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News: DVEO to Feature New SD or HD MPEG-2 to H.264 Transcoders at IBC, Stand 2.A48
MPEG Gearbox™ Broadcast Quality Transcoders With IP Output Now Feature HTTP Live Adaptive Bitrate Streaming
DVEO, the broadcast division of San Diego based Computer Modules, Inc. , will demonstrate their unique Linux® based MPEG-2 to H.264 transcoders at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam, September 10-14, at Stand 2.A48. MORE.

News: Barco dazzles theaters around the globe with DP2K digital cinema projectors
Barco, a global leader in digital cinema projection technology, announces that the first half of 2010 has brought impressive results for its digital cinema business thanks to the worldwide deployment of the DP2K series. This year has taken off with a significant increase in sales, orders and production capacity. MORE.

News: Cintel and Marquise Technologies partner to offer powerful new telecine workflows
Cintel, a leading provider of film scanning and image enhancement products, and Marquise Technologies, designers of post-production solutions, has announced today that the new O C E A N Controller will be distributed through Cintel and will fully support all Cintel telecines. MORE.

News: Music 2 Hues announces new Flagship Series CD Release - "Logos & Bumpers CD"
Music 2 Hues, a leading supplier of Production Music & Sound Effects to the, Film, Video, Animation, & Multimedia Industries has just added a new Flagship Series CD release. MORE.

News: TV One Adds New EDID Solution to Ease Installation Issues
The TV One-task product line expands by offering an EDID/CEC Selector. MORE.

News: MusicRevolution.com, An Online Marketplace For Production Music, Announces Free Music Program For Organizations in Need
MusicRevolution.com, an innovative online marketplace for production music, today announced the launch of its Free Music Program for qualified schools, educational institutions and non-profit organizations as a way to give something back to the community. MORE.

News: Flanders Scientific Announces New Features on FSI Monitors
Addition of Histogram and Color Histogram Scopes
Flanders Scientific is pleased to announce the release of our next major firmware version, 9.35, for the LM-0750W, LM-1760W, LM-1770W, LM-2450W, and LM-2460W. This new firmware version provides you with several new features and a few improvements to existing features. MORE.

News: Autodesk Kynapse 7 Artificial Intelligence Middleware Now Shipping
*The internal test was performed using a 2X Intel® Xeon® E5530 2.40 GHz 12 GB processor with Windows® 7 Enterprise 64-bit operating system. Results from reenactments of the internal test may vary.
Autodesk has announced that its Autodesk Kynapse 7 artificial intelligence middleware, introduced at the Game Developer's Conference 2010, is now shipping. Version 7 is easier to use with faster pathdata generation, improved tuning and profiling, simplified integration and configuration, and certain off-the-shelf behaviors. Internal tests show Kynapse 7 middleware performs navigation mesh generation 15 to 60 times faster than Kynapse 6.* MORE.

News: Matrox TripleHead2Go Technology Powers Unique 42-Display Installation at Club Vanilli
VJ duo engineers 15 TripleHead2Go units directly off three Apple® Mac Pro workstations for an astonishing panoramic deployment
Matrox Graphics, the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, today announced that 4youreye has selected Matrox TripleHead2Go Graphics eXpansion Modules to drive a 42-display installation at Club Vanilli. MORE.

News: Outdoorsman Buck McNeely Shoots with FUJIFILM Premier Series Lenses
Buck McNeely considers himself to be one of the luckiest guys in the world. Shooting with FUJIFILM Optical Devices U.S.A., Inc. lenses for the past 20 years, he has been able to combine his passion for hunting and outdoor activities with his vocation of producing adventure-based television to create his internationally syndicated TV series, The Outdoorsman with Buck McNeely. MORE.

News: Premier Media Group looks to multi-resolution future with Quantel for FOX SPORTS NEWS
Leading Australian sports broadcaster chooses Enterprise sQ for speed, quality and usability
Australian sports broadcaster Premier Media Group has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ system to provide a platform to help it continue to meet the new challenges of the fast-evolving, multi-resolution media landscape over the coming years. MORE.

News: Lone Peak Productions wins 3 more Aurora Awards
The Aurora Awards announced that Lone Peak Productions, a full service video production company headquartered in Salt Lake City, has won three gold awards in recognition of quality video production. The projects for which the awards were received included a government training project and two corporate videos. MORE.

News: Singular Software CEO Bruce Sharpe to Present Multi-Camera/Dual-System Audio Session at WEVA
Singular Software Founder Bruce Sharpe helps WEVA celebrate 20-years of digital wedding and event videography with highly anticipated post-production presentation
Singular Software, award-winning developer of automation applications for video post-production, has announced that CEO Bruce Sharpe will be delivering a highly informative session alongside Roland Systems Group at WEVA Expo 2010, titled: "Enhancing Video Productions Using Multiple Cameras and External Audio." MORE.

News: Apple Updates Safari 5
Users Can Add New Features Through Extensions
Apple® today released Safari® 5.0.1, turning on Safari Extensions and introducing the Safari Extensions Gallery. Apple introduced extensions support in Safari 5 in June so developers could begin creating extensions with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript web standards. MORE.

News: Pfeiffer Publishes Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max Productivity Reports
Study Shows Productivity Gains of Up To Nearly US$20,000 per Workstation, per Year, for 2011 Releases
SIGGRAPH 2010 -- Autodesk, Inc. is announcing the publication of four research reports from Pfeiffer Consulting quantifying the specific performance, productivity and efficiency gains of Autodesk Maya 2011 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software, as compared to specific earlier versions. MORE.

News: Boston's WGBH Deploys SAN Solutions' Media Production SAN
Storage Platform Supports Growing Range of Programs Including "Antiques Roadshow" and "Greater Boston"
SAN Solutions Inc., a media infrastructure company that provides storage and application platforms to the media and entertainment markets, today announced that its Media Production SAN is supporting production at Boston public broadcaster WGBH. A major producer of PBS programs, WGBH provides informational, inspiring, and entertaining educational content to audiences in New England, across the nation, and around the world. MORE.

News: OptiTrack Exceeds Price-performance Standards for Motion Capture
New S250e Ethernet Camera Boasts Remarkable Speed and Accuracy for $1,899 USD
From creating advanced animation tools for feature films to helping golfers develop a perfect swing, OptiTrack™ is blazing new ground in motion capture technology across multiple markets. MORE.

News: NVIDIA Propels Applications to New Heights with NVIDIA Fermi-Optimized Application Acceleration Engines
Developers Quickly and Easily Tap Into the Power of Fermi
NVIDIA announced today new releases of its Application Acceleration Engines , optimized for the newest Quadro® graphics processing units based on the company’s new NVIDIA® Fermi architecture, which were launched today. MORE.

News: New NVIDIA Fermi-class Quadro Launches the Era of Computational Visualization
First GPUs to Combine ECC, Double Precision Floating Point and Massive Geometry Processing, Delivering Five Times Faster 3D Performance, Eight Times Faster Simulation Performance and Immersive Stereoscopic 3D
NVIDIA today launched the era of the ‘computational visualization workstation’ for designers, engineers, researchers and animators by introducing its Quadro® graphics processing units based on NVIDIA® Fermi architecture, and by also introducing the new NVIDIA 3D Vision™ Pro solution. MORE.

News: NVIDIA 3D Vision Pro Ushers in a New Dimension in Visualization
RF-enabled 3D Stereoscopic Solution Designed for Modern Professional Workstations and Multi-user, Large Scale Visualization Environments
NVIDIA announced today NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ Pro, a new 3D stereoscopic solution empowering engineers, designers, architects and computational chemists who work with complex 3D designs to see their work in greater detail. MORE.

News: STEELE gives Lady Gaga the style treatment with Pablo and iQ
Leading LA post house meets new challenges in 'Alejandro' with Quantel
Los Angeles full service post house STEELE studios' new Quantel Pablo and iQ have been put to the test again on the new Lady Gaga mini-featurette 'Alejandro', immediately after completing Shakira's 'Waka Waka' World Cup video in Stereo3D. MORE.

News: NewTek Introduces LightWave™ 10
Offering its most advanced 3D technology with real-time viewport rendering, support for instant OpenGL shading views, advanced data interchange, immersive filmmaking and visualization tools
NewTek, worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, today announced NewTek LightWave™ 10, the next generation of its Emmy® award-winning professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. MORE.

News: Rok!t Studio Brings “Grease: Sing-A-Long” To The Summer Of 2010
Rok!t® Studio, the motion design division of CIS Visual Effects Group, has created the interactive graphics for the current hit release of “Grease: Sing-A-Long.” MORE.

News: StudioGPU Delivers Unmatched Efficiency and Flexibility to 3D Production Pipelines with the Introduction of MachStudio Pro 2
Now Supports Rendering with Pixar RenderMan, mental images mental ray and Fast High-Fidelity GPU-Based MachStudio Pro Renderer
StudioGPU is redefining productivity for 3D artists working in broadcast, cinema and design with the announcement of StudioGPU MachStudio™ Pro 2 real-time non-linear 3D workflow and rendering software. MORE.

News: Autodesk Fluid FX App Now Available on App Store
New App Based on Autodesk Maya Software Brings Hollywood Blockbuster Effects to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
Autodesk, Inc. today announced its Autodesk Fluid FX App is now available on the App Store. MORE.

News: Autodesk Debuts New Mobile Games Curriculum and Instructor Certification Options
Autodesk Provides Free Training Modules for Mobile Game Creation; Announces New Certification Program for Softimage Instructors
SIGGRAPH 2010 -- Autodesk, Inc. has released three new training modules as part of the Autodesk Animation Academy 2011 curriculum* for secondary schools. The modules provide students with tools and a curriculum to help develop the skills needed to create mobile game applications. MORE.

News: Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Premium launched at SIGGRAPH
New Suites Include Softimage for a Full Set of Advanced 3D Tools at Over 40 Percent Cost Savings
SIGGRAPH 2010 -- Autodesk, Inc. introduced Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Premium, offering a powerful set of tools for 3D modeling, digital sculpting, texture painting, animation, effects, rendering and compositing. The Premium Suites provide integration across applications for enhanced interoperability and efficiency, enabling artists to explore creative ideas with advanced modeling and animation technology. MORE.

News: Apple Unveils New Mac Pro With Up to 12 Processing Cores
Apple® today unveiled a new Mac® Pro line with up to 12 processing cores and up to 50 percent greater performance than the previous generation.* MORE.

News: Apple Updates iMac Line
Introduces New Multi-Touch Magic Trackpad
Apple® today updated its all-in-one iMac® line, widely praised as the world's best desktop computers, with the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and powerful new graphics. MORE.

News: Apple Unveils New 27-inch LED Cinema Display
Apple® today unveiled a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display with stunning 2560 x 1440 resolution and 60 percent more screen real estate than the 24-inch LED Cinema Display. Featuring a built-in iSight® video camera, microphone and speakers, powered USB 2.0 hub, and universal MagSafe® connector, the new LED Cinema Display is an ideal companion for the MacBook® family or a Mac® desktop, and is available for $999. MORE.

News: FilmLight and Avid to Showcase End-to-End File-Based Workflow
Los Angeles demonstration will highlight interoperability between Baselight and Media Composer 5.0
FilmLight and Avid will conduct joint demonstrations in Los Angeles this week of a totally file-based workflow for post-production featuring complete interoperability between FilmLight’s industry-leading Baselight color grading system and Avid’s newly-introduced Media Composer 5.0 nonlinear editing system. MORE.

News: StudioGPU MachStudio Pro Opens Up Creative Options for Students
Powerful Non-Linear Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering Software Now Available with Attractive Student Pricing
StudioGPU announced today the full-feature version of its award-winning MachStudio™ Pro non-linear real-time 3D workflow and rendering software is now available at educational pricing to qualified students. MachStudio Pro bundled with the high-performance ATI FirePro™ V7800 workstation graphics card from AMD is available at the student price of $999 , while the software only version is available for $499 . MORE.

News: Teton Gravity Research Scales Workflow Boundaries with Small Tree’s GraniteSTOR Shared Storage Solution
Action Sports Production Company Achieves Growth by a Factor of 3 with GbE Storage System
As one of the fastest growing brands in the action sports industry, Teton Gravity Research has developed a reputation for capturing edge-of-your-seat HD and 3D footage exploring the physical and emotional limitations of world-class athletes that is as exhilarating as it is jaw-dropping. MORE.

News: Cintel Showcases Faster-than-real-time Image Enhancement and Restoration Tools at IBC 2010
Cintel International will be exhibiting the new imageMill2 Image Processing Workstation super-fast HD and 2K Data File Grain Correction and Image Stabilisation. Also shown will be the production version of 2K/4K film scanner ditto evolution as well as a new Telecine Controller and Colour Correction Solution. MORE.

News: Alvernia Studios installs MillenniumHD in new film scanning suite
Alvernia Studios, situated near Krakow, Poland has installed a High Definition MillenniumHD ‘data-cine’ from Cintel. MORE.

News: StudioGPU MachStudio Pro Adding Support for Pixar RenderMan Software
Open Architecture in Advanced Real-Time Non-Linear 3D Workflow and Rendering Software to Offer Seamless Path to Ray Tracing and More with Industry-Standard Rendering Solution
StudioGPU announced today its MachStudio™ Pro non-linear real-time 3D workflow and rendering software will soon offer support for Pixar RenderMan®—the Academy Award®-winning industry standard rendering software in use by studios of all sizes worldwide to meet the most demanding 3D and animation visual effects rendering challenges. MORE.

News: GenArts Unveils Sapphire 5 for Nuke and OFX
Cross-Platform Release Helps Solve the Dilemma of Time and Budget vs. Creativity by Delivering Crucial Quality, Productivity and Flexibility Benefits to Compositing Artists
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today that it has released its newest version of GenArts Sapphire™ 5 for Nuke and OFX host platforms. MORE.

News: Daihei Shibata’s The Light of Life Short Film Created with MAXON CINEMA 4D Promises to Impress Audiences at the SIGGRAPH 2010 Convention with its Ethereal Beauty
Screenings to take place at SIGGRAPH 2010’s Electronic Theater July 26 – July 28th at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce that 3D artist, Daihei Shibata, has relied on its CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D software applications to create a short film entitled The Light of Life that will be included in the prestigious SIGGRAPH 2010 Computer Animation Festival. MORE.

News: Dalet Showcases Key Enterprise Edition Enhancements for News and MAM Customers at IBC 2010
New platform and enhanced creation tools improve collaboration and productivity in News, Sports, and Program production
Dalet Digital Media Systems will showcase Dalet Enterprise Edition, their flagship News and Media Asset Management solution, featuring its new Workflow Engine at the IBC 2010 exhibition, held in Amsterdam from September 10 – 14 in Hall 8, Stand B77. MORE.

News: Building a Film with PhaseSpace
Director Kory Martin Juul Creates White Tiger Legend Almost Single-Handedly
Literally a one-man army, acclaimed visual effects artist, director and producer, Kory Martin Juul relied extensively on the PhaseSpace motion capture system for production on his new animated martial arts film, White Tiger Legend. Through creative use of the system, and his own martial arts training, Juul was able to capture 572 shots for the film on a tight schedule using a skeleton crew with only a shoestring budget. MORE.

News: Autodesk 3ds Max Software Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
3D Entertainment and Design Software Helped Shape an Industry, Bringing High-Quality 3D Modeling, Animation and Rendering to the PC
Twenty years ago, Autodesk, Inc. revolutionized the computer graphics industry with the introduction of Autodesk 3ds Max software -- then known as 3D Studio DOS -- one of the first affordable 3D modeling, rendering and animation systems for the PC. Since then, Autodesk has continued to introduce innovative features to empower users in pushing the boundaries of digital entertainment and design visualization. MORE.

News: SIGGRAPH 2010: Autodesk Showcases Latest Digital Entertainment Creation Workflows
Live in Los Angeles and Virtually on the AREA
Autodesk, Inc. will showcase its Digital Entertainment Creation technology and how it enables cutting-edge pipelines for games, film and television production at SIGGRAPH 2010, July 27-29 in Los Angeles. MORE.

News: Bexel Unveils Redesigned, User-Friendly Website
Features Include Simplified Navigation and Complete Project Price Quoting
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, is pleased to announce the re-launch of its website. MORE.

News: Red Giant Software Introduces Magic Bullet Colorista II
Powerful, Professional Color Correction Right Where You Want It
Red Giant Software today introduced Magic Bullet Colorista II , new color correction software that brings the professional power of high-end color systems directly to the desktop. MORE.

News: SmartSound Reveals Music Workflow for Adobe After Effects CS5
New video tutorials created by Adobe Certified Expert, Jeff Foster, show an amazing music soundtrack workflow not available from any other music source
SmartSound, the world’s most creative music solution for visual media, has just released a set of three video tutorials showing an impressive new royalty free music workflow for Adobe After Effects CS5 users. MORE.

News: SynthEyes 2011 Previews at SIGGRAPH
New 2011 Release Concentrates on Set Reconstruction
Andersson Technologies LLC will be previewing the SynthEyes 2011 release of its versatile and affordable camera tracking application at SIGGRAPH Booth #1017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 27-29. The new release is highlighted by set reconstruction features. With the new features, visual effects artists can create 3-D models of the set on which shots were originally recorded, as an aid to adding new effects such as CGI creatures, or enhancing the appearance of the set, for example extending it or enhancing the art direction. Compositing artists can use the new features to build layered 3-D environments as well. MORE.

News: Barco releases DCI compliant Series 2 projectors with integrated CineCanvas™ subtitling
Digital cinema specialist Barco announced today that its DP2K family of digital cinema projectors is now available with integrated CineCanvas™ subtitling support. The new functionality can be installed via a simple firmware upgrade. MORE.

News: Artbeats Offers Exclusive Stock Footage Discount Program for Houses of Worship
Up to 80% Price Reduction on Full-resolution HD & SD Clips and Collections; Ideal for Worship Services and Events
Providing a cost-effective opportunity to add life to congregational gatherings, events and informational materials, Artbeats, a 21-year veteran in the stock footage industry, today announces its Houses of Worship Discount Program. MORE.

News: Digital Nirvana Collaborates with Evertz Microsystems for Enhanced SNMP Monitoring and Control
Digital Nirvana, Inc. and Evertz® Microsystems have worked to develop an enhanced interface for Digital Nirvana’s MonitorIQ Broadcast Monitoring System to support Evertz’s VistaLINK® PRO and VistaLINK® PRO PLUS SNMP monitoring and control software. MORE.

News: Exciting Update for Primatte Chromakey Plugin in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and 64-bit Native Operation
Digital Anarchy’s Popular Photoshop Blue/Greenscreen Masking Software Gets Long Awaited 64-bit Update
Digital Anarchy today announced a 64-bit release to their award winning, best-of-breed Primatte Chromakey plugin. Primatte 3.5 adds compatibility for Adobe Photoshop CS5 and 64-bit operation on Mac, Windows and Vista systems. MORE.

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