Luxology LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced that it will be using Bonjour technology from Apple to power its upcoming modo 301 release.... »
In its continuing quest to reduce the amount of cabling necessary for on set or remote production, Telecast Fiber Systems, based in Worcester, MA, has come up with a new coax-to-fiber conversion box that sits between a dual-link camera and a battery or breakout box and replaces three or four coax cables with one. This signal cable contains four hair-thin strands of fiber-optic cables.... »
Digieffects, a developer of popular software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro has agreed to be acquired by Robert Sharp, a veteran of the digital media industry. Robert, formerly of Terran Interactive and Canopus has agreed to acquire Digieffects and take over management of the company immediately.... »
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced launch plans for their latest development, LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop. The product created by NewTek’s 3D division provides photorealistic 3D render output, such as recently used in the feature film "300"... »
This year’s NAB show could be known as the first year LCD technology was seriously considered as a replacement for high-definition CRT monitors for critical preview, color correction and editing. LCD monitors offer the advantages of lower weight, lower power consumption, and reduced heat generation.... »
Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications for film and video, announced at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference that ARRI Film & TV Services, the post-production services division of ARRI Group, purchased three Nucoda Film Master systems with DVO image processing software. The company selected the Film Master systems to extend its services portfolio to include HD and 2k mastering and image enhancement for its film and television clients in Germany and Switzerland.... »
Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software, and Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications for film and video, announced today a strategic partnership to integrate Digital Vision’s best-of-class DVO finishing tools for high-definition video content with Sonic’s CineVision high-definition encoding platform for AVC, VC-1 and MPEG-2 stream creation.... »
ATTO Technology announced
today that the ATTO FastStream SC 5300 RAID Storage Appliance has been qualified and
approved by Avid Technology, Inc. for use with Avid MediaDock Ultra320 local storage.... »
Other World Computing (OWC), a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today that it is the first to offer up to 3.0GB of expansion memory for Apple MacBook laptops — 50% more memory than the 2.0GB maximum factory installed option. ... »
CineForm, Inc. announced that all of its products now include special software support for the unique features offered in Sony’s HVR-V1U HDV camcorder and its companion HVR-DR60 hard-disk recording unit, including 24p editing modes and direct-to-disk recording from its uncompressed HDMI output. ... »
At NAB 2007, Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video, and DVS, a top hardware/software manufacturer, will showcase the results of a newly-formed collaboration.... »
CineForm, Inc. announced that it has released an unrestricted public beta of its CineForm Intermediate software codec for Intel-based Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” systems running Apple’s Final Cut Pro. ... »