Facilis Technology, Inc., a leader in shared media storage technology for post-production and content creation, today announced the availability of TerraBlock shared storage networks with one-terabyte drives. The 1TB drives mark the largest capacity available today within a post-production storage environment. The 1TB drives are available in each TerraBlock model – 8XS, the new 24EX, 12-drive expandable model and the 24D.
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NewBlue Inc., creators of innovative audio, video and multimedia technologies, today announced the release of new and updated NewBlueFX plugin collections for the Sony Vegas software family. The new plugins are comprised of three brand new collections as well as four version 2.0 upgrade collections. ... »
Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., today announced a new 30-day trial version of SOFTIMAGE XSI 6.5, professional 3D modeling, character creation, animation and rendering software. ... »
Noise Industries released FxFactory 2 with support for Final Cut Express 4 as well as Final Cut Studio applications and Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger. It also FxFactory Pro has been completely redesigned with better rendering quality, better performance, contextual parameter interface, better compositing features and much more.... »
Introducing I6x9 Inc.'s EX 0.7X Wide Converter for the Sony HVR-V1U and other compact HD camcorders. This professional optic easily attaches to the 62mm threads on the front of the camcorder's 3.9-78mm lens for 30% more wide-angle coverage than the lens alone affords.... »
Pixologic's 30-day trial version of Zbrush 3.1 is a full-featured version offering the industry-standard scultping and painting tools that professional digital artists rely on for high-end visual effects and 3D sculpting in a time-limited format for students, teachers, artists and others just beginning their journey into Zbrush. ... »
Sony Electronics’ latest HDV products include two new camcorders that feature interchangeable lens systems, native progressive recording, increased sensitivity for low-light conditions, hybrid solid-state recording and other features designed for video production professionals and pro-sumers.... »
Apple today released Final Cut Express 4, a significant upgrade to its powerful video editing software based on Apple’s award-winning Final Cut Pro 6, with a new low price of $199. Final Cut Express 4 adds support for the latest AVCHD cameras, allows mixing of standard and high definition content on a single timeline, includes the ability to import iMovie ‘08 projects, and gives users access to hundreds of sophisticated FxPlug cinematic effects and filters.... »
Red Giant Software is pleased to
announce the availability of Trapcode Form, an organic 3D shape
generator that allows users to create a wide variety of wild animations,
from text logos that blow away like sand to surfaces that move like
rolling fire or billowing smoke. ... »
Sony today disclosed new details of its newest generation of HDV camcorders, including a new form factor — it takes full-size DV cassettes — designed to win the hearts and minds of longtime DV users. Officials also responded directly for the first time to the drum-beating that’s been going on over the claimed higher efficiencies of AVC encoding versus MPEG-2. (In a nutshell: reports of MPEG-2’s death have been greatly exaggerated.)... »
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the availability of SpeedEDIT™ version 1.5, the latest upgrade to its award-winning resolution independent video editor designed to allow video producers unrivaled editing creativity and speed for all projects, including DV, HDV or uncompressed video. ... »
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today that it is developing 8-Gigabit Fibre Channel technology product solutions. This commitment continues ATTO’s tradition as a leader in next generation storage-infrastructure solutions.... »
