Over 150 automated StreamZ Live encoders power lucrative live streaming of 25,000 events annually for leading sports media group
March 29, 2012 — Passfield, UK: Digital Rapids announced today that sports media specialist PERFORM has deployed over 150 StreamZ Live encoders and the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder automation software to power live streaming of thousands of premium sports events to viewers on an expanding range of devices and platforms. more
Manchester, UK - March 29, 2012 - Blackmagic Design today announced that Jason R Moffat’s boutique color grading studio used Blackmagic Design’s Davinci Resolve color correction system to finish ‘Phone Swap’, a comedy feature film by acclaimed Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan.
A rising star in the Nigerian, or Nollywood, film industry, Afolayan wanted his latest film to challenge the poor image quality often associated with the Nigerian film industry. The project brief for London based Jason Moffat was simple. To create a beautiful, high quality picture that would not look out of place in western cinema.
“The grading schedule on ‘Phone Swap’ was quite intense,” according to colorist Jason Moffat. “I was limited to a couple of remote sessions and two face to face four day sessions while the director was in London. This type of schedule is where Davinci Resolve really more
Christie® MicroTiles® are drawing rave reviews at the recently remodeled University of Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The 15,500-seat arena is the home of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes men’s and women’s basketball teams, as well as the university’s wrestling (winner of 23 NCAA championships – including 11 straight starting in 1975), men’s and women’s gymnastics, and volleyball teams.
Located in the main lobby of the new entrance, the 10 wide (13 feet 4 inches) by 7 high (7 feet) Christie MicroTiles array greets Hawkeye fans with commissioned video art, slideshows and graphics of upcoming events, and videos of current players and alumni of the college powerhouse.
“We collaborated with KJWW Engineering on this project and originally there was another brand of traditional LCD-type video wall that was supposed to go in there,” more
SAN ÁNGEL, Mexico - In an upgrade that dramatically improves the workflow and quality of its audio system, Televisa in Mexico recently purchased eight HARMAN Studer OnAir 3000 consoles for use in its San Ángel facility. Televisa is the largest media conglomerate in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world.
Televisa San Ángel is Televisa’s center of production for “telenovelas,” soap operas, game shows and reality television, and handles the majority of post-production work for Televisa. San Ángel also contains the Televisa Center of Artistic Education, whose students form more than 85 percent of Televisa’s production staff.
Each of the 18-fader models at Televista San Ángel is being used in separate studios to mix audio for a variety of programming. “We needed special configurations on the consoles because the studios are handling multiple programs,” said Rafael Alfaro Bugarini of Televisa. more
Dalet’s MAM platform, integration expertise, and workflow tools deliver metadata and media management with streamlined production for broadcast, web, and VOD
New York, New York – March 22, 2012 – Dalet Digital Media Systems has announced that Shaw Media, one of Canada’s largest privately owned television broadcasters, has begun deployment of Dalet Enterprise Edition at its Television Playout Center in Toronto. Eighteen of the country’s most popular specialty channels, including HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, History Television, and Showcase, originate from the Center. The deployment was executed in cooperation with broadcast consultant and reseller Majortech; it unifies all of the Toronto facility’s production, playout, and distribution systems within a robust and flexible framework for media and metadata management.
“Dalet Enterprise Edition has been incredibly open and agile in meeting our functional and technical requirements, which include Media Asset Management and a large number of third-party more
Lasika Productions uses Dataton WATCHOUT for wedding parties throughout Indonesia
The ability of WATCHOUT to seamlessly blend images from multiple sources and across virtually any different kind of display has seen it used in a host of applications around the world, but perhaps none so colourful, emotive or as beautiful as the wedding party sector in Indonesia.
Based in Surabaya in eastern Indonesia, Lasika Productions is the largest AV rental company in the region and produces, on average, 15 wedding parties per week. While not all of these are elaborate enough to justify large-scale video displays, there is growing enthusiasm among couples for wedding parties that incorporate compelling multimedia content.
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 21, 2012 – Clemson University’s busy sports program – which includes baseball, football, basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and more – places heavy demands on the college’s Athletic Video Services Department for coverage of a full schedule of competitions. High-performance HD production equipment capable of multi-tasking for different sports assignments is a must at the department, which is why it has recently added the long-reach telephoto capabilities of the HJ40×14B portable HD Image Stabilizer lens from Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions.
“Everything at Clemson has a dual purpose,” explained Rick Bagby, director of Athletic Video Services, Clemson University Athletics Department. “Lenses need to work in the studio and for ENG assignments, and they need to be flexible enough to handle game coverage and production highlights, coaches’ videos, and in-game live production. We are a more
As a creative agency focused on storytelling, Sausalito-based eMotion Studios helps its customers connect with their audiences in support of new product launches. Having gone through a number of technological evolutions during its 18 years in business, the company recently installed the GraniteSTOR Titanium Ethernet-based shared storage system from Small Tree.
With seven Mac workstations and up to six Macbook pros working simultaneously on client projects, eMotion requires a storage system that is incredibly reliable and capable of handling simultaneous streams. The company has been working with Small Tree shared storage technology for years, but given its recent and continued growth, eMotion upgraded to a Titanium 48TB system to maximize its current workflow while also planning for additional expected growth in the future.
“In a single week, 4-6TBs of content might be flowing into our studios for more
MAYWOOD, NEW JERSEY, March 16, 2012 – Earl Miller Productions, Inc. (EMP), based in Austin TX, is transitioning its fleet of mobile production vehicles to HD. Prominent in the company’s long list of new HD equipment is the recent purchase of six Ikegami HDK-77EC full-digital native multi-format HD CMOS camera systems for EMP’s Mobile Unit #2 for coverage of sports and entertainment events. Even though EMP has been an Ikegami user for almost 30 years, the selection process for the new HD cameras began with an equipment shootout, explains EMP VP Mike Miller.
“We compared the Ikegami HDK-77EC HD native multiformat CMOS camera with models from all of the major manufacturers,” Miller notes. “Our camera shootouts were fairly rigorous. We looked at the cameras in real-world sporting environments for several days, cross-examining the performance and feature sets of each one. After more
Set amid the majestic hills of Aliso Viejo, Calif., Soka University is a private four-year liberal arts college and graduate school. Among the many impressive buildings on its picturesque 103-acre campus is the new Soka Performing Arts Center. Designed and built to the highest standards, the Center is one of three campus locations recently outfitted with REALiS WUX4000 installation LCOS projectors from Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions. Displaying bright 4000-lumen higher-than-HD-resolution (1920 x 1200) widescreen 16:10 video and still images, a total of four REALiS WUX4000 projectors are used to present a variety of visual content at this prestigious University.
“The Soka Performing Arts Center is a stunning space both visually and acoustically,” noted Sam Morales, associate technical service manager at the University. “We wanted to have a zero-compromise facility in terms of the equipment that we more
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March 29, 2012 — Passfield, UK: Digital Rapids announced today that sports media specialist PERFORM has deployed over 150 StreamZ Live encoders and the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder automation software to power live streaming of thousands of premium sports events to viewers on an expanding range of devices and platforms. more
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