| Win a brand NEW Sony HVR-HD1000U HDV Camcorder + DELUXE PRO KIT |
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 SCRI International Inc. is giving away a brand new Sony HVR-HD1000U HDV Camcorder + DELUXE PRO KIT, Super Kit w/2 Lenses, Filters, & more.
To qualify you need to work in a film/video production/post facility and respond to an online survey - only one response per facility.
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| Apple Finally Discontinues Shake? |
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Alongside the introduction of updated Time Capsule models Apple appears to have finally discontinued Shake, its long-standing high-end digital compositing and visual effects software package.
While Shake's product pages remain available on Apple's site, it is no longer listed in the online Apple Store and MacRumors has received word that Apple sales representatives have been informed of the product's discontinuation. Shake had been priced at $499. Read on... |
| Job Listing: Digital Vision - Product Specialist / Demo Artist - North Hollywood, CA, USA |
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Digital Vision is seeking a dynamic, energetic and technically competent Product Specialist/Demo Artist to join its team based in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
This exciting opportunity requires a detailed understanding of grading, and color correction products within the post production industry - as well as in-depth first-hand knowledge of the overall broadcast, film and post-production industries.
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| StereoBrain Helps Transform 3D Post Production |
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Inition will present the latest version of the StereoBrain Processor, a 3D HD video processing unit created for stereoscopic 3D production, post and broadcast, on stand 4.C70 at the IBC this year. Read on... |
| ARRICUBE Creator software in use |
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ARRICUBE Creator allows 3D LUTs to be generated for a DI workflow as well as for a video-to-film workflow.
Jarek Migala, DI specialist at WFDiF/Warsaw - one of the first ARRICUBE Creator customers - says, "We have generated 3D LUTs for all our in-house stations with very good results; the color responses on all displays fit perfectly. The software fulfils all our needs and we appreciate that the LUTs are unencrypted, so we can use them on all our workstations in-house, but also pass them to our clients." Read on... |
| Broadcast / Pro Video Industry in Down Cycle, Predicted to end in mid to late 2010 |
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SCRI's 2009-2010 Broadcast / Pro Video Marketplace Report, based on extensive interviews with enduser facilities in seven vertical markets is reporting that equipment purchases by end-users among cable & TV broadcast stations as well as film & video production / post and corporate and institutional video (govt. medical, educational) sectors for the 25 Product Types tracked by SCRI, was down from $10.3 billion in '07 to $10.1 billion in 2008 and projected to decline to $9.9 billion in '09.
However, SCRI forecasts for 2010 put the total market up by around 4.5% from the low of '09 to around $10.4 billion. Read on... |
| Offhollywood Opens East Coast's First Authorized RED Digital Cinema Camera Rental and Service Facility |
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Occupying a full floor in Offhollywood's Soho building, the exclusive facility gives filmmakers convenient access to the latest RED camera technologies and accessories, complemented by full technical support and workflow consulting.
Services include all East Coast camera repairs, LCD and EVF repairs, full factory calibration, and R3D data recovery.
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| Autodesk Launches Mudbox 2010 Digital Sculpting and Painting Software |
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At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk has launched Autodesk Mudbox 2010 software, the latest version of its digital sculpting and painting application.
The 2010 release makes it easier for artists to use Mudbox alongside Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Softimage software. Mudbox 2010 now also features a host of new creative tools and workflows, as well as a software development kit (SDK) that enables production teams to customize and integrate Mudbox into pipelines. Read on... |
| DALSA Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results |
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In the Digital Imaging business, revenues in the second quarter were $20.7 million, with a net loss of $0.1 million, compared to revenues of $31.1 million and net income of $3.4 million in the second quarter last year.
Despite the sharp year over year decrease in revenue that affected all geographic regions, revenues in Digital Imaging improved almost 7% from the first quarter due to quarter over quarter increases in shipments into the Asia/Pacific region.
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| TV Magic Integrates New Studio and Post-Production Facility for Mexico's Universidad Iberoamericana |
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| Systems integrator TV Magic announced that it has provided consulting and integration services for the new Centro de Comunicación Audiovisual y Multimedia (Center for Audiovisual Communication and Multimedia, or CECAM) at Mexico's Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA Tijuana) in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California.
The studio and post-production facility serves as a teaching and training tool for UIA Tijuana film and television production students and supports their creation of news programs, talk shows, and other broadcast content.
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| MediaTech Digital Film Studios Opens in Southern California |
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 The MediaTech Institute, one of the nation's premier recording arts and digital filmmaking programs, will open its fourth facility in Oceanside, California in September 2009.
MediaTech Institute offers comprehensive programs in Recording Arts and Digital Film and Video Arts. Featured courses include Audio Engineering and Studio Techniques, Producing, Songwriting, Audio for Television and Film, Live Sound Reinforcement, Business of Music, Script To Screen and a Film Direction and Production program utilizing the latest trends in today's technology. Read on... |
| Light Illusion's Steve Shaw grades South Indian feature film 'Ninaithale Inikkum' |
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Steve Shaw, CEO of specialist UK-based digital film
consultancy Light Illusion, has acted as Chief Colourist on the Indian feature film 'Ninaithale Inikkum' at
Gemini Film Lab, Chennai.
Under an agreement with Gemini, Shaw acted as DI supervisor and chief colourist on the project, setting the film's look with cinematographer Balasubramaniam, in conjunction with the film's Director GNR Kumaravelan.
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