The declining price of CompactFlash storage components and sleek new product designs saw the advent at this year’s NAB of several camera-mounted tapeless recording units not possible even three years ago.... »
DAZ 3D, a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, today announced the immediate availability of DAZ Hexagon 2.5, the newest version of its popular 3D polygonal and subdivision modeling software. ... »
BOXX Technologies Inc., an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects (VFX) and design professionals, today released a Special Edition 3DBOXX workstation that delivers unmatched dual- processor workstation performance by maximizing the power of two Intel Core 2 Extreme processors. Benchmarks computed by BOXX Labs indicate 23.2 percent more performance on Cinebench 10 for the Special Edition compared to the world-record setting 3DBOXX 8400SE.* ... »
Editor Keith Olwell and Executive Producer Elizabeth Kiehner have teamed up to helm Proton Studio, a full service editorial resource with expanded creative capabilities including sound design and finishing, as well as a road-worthy, full capacity studio for working remote situations. Located in the heart of Chelsea, Proton first project is a national campaign for TomTom out of Boathouse in Waltham, Massachusetts. Additional editor signings are forthcoming.... »
Band Pro Film & Digital Inc. teams with optics manufacturer Schneider Kreuznach to produce a new line of HD C-mount lenses, specifically designed to enhance the performance of leading 1/3” HD cameras like the Iconix HD-RH1F and Toshiba IK-HD1. ... »
It was a big year for ENG and field lenses at NAB, with some models getting lighter, some sharper and others more data intensive then ever before.... »
At NAB a company called Maximum Throughput, known for its Sledgehammer network storage arrays, showed a server-based workgroup editing solution called MAXedit Server Edition that allows small broadcasters to cost-effectively set-up multi-seat HD/SD editing workgroups. While the software is no substitute for an Avid, Quantel or Thomson workgroup solution—as Giovanni Tagliamonti, the company’s chief executive officer will quickly tell you—it does allow someone to use standard laptops and desktop PCs to handle frame-accurate editing of compressed or uncompressed multi-resolution content.... »
As of NAB 2008, we’ve reached the milestone at which cameras can now be considered high-definition without having to belabor the point. HD acquisition is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessary cost of doing business.... »
At NAB 2008, Sound Devices (Booth N7235) will introduce a powerful new addition to its 7-Series line of digital audio recorders — the 788T eight-track recorder.... »
At the National Association of Broadcasters Convention, FilmLight has introduced a radical extension of its industry-leading Truelight colour management system that will include support for the most widely used third-party colour correction, compositing, visual effects and monitoring tools. ... »
Duiker Research Corp., creator of the Color Symmetry plug-in suite, has announced Color Symmetry Version 1.5 with Universal Look Authoring. Color Symmetry is a complete solution for emulating film looks and handling color consistently within industry-standard animation, graphics, effects and post-production packages. Version 1.5 supports a growing number of post workflows and formats as well as today’s increasingly creative look development demands. ... »
Boris FX, the leading
developer of integrated effects technology for video and film,
announced that Final Effects Complete 5.0 for AVX (FEC 5 AVX) is now
shipping.... »
Shining Technology, Inc. (www.shining.com), a global provider of tapeless recording and conversion hardware for the video and broadcast markets, today launched CitiDISK SSD, the world’s smallest, lightest solid-state hard disk for digital video recording.... »
