Twitnuuz: Digital cinema

Preparing the Barco demo at Moody Gardens“It is important that the market gets a good view and perspective on what is possible and coming,” Wim Buyens tells Film Journal Internationalabout the newest technology on hand and latest developments in store…

Porn producers are having mixed emotions when it comes to 3D porn.A report on Philly.com quotes some of adult’s top executives at the recent AEE show as being less than enthusiastic about releasing 3D movies than they were in the past, and in some cases…

  Parsons’ Interactive Installation, Online Website + Video Initiative  Raises Awareness Of Design’s Impact On Our Lives   Minneapolis, MN: CRASH+SUES was called upon by mono to bring its fresh aesthetic to the editing, color correction…

Mothership director David Rosenbaum teamed with OgilvyWest to tell a simple story about a complex concept in a “Robotarm” for Cisco that broke during the NFC Championship broadcast on January 22. Despite a four-week timeline, the all-CG spot delivers…

Vaddio announces new enhancements to the ProductionVIEW HD MV all-in-one camera control console with multiviewer capabilities, digital inputs/outputs, HD, RGBHV and SD video mixing, transitions, lower screen graphics and automated control functionality….

The ProductionVIEW HD-SDI MV is an all-in-one camera control console with HD-SDI/SDI video switching/mixing, a built-in multiviewer, lower screen graphics and automated control functionality. “Our new Multi-View touch screen control panel layout options…

Burbank, CA … Mojave Audio, a company founded by David Royer (known for his work with ribbon microphones) is pleased to announce the introduction of the Mojave Audio MA-301fet Condenser Microphone. Based upon the popular MA-201fet designed by David…

CHICAGO—Partner and editor Brian Sepanik of The Colonie has completed a Special K spot with Leo Burnett Chicago just in time for the new year. Scales focuses on the Special K Challenge and stresses the tagline, “What Will You Gain When You Lose?”…

Mura HDCP compliance opens the door to AV professionals seeking to bring copy protected content to video walls Montreal, Canada, January 26, 2012 — Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that the Matrox® Mura™ MPX Series video wall controller boards…

Portable Device Provides Dual Thunderbolt Ports and Complete Video/Audio Capture and Playback Grass Valley, CA (January 25, 2012)— The new Io XT Thunderbolt-enabled professional video I/O device is now shipping from AJA Video Systems. As the only Thunderbolt-enabled…

Device is Industry’s First Dedicated Multislot Professional SxS Media Reader IRVINE, Calif. — Jan. 25, 2012 — Sonnet Technologies today announced that its Qio(TM) E3 professional SxS(TM) media reader is now shipping and available for…

Original has signed director/cameraman Mark Dektor for exclusive representation in the United States. Dektor has been directing for twelve years, following highly successful career as a director of photography. His credits include American Express, Dove,…

Dolby Laboratories Announces Conference Call and Webcast for Q1 Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

I had a chance to test the new Atomos Samurai with the Sony F3 (thanks to the guys at pro.media Austria) and the RED Scarlet-X. Read on for all the details on the review:           Here are the key advantages and disadvantages…

WealthTV, the luxury lifestyle and entertainment network, announced today that it launched its linear 3D lifestyle and entertainment channel branded WealthTV 3D.WealthTV 3D is the accumulation of a two year 3D production ramp effort that involved numerous…

Wim Wenders wanted to make a dance movie for 20 years, but had to wait for technology to catch up with his imagination.The German director said Tuesday that he needed the power of 3-D to make “Pina,” a tribute to the late choreographer Pina Bausch that…

Los Angeles and Vancouver, Jan. 25, 2012 – Currently celebrating its 25th anniversary year, full-service character effects company MASTERSFX has supervised and created Lycan, vampire, and Creature FX that are prominently featured in “Underworld Awakening,”…

Ultra-flexible Metering Systems to be installed in all Four HD Control Rooms and Eight ProTools Edit Suites of the TV Service Provider MUNICH, GERMANY, 25 JANUARY 2012 – RTW, a leading manufacturer and distributor of professional audio metering and…

New 3D BULLET RIG shown with Panasonic HPX250 and Canon XF305 cameras, is the most affordable, modular 3D beam-splitter available today. It features adustable IO (3.5?), convergence (0-2 deg), XYZ axis, camera elevation and mirror angle (44 to 46 deg)…

New 3D BULLET RIG shown with Panasonic HPX250 and Canon XF305 cameras, is the most affordable, modular 3D beam-splitter available today. It features adustable IO (3.5″), convergence (0-2 deg), XYZ axis, camera elevation and mirror angle (44 to 46…

Earl Girls Theatrical Equipment in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey has become the first dealership to place an order for grandMA’s new MA onPC command wing, which paves the way for mobile use of the highly flexible and powerful grandMA2 control system….

COMBINED COMPANY OFFERS UNPARALLELED RANGE OF SERVICE, SOLUTIONS AND DELIVERY OPTIONS Sacramento, CA — JAMPRO Antennas, Inc., the oldest broadcast antenna company in North America, has acquired the Alan Dick Broadcast (ADBL) Division of ADC UK Ltd….

REEDSBURG, WI, JANUARY 25, 2012 — Sound Devices, makers of production sound and video products for field production, announce the purchase of a new facility for its U.S. headquarters in Reedsburg, WI. The company is expected to relocate and settle into…

Burbank, CA … Royer Labs, recognized globally for its high quality ribbon microphones used by leading studio professionals, is pleased to announce that the company’s R-101 Mono Ribbon Microphone won the coveted TEC Award during the recent 2012 TEC…

New Film Stocks photo and video/film plug-in simulates the look of analog film stocks   Los Angeles, CA – January 25, 2012 – Digital Film Tools, developer of visual effects software, today announced the release of Film Stocks with plug-in support…

PipelineFX’s Render Management Solution Prepares LMU Students for Real World Studio Life Out of the Box Render Management Solution Expands Creative and Professional Opportunities for Students; Doubles Rendering Output for Lab Jobs are hard for anyone…

Rancho Cordova, Calif., USA – 24 January 2012 – <A href=”http://www.barco.com/”>Barco</A>, world record holder for the brightest DC projector, has been selected by Epic Theatres of DeLand, Fla. to convert 69 screens to digital projection…

The International 3D Society has named “Hugo” director Martin Scorsese as 2012 recipient of its Harold Lloyd Award.Scorsese, who was nominated for an Oscar as best director, led “Hugo,” which was shot on 3D, to 11 Oscar noms in all, including potential…

Get ready for the five interlocking Olympic rings to jump out of the television and into your living room.The London 2012 Olympic Games are going to be broadcast in 3D. NBC and Panasonic have partnered to provide extensive 3D coverage to all U.S. distributors…

Samsung has unveiled a brand new All-in-One PC as a part of their Samsung Series 9 3D production line. This new 27-inch all-in-one pc comes powered by a second-gen Core i7 quad-core processor, featuring full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, 8GB DDR3 RAM, Blu-ry…

Following its successful participation in Motionpoems last year, broadcast design and animation studio motion504 was, once again, invited to create original animated pieces for the 3rd annual event, which showcases visual explorations of previously published…

To view “Lehigh Valley Health Network” spots and images go to: http://www.flickerlab.com/cancer-monster NEW YORK, NEW YORK – January 24, 2012 – FlickerLab, the New York-based development, design and animation studio has created “Overpowering…

— Available from the iTunes store, this app serves as a complete mobile DJ booth — WINTER NAMM SHOW, ANAHEIM, CA, January 19, 2012 — Waves Audio (Booth 6242/Hall A), the industry-leading developer of professional audio digital signal processing…

The Genelec Winter NAMM 2012 Press Kit is now available. Please click the link below for press releases and high-res photos: http://www.clynemedia.com/genelec/WNAMM12/index.html

The Waves Winter NAMM 2012 Press Kit is now avaible. Please click link below for press releases and high-res photo files: http://www.clynemedia.com/waves/WNAMM12/index.html

The Audio-Tehcnica Winter NAMM 2012 Press Kit is now avaible. Please click link below for press releases and high-res photo files: http://clynemedia.com/audiotechnica/WNAMM12/index.html

— Pyramind produces professional commercial audio for clients and also offers professional music production training, and GC Pro has been able to provide technology support for both sides of Pyramind’s services — Pyramind occupies a special space…

From Reliable Products to Customer Support, Anton/Bauer Wraps Up 20th Consecutive Season with the Show SHELTON, CT, JANUARY 24, 2012—Since their first day of production back in 2001, crew members of the hit reality television series The Amazing Race…

AMS Pictures, a Texas-based, premiere, full-service video production company, has upgraded its production capabilities to full high-definition (HD) production with the purchase of a new Karrera™ Video Production Center switcher from Grass Valley™….

Hollywood—Supervising Sound Editors Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis of Soundelux are among the nominees for Best Sound Editing in the 84th Annual Academy Awards for their work on Drive. This is the third Oscar nomination for Bender. He previously won…

WW-II IN 3D tells the story of the war from the rise of the Nazis, their sweep across Europe, the Allied counterattack and the fall of Nazi Germany. This documentary is made of archived 3D photos and 3Dvideos. Some really stunning Ally aerial reconnaissance…