OLD LYME, Conn. - May 11, 2010: The U.S. subsidiary of headphone and microphone manufacturer Sennheiser named B&H Photo Video, Inc. its 2009 dealer of the year for excellent sales, customer support and comprehension of Sennheiser’s diverse line of professional audio systems and solutions.
To express its thanks, Sennheiser made a generous donation to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development fund in the name of B&H Photo Video. The donation supports the emergency relief and recovery efforts for those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
“For more than 15 years, B&H has supported Sennheiser products with excellent customer service,” said Eric Mayer, National Sales Manager, Professional Systems for Sennheiser Electronic Corporation. “The B&H team operates one of the most easy-to-use websites in the industry, and is always looking to promote and sell Sennheiser products whenever they can. They more
Using Pilat Media’s Integrated Broadcast Management System, State-of-the-Art CBS Media Distribution Center Is Lauded for Centralized Management of Media and Scheduling While Integrating the Network’s Third Party Legacy Systems more
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – May 11, 2010… CTV, Canada’s largest private broadcaster, recently completed a substantial investment in Lawo equipment that was used by Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, a unique relationship between leading media conglomerates CTV Inc. and Rogers Media Inc., which, collectively, broadcast the 2010 Winter Games across Canada. The purchase consisted of seven Lawo systems—five mc²56 consoles and two zirkonXL consoles that were deployed at the IBC (International Broadcast Center) in Vancouver. With the massive project now successfully completed, CTV is already planning for the next big event that will utilize their Lawo equipment. more
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – May 11, 2010… CTV, Canada’s largest private broadcaster, recently completed a substantial investment in Lawo equipment that was used by Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, a unique relationship between leading media conglomerates CTV Inc. and Rogers Media Inc., which, collectively, broadcast the 2010 Winter Games across Canada. The purchase consisted of seven Lawo systems—five mc²56 consoles and two zirkonXL consoles that were deployed at the IBC (International Broadcast Center) in Vancouver. With the massive project now successfully completed, CTV is already planning for the next big event that will utilize their Lawo equipment. more
Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, announced today that its SpinnakerTM family of live streaming appliances and Armada automated transcoding solution will offer full support for Adobe® HTTP Dynamic Streaming when it is available in late May.
HTTP Dynamic Streaming enables high-quality (H.264 or VP6), network-efficient HTTP streaming for media delivery. This open-format solution allows content owners to leverage existing network and cache infrastructures to efficiently deliver media content to the Adobe Flash® Platform. HTTP Dynamic Streaming supports quality-of-service (QoS) monitoring, adaptive bitrate, and DVR functionality. The HTTP Dynamic Streaming workflow includes content preparation tools, fragmented MP4 files that are HTTP cache friendly and options for protected streaming powered by Adobe Flash Access™ 2.0, continuing to make the Adobe Flash Platform an excellent choice for reliable delivery of more secure, high-quality playback experiences.
— Inventor-manufacturer of CLASP® (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor) provides unique insights into analog recording and the use of CLASP, effectively bridging the worlds of digital and analog —
NASHVILLE, TN, May 7, 2010 — The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS) recently hosted two days of workshops and seminars with Chris Estes, Founder/President of Endless Analog, the Nashville-based manufacturer and distributor of the revolutionary, critically acclaimed CLASP® (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor). Estes led four in-studio sessions at CRAS, where students and faculty were given the unique hands-on opportunity to experience CLASP and learn Estes’ insights on analog recording, ranging from tracking methods right through the final mix. Drawing upon his vast experience on both sides of the glass and as an inventor, Estes discussed analog recording and worked closely with the Conservatory’s Director of Education Kevin Becka and Conservatory Technician Jeff more
FXFACTORY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER YANOBOX RELEASES SEMANTIC VISUAL EFFECTS PLUG-IN FOR FINAL CUT STUDIO AND AFTER EFFECTS
Yanobox Nodes playfully fuses graphics and text for the creation of modernistic designs and 3D animations
Boston, MA – May 11, 2010 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, announced that development partner, Yanobox, has released Yanobox Nodes for the FxFactory® platform. Yanobox Nodes is a brand new visual effects generator designed to work inside Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4 / CS5, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple Motion® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. Yanobox Nodes’ intuitive toolset provides artists with the ability to playfully link together graphics and text for the creation of beautiful 3D animations leveraging the speed of a GPU accelerated platform. Users can distribute graphics and text in 3D space into various shapes such as more
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — May 11, 2010 — Omneon Inc. today announced that Northern California Public Broadcasting Inc. (NCPB), the country’s most-watched public television broadcaster, has purchased Omneon video infrastructure to support the end-to-end file-based workflow at its San Francisco facilities. The tightly integrated media processing and storage systems from Omneon will replace Pinnacle server systems and a legacy archive system, providing state-of-the-art media management and processing while enabling a more efficient workflow in delivering content to air and to other distribution platforms. more
DALET SIGNS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR TV NEWS AUTOMATION
Paris, France – May 11, 2010 – Dalet Digital Media Systems, a leading provider of Media Asset Management (MAM) and digital production tools, today announced that it has signed a Framework Agreement with the British Broadcasting Corporation to provide TV News Automation systems for Lot 2 of the Video Editing and Playout (VE&P) procurement.
As prime contractor, Dalet, together with its partners Mosart Medialab A.S. and IBM (UK) Ltd, will provide a complete package comprising professional services, studio/gallery automation software, automation system monitoring and all IT hardware required for the automation systems. The first major call-off will be for the new W1 Complex, where multiple news studios will be built for the BBC’s main news channels. Over the course of the next four years, many of the news automation systems currently used may require a more
It is a scene many video editors are all too familiar with; rummaging through a bunch of FireWire drives to find the one that contains the latest project, taking it to a workstation, copying the necessary files to continue the project and repeating over and over again. Not exactly the recipe for keeping those creative juices flowing.
When Pittsburgh-based Dobil Laboratories was contacted by video editors at a local university who were tired of their “sneaker-net” solution, the audiovisual system integrators selected Small Tree’s Gigabit Ethernet-based shared storage technology to provide the robust solution with instant access to all the files the editors required.
With six editing stations running Final Cut Pro concurrently across its network, the university was desperate for a system that would enable each editor real-time access to video files with sustainable throughput that was conducive to creativity. To streamline the editing more
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OLD LYME, Conn. - May 11, 2010: The U.S. subsidiary of headphone and microphone manufacturer Sennheiser named B&H Photo Video, Inc. its 2009 dealer of the year for excellent sales, customer support and comprehension of Sennheiser’s diverse line of professional audio systems and solutions.
