Small Tree has unveiled STREAMS Counter, a storage system performance application utility, at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. Free to download on Small Tree’s website at www.small-tree.com, and understanding of how critical I/O performance is to post-production professionals, STREAMS Counter will allow creative professionals to test their existing storage system to determine how many concurrent video streams they can reliably run before experiencing a dip in performance.
“There are several considerations that go into architecting a high performance shared storage solution that provides the expected performance for post-production workflows and nothing is more frustrating than having a post project delayed by slow rendering speeds or dropped frames,” said Corky Seeber, president of Small Tree. “Our easy-to-use performance application utility will give post facility operators critical information to determine whether they should consider another storage solution or more
EditShare XStream, Energy and Metro provide Avid editors a high-performance, collaborative workflow for end-to-end tapeless production
Boston, MA — February 16, 2012 —EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced that the company’s collaborative storage products – XStream, Energy and Metro – now provide complete compatibility with Avid® Technology’s new 64-bit systems, Media Composer® and Symphony™ v6.0 as well as NewsCutter® v10.0. “The big news here is ‘project and media sharing,’” says Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare. “With Avid’s switch to 64-bit back in November, we had to modify our bin-locking and media-sharing code to be compatible with the new Avid software. Our work is now done, and as of today, EditShare’s Mac and Windows customers can get the same robust project and media-sharing options we have always provided for Avid’s 32-bit versions. Every aspect of EditShare’s tapeless more
Viewfinder HUD enhances footage with realistic screen overlays that simulate binoculars, weapon sights, old cameras and other high-tech gadgets
Boston, MA – February 15, 2012 –Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces Viewfinder HUD, a brand new plug-in package from SUGARfx, now available on FxFactory 3. The visual effects package includes three filters – Binoculars, Target and Viewfinder OSD – that complement any project. Viewfinder HUD is compatible with Final Cut Pro®, Motion and After Effects®. Offered at 79 USD, users can learn more about Viewfinder HUD here.
Viewfinder HUD feature highlights include:
Binoculars – Guides and numeric settings simulate interesting and unusual binocular viewfinders with the ability to adjust all aspects of viewing an image through binoculars, including zoom, focus, and more.
Target – The Target filter simulates the look more
The latest update to PluralEyes allows Final Cut Pro X editors to sync and output multicam clips quickly and accurately the first time around
Vancouver, British Columbia — February 13, 2012 — Singular Software™, a developer of workflow automation applications for video production, has enhanced its support for multi-camera workflows in the company’s PluralEyes® for Apple® Final Cut Pro® solution. The multi-award winning PluralEyes technology, which quickly and accurately syncs video and audio clips for dual-system audio and multi-camera productions, now outputs multicam clips, fully automating multi-camera syncs for Final Cut Pro X editors. “The initial release of PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X allowed editors to sync projects of all kinds easily and efficiently. The latest update of Final Cut Pro X added new multi-camera editing features, and these are now fully supported by PluralEyes. FCP X users can now take advantage of the full more
The Grunge Collection, available now on FxFactory 3, features four new visual effects products to add a grungy feel through gritty textures and transitions, lighting, film burns, and more
Boston, MA – February 8, 2012 –Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, is pleased to welcome the latest collection of Luca Visual FX plug-ins to FxFactory 3. The Grunge Collection features four brand new visual effects tools: Grunge Effects, Film Leaders, Sprocket Slip, and Light Leaks – offering users the first complete plug-in solution for a wide range of grungy effects. The family of tools is available as individual downloads, and is compatible with Final Cut Pro®, Motion, and After Effects®. Watch a promo video of the Grunge Collection plug-in package here.
The Grunge Collection includes the following four products:
Australian regional broadcaster selects Enterprise sQ for speed, ease of use and flexibility
Australia’s leading free to air broadcaster, Seven Network, has invested in an Enterprise sQ news production system for its Queensland regional operation. The main system will be installed at Seven Queensland headquarters in Maroochydore, with Quantel editors in the regional bureaus in Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg and Gladstone, producing localized content.
Head of Technical Services at Seven Queensland, Mark Osborne, said, “With our current system reaching the end of its life, we have taken the opportunity to survey all the current offerings on the market to ensure that we can deliver a fast turnaround, high quality local news service across a very large area. The flexibility, speed and ease of use of the Quantel Enterprise sQ system made more
Plans include enhanced end-to-end tapeless workflows and new versatile capabilities for high-performance, collaborative storage solutions
Boston, MA — February 3, 2012—EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced its plans for the NAB 2012 exhibition held in Las Vegas, NV from April 16 – 19 (stand SL9020). EditShare will showcase its entire product line-up and highlight advancements in storage performance, seamless file migration across storage tiers, enhanced file and metadata management, and new enterprise capabilities, including distributed processing for large-scale file ingest and proxy rendering, and system-wide workflow monitoring from ingest to archive. “Collaboration, high performance, efficiency and cost-effectiveness are at the heart of everything we do, starting with our shared storage platform. The newest features and capabilities in our end-to-end workflow build on that approach. Whether you are ingesting or archiving, searching for media or playing it out, our integrated more
New to FxFactory 3, XEffects Tech Transitions let users easily add impact to any project
Boston, MA – February 2, 2012 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds Idustrial Revolution’s XEffects Tech Transitions to its repertoire of products for FxFactory 3. The new visual effects package, made exclusively for Final Cut Pro® X, lets editors add vibrant, high-tech transitions to projects for a fresh feel without layers, key framing, or complex mattes. Offered at 49 USD, users can also download a free trial version of XEffects Tech Transitions.
A Wide Selection of Effects – Tech Transitions offers 28 transition effects to choose from, all with adjustable settings. Effects can be slipped, lengthened, shortened and cut and pasted like any other transition.
Crossroads Television System purchases Quantel Enterprise sQ and revolutionary QTube
Leading faith and family orientated broadcaster, CTS, has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ fast-turnaround production system and revolutionary QTube global workflow technology. The systems will serve the broadcaster’s Burlington-based headquarters and regional stations: Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta; Toronto, London and Ottawa in Ontario.
Chief Shared Services Officer at CTS Lara Dewar Laurie, said, “After searching for a server that matched our extensive criteria, only Quantel could provide a system that ticked all the boxes. Enterprise sQ offers the shortest time to air, great file handling and a very low cost of ownership. We gain workflow integration with our Final Cut Pro editors and the system supports SD and HD material, so our transition to HD will be seamless.”
The Enterprise sQ system includes 220 hours of HD storage. more
Blackmagic Design Releases Support For Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 Broadcast Monitoring
Fremont, USA - February 1, 2012 - Blackmagic Design today released Desktop Video 9.2 beta 1, a software update for its capture and playback products that adds broadcast monitoring support with the new Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 update.
Desktop Video 9.2 beta 1 for Mac OS X is available for download now and is free of charge for all Blackmagic Design customers. This update includes support for all current DeckLink, Multibridge, Intensity and UltraStudio models.
Broadcast monitoring in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 allows video output to external monitors and other equipment using the SDI, HDMI or analog video outputs from Blackmagic Design video hardware.
Desktop Video 9.2 beta 1 includes a new control panel for selecting the video output format from Final Cut Pro X for output to devices such as broadcast quality more
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Small Tree has unveiled STREAMS Counter, a storage system performance application utility, at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. Free to download on Small Tree’s website at www.small-tree.com, and understanding of how critical I/O performance is to post-production professionals, STREAMS Counter will allow creative professionals to test their existing storage system to determine how many concurrent video streams they can reliably run before experiencing a dip in performance. 
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