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Autodesk Upgrades Smoke 2013 with Blackmagic IO
Autodesk today announced feature upgrades that will be included in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1, a release that incorporates the recently announced technology collaboration between Autodesk and Blackmagic Design. "Community feedback has been tremendous, and with this extension release Smoke …
Convergent Design Sets Pricing for Odyssey7 OLED Recorders
Convergent Design has finalized the unusual pricing scheme for its innovative Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q 7.7-inch 1280×800 OLED monitors, which double as SSD recording devices. The company had originally announced that all recording options would command an extra fee on top …
Kodak Names Christian Richter Its Film Lab and Studio Relationship Manager
Kodak appointed Christian Richter to the newly created position of Film Lab and Studio Relationship Manager, effective immediately, the company said. Richter, who reports to Andrew Evenski, president and GM of the Kodak's Entertainment Imaging Division, takes on responsibilities related …
Shotgun Software Releases Shotgun Version 5.0
Shotgun Software today released the upgraded version 5.0 of its Shotgun production management system designed for VFX and animation. The redesigned Shotgun includes a overhauled UI, the company said, along with new tracking, review and approval tools and collaboration features. …
SIM Digital Buys PS Production Services
Toronto-based video equipment and post services provider SIM Digital said this week that it had acquired PS Production Services (PS), a Canadian rental house with more than 130 employees in offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Halifax. The deal was financed …
With New Scrub and Scan Tools, Shutterstock Continues to Grow
Online stock library Shutterstock has been in growth mode since it was founded in 2003, though one could argue that the addition of video footage in 2006 helped it turn a corner. At NAB last month, Ben Pfeifer, Shutterstock's VP of New Business, …
Adobe Doubles Down on Creative Cloud, Adopts Subscription-Only Model
Adobe closed the door on the Creative Suite at its Adobe MAX conference this morning, announcing that it's moving to an all-subscription model and dropping the existing branding of its Creative Suite software products. Starting in June, new versions of …
National Film Board of Canada to Launch Multi-Platform Documentary Service in 2014
Citing the success of festivals such as Hot Docs and the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) today announced an over-the-top subscription platform for "viewing and engaging with" documentary films on the web, …
Kodak Cuts $3 Billion+ Deal in Reorganization Process
Without saying anything specific about its motion-picture and television film-making operations, Kodak today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell its "personalized imaging and document imaging" business to its largest creditor, the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan (KPP). Kodak …
Looking for a Buyer, Aaton Enters Receivership
French film camera manufacturer Aaton has entered financial receivership, according to a statement from company founder Jean-Pierre Beauviala posted to the French Society of Cinematographers (AFC) website. Known for the Super 16 Xterà, the tiny Super 16 A-Minima, and most recently …