Autodesk, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of REALVIZ S.A., the privately held developer of image-based content creation software. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.... »
Alas, the oft heard “HDMI is not a locking connector! … It is a self-ejecting technology!” Well, no more. What was once the Achilles heel of a desirable workflow is now the secure backbone. Ottovonmo Productions introduced PPC's patented Locking HDMI cable to the production industry at NAB 2008. Able to lock into any HDMI connector, this new locking HDMI cable solves a myriad of problems in the industry. ... »
Introduced as an optional module for SpeedGrade in
2007, IRIDAS will now offer its DualStream stereo technology standard with
the 2008 releases of SpeedGrade HD, SpeedGrade XR, and SpeedGrade DI.
SpeedGrade with DualStream provides full stereoscopic functionality allowing
colorists to apply inter-ocular adjustments, primary and secondaries
grading, reframing, mask animation, and more - all in a real-time stereo
viewing environment.
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The new cineSync Pro beta has been released today, with some options for larger brush sizes in the drawing tools, brush size shortcuts ( larger is ], smaller is [ ), a fix for some reported colour "clipping" issues to ensure accurate colour representation on calibrated systems and other general speed and performance improvements.... »
Autodesk, Inc. today
announced that it has completed the acquisition of Kynogon SA, the
privately held maker of Kynapse artificial intelligence middleware.
Autodesk announced its intent to acquire Paris-based Kynogon on February
19, 2008. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Anonymous Content is pleased to announce the recent signing of director John Osborne to their Commercial and Integrated divisions. John's commercial credits include a two spot campaign for Sharpie featuring David Beckham via BrandBuzz New York, extensive work for Converse, including three spots for the company's Disruption campaign, Guinness, NJ Nets, and Better Burger. ... »
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. ... »
FilmCore Distribution, an Ascent Media Group company and a leading provider of distribution and vault services to the advertising industry, has opened a facility in New York. The new facility will offer a complete solution for advertising distribution and media management. Its services will include television and radio distribution, video and audio encoding, CD, DVD and tape duplication, fiber, satellite and digital delivery, vaulting, digital asset management and archiving.... »
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.* ... »
Schneider Optics' new HD Classic Soft™ filters were created in response to requests for a high-quality softening filter to complement the new high- resolution, smaller chip HD cameras. This new family of professional filtration tools is based on the company's renowned Classic Soft™ filters for cine and broadcast cameras. HD Classic Softs deliver the same subtle, effective softening performance for shooting in the 1/4", 1/3", 1/2" and 2/3" HD formats. ... »
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.... »
Back in 2001, world leading studio microphone manufacturer Neumann unveiled its Solution-D generation digital microphones. These conformed to the new AES 42 data transmission protocol to allow its digital microphones to work in conjunction with digital workstations.
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