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Integrated Microwave Technologies (IMT) Unveils Nucomm Newscoder 4 at the 2011 NAB Show

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…)

Canon U.S.A. Introduces Two PL-Mount Digital Cine Zoom Lenses With Full 4K Image Format Performance

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 7, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced two advanced-design PL-mount lenses that address the emerging 4K production standards. Designated as the Canon FK14.5-60 wide-angle cine zoom and the Canon FK30-300 telephoto cine zoom, these precision-matched lenses incorporate breakthrough Canon optical designs that simultaneously optimize and enhance multiple imaging attributes while minimizing optical aberrations and distortions. Both lenses are also more compact and lightweight than contemporary PL-mount lenses and both feature a totally new Canon optical design that virtually eliminates focus breathing. As digital cinematography continues to accelerate for theatrical motion pictures, TV movies, episodic dramas, commercials, and other forms of digital high-resolution production, professionals will require the very best in performance and image quality. By already performing in accordance with emerging 4K production image format standards, (more…)

BEXEL MARKS CONTINUED SUCCESS IN PROVIDING QUALITY BROADCAST SOLUTIONS AT THE 2011 NAB SHOW

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 7, 2011Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, will be onsite at this year’s 2011 NAB Show (Booth C6833), highlighting its expertise and diverse solutions for live broadcast events. Offering clients the latest in broadcast technology, Bexel continues to create effective packages for the industry—from large sporting and entertainment events to higher-end reality television productions. In addition, the company will be participating in two panels in the Vitec Live Event Area (located at Booth C6428 in the Central Hall), focusing on the impact of IT technology on a large sports event workflow and producing live broadcast content for multiple platforms from the field. (more…)

Auralex Makes Its Debut at the 2011 NAB Show with Full Line of Acoustical Products

Company will Showcase a Range of Products including its Studiofoam®, Studiofoam®Pro and ProPanel™ Lines

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 7, 2011 – Auralex® Acoustics, Inc., the industry leader in innovative sound control solutions, is making its debut into the broadcast market at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth SL8810) with a full line of acoustical products catered to a range of broadcast spaces such as production facilities, control rooms and voiceover booths. Auralex will showcase its best-selling lines of Strong>Studiofoam®, Studiofoam®Pro and ProPanel™ product lines, which were previously marketed to the pro audio and music industry markets. (more…)

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

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…)

Digital Film Tools Releases Rays

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

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

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

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…)