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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…)

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…)

NewTek Elevates Pat Grogan to Senior Vice President of Operations

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pat-grogan.JPGSAN ANTONIO – April 6, 2011 – NewTek, worldwide leader of video and 3D animation products, today announced that Pat Grogan has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations. Previously, Grogan was the vice president of Operations at NewTek. In his new role, Grogan will focus on corporate facilities and manufacturing processes to meet ever-increasing product demands.

“Pat has overseen the day-to-day operations of this company for almost 15 years,” said NewTek CFO, Steve Doubleday. “He has been a key member of management since the company’s relocation to San Antonio in 1997, when he came aboard as director of education and training. His experience in video production, management and operations sets him apart as a leader in this organization. We look forward to his continued service in this new role.”

Prior to working at NewTek, Grogan spent 18 years (more…)

NewTek Introduces Third-Party Video Developer Program at NAB 2011

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LAS VEGAS – NAB Show – April 5, 2011 – NewTek, worldwide leader in video and 3D animation products, today announced the debut of their Video SDK (Software Development Kit) Program, designed to provide support and access to a series of NewTek SDKs. Third-party developers will now be able to tap into the power of proprietary NewTek iVGA(tm), LiveSet(tm) and DataLink(tm) technologies. The program also includes the ability to access add-on plug-in architecture and support for remote control through a TCP/IP communication link. tricastertcxd850_angled.jpg

“With the continuing success of our video product line, including TriCaster and 3PLAY, we are seeing an increasing demand from developers and customers alike to have improved access and integration into our products,” said NewTek Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Cross. “With the creation of this program, we are very excited to be able to provide the software for (more…)

BHV Broadcast Callisto Micro Switcher Wins Over Onstage Video

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Owslebury, UK (5 April 2011) – After a comprehensive search and evaluation process, Onstage Video – a London-based live event production company – selected BHV Broadcast’s Callisto Micro sub-miniature broadcast SDI switcher for its RealLive multi-camera production system. P. Julian Hiorns, BHV Broadcast’s managing director, announced the sale from headquarters in Owslebury, UK.

“I shopped for a suitable switcher for six months and very nearly purchased a competitor’s four channel unit with an HD option – until I sampled the BHV Callisto Micro at IBC 2010,” said Nigel Wilson, director of Onstage Video. “The compact Callisto won me over. It is well designed by a company that obviously knows the functions a VM needs to perform successfully. Although it is SD, its simplicity, feature set, and affordability are all very appealing. I didn’t want to pay for a larger mixer (more…)

RADIANTGRID OFFERS EXPERT VIEW FOR TRANSCODING SESSION

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LAS VEGAS, APRIL 6, 2011 — Kirk Marple, president, chief software architect of RadiantGrid Technologies, developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation and new media automation service platforms, will be sharing his industry experience with attendees at this year’s PBS Tech Conference as a participant in the “Nuts & Bolts of Transcoding,” presentation taking place on Thursday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m. in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Moderated by Wendy Allen, Vice President, Media Operations and Engineering, PBS, this session is designed to review the basics of transcoding and takes a look at how transcoding works, what the process is and what the pitfalls are. This session takes a look at what you should expect from digital generation loss and how the industry best deals with these problems; what are the common problems when setting up a transcoding environment, when to use human QC versus automated QC products, (more…)