Also available with Matrox MAX technology for lightning fast H.264 HD encoding
Matrox Video Products Group today announced Windows 7 support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices streamlines editing with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. These devices provide all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. The Matrox MXO2 devices are also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 file creation using Adobe Media Encoder.
“The entire Matrox MXO2 product line is now cross platform – PC and Mac – as well as laptop and desktop, and can easily be moved among the editing stations in a facility or taken on the road,” said Alberto Cieri, Matrox senior sales and more
Future Media Concepts announces keynote speaker; Emmy-nominated editor Christopher Nelson to address postproduction elite at exclusive 4-day retreat in Miami Beach.
New York, NY – November 17, 2009 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast, and content creators, has announced that Emmy-nominated editor Christopher Nelson will be the keynote speaker at the 5th annual Editors Retreat in Miami Beach, Florida from January 13-16, 2010. Nelson’s claim-to-fame came in the late 1970’s editing the television mini-series, “The Captain’s and the Kings.” Soon thereafter, he began working with a collection of television pilots, gradually collecting six “Best Editing” Emmy-nominations for the pilot episodes of “The Greatest American Hero,” “China Beach,” “Six Feet Under,” and “LOST.” Nelson has edited additional episodes of both “Six Feet Under” and “LOST” and has also worked on a variety of other hit-television series, including: “The West Wing,” more
Radio France, France’s public service radio broadcaster, has purchased three SADiE LRX2 portable multi-track location recording systems and two PCM2 laptop-based editing systems. The units will be used for mobile production across France to provide content for the broadcaster’s seven national stations.
“There are things that make SADiE really easy to use, even by people with a poor knowledge of computers, especially the project, the clipstore and the slip modes in the playlist editing. For high-end users, the trim window is wonderful,” comments Philippe Destrebecq, DPA/DLP/Responsable du support production at Radio France.
The SADiE LRX2 Location Audio Workstation has been designed to fulfil the needs of an ever more complex recording environment and to serve a wide variety of remote recording applications. It combines SADiE’s proven high-quality professional audio input and output ’slither card’ I/O modules with a tactile hardware control surface and the ability to use a more
Flexible parameters of new Pan and Zoom 2 freebie enable the effortless creation of stunning photo animations inside both Apple and Adobe host applications
Boston, MA – November 10, 2009 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that it has released an update to its popular freebie generator plug-in, Pan and Zoom. The intuitive controls of the new Pan and Zoom 2 plug-in enables users to easily create stunning Pan and Zoom effects, a photo animation style made popular by cinematographer Ken Burns, without a single keyframe. The new release also boasts motion blur to generate the best-looking animations at any frame rate, and a bonus transition, which allows editors to use the same photo animation techniques to move between two clips. Pan and Zoom 2 is free and supports the latest versions of Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Final Cut Express®, more
Four new one hour programs produced from scratch and three movies processed in just three weeks with Quantel Stereo3D technology
London-based Can Communicate is nearing completion of a challenging Stereo3D project for the UK’s Channel 4 Television. The project involves the complete production of four one hour Stereo3D programs, and also the processing of three full length Stereo3D movies. Two of the documentaries go under the banner ‘The Queen in 3D’ and feature footage shot in the last couple of months as well as rare Stereo3D footage from ‘Royal Review’ which was shot on film in 1953 at the Coronation. The latter is being aired in public for the very first time, having languished deep in the BFI archive for the last 50 years. Both films are co-productions with Renegade Pictures. All the Stereo3D correction and grading is being carried out on Can Communicate’s Quantel Pablo color correction and more
Over 50 unique sessions on advanced editing and motion graphics techniques and new Apple end-user certification courses highlight the 3-day conference for TV, video, film, motion graphics and new media professionals
New York, NY – October 30, 2009 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast, and content creators, announced the agenda for the 6th annual Digital Media DC Conference at Government Video Expo 2009 from December 1-3 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The three-day conference will offer over 50 unique sessions in 5 parallel tracks and a variety of end-user Apple® certification courses divulging the industry’s most advanced editing techniques. All sessions and courses will be delivered by the nations most sought after industry instructors, award-winning editors, authors and power users.
“We are always ecstatic to work with the government and postproduction communities in more
Production Facility Uses AJA Solutions for CBBC Series ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and Playhouse Disney’s ‘Timmy’
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 15 KONA video capture and playback cards are in use at the UK’s Aardman Animations, producers of the Academy Award-winning “Wallace and Gromit” films and television series. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform, including KONA 3, AJA’s top-of-the-line video card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats.
Recent Aardman projects using AJA’s KONA 3 include the second season of the stop-motion animated children’s series, “Shaun the Sheep,” a “Wallace and Gromit” spin-off airing in late 2009 on CBBC, the children’s arm of the BBC more
New training video gives expert instruction on creating HD movies with dazzling animated graphics, montage themes, 5.1 surround sound and more
Hoffman Estates, IL – October 28, 2009 - Class on Demand®, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, announced the availability of “Complete Training for Pinnacle Studio (for version 14).” Avid’s new Pinnacle Studio™ family (Pinnacle Studio HD, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection) adds a number of advanced editing, effects and authoring options as well as more than 80 Hollywood style montage themes, a more streamlined user interface and the option to export directly into YouTube widescreen. Class on Demand founder and instructor Paul Holtz spearheads the training release, offering expert instruction on its integrated tools and furthermore, his own helpful tips-and-tricks. The new self-paced training for Pinnacle Studio provides users of all levels an ideal guide for mastering the simple, yet powerful more
New Presence Helps AmberFin Extend Support and Gain Access to Top Industry Talent
BURBANK, Calif. October 28, 2009 — AmberFin today announces the establishment of its new North American headquarters in Burbank, California, expanding its operations to meet the demand for best-in-class image quality for HD/SD ingest, video conversion and transcoding worldwide. Following on the heels of a newly announced deal with Warner Brothers, the opening of the Burbank office is the latest step in AmberFin’s North American market strategy and provides the company with ready access to the $68 billion entertainment industry while also extending customer support coverage to 20 hours a day.
Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. Matrox MXO2 LE is also available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime H.264 file creation using professional application such as Apple Compressor and Telestream Episode.
“Matrox MXO2 LE is more than just an I/O device,” said Alberto Cieri, Matrox senior sales more
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