Collaborative shared storage and advanced logging systems deliver winning combination for Cincinnati Reds’ HD workflow at the Great American Ball Park.
Boston, MA – November 12, 2009 — EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, and Dixon Sports Computing, the sports video management experts since 1992, have deployed a new HD production workflow at the Cincinnati Reds’ Great American Ball Park. The new integration combines EditShare’s shared storage solutions - Storage Series - with Dixon’s Sports Management software (the Dixon SAM). The fully integrated solution provides an HD-ready shared storage environment that centralizes media ingests and automates metadata logging. With detailed metadata capture and centralized content catalogue, editors can perform enterprise searches of all game media (past and present) and share project files, regardless of size or format.
“During the game we can be on an edit station selecting hits and strikeouts more
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Manassas, VA––Unveiled this year, the new Edward L. Kelly Leadership Center was built for Virginia’s Prince William school system at a cost of $37.5 million and feature the very latest in A/V technology.
Named for Edward Kelly, the county’s longest-running superintendent who presided over the system for 18 years, the new facility is 150,000 square feet and will house about 500 employees.
The scope of improvements is impressive. For example, school board meetings had been held in a cramped former military barracks. Now they’re held in a 300 seat meeting room with state-of-the-art video screens and audio systems.
Other features of the center include: a small museum representing the history of the school system in the main lobby; computer stations for people to fill out employment applications; a School Board meeting room that can be divided, like a hotel conference more
Season Opener Game Features Stunning Music and Graphics Introducing the 2009 Football Team
Los Angeles, CA - October 21, 2009 - Composer Bob Daspit is no stranger to working on music for the big screen, having helped some of the industry’s top composers with custom sound design and session guitar work. This time, as the composer, Daspit created his own soundtrack for a truly gigantic visual display. Daspit collaborated with Hi-Ground Media to develop a two-minute piece to introduce the Cleveland Browns football team for the 2009 season that started in September. The Browns and their fans got a mind-blowing team introduction on the 27-foot tall, 94-foot wide screens at each end of the Browns’ 73,000-seat stadium. The video screens are the largest in the NFL. Daspit worked alongside the Emmy-Award-winning Creative Director Jayson Won, while Executive Producer Gregg Katano steered the more
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems, a premier provider of fiber optic-based video and audio transport solutions for broadcast and pro A/V applications, is bringing its LiGHTBoX™ fiber optic field transport system with brand new features to IBC 2009 (Stand 2.A54).
Addressing industry demands for fiber transport applications where battery-powered equipment is required, new features on the popular LiGHTBoX product include 3G capability, a boon for users working with high definition video. The LiGHTBoX is also now compatible with two of MultiDyne’s flagship products, the DVI-6000 and COMMS-2000. Both products can be integrated into the LiGHTBoX, with the COMMS-2000 for use anywhere to provide a two to four wire bridge for intercom. Applications for the LiGHTBoX with DVI-6000, a product designed for the transport of DVI-I, RGB-HV and DVI-D over ONE fiber, include outdoor digital signage more
World-renowned, instructor-led courses now accessible from any desktop
New York City, NY – August 4, 2009 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the US premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast professionals, and content creators, is pleased to announce the launch of FMC|Online. Distinct from online training alternatives, FMC|Online offers live group classes conducted by industry recognized, manufacturer certified instructors. Courses cover a wide range of content creation products from leading manufacturers including, Adobe®, Apple®, and Avid®. “With the downsizing of budgets and revenues, more and more content creators are turning to online training to stay ahead of the technology curve and maintain their competitive marketability. No traveling requirements or expenses make online training an attractive option… but not all programs are the same,” said Ben Kozuch, president and founder of FMC. “Unlike existing online training, FMC|Online does not provide customers with previously recorded lessons. The live, online more
TV One Offers Training on their New Multi-View Processors at InfoComm 09
ERLANGER, KY, June 12, 2009 —TV One, manufacturer of video, audio and multimedia processing equipment recently began offering product training to dealers at their new state-of-the-art training facility. To continue this commitment to education, they will be sponsoring a manufacturer’s training course at InfoComm09 in Orlando, FL. This class qualifies for 1 RU.
Course number MT27 will provide training for their new two and four window multi-view processors in Room W103B Thursday, 6/18/2009 10:30 -12:00. These units are designed for maximum flexibility with the most affordable price for its kind on the market. Both products have the ability to cascade for additional windows and can accept virtually any resolution up to 2048 x more
LAS VEGAS, April 20-23, NAB 2009 (Exhibit #C6026) – Autoscript, the world’s leading teleprompting company and a Vitec Group brand, celebrates its 25th Anniversary at this year’s NAB with three major new-technology introductions. All are the result of Autoscript’s ceaseless evaluation of new technologies to further improve its teleprompting solutions, as well as the company’s ongoing dialogue with its users. The introductions include: high-brightness LED (light-emitting-diode) TFT-Plus flat screens for all Autoscript prompter systems; the debut of the compact (5.6-inch), lightweight (one pound) Miniscript portable on-camera TFT more
Canon REALiS LCOS Multimedia Projectors Provide Educators With Amazingly Accurate Color and Detail
To enhance learning in general science, medical, engineering, art history, and other classes, educators depend on Canon REALiS Multimedia LCOS Projectors for exacting high-resolution detail and precision color, even with the lights on. more
Electrosonic announces major changes to its Products division which now operates as a fully separate entity from Electrosonic’s AV Systems Integration business. The Products Division is actively seeking resellers for its product line and has just launched a new products-only website.
Product Division’s Product Line Summary
Video and Graphics Over IP Encoders and Decoders
Providing high quality DVI, RGB, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SDI video transmission over IP networks for Broadcast, ProAV and Command & Control applications. Features Electrosonic’s PURE3 codec designed exclusively for IP network transmission.
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