Accurately describing Scott Billups‘ role in the motion picture industry is a difficult task. He has most recently been extremely busy as a DP (director of photography) on several theatrical motion pictures shot using digital high definition video as an alternative to 35mm film. These assignments were a logical spin-off of his work as a producer of high-end shows for leading cable networks, where he combined his long experience in computer-based digital visual effects with years of behind-the-camera expertise first learned during the 1970‘s as an assistant to the great American cinematographer James Wong Howe. Billups is, however, probably best known for living on what he calls the “bleeding edge” of digital imaging technology for the past two decades.
As an experienced DP (director of photography), John Dunn has used practically every film and video format available to shoot everything from TV commercials to high-end corporate productions during the past 20 years. Recently, however, Dunn had the opportunity to use Canon‘s new XL H1 HDV camcorder, which he describes as “phenomenal.” For Dunn, who works for ADM Productions, a full-service corporate communications facility in Port Washington NY, the XL H1 is nothing less than the camera of the future.
For film and video producer Richard Shaw, a crucial first step in starting a new project is choosing the right equipment. An expert in moving-image technology for two decades, Shaw was an early pioneer of nonlinear editing techniques and the founder of production and post facilities in both Atlanta and Hollywood. His recent work includes editing and co-producing (with writer David McBrayer and Karen Shapiro) Beat the Drum, a film that tells the story of a young South African AIDS victim. Shot on location in Super 35mm film, Beat the Drum has won 27 international awards.
Thomson products and technologies have been shortlisted for a number of awards to be presented at IBC2007, including IABM Design Awards, Cable & Satellite International Product of the Year Awards, and the IBC Innovation Awards.
Placed on the shortlist for the IABM Design Awards is the Grass Valley LCP 400 wireless local control panel software from Thomson. The LCP 400 software is a radical new approach to camcorder control. A software application running on a Windows Mobile device, it links to the Infinity Digital Media Camcorder via Bluetooth and, as well as offering realtime control of the camera functionality, it gives access to the metadata to allow information about the shoot to be read, written, and edited.
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North Billerica, Massachusetts, August 27, 2007 - Microwave Radio Communications (MRC) announced that it‘s new dual diversity digital microwave receiver, MDR-2, passed rigorous tests and provided flawless reception of world-class horse racing at the prestigious Singapore Turf Club in Singapore. The system performed impeccably, and the Club had so much faith in the system after initial tests, that it was used for the Club‘s two day event for live shots on the giant outdoor screen. There was never a break in the system. more
The Netherlands, Amsterdam, August 27, 2007 - Nucomm, Inc. is introducing its NewsHub Cellular Diversity Receive System at IBC2007 (Booth #1.130). An ideal way to implement a wide-area urban cellular diversity receive network, Nucomm‘s NewsHub features four ASI inputs with loop-through packet switching that will provide seamless switching of up to four cellular receive sites. Coverage areas can be expanded as required by cascading two or more NewsHub systems. more
Riedel Communications, pioneer of advanced intercom and radio technology, has added several new products to its Performer digital partyline intercom series. The world‘s first digital partyline intercom system featuring high-quality digital audio now provides 2 and 4-channel master stations, rack-mount, wall-mount and desktop speaker stations, call light indicators and 2-channel beltpack headset stations. more
GLENDALE CA, August 27, 2007–Information technology (IT) integration is impacting the television industry with unprecedented efficiencies for content-creation workflow, management, and delivery. National TeleConsultants (NTC), the world‘s leading provider of strategic technology consulting and engineering-design services for the media industry, will once again provide expertise regarding the latest IT-based networking, storage, and workflow advances at IBC 2007, the International Broadcasting Conference in Amsterdam, Holland from September 7 to 11.
MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, August 27, 2007–Bexel Broadcast Services, a leading nationwide broadcast-equipment rental company, has entered into a cooperative marketing agreement with Ikegami centered on the addition of Ikegami‘s revolutionary HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-format CMOS Camera System into Bexel‘s rental inventory. Bexel will bring this new HD camera technology to its top broadcast customers, live-event producers, and mobile truck companies as part of its continued investment in HD broadcast equipment. The HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-format CMOS Camera System will be available for rent through Bexel‘s ten-location national network.
August 24, 2007 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids has begun shipping the latest enhancements to the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager family of distributed media transcoding software. Version 1.1 of Transcode Manager FE (Facility Edition) is bolstered with new features including server-level failover, clip manipulation and support for third-party databases including Oracle 10g®, Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 and PostgreSQL. Meanwhile, the new Transcode Manager LE offers the same exceptional performance, load balancing intelligence and ease of use in a lower-cost configuration tailored for customers without enterprise-level requirements. more
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