Digital Content Briefing

In the Name of the Family, (courtesy of Bishari Films). Provocative Film Takes Top Canadian Honours at Hot Docs Toronto: August 20, 2010… With a 25-year track record in Toronto’s postproduction community, Fearless Films brought a wealth of experience to finishing work for In the Name of the Family, Shelley Saywell’s award-winning documentary about [...]

Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Boris AAF Transfer Version 1.0.5 is now available. The new Version 1.0.5 release supports Avid DS.

Phish Longtime grandMA user Chris Kuroda, who’s marking his 22nd year as the lighting designer for the rock band Phish, has taken a pair of grandMA2 consoles along on the musicians’ cross-country summer tour. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive North American distributor for MA Lighting.

The improved 80” Supernova Mobile Screen Karlslunde, Denmark, August 2010 – dnp denmark, the world leader in front- and rear projection screen technology, is relaunching its 80” Supernova Mobile Screen in an improved and cost-effective version. Due for release in August 2010, this portable front projection screen brings a new level of convenience [...]

New York - August 24, 2010: Over the last couple of years, Ingrid Michaelson’s infectiously melodic and intelligent brand of performance and songwriting has caught the attention of millions of music fans all over the world, leading to sold-out concerts in large halls, international festivals and everything in between. Many fans initially became acquainted with [...]

Jack Morton Worldwide In a unique project that is as technologically challenging as it is visually arresting, Dataton WATCHOUT™ multi-display presentation and production system has been used to promote Samsung Electronics Australia’s latest generation of LED LiVE televisions throughout Australia. Jack Morton Worldwide When Samsung Electronics Australia and its Brand Experience Agency Jack Morton [...]

Nashville, TN, Aug. 25, 2010 – 615 Music, one of the world’s leading providers of production music to the entertainment, broadcast, advertising, and corporate industries, and the recent winner of a national Emmy Award for “Outstanding Original Song” for NBC’s “Today Show,” has retained UK-based representative Danielle Wade. Ms. Wade will represent 615 Music’s [...]

Hollywood—Bill DeRonde and Michael Polito, principals of the post production facility Chainsaw (www.chainsawedit.com), shared an Emmy Award Saturday night for their work on the HBO special “The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert.” The award came for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera). Chainsaw Editor John Zimmer and freelance [...]

New course from award-winning training company gives concise instruction to help Final Cut Pro users add knowledge of Media Composer editing solutions to their repertoire Hoffman Estates, IL – Class on Demand™, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced its new training course—“Avid Media Composer for Final Cut Pro Users”—is [...]

SAN FRANCISCO — Aug. 24, 2010 — Wohler Technologies today announced that PlayBox Technology Ltd., an international communications and IT company serving broadcast and corporate markets worldwide, has joined the Wohler distributor network. Headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria, and addressing client needs across the globe through regional offices, PlayBox Technology will act not only as a [...]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA, August 24, 2010 — Guitar Center, Inc. today announced a management succession plan to be implemented during the fourth quarter of 2010. Under this plan, Greg Trojan, presently President and Chief Operating Officer, will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Trojan will also remain a member of Guitar Center’s Board [...]

Blackmagic Design today announced that Galaxy & Starlight, one of China’s top companies that provide film and video equipment rental and postproduction services, has purchased China’s first Linux-based DaVinci Resolve 7.0 non-linear color correction system, which takes advantage of the power of 8 GPUs for realtime 4K/2K/HD/SD and stereoscopic 3D grading.

Advances Remove Bottlenecks in Weather Graphic and Map Creation Bergen, Norway, Vizrt Ltd. (Oslo Main List: VIZ) At IBC2010, taking place at RAI Amsterdam from September 9-13, Vizrt (Hall 2, Stand B10), Vizrt will introduce Viz Weather 2.2 and Viz World 10.2. These latest versions of Viz Weather and Viz World enhance Vizrt’s extensive product [...]

Purchase 20 or more “You Gotta See This!” Apps from the iTunes App Store and receive a 50% bulk discount per Apple’s new Volume Purchase Program incentive Puchheim, Germany – August 24, 2010 – Boinx Software, a multi-award winning software developer for the Mac platform, has joined Apple® App Store Volume Purchase Program. Announced [...]

Vantage video workflow management, Episode 6 encoding, Wirecast Pro live webcasting, plus Agility and Avalon products make their IBC debut in Telestream stand 7.D16 Telestream, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, will feature several major new software products at IBC2010 in stand 7.D16. Vantage, Episode 6, Wirecast Pro, Agility and Avalon [...]

DNP SUPERNOVA FLEX DELIVERS FOR CAMOZZI CREATIV MEDIA SYSTEMS PROVIDE PNEUMATIC CONTROL COMPANY WITH ELEGANT, HIGH-BRIGHTNESS SOLUTION Albershausen, Germany, August 2010 … When Camozzi GmbH, a manufacturer of pneumatic control components, set out the blueprint for its new conference room in Albershausen, Germany, the vision of the company’s management was for a bright, open [...]

OLD LYME, Conn. – August 23, 2010 – Located in a suburb of Huntsville, AL, Asbury United Methodist Church is situated amongst a rapidly growing community comprised predominantly of aerospace and defense contractors. The church, which ranks as one of the 25 largest United Methodist Churches in the nation, not only faces the challenges of [...]

The Gold Mount and ElipZ Solutions Meet Growing Demands of DSLR Cinematography ORLANDO, FLORIDA - 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 introduce new Gold Mount and ElipZ power solutions [...]

Zoic Studios visual effects creativity has been tapped for numerous episodic shows in the Summer/Fall 2010 line-up. A combination of returning clients and new projects offer a diverse range of stylistic approaches for both expansive and subtle effects. The line up is: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Defenders, True Blood, No Ordinary Family, Falling Skies, [...]

Rapid Digitization of 55,000 Hours of the Australian Parliament Archive is Underway CANBERRA, AU – August 23, 2010 – DAMsmart (www.damsmart.com.au), the recognized source of automated content digitization and migration in Australia and New Zealand, has recently broken ground on the extensive job of digitizing and preserving 55,000 hours of the Australian Parliament’s original video [...]