Vaddio Previews New PTZ Camera, Multiviewer and Squiggle IP at NAB 2011

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Stop by the Vaddio Booth – C8808 – at the entrance of Hall C at this year’s NAB show in Las Vegas, April 11 – 14, 2011. Debuting for the first time in the US, Vaddio will be showcasing the new ClearVIEW HD-20 PTZ Camera, ProductionVIEW HD MV Multiviewer, with TeleTouch touch screen monitors, and the Squiggle IP Software Module.

“At NAB this year we will be showcasing a lot of different content creation solutions that really simplify the process of creating content,” explains President of Vaddio, Rob Sheeley. “As our industry continues to be transformed by the diversity of content distribution options available, these options are at the same time allowing more organizations the ability to host and post their own programming. So at our booth we will be featuring live content creation stations that focus on education, corporate and house of worship solutions that allow a (more…)

Electrosonic Enhances New Galleries in London’s Museum of the Order of St. John

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Museum of the Order of St. JohnModern-day AV support combines with ten centuries of history in new galleries at the Museum of the Order of St. John, where AV hardware installed by Electrosonic helps visitors interpret exhibits and learn about the Order’s unique story.

The London-based museum is located in the circa 1500 St. John Gate entrance of the English headquarters of the crusading Knights Hospitallers. It traces the Order’s origin in 11th century Jerusalem and its rich history interwoven with such figures as Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Suleiman the Magnificent, William Shakespeare, William Hogarth and Dr. Samuel Johnson. The museum also brings visitors up to date with the Order’s two leading charities: St. John Ambulance, England’s leading first-aid provider and training organization, and the St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem.

A recent £3.7 million redevelopment showcases the museum’s rich and diverse (more…)

CLASS ON DEMAND LEGENDS SERIES LIGHTS UP ITS TRAINING CURRICULUM

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CLASS ON DEMAND LEGENDS SERIES LIGHTS UP ITS TRAINING CURRICULUM

Popular training lineup now includes insider tips and tricks from film and video lighting Legend, Carl Gundestrup; Class on Demand also adds new Final Cut Pro Tutorial to the ‘Legends’ Series mix

Hoffman Estates, IL – April 6, 2011 – Class on Demand™, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its “Class on Demand ‘Legends’ Series” training initiative (http://www.classondemand.com/legends/). Powered by the Class on Demand Learning Platform’s secure streaming video server, “Class on Demand ‘Legends’ Series” offers beginners and seasoned professionals a chance to attend the most acclaimed short-format training seminars from the convenience of their home or office computer. The seminars, webinars, and workshops share exciting techniques from some of the most talented minds in digital media and post-production, including Final Cut tutorial (more…)

Digital Film Tools Releases Rays

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Digital Film Tools Releases Rays

Visual effects innovators add a ray of light to any creative project

Los Angeles, CA – April 6, 2010 – Digital Film Tools, developer of visual effects software, today announced the availability of a brand new plug-in for visual effects artists – Rays. The Rays plug-in allows users to easily create stunning and realistic light ray effects in any creative project. Known as volumetric lighting in computer graphics, or crepuscular rays in atmospheric optics, this dramatic effect adds polish and style. Create shafts of light streaming through clouds, rays filtering through a forest canopy, beams of light on a foggy night, or rays shooting out from text. Rays adds a striking and dramatic quality to any image.

“Since the rays are only added to highlight areas, they have the effect of passing through objects and simulate a third dimensional (more…)

INTRODUCING THE DASHWOOD 3D CHART: AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA ALIGNMENT FROM DSC LABS

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INTRODUCING THE DASHWOOD 3D CHART: AN INTERACTIVE APPROACH TO STEREOSCOPIC CAMERA ALIGNMENT FROM DSC LABS

Using live computer analysis with optional Apple iPad® support, DSC Labs’ latest 3D chart displays alignment data allowing for 3D rig calibration at unprecedented speeds

Toronto, Canada – April 6, 2011 – DSC Labs, the eco-friendly developer of innovative products for image quality improvement, is pleased to announce the Dashwood 3D Chart. Developed with stereographer and Dashwood Cinema Solutions founder Tim Dashwood, the Dashwood 3D Chart allows 3D crews to achieve accurate 3D rig calibration when integrated with the new Dashwood Stereo3D CAT™ calibration software. The chart’s unique visual code trackers work alongside the application’s logic system to automatically track to 1/100th of a pixel for ideal stereo alignment at unprecedented speeds. The chart also offers an optional interface for live wireless feedback, with iPad® support to (more…)

Final Cut Users ‘Get’ Bundled with Av3 Software’s New Production Power Packs

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FINAL CUT USERS GET BUNDLED WITH AV3 SOFTWARE’S NEW PRODUCTION POWER PACKS

Production Power Packs designed to maximize workflows at minimum cost; first power pack couples Get with Boris AAF Transfer for editors working with both Final Cut Pro and Media Composer

Get Dialog Search Tool for FCP Overview Video

Boston, MA – April 6, 2011 – AV3 Software, developer and distributor of unique and innovative workflow tools for digital media, is pleased to introduce to the creative community its brand new Production Power Packs: bundled software designed to maximize workflow and production quality at minimum cost. To kick-start the Production Power Pack initiative, AV3 Software partnered with Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated graphics and effects technology for the broadcast, post-production, film, and multimedia markets. This first specially priced package bundles AV3 Software’s Get dialog search application powered by Nexidia with Boris (more…)

Wohler Expands EMEA Operation With Two New Hires and New U.K. Office

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Industry Veteran Terry Allford Named EMEA Business Development and Channel Manager, and Sound Expert Jonathan Chassaigne is New EMEA Sales Support and Tour Planner for Wohler Euro Van Mobile Product Showcase (more…)

Mosart v3.0 Introduces Customizable Touchscreen Interface for On-the-Fly News and Sports Operation

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BERGEN, Norway — April 6, 2011 — At the 2011 NAB Show, Mosart Medialab will introduce version 3.0 of its newscast automation system. Mosart v3.0 debuts a new graphical user interface allowing users to create operating environments tailored to several production requirements or house styles. (more…)

Myers ProTrack Enables Mobile Metadata For WHUT-TV

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Las Vegas, NV (April 4, 2011) – Myers Information Systems – a leading developer of broadcast traffic, business, and content management software – today revealed the company’s role in helping WHUT, the Howard University-owned public broadcaster, implement mobile DTV to serve its Washington, DC metro area audience, the nation’s ninth largest media market. Employing a Programming Metadata Communication Protocol (PMCP) interface, Myers’ ProTrack TV, in-use at the station since 1996, delivers schedule metadata to a server powered by segment-leader Roundbox that generates the actual mobile DTV content stream.

“We were the first PBS mobile test station,” stated senior engineer Erick V. Wright. WHUT began airing the new service in May 2010, part of a nine station consumer showcase sponsored by the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC). As with any new technology, “there were a few bumps in the (more…)