’s collaboration with Universal Pictures into the spotlight. The live-action portions of Hop were captured by cinematographer Peter Lyons Collister, ASC on KODAK VISION3 500T Color Negative Film 5219. The final prints were made using the new KODAK VISION3 Color Digital Intermediate Film 2254.

“Kodak is proud to join forces with Universal Pictures from end-to-end on Hop from production to the marketing endeavor that embraces the smart technology innovations of today,â€? said Lauren Lung, vice president and general manager of Kodak’s motion picture business more…

Robb Wagner

High Resolution Systems LLC has formed a partnership with Stimulated, Inc. to introduce the X20P display control solution built around the Christie Vista Spyder X20 and High Resolution’s UDC (Universal Device Controller) software and hardware. X20P is a high efficiency, small footprint solution for display control at broadcast productions.

Stimulated introduced its Display Pipeline Consulting service to provide high efficiency workflow solutions and X20P is a prime example of what the company plans to offer.

“Broadcast productions all use LED and projection displays onstage but nobody has come forward with an efficient display control solution. Until now the only options have been expensive and cumbersome external control set ups or traditional switching and routing options that fall short,” says Wagner, a producer and director with Stimulated, Inc.

Wagner got to more…