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3net Cuts Content Deal with Comcast Xfinity TV
Stereo-3D cable channel 3net expanded its reach today, signing a deal to provide three hours of programming each week to Comcast's Xfinity 3D TV channel. Some 3net programming will be carried on Xfinitiy On Demand "in the near future," 3net …
Tim Thorsteinson Back at Grass Valley
Tim Thorsteinson is returning to Grass Valley for a second stint as president and CEO, effective immediately, the company said Thorsteinson previously led Grass Valley beginning in 1996, through an era that culminated with the company's purchase in 2002 by …
Gravity Hires VFX Supervisor Alex Lemke
Gravity named Alex Lemke its new senior VFX supervisor and compositing supervisor for films and commercials. Lemke was previously at Framestore, where he worked for Joel and Ethan Coen as VFX supervisor for Inside Llewyn Davis, and for director David Chase …
Lincoln Leads Oscar Field with 12 Nominations
This is not a hugely surprising year for Oscar nominations, with the plaudits falling into place more or less as pundits had predicted. The biggest snubs took place in the Best Director category, which left Zero Dark Thirty's Kathryn Bigelow …
ASC Names Feature Film Award Nominees
Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC, continued his remarkable run with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), nabbing his 11th nomination for an ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement this morning for his work on the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. Also nominated …
Academy Announces Sci-Tech Award Winners
Visual effects technology, camera support and power systems, and cinema lenses have all been singled out for kudos by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The various tools and techniques will be honored at the annual Scientific and …
Sound Devices Adds ProRes 4444 to PIX 240 Recorders
A free v3.0 firmware update to the PIX 240 and PIX 240i production video recorders now enables 330 Mbps Apple ProRes 4444 recording from sources that send 4:4:4 RGB or YCbCr over 3G SDI. The new capability makes the recorders …
Digital Domain Media Group Sells 3D Patents to RealD for $5.45 Million
Tying up one loose thread from the bankruptcy of Digital Domain Media Group (DDMG) earlier this year, the company sold its portfolio of patents covering 2D-to-3D-conversion technology to 3D-exhibition specialist RealD for $5.45 million. The 3D conversion patents represent the …
Adobe Buys Portfolio-Sharing Social Media Site Behance
Adobe took another decisive step into the cloud yesterday with the announcement that it had bought Behance, a social-media platform for portfolio-sharing among creatives with more than 1 million members. The move will bolster Adobe's plans to bring a strong …
ASC Announces Television Nominees for Best Cinematography
Fox shows led the pack with three nominations from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for television programming, including the "Guitar Face" episode of Ben and Kate (pictured, top). The cable trio of Cinemax, HBO, …