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FilmLight sends your frames!
FilmLight’s Nara simplifies media workflows and improves collaboration. And you don't even need to have Baselight in your pipeline! The latest version enables seamless progress reviews, approvals, and compliance processes—all without proxies. Interested?
Academy Software Foundation Welcomes OpenAPV as a New Codec Standard
Academy Software Foundation adopts OpenAPV, Samsung's royalty-free codec for high-quality, space-efficient video production.
What about Roundtrips? Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve
Professionals experienced in teamwork will probably already be familiar with the following. But what about everyone else who, after initial successes, approaches projects that involve real money and real customers? Mistakes in the workflow and the need to fix them can push your real hourly wage well below the minimum promised by your government, not to mention the loss of your first important client.
Daniel2 Dynamo? Next-gen Codecs!
„The fastest codec in the world“ is how the Munich-based broadcasting and production software developer Cinegy advertises its video codec Daniel2; it uses the computing power of the graphics processor to speed up image processing specifically and workflows in general. The codec promises: real-time film editing with Adobe Premiere CC, at a resolution of
of 8K - without any drop in frame rate. A conversation with Cinegy boss Jan Weigner about Content Creation with Power Codecs.
ProRes Patcher: Last-Minute Repairs Without a Full Render
ProRes Patcher's early beta edited frames, metadata and clip sections without rebuilding an entire ProRes file, but required strict copy-first testing.
Apple ProRes RAW for Windows | Beta
A new ProRes RAW beta is available: Apple’s video codec now also comes with support for Windows.
HandBrake | 2019 Video Transcoder Update
After the last release in 2018, open-source converter HandBrake receives its next update with version 1.3.
Frame.io: Free Workflow Guide
From recording and codec selection to rough cut and export: Frame.io's Workflow Guide provides a good overview of the workflows.
The virtual glue press:CineXtools from Cinedeck
Non-linear video editing with computers (NLE for short) has given us enormous freedom. Not only the fiddling with adhesive presses and cotton gloves, synchronised tape machines or even toxic carbon tetrachloride in magnetic magnifiers from the early days of videotape are a thing of the past. today, "cuts" are non-destructive and can be altered at will (sometimes all too often). But the whole thing has one disadvantage .....
VLC 3.0 Media Player: With 8K, HDR and Chromecast support
Folks! The new VLC 3.0 Media Player version is now available for free. With the release, VideoLan adds Chromecast, HDR, 360° videos and more!
HDR: YouTube Gets Profound
News from the YouTube world: alongside 4K, live streaming, and 360° videos, YouTube now also allows its community to upload HDR videos (and watch them—someday).
Avid DNxHD Conforms to SMPTE VC-3
Avid DNxHD has become the first codec to conform to SMPTE’s VC-3 standards for low-bit-rate HD production.
Dolby Demonstrates Mobile Audio Technologies
Dolby is demonstrating Dolby Mobile and aacPlus technologies for phones and portable media players at Mobile World Congress.
MW: Pyro AV Announces Kompressor HD for High-Quality HD Video Compression
With the new Pyro Kompressor HD, a PCI Express-based accelerator, HD MPEG-2 and HD H.264/AVC content can be compressed at up to eight times the speed.
Actimagine previews mobile-video technology
Actimagine will demonstrate its Mobiclip mobile-video codec and rapid HD-video synchronisation at Mobile World Congress 2008.
Red Herring 100 Global Award: And the Winner Is… ACTIMAGINE
Actimagine Corp. is among the “Red Herring 100 Global Award” winners in 2007. The “Red Herring 100” winners and finalists of the last three years from North America, Europe and Asia were eligible for the 2007 Global Award. Actimagine made it into the finalists on the basis of its major successes to date. The Red Herring Magazine distinction is one of the most important in the technology industry.
Actimagine builds mobile-video retail platform
Actimagine develops a secure mobile-video distribution platform for India’s Mobile Magic retail chain.
End of Beta Phase: Adobe Flash Player 9 Supports H.264 Codec
Videos in HD quality and high-quality audio playback on the web
New Flash Player Available
Adobe Is Making the New Flash Player Version 9.0.115.0 Available for Download.
DTS Audio Technologies Support Tensilica’s HiFi 2 Audio Engine
DTS and Tensilica have announced a close collaboration to develop and implement leading DTS technologies for Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD in Tensilica’s HiFi 2 Audio Engine.
HD Power Pack for Ulead MovieFactory 6 Plus available
The Corel update for the DVD editing software supports the formats BDMV, AVCHD and HD DVD.
Cinema feeling anytime and anywhere
Strong Motorola partners make the Moto Z8 an entertainment giant.
DivX Acquires H.264 Specialist MainConcept
DivX plans to acquire MainConcept for about $22 million, adding H.264 technology and broader broadcast, mobile and consumer-video licensing.
MP3 inventors from Fraunhofer IIS inducted into the »Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame«
At a ceremony in San Diego, California, USA, the American Consumer Electronics Association inducted Prof. Dieter Seitzer, Prof. Heinz Gerhäuser and Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg into its Hall of Fame.
Pinnacle Releases Three USB DVB-T Tuners
Pinnacle's three PCTV DVB-T USB tuners add live viewing, recording and timeshifting, with streaming and editing in the Ultimate model.
Nicolas Cage in Pocket Format
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Nokia are releasing the blockbuster Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage on an SD card for mobile phones – thanks to Actimagine. The French company developed the Mobiclip video compression codec for mobile platforms, which can play any type of video, free or premium content in DVD-like quality (24fps Full Screen) without limiting battery life.
Microsoft Opens Mediaroom IQ Lab
Microsoft's Mountain View IQ Lab gives Mediaroom partners controlled codec integration, set-top-box testing, training and AV support.
Harmonic at IBC/Stand 1.361
At this year’s IBC, Harmonic Inc. is presenting its comprehensive range of solutions for broadcast and on-demand video services for various platforms, including Internet and mobile TV, which has been further expanded through the recent acquisition of the company Rhozet.
Fujitsu Introduces Full HD H.264 Transcoder
Fujitsu's MB86H52 chip converts 1920 × 1080 MPEG-2 video to H.264 at less than half the data size while retaining image quality.
Actimagine Expands Mobiclip Operations
Actimagine is adding staff in France, Japan, and the United States as it expands the Mobiclip mobile-video codec.
MainConcept Licenses Codec Technologies for Flash Player to Adobe
MainConcept AG, a worldwide leading provider of audio and video codecs as well as Software Development Kits (SDKs) for the broadcast and consumer market and for the film industry, today announced the licensing of its H.264 and AAC technology to Adobe Systems.
Update for QuickTime
Apple released an update for QuickTime yesterday. It is version 7.2 with 53 MBytes.
Panasonic Adds 16GB P2 Card
Panasonic's AJ-P2C016RG doubles the previous maximum capacity of its P2 recording media to 16GB.
Canon Introduces HR10 AVCHD Camcorder
Canon's HR10 records 1080i AVCHD video to 8cm DVD and was scheduled for August 2007 at around €1,300.
NAB: New Encoder from Digital Rapids
Digital Rapids Studio AVC Encoder creates MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 streams / Updates for Transcode Manager software
NAB: 4K Camera Red One Finally Here
Red Digital Cinema has developed long-announced model to production readiness / Delivery begins at end of April / System price from 25,000 US dollars
NAB: Sorenson Makes Web Video Easy
Compression technology can now also be integrated into web applications / Backend for Web 2.0 sites / New HD encoding cards
NAB: Sony’s XDCAM EX Without Disc and Tape
XDCAM EX camera records only onto SxS Express Cards / Plans for further development of XDCAM
NAB: Sonic Presents Parallel Stream Encoder CineVision PSE for VC-1
Authoring specialist cooperates with Microsoft on professional VC-1 encoding
NAB: Panasonic – Good Result, New Cameras
The Japanese manufacturer expands its P2 memory-card system with more models and shows new cameras in all price classes
Mobiclip Brings Bollywood to Mobile Devices
Hungama Mobile selected Actimagine's Mobiclip codec to distribute full-length Bollywood films on mobile devices.
Sorenson Squeeze 4.5: Compression in a New Version
New presets for devices from mobile phones and PlayStation Portable to Blu-ray and HD-DVD
Digital Anarchy Microcosm 1.2 Encodes on All Macs
The lossless 16-bit video codec for Quicktime is now available in a Universal version for Intel and PowerPC Macs
Adobe Acquires Software Technology from Actimagine
Expansion of the Flash platform for greater penetration in the mobile-device mass market
IBC: Surround Sound for Digital Broadcasting
Coding Technologies and DTS offer a single-chip solution for outputting aacPlus-encoded sound on DTS-capable sound systems without loss of quality
IBC: Sonic Introduces Scenarist QC and CineVision QC
DVD emulation and HD video-stream quality control for Sonic’s authoring and encoding systems through collaboration with Sequoyan
IBC: Evertz Expands HD Signal Transport
Broadcast accessory manufacturer Evertz shows new components for its EQX routing and distribution platform as well as JPEG2000-based compression solutions at the IBC
SIGGRAPH: Video Codec for HDR Data
HDR specialist Brightside showed a video codec at Siggraph that is suitable for compressing HDR data
Panasonic and Sony launch AVCHD licensing, expand format
Expanded specification includes memory cards and hard drives in addition to 8 cm DVDs
Microsoft: Beta test of the VC-1 encoder software
Users can now test Microsoft's encoder for the VC-1 standard as a beta
Premiere HD Launches Today
Field test successfully completed / Larger quantities of receivers are now set to become available in Germany and Austria
Mainconcept H.264 Encoder v2 Now Supports Intel Dual Core
Optimizations accelerate video encoding by 25 percent, according to the manufacturer
Panasonic AG-HVX200: Presentation at MPEC
Presentation of the new camcorder with systems specialists
Canopus Introduces Edius Broadcast for Professional Editors
Solution combines broadcast and postproduction with real-time mixed-format editing and HD/SD format support
PCI Express Version of EDIUS NX Announced
Canopus Announces the New PCI Express-Based EDIUS NX Real-Time, Mixed HD/SD Video Editing Solution.
Mainconcept Releases H.264 Encoder v2
Consumer Product Available for Immediate Download for 499 Euros / Trial Version of the H.264 SDK and Free Demo Version Available
IBC: Matrox Announces New Codecs for Its HD I/O Card AXIO
With the next software update, the Matrox Axio is also expected to process HDV and DVCPRO natively. Matrox is also launching new HP-based Axio workstations.
IBC: Premiere Broadcasts HDTV Programming in Dolby Digital 5.1
Canal+ and BSkyB Also Opt for the Dolby Digital 5.1 Digital Audio Standard
Ottonia Media Launches More WMV HD DVDs
Videos in 1,920 x 1,080 pixels expand the "Colourful Planet" series
Macromedia Announces Studio 8
Suite for interactive online applications expected in September for 999 euros
DVD Decoder from Nvidia
Nvidia is launching a DVD decoder for high-quality DVD and MPEG-2 playback.
Sonic ROM Formatter 3.0 for Upgrading
Als a free upgrade, Sonic offers its new version of the Sonic ROM Formatter.
New Adobe Video Products Use MainConcept Technology
Software codecs optimise Adobe’s new video-editing and DVD-authoring applications.
RadioMelodie.net Launches mp3PRO Internet Radio
RadioMelodie.net and Coding Technologies launched what they describe as the world’s first Internet radio station using mp3PRO.
MPEG-4 aacPlus Solutions for Digital Signal Processors
Coding Technologies has signed a licensing agreement with Imagine Technology for MPEG-4 aacPlus DSP implementations.
NAB 2003: Digital Rapids Expands Encoder Product Family with StreamZ 2500XSR
The Real-Time Encoder Server for Streaming-Media Formats Is Based on Two 3.06 GHz Xeon CPUs and Is Designed as a Rackmount System with an Ingetrated RAID Level (0,1,5) and up to One Terabyte of Hard-Disk Capacity.
NAB 2003: Motion Backs – News from Digital Juice
Digital Juice became known through its Jump Backs (animated background graphics), which can be seen in entertainment shows and live events. With new products, Digital Juice now also wants to appeal to home users and designers in the print sector.
DTS demonstrates 96/24 Surround Sound for DVB
At the recent AES Convention in Amsterdam, DTS demonstrated the reality of 96/24 multichannel broadcast sound, with live transmission by Swedish Radio of its DTS Digital Surround 5.1 DVB signal, received from an on-site satellite dish.
NAB 2003: Harmonic Shows Digital Video Systems
Harmonic presents digital programme insertion, encoding and IP multiplexing products at NAB 2003.
JPEG 2000 Plugin Supports Photoshop 4 and Later
LuraWave.jp2 added JPEG 2000 compression to Photoshop 4.0 and later, predating Adobe’s native support in Photoshop 7.01.
CeBIT 2003: Canopus Shows DV and Conversion Tools
Canopus presented DV Raptor RT2 editing hardware, optional Premiere effects and the ADVC-500 analogue/DV converter at CeBIT 2003.
Roxio Patches VideoWave Movie Creator
Roxio’s German patch updated VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5.545.0 to 1.6.696.2 with stability, compatibility and disc-output improvements.
AIST Licenses MPEG Technology to G DATA
G DATA licensed AIST MPEG codecs for DaViDeo onDVD and DaViDeo VideoStudio, targeting faster output and improved compressed-video quality.
Teletrend Demonstrates an MPEG-4 Audio-Video Link
Teletrend’s link encoded one video and two audio signals in real time for narrowband broadcast transmission using MPEG-4/H.264.
USB TV Tuner and Digital Video Recorder for the Mac
Elgato EyeTV combined a USB PAL television tuner and scheduled digital video recorder for Macs running Mac OS X 10.2, using MPEG-1 recording.
Pinnacle InstantCopy and InstantCD/DVD Set for February
Pinnacle’s February 2003 disc utilities covered DVD compression and copying, data and audio burning, photo and video archiving, and DVD authoring.
Pinnacle Prepares InstantCopy and InstantCD/DVD Suites
Pinnacle’s February 2003 disc tools combined DVD compression and copying with data, audio and video burning, photo archiving and DVD authoring.
Avid Editing Systems Add MPEG IMX Support
New Avid Xpress, Media Composer and Symphony versions transferred native MPEG IMX over SDTI-CP without quality loss and faster than real time.
Roxio Releases First WinOnCD 6 Fix Pack
The first WinOnCD 6 fix pack improved photo-album navigation, MPEG handling, timeline performance and temporary-file cleanup.
Framepool Releases Second Stock-Footage Showreel
Framepool’s second showreel sampled more than 60,000 downloadable shots across locations, effects, sport, people, nature and business.
Optibase MGW 2400 Streams Low-Bitrate Windows Media Video
The MGW 2400 combined multichannel hardware encoding and Windows Media streaming for DSL, cable, satellite and enterprise networks.
Pinnacle Expression 2.0 Released
Pinnacle Expression 2.0 offered entry-level DVD and CD authoring for home videos, digital photos and slideshows.
Sonic DVD Producer 3.5 Shown at IBC
DVD Producer 3.5 added menu-design tools, automated motion buttons, transcoding improvements and complementary DVD proofing and audio-authoring products.
Audiotrak Introduces the MAYA 5.1 USB Audio Interface
The portable MAYA 5.1 USB provided two inputs, six outputs, optical S/PDIF, microphone and headphone connections for Windows PCs.
Pinnacle Pro-ONE RTDV Adds Real-Time DV and MPEG Editing
The Pro-ONE RTDV added real-time DV output, hardware MPEG encoding, motion tracking and Adobe Premiere 6.5.
Discreet Announces Cleaner 6 for Mac OS X
Cleaner 6 added QuickTime 6 and MPEG-4 support, Aqua interface changes, watch folders and multithreaded encoding for Apple Mac OS X.
Audiotrak Prodigy 192: 24-bit Multichannel Audio Card
The Prodigy 192 combined six-channel analogue output, 24-bit converters, surround support and DirectWIRE routing for Windows PCs.
DVC Presents ClipRecorder HD Rack System
ClipRecorder HD combined uncompressed 8- or 10-bit recording, VideoPump I/O and QuickClip software in a turnkey disk recorder or SAN gateway.
Optibase Reports Successful VideoGateway Trials
European partners tested Optibase VideoGateway for business television, IPTV, mobile learning and distance education across broadband networks.
Optibase MGW 2000 2.7 Streams Television over IP Networks
MGW 2000 version 2.7 added scheduled encoding, multichannel configuration, closed captions and SDI input options for television-over-IP systems.
Audiotrak MAYA 7.1 Gold Brings Multichannel Playback to Desktop PCs
The MAYA 7.1 Gold offered eight audio outputs, ASIO 2.0 support and multichannel DVD playback for Windows desktop systems.
DVC Extends OnairForce for HDTV Digital Cinema
DVC’s OnairForce e-Cinema concept combined content scheduling, broadband delivery, storage and HDTV playout for cinema advertising.
FAST Releases blue at IBC 2001
FAST launched blue at IBC 2001 with mixed native-format editing, SDTI transfer, background effects, colour correction and FASTwire networking.
MPEGEngine Encodes MPEG-2 and D10
DVC’s MPEGEngine combined real-time MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding with support for Sony’s IMX format, optional editing, decoding and RS-422 playout.
Media 100 i for Macintosh in version 7.5 – lossless video quality in the entire media workflow
The "Lossless" codec delivers pristine, uncompressed image quality, maintains image integrity throughout the workflow and measurably improves efficiency and performance
Multiformat and Multichannel Broadcast Video Server
With the ClipServer DVC now also offers a MPEG and DV Video Server
Delivery of FASTstudio version 2.55 and the FX option!
The new FASTstudio version 2.55 and the FX software option for 3D effects are now available.