Digital Content Briefing

WAYNE, N.J. – When Media Source made the leap to high definition in April 2008, the Memphis-based video production company purchased the Fujinon HA16×6.3 BERM HD lens from FUJIFILM Optical Devices to use with its primary HD cameras: the P2-based Panasonic AJ-HPX3000 and the Panasonic AJ-HDX900 tape-based DVCPRO HD camera.

Test drive the entire EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP virtual instrument collection and receive 50% off most full licenses for a limited time Hollywood, CA – EASTWEST, the industry leader in virtual software instruments announces the TERAPACK, the company’s entire collection on a terabyte hard drive with free 10-day trial versions of all products. The TERAPACK is designed [...]

DC Shoes isn’t your typical shoe company, oriented as it is to meet the needs of the speed-loving, concrete-chewing, adrenaline-loving skate and snowboard set. chrome Editor Hal Honigsberg paid special attention to honoring that particular combination of grit and breathless cool in Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE: Part 1; The Music Video Infomercial, a hip-hop [...]

Lightware Converters Lightware U.S.A., the US distributor for Budapest-based Lightware Visual Engineering, has begun shipping the new DVI-TP-TX200DL and DVI-TP-RX100DL transceivers, an efficient solution for converting the DUAL LINK DVI signal to twisted pair and extending the video signal. Applications for the products include high-resolution video signal transmission, custom resolution and refresh-rate EDID emulation, [...]

76-Year Retrospective by Dolby Laboratories’ Sr. VP Ioan Allen SAN FRANCISCO: The 76-year chronicle of feature film stereo optical soundtrack development will be crystallized by a 129th AES Convention Historical Event presented by Ioan Allen, Sr. VP, Dolby Laboratories. The two-hour event is scheduled for 3:00 to 5:00PM on Thursday, Nov. 4th at the Dolby [...]

BURBANK; August 30, 2010 —Todd-AO, Hollywood’s leading independent post-production sound company, has completed the final phase in its upgrade to its facilities for episodic television. Five television mixing stages at the company’s Todd-AO Burbank facility have been fitted with new Avid ICON controllers. The controllers complement Avid Pro Tools digital audio workstations and Projection [...]

Bergen, Norway, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ) At IBC 2010, taking place at RAI Amsterdam from September 9-13, 2010, Vizrt, www.vizrt.com, will introduce Viz Engine/Artist 3.3 at its booth: Hall 2, Stand B10. As a leading provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, Vizrt is committed to expanding its systems’ functionality [...]

Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently completed work on a new five-spot TV campaign for Comcast Xfinity broadband service. Directed by Moxie Pictures’ Martin Granger for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, the ‘Tired Wires’ campaign stars a tangled mess of old phone wires voiced by actor Alan Arkin to humorously demonstrate the superiority [...]

3Dconnexion Takes Sketching Up to the Next Level with Intelligent 3D Navigation Fremont, Calif. – Aug. 30, 2010 – 3Dconnexion’s latest driver update brings intelligent 3D navigation and a streamlined 3D mouse user interface to Google SketchUp™. These new enhancements give the SketchUp community increased control of their designs and their workspace, whether redecorating a living [...]

Sound Meter Monitors Audio for 2010 EXPO, 2010 Asian Games and Other Major Events BEIJING, CHINA, 30 AUGUST, 2010 ─ RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and control devices, proudly announces that Sony China Professional Solutions Group has deployed the company’s SurroundMonitor 10800X-PLUS for use on its new HD OB van. In [...]

3D Mice Automatically Follow Point of Interest to Bring “Extreme” Design Control and Interaction to “Extreme” Designs LOS ANGELES, Calif. – July 27, 2010 – 3Dconnexion’s newest driver update for Autodesk® 3ds Max® brings intelligent 3D navigation to the design process, delivering the ultimate level of control to game developers, visual effects artists and graphic [...]

Singapore National Day Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, announces that its Roadster HD Series projectors presented the main show at Singapore’s 45th birthday celebrations and National Parade Day (NDP) 2010. The 53-minute long extravaganza of music, dance, fireworks and multimedia effects was comprised of four acts and [...]

Support for the Latest Applications Delivers Precise and Continuous Visual Control of 3D Models Fremont, Calif. – July 26, 2010 – 3Dconnexion’s full line of 3D mice is supported by three new media and entertainment applications – Autodesk® Maya® 2011 and SoftImage® 2011, and Adobe® Photoshop® CS5, bringing advanced 3D navigation and control to a [...]

Live-action Executive Producer Mark Hyatt and VFX pro George Cawood are uniting to officially launch MAKE + MODEL, a full-service creative studio with integrated capabilities covering all stages of the production process. Primarily a talent-driven studio representing top directors like the Goetz Brothers, Russell Bates, Jon Barber, Marcos Zavitsanos, Juice and Sophie Barthes, MAKE [...]

Small Tree ST-RAID Mobile To meet the growing demand by video professionals seeking flexible storage solutions, Small Tree will showcase its new GraniteSTOR ST-RAID Mobile at Content & Communications World 2010 this fall (Booth 962). Ideal for mobile broadcast applications, as well as post-production professionals who need maximum flexibility, GraniteSTOR ST-RAID Mobile features [...]

Blind is known for making the impossible seem possible with their top-notch production and post work, but they may have pulled their best trick yet in bringing veteran Art Director Steve Pacheco back to Blind after a half-decade absence. Pacheco has a reputation for producing standout work for top agencies and brands, including recent [...]

Conversation Set For Createasphere in NYC, September 21st, 2010 (Burbank, CA) Createasphere, the entertainment and media industry’s showcase for previewing and learning about the latest trends and groundbreaking technology for the content creator, has announced an American Cinematographer Conversation with Tom Houghton, ASC for Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Exposition in New York next month.

Northvale, NJ • August 26, 2010 – Azzurro Systems Integration (ASI) has announced that NY1 News, Time Warner Cable’s 24-hour news channel in New York City, has installed an AzzurroCam™, ASI’s easy-to-operate production system. NY1 News, available on Time Warner Cable throughout the five boroughs and surrounding suburbs, is using the system to deliver [...]

Raising the bar for live sound engineering with its Stealth Digital Processing and unique Super FPGA technology, the DiGiCo SD7 has become a familiar sight doing duty at FOH and/or monitors for tours of varying magnitudes and genres.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will showcase its DIONIC HCX, CINE VCLX Power System, and ULHM-LED and EledZ LED light solutions at the SET Congress and 19th [...]