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Modern Videofilm Uses Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve on James Cameron's Avatar
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced that Modern Videofilm Inc. used four Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve systems for color grading and full 3D stereoscopic effects for James Cameron’s latest motion picture, Avatar. [+]
Graded on DaVinci Resolve
Avatar, Transformers, G-Force, Star Trek, Quantum of Solace, Terminator Salvation, Pelham 123. Top movies are graded on DaVinci Resolve. [+]
Taking 3D to the Next Level
This milestone film is the result of many years of research into perfecting stereoscopic 3D through the efforts of director James Cameron and his collaborator, cinematographer Vince Pace. [+]
 
  Blackmagic Design adds digitally synthesized composite waveform view to UltraScope
Blackmagic Design Inc today announced a new software update for Blackmagic UltraScope, the world’s first 3Gb/s SDI waveform monitor that combines broadcast technical accuracy with an elegant design specifically designed for creative video editors and colorists [+]
 


Post-production redefined...during production
Everyone from broadcasters to indie filmmakers can probably agree on one thing: the possible choices for image acquisition are daunting. Different cameras, different formats, different recording media and different compression schemes. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to simplify acquisition so that virtually any camera, digital or analog, could record the same format and resolution? Enter the AJA Ki Pro. [+]
 

da Vinci Reaches New Milestone in Color Grading With Support for RED Raw Files
da Vinci Systems announced the release of a landmark solution designed to support color grading of native RED Raw files with the company’s R-series color enhancement systems. da Vinci’s new Digital PowerHouse™ provides direct access to RED .r3d files, saving time and ensuring maximum output quality by enabling colorists to utilize the full dynamic color and density range of the original camera files. [+]
 

Setting up a Scan-Once Workflow
TIGERTIGER POST is a new post house in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their target market is DI for television commercials and movies. Having spent a considerable timeworking in traditional post, the owners wanted to fully embrace the latest digital technology for their new DI business. With the help of freelance colorist Warren Eagles, they have adopted what they now call a ‘scan once’ workfl ow. Here’s an explanation of how it works and an overview of the many benefits it provides. [+]
 
  AJA KONA 3 and Apple FCP Provide Optimal Edit Pipeline for ‘Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
KONA Uncompressed Video Capture and Playback with Final Cut Pro Facilitate DVC Pro HD 1080i 60 Edit for Twentieth Century Fox Feature [+]
 
  Dulce Systems introduces itself with a series of video storage solutions for the video editing and content creation market.
Dulce Systems’ initial offering of video storage products uses the latest of RAID controller technology featuring PCI-e and PCI-x host side RAID controllers incorporating the latest RAID 6 double disk drive protection enhancements.  [+]
 
  When density and power efficiency is the name of the game
The renderBOXX 10100 "Render Farm" Series is a deadline beating network rendering module designed to build compact, high-performance render farms. If space in your studio is at a premium, if you encounter difficulties installing all the rendering capacity you need to keep your creative pipeline running at optimal capacity, BOXX's "Render Farm" Series will deliver extraordinary rendering muscle in an industry-leading format. [+]
 
  Oriental Post Purchases BrightDrive Media Sharing System for Data Infrastructure
“BrightDrive will form a crucial role in our DI workflow, enabling us to achieve higher media delivery speeds and greater flexibility within our processes,” said John Galvin, Director of Post Production, Oriental Post. “BrightDrive integrates well with our existing storage network and provides easy expansion options so that we can grow our infrastructure to suit our requirements without major interruptions to our operations.” [+]
 

latest news

10 December 2009
Framestore invest in Nuke Site License from The Foundry
The Foundry, a leading developer of visual effects software whose products have been used to make movies including District 9, Terminator Salvation and Transformers is pleased to announce that Framestore, the largest visual effects and computer animation studio in Europe, has invested in a Nuke site license.

8 December 2009
Cinemage used on-set in the production of the sci-fi TV series, 'V'. 

 

12 November 2009
Ascent 142 goes 3D with Dolby3D and Cine-tal Color Processor

Ascent 142 has increased its digital intermediate grading capabilities after becoming the first UK post-production house to install the new Dolby 3D Stereoscopic Projection System

 

Blackmagic Design announced today that world leading post production facility, Smoke & Mirrors has purchased two DaVinci Resolve R360 systems at IBC 2009
Blackmagic Design announced the purchase of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC. This purchase means Blackmagic Design will now offer DaVinci Resolve DI color correction systems and DaVinci Revival film restoration products for sale worldwide.
6 July 2009
Weta Digital Purchase Site License of Nuke
Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, today announced that Weta Digital, New Zealand’s premier multi-award winning VFX studio, has purchased a site license of Nuke to enhance their in-house pipeline.

20 April 2009
AJA Ki Pro Garners Support from Professional Camera Manufacturers
ARRI, Canon and RED Endorse Portable Tapeless Video Device for Streamlining Digital Acquisition Workflows. 

20 April 2009
AJA Introduces XENA LHi Windows Video I/O Card and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium Support at NAB 2009
Windows Desktop Video Capture and Playback Card Adds Support for HDMI and 3G SDI, Bridging the Gap Between Analog and the latest HD Formats. 

20 April 2009
AJA Debuts KONA LHi at NAB 2009
Mac Video Capture and Playback Card Adds Support for HDMI and 3G SDI,and 10-bit Up, Down, and Cross-Convert.

20 April 2009
AJA Debuts Two New Mini-Converter Products at NAB 2009
Hi5-3G and HDP2 Deliver AJA Reliability and Performance for Increased Video and Audio Format Support.  

20 April 2009
AJA Announces Ki Pro Portable Digital Disk Recorder at NAB 2009
Ki Pro Bridges Gap Between Camera Acquisition and Post, Recording Directly to the Apple ProRes 422 Codec. 
 
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