UK Screen Association Announces The Conch Shortlist
July 30, 2008
Now in its third year The Conch awards are organised and promoted by the industry trade body UK Screen and reflect the contribution made by UK facilities, sound editors and dubbing mixers to the art of audio post-production in film, TV and commercials..

State of the Art Post Production Facility, New Hat, Selects Xytech Software to Manage Its Post Production Operations
July 30, 2008
New Hat was established early this year by a group of post production legends including Bob Festa, Clark Muller, and Darby Walker, with support from engineering guru Mike Waldie. They specialize in scanning and color correction with the use of two Spirit 4K scanners connected to a common SAN via two Bones workstations...

A letter from Avid CEO, Gary Greenfield
July 29, 2008
Over the last six months I have had the pleasure of visiting and talking with hundreds of customers and business partners around the world. I have learned a great deal in that short time, and heard one very clear theme: Avid needs to do a better job of listening to our customers and developing solutions that truly meet their needs...

Pelican Red Apple StudioCruzer Protects Red One Digital Motion-Picture Camera and MacBook Pro
July 29, 2008
Introducing the world’s first digital cinema production system secured in a protective carry-on, roll-away case...

DynamicDrivePool and Pro Tools from Ardis Technologies
July 28, 2008
Ardis Technologies, the storage provider for pro Audio, Video and Film, presents the DynamicDrivePool with Project and File Level Sharing for Pro Tools and other DAW's - with no latencies...

PostWorks colorists collaborate with Outstanding Cinematography Emmy nominees in four categories
July 28, 2008
Digital motion picture and post-production company PostWorksand its sibling Orbit Digital are very proud to
congratulate their many client productions for their respective nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards...

ParkPost selects Pharos Mediator for better Avid and FCP workflow
July 24, 2008
ParkPost, one of Europe's most innovative post-production facilities companies, has selected Pharos Mediator to manage ingest and quality-control for its unique post-production facilities network....

Munich-Based Post House TV Werk Harnesses Snell & Wilcox Kahuna and IMPAKT for Online HD Editing Tool
July 23, 2008
Snell & Wilcox's Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher with IMPAKT 3-D DVE is at the core of an innovative online editing solution in use by TV Werk GMBH, a major post-production house serving broadcasting and film customers in Munich, Germany...

Cine-tal Systems to Showcase LCD Monitors, Portable Video and DI Processor, and Color Management Technology at IBC - Stand No. Booth 7.H20
July 23, 2008
At IBC 2008, Cine-tal Systems plans to display its entire line of display, image processing and color management solutions...

AVASTOR LAUNCHES NEW LINE OF SDX PORTABLE HARD DRIVES
July 23, 2008
Targeting the prosumer market – as well as the pro market – the SDX line is more competitively priced than the highly popular HDX drive which offers the ultimate in external professional portable storage...

L2 Digital Automates Their Production & Post-Prod Biz Ops w/ Xytech Software
July 23, 2008
L2 Digital is a creative production and post-production company with headquarters in Burbank, CA and offices in Santa Monica, CA, which provides high-end, innovative and robust services to a wide range of clientele...

Digital Vision and Avid at the Editors' Lounge
July 22, 2008
Digital Vision and Avid are together participating at an exclusive one hour session to demonstrate the compatibility of Digital Vision's range of grading solutions with Avid media and meta data....

PIXELLEXIS Powers Next Generation Parallel Processors with Ambric Silicon
July 22, 2008
The two companies are initially collaborating to bring a real-time HD Motion JPEG 2000 codec solution to market, with expectations of broader offerings in the future...

HBO Builds Innovative Hybrid Edit Suite on Snell & Wilcox Kahuna SD/HD Multiformat Production Switcher
July 22, 2008
Snell & Wilcox today announced that HBO has created an innovative new hybrid post-production room built around the Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher, which provides flexibility in handling content in virtually any format and offers real-time film-effects capabilities that significantly enhance the editing workflow....

The Chimney Pot Kiev Deploys da Vinci 2K Plus Color Grading System
July 22, 2008
da Vinci Systems today announced that The Chimney Pot, a post-production company with facilities in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and Dubai, has deployed the company's 2K Plus color enhancement system at its Kiev, Ukraine, location....

The 3rd Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards - Call For Entries
July 21, 2008
Enter and Celebrate the Art of Post Production. The Third Annual Hollywood Post Alliance Awards will be held November 6, 2008 at Los Angeles’s Skirball Cultural Center...

Leading Post Production Facilities Save Customers Time and Money Finishing High Profile Projects on Avid DS Nitris
July 21, 2008
Avid announced that a majority of today's popular film, television and commercial projects such as 2008 Cannes award-winning "Three Monkeys," Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch," NBC's "Law and Order," truTV's "Black Gold" and ESPN's "E:60," are finished on Avid(R) DS Nitris(R) systems...

XDT Introduces Catapult - New system redefines digital film review and frame data transfers
July 21, 2008
catapult provides the world’s fastest point-to-point frame transfers, and is capable of delivering the same local throughput performance of its storage arrays out to connected systems utilizing standard networking infrastructure...

Celco IBC 2008 Preview - Stand No. 7.F41
July 21, 2008
At IBC 2008 Celco will showcase its new Firestorm4K Digital Motion Picture Recorder and new Cinesafe4K Digital Archive Recorder...

Interesting Article - Post Industry in SOHO, United Kingdom
July 18, 2008
Negative equity, the credit crunch and an over-abundance of firms mean the long-expected consolidation of the industry seems to have begun..

Distinguished Japanese Post House Relies on da Vinci Resolve for HD Grading, Finishing on Feature Films
July 18, 2008
da Vinci Systems today announced that IMAGICA, a distinguished production and post-production company in Tokyo, has deployed a da Vinci Resolve® image enhancement suite to perform HD color grading for many recent feature films including "Crows Zero," "Cyborg She," and "Koizora."..

Fairlight’s New CC-1 Technology Makes Huge Inroads in the US
July 18, 2008
Westlake Village Studios in California is one of these. Opened in 2007 as an HD 1080i production, post production, play out and transmission facility, Westlake has recently transitioned to the CC-1 Dream II platform for its Constellation..

RUSHES CELEBRATE EMMY NOMINATION FOR HUMAN BODY
July 18, 2008
This week’s Emmy nominations have recognised the work done by Rushes for ‘Human Body: Pushing the Limits’ by nominating it in the category of ‘Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series’, a category that has some amazing competition...

Countering the Content Piracy Threat - A Paper By Pascal Marie, Strategic Marketing Manager, Thomson Software and Technology Solutions
July 16, 2008
The issue of content security has been a hot topic in the audio-visual market for several years. In more recent times, it has become an increasingly urgent concern. The digital revolution has led to proliferation in digital content creation while the emergence of the Internet and broadband has made it much easier to share illicit copies of content with anyone across the globe. This has increased the window of exploitation for pirates..

Sony, Avid and Mesoft to Offer Joint Demo of Workflow Technologies
July 16, 2008
On July 24th, Sony, Avid and Mesoft will offer television professionals an up close view of today's best practices in digital media production as they conduct a joint demonstration of the latest innovations in workflow technologies for television and film both in the field and in post production..

Point.360 Acquires the Assets of DNS Digital Post
July 16, 2008
DNS provides post production editorial services to a variety of entertainment and advertising industry clients...

OPTICAL SANDWICH DEPLOYS GLOBALSTOR’S EXTREMESTOR-DI TOWER FOR REAL-TIME PLAYBACK ON KISSES
July 16, 2008
Globalstor Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers, is pleased to announce that Dublin’s Optical Sandwich tapped its Globalstor ExtremeStor-DI Tower to support the post house’s first 2k digital intermediate (DI) project, the feature film Kisses...

ARRI Quality Control Player (ARRIQCP) - DCI-Compliant Quality Control Server For DCPs - IBC Stand No. 11.F21
July 14, 2008
At IBC 2008 ARRI presents the first DCI-compliant quality control server for Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs)...

Orbit West Debuts Customizable New Editorial Facilities Located at Tribeca West with PostWorks Los Angeles
July 14, 2008
Orbit Digital, an international provider of mobile post production equipment and services to the feature film and television industries, today announced the official opening of its customizable new editorial space strategically located on Los Angeles' west side next to sibling company PostWorks Los Angeles....

JVC Introduces Monitor Calibration Software
July 14, 2008
JVC’s new Monitor Calibration Software provides DT-V professional monitor users with the flexibility to adjust color temperature, gamma curves and luminance levels to accommodate specific application needs. The software is free for users who own JVC’s 17-inch, 20-inch and 24-inch DT-V monitors...

2009 Sundance Film Festival Call for Submissions
July 11, 2008
Sundance Institute announced a call for film entries to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The application can be completed directly online at the official Sundance Institute website....

Media 100 Introduces Version 12.7 with Sony XDCAM Import and HDV Acquire for MacBook Pro laptops and all G5 desktop systems
July 11, 2008
Sundance Institute announced a call for film entries to the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. The application can be completed directly online at the official Sundance Institute website....

ARRIFLEX D-21: The Film Style Digital Camera At IBC 2008
July 10, 2008
The ARRIFLEX D-21 has significant improvements to the image processing engine, an improved image quality, simpler operation and new accessories. New output options include a 2K raw data output mode and the use of anamorphic lenses....

Easy Upgrade to da Vinci Resolve System Enables Milan's Rumblefish to Expand Services
July 10, 2008
da Vinci Systems today announced that Rumblefish, a pre- and post-production management company located in Milan, Italy, plans to upgrade its existing Resolve DI digital imaging system to a Resolve R250 by adding two of da Vinci's new high-performance C.O.R.E. (CUDA Optimized Resolve Engine) processing engines...

Post Logic Studios Completes Digital Intermediate and VFX Work for The Perfect Game
July 9, 2008
Post Logic Studios, a division of Prime Focus Group, has completed DI and VFX services for HighRoad Entertainment's The Perfect Game...

AmberFin appoints Vice President for the Americas to drive regional sales and growth
July 9, 2008
AmberFin today announces the appointment of Kurt Kyle as Vice President and Head of Region for the Americas. Kyle will be responsible for AmberFin's channel and strategic partners in this region, as well as driving growth and customer acquisition.....

RED Announce Monstro Sensor and Scope for RED
July 8, 2008
More future announcements from RED Digital Cinema include their next generation sensor that they are calling Monstro. They also announced their current RED camera sensor can now shoot scope with a capture of 4500 x 1800 pixels at 30p....

INTEL, DreamWorks Animation Form Strategic Alliance to Revolutionize 3-D Filmmaking Technology
July 8, 2008
Intel Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have announced they have formed a strategic alliance aimed at revolutionizing 3-D filmmaking technology, beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens, which is slated for a domestic release date of March 27, 2009...

Point.360 Purchases Burbank Facility
July 8, 2008
Point.360, a leading provider of integrated media management services, today announced that it had purchased the land and building housing its Hollywood Way, Burbank post production business for $8 million. Point.360 provides high level audio and video post production services from the 32,000 square foot building which it has occupied for over 10 years....

HP launches low-cost AMD-based workstation
July 7, 2008
HP has released a new AMD processor-based quad-core workstation that it says offers the performance of a workstation at the price of a conventional desktop PC...

New Report on Digital Cinema - Digital Cinema Shifts into Second Gear
July 3, 2008
A new market analysis report from DIGDIA takes a look at this value chain in detail. The report called Digital Cinema, Issues and Opportunities from Red to Blu covers the processes, technologies, products, issues and opportunities.....

da Vinci Brings Resolve R-Series and Impresario Seminar and Demonstration to Tokyo
July 3, 2008
da Vinci Systems, a leading provider of color enhancement and image restoration systems, will demonstrate its highly advanced new Resolve® R350 digital mastering suite and Impresario" control surface in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 16 and Thursday, July 17, 2008. Appointments are available both days....

PLASTER CITY SPEEDS UP 2K WORKFLOW WITH PANASONIC AJ-HDP2000 2K PROCESSOR FOR EPISODIC TELEVISION AND FEATURE FILM MASTERING
July 2, 2008
When it comes to mastering full resolution 2K television and film projects, LA-based post production house PlasterCITYDigital Post relies on a new tool to boost its post-production workflow, Panasonic’s AJ-HDP2000 2K processor. PlasterCITY has integrated the 2K processor into its overall post-production capabilities, which include dailies, color correction, offline and online editing and finishing....

Fairlight Wins Prestigious Australian International Design Award
July 2, 2008
Fairlight’s Xynergi Media Production Centre, which was launched last October, has achieved one of Australia’s highest accolades for design excellence by winning a prestigious Australian International Design Award for 2008.....

BOOK: Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema (Digital Cinema Industry Handbook Series)
July 1, 2008
Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema - Digital Cinema Industry Handbook Series - Hardcover - Author: Glenn Kennel, Price: 58.36....

Blackmagic Design Singapore Upgrades Facility With New da Vinci Resolve R350, Impresario, and Revival
July 1, 2008
da Vinci Systems today announced that Blackmagic Design Singapore, one of Asia's top post-production facilities, has purchased the new daVinci Resolve® R350 digital imaging suite and accompanying ImpresarioTM control panel. As part of a facility expansion and upgrade, Blackmagic is also upgrading its current da Vinci Resolve RT with the new Resolve R250, and adding a second da Vinci RevivalTM image restoration suite....

MAXON BodyPaint 3D Helps Rhythm & Hues Unleash its Creative Power on the Feature Film, “The Incredible Hulk”
July 1, 2008
Award-winning Visual Effects and Character Animation Studio Adopts BodyPaint 3D into State-of-the-Art Production Pipeline to Meet Rising Demand for Realism and Complexity in 3D Paint and Textures....

CBS 60 Minutes Purchases Digital Vision Nucoda HD
July 1, 2008
CBS has purchased a Nucoda HD system for use on its long running news magazine, 60 Minutes. The Nucoda HD colour grading system will be integrated into the 60 Minutes post-production environment at CBS New York....

SOLID STATE LOGIC XLOGIC DELTA-LINKS PROVIDE CRITICAL LINK FOR “BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
July 1, 2008
Peter Snell, technical scoring engineer on the film, employed the Solid State Logic XLogic Delta-Link as the right device to streamline the massive Pro Tools HD scoring setup for composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard....

Sonnet's Award-Winning Fusion F2 Now Offered With 1TB of Storage and Even Faster Performance
July 1, 2008
The fastest storage solution of its kind, the enhanced Fusion F2 delivers remarkable performance with up to 134 MB/sec read and write sustained data transfer rates, and is bus-powered to enable its use when grid power is unavailable...

SCRATCH is the Backbone of the Efe-x CINE 2k and RED ONE 4k Data Pipeline
July 1, 2008
Within eight years, Efe-x (Bogota, Colombia) has become the largest post production facility in Colombia. They're now building the needed infrastructure to produce films using the RED ONE 4k camera. As the backbone of the Efe-x digital pipeline, ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH Digital Process Solution has been a key factor in the company's growth...

Post Production Market Research: Video Postproduction Services in the US
July 1, 2008
This Industry Market Research report provides a detailed analysis of the Video Postproduction Services in the US industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry...

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