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Digital Rapids Previews New Contribution Extensions for Award-Winning MediaMesh Content Delivery System

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Digital Rapids LogoApril 12, 2011 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL6010: Digital Rapids — the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, movie and Web content to wider audiences — is offering attendees of the 2011 NAB Show a preview of a powerful new extension to the award-winning MediaMesh business-to-business content delivery system. The new MediaMesh TX content contribution appliance provides flexible, easy-to-use content packaging and sending capabilities mirroring the robust features of the proven MediaMesh RX receiving appliance. (more…)

Ramar Communications Taps Video Technics for MOS-Enabled HD News Production and Playout

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newsflow_600×310.jpgAtlanta, GA (April 12, 2011) – Video Technics Inc., a leading provider of IT-based broadcast solutions, today announced Ramar Communications selected the NewsFlow™ solution to initiate the next-generation digital transition for their stations based out of Lubbock, Texas. RAMAR is the parent company of FOX 34, FOX 34 NewsNOW, the FOX AccuWeather Channel, My Lubbock TV, the Lubbock CW, and Telemundo Lubbock.

When their older broadcast equipment began to fail, Ramar Communications asked Video Technics to ship a demo Apella server to their facility, have it remotely configured and get them up and running in record time. Exceptionally pleased with the responsiveness of the organization and how well the NewsFlow solution met their needs, Ramar purchased an end-to-end solution from Video Technics. With this new solution, the team at Ramar can now use their existing Avid and Adobe NLEs with the VT (more…)

ProConsultant Informatique Partners with Atempo for Digital Archiving

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Integration between LOUISE© Business Management System and Atempo Digital Archive will produce seamless workflow for archiving and retrievals

Las Vegas, NV – April 11, 2011 – ProConsultant Informatique, the forward-thinking developer of advanced business management solutions for broadcast and cable networks, today announced a partnership with Atempo, a leading provider of data management and archiving software. The integration between LOUISE, the ProConsultant Informatique business management solution, and the Atempo Digital Archive (ADA) file archiving software platform will provide a smooth and fluid workflow between systems.

“As we leverage our expertise in data management and in digital assets archiving into the broadcast industry, it’s important that we team with companies like PCI who are recognized for their industry leadership and innovation. This partnership offers media and entertainment companies using LOUISE and Atempo’s advanced file archiving solution to transparently bring archived material directly into their production workflow, saving them valuable time (more…)

EditShare Showcases End-to-End, Multi-Camera Workflow Solution at NAB 2011

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Company debuts integrated tapeless solution; multi-channel ingest, asset management, shared storage, editing, playout and archiving fully integrated within the EditShare platform

Boston, MA— April 11, 2011—EditShare®, the technology leader in cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, is unveiling a new tapeless workflow solution for multi-camera TV productions at NAB 2011 (Booth SL4728). EditShare has seamlessly integrated all its product lines, providing an end-to-end production workflow that is ideal for managing multi-camera productions. Geevs (ingest/playout), Flow (asset management), and Ark (archiving) manage the creation and movement of media across the production workflow with EditShare XStream (shared storage system) at the core managing central storage and content access.

“We are now offering a fully integrated workflow – from ingest to archive – that’s specifically tailored for multi-camera productions. Soap operas, sitcoms, talk shows, concerts, events and any other multi-camera production can benefit significantly in terms of (more…)

Video Technics and Comprompter Deliver Complete Tapeless Workflow – KEYC-TV Upgrades News Production and Playout to HD

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vt_600×303.jpgAtlanta, GA (April 08, 2011) – KEYC-TV, the CBS-affiliated television station for Mankato, Minnesota, was looking to acquire an end-to-end HD broadcast server solution within the same budgetary constraints that all small market news stations are currently facing. KEYC was able to meet their objective with NewsFlow COMPLETE™. This fully integrated news production system from Video Technics and Comprompter coordinates scripting, ingesting, editing, organizing and presenting high quality newscasts at a cost effective price point.

KEYC/FOX Mankato’s News Director, Dan Ruiter said, “We knew what we wanted to achieve here at KEYC and we knew we had a strict budget to meet our objectives. Not only does the NewsFlow Complete system meet our workflow needs, but it was within our budget as well.”

NewsFlow COMPLETE™ is designed to handle all text data and media (more…)

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

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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. (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…)

Apple Staff Pick Dialog Search Tool for FCP Gets a New Price Point Just in Time for NAB

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APPLE STAFF PICK DIALOG SEARCH TOOL FOR FCP GETS A NEW PRICE POINT JUST IN TIME FOR NAB

Purchase AV3 Software’s Get for the new and improved – and drastically reduced – price of just $249

Boston, MA – April 1, 2011 – AV3 Software, developer and distributor of unique and innovative workflow tools for the creative community, is pleased to announce a brand-new, more affordable price point for the award-winning dialog search tool for Final Cut Pro® (FCP) editors, Get. Editors looking to save time, energy – and now money – can purchase Get for just $249 USD. Communicating directly with FCP, Get locates footage based on a patented phonetic search technology, powered by Nexidia, that produces the most accurate results possible based on the true spoken words within digital content. AV3 Software and Get will be on display at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, (more…)

New XenData Online Archive Stores Video Files on both RAID and LTO-5

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XenData’s XOA-20 online archive provides from 20TB to 140TB of RAID, continuous backup to LTO and an option to move video assets offline

Walnut Creek, CA, March 16, 2011 – XenData (www.xendata.com), the leading provider of digital video archive solutions to the media and entertainment industry, today announces the launch of its new scalable online archive, the XOA-20, to be showcased at the 2011 NAB Show.

XenData’s new solution provides up to 140 TB of usable RAID capacity optimized for professional digital video applications. It also delivers strong data protection as all files are automatically written to both RAID and LTO-5 data tape. Additionally, files that are rarely accessed may be moved offline to free up space on RAID.

The XOA-20 offers the following functionality and benefits:

• Scalable-Capacity – The base XOA-20 provides 20 TB of usable RAID capacity in a 6U 19 inch rack (more…)

Quantel to showcase latest innovations for Broadcast and Post at NAB 2011

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QTube set to be star of the show

16 March 2011, Booth #SL2014: At NAB Quantel will unveil a range of new and enhanced solutions for post and broadcast. Key themes are expanding file-based workflow, enhancing integration and boosting high quality Stereo3D productivity. The all-new Quantel booth will feature new products as well as refinements across the established and successful Broadcast and Post product ranges.

Global Media Workflow

Until now building fast, flexible workflows that span countries, continents and the globe has been impossible. At NAB Quantel will launch QTube, a system that delivers truly global media workflow, allowing media assets to be quickly and securely accessed from anywhere there’s an internet connection. Far more than just a media viewer QTube offers metadata editing, quality downloads and even frame accurate editing; all over the internet, with low latency and full security.

Quantel will be (more…)