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Record number: 1,000 participants at the Autodesk Inventor Forum
The Inventor Forum 2007 offered detailed information on digital product development and the opportunity for effective exchange of experience
digital creation days 2007 final report
Around 1,400 professional visitors came to Karlsruhe / animago AWARD presented in Karlsruhe for the first time / Nearly 50 workshops examined trends in computer graphics and animation / 25 companies presented their digital solutions and products
animago AWARD
The most important competition for Digital Content Creation (DCC) in the German-speaking region is launching with a new concept. This year, the main prize for “Best Production” will be awarded for the first time, and the winner of the “Best University Production” category will be rewarded with a sponsorship prize. The submission deadline is June 30, 2007.
The animago EVENT 2007 with a festive awards ceremony takes place as part of the digital creation days – the networking event of the German-speaking DCC industry – at the Congress Center in Karlsruhe. On November 8 and 9,2007, the digital creation days offer, as part of an integrated congress and exhibition concept, the opportunity to get to know new trends and developments in the German-speaking DCC industry. The animago Awards will be officially presented on the evening of November 8 as part of an exciting Award Ceremony.
Make an Impression
Presentation of the new Autodesk Media&Entertainment product line as well as other new developments from the world of computer graphics as part of the digital creation days.
Meeting point Karlsruhe
The animago AWARD 2007 will be presented for the first time in Karlsruhe as part of the digital creation days. DP staff member Sabine Hatzfeld spoke with Gerald Böse, Managing Director of Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH.
dc days: Mega event
The digital creation days will become the German networking event for the digital creation industry. When the digital creation days take place in Karlsruhe on November 8 and 9, the German-speaking community will finally have its own event. At a press conference at ZKM Karlsruhe at the end of September, positions were stated once again.
Consumer Electronik Trade Fair CES: Industry Insider Sessions
New programs include Retail Power Panel, technologies and emerging markets, as well as the importance of technologies for Hollywood
Future of “Digital Living” at CONNECTIONS Europe
By 2010, the “Digital Living” industry forecasts an increase in digitally networked households worldwide from the current 80 million to 145 million. CONNECTIONS Europe 2007 shows exactly what this future could look like: Strategies for “Digital Living” markets.
FileMaker Conference 2007
From beginner to advanced – at Gut Ising, information will be provided for two days.
dc days: CMS in broadcasting
What must a modern CMS be able to do in order to meet the requirements of today’s productions? Gert Zimmermann of Filmtools Media Consult reports on the future of diversification - requirements for modern content management systems in broadcasting.
dc days: Free anniversary chili
50 issues of red-hot industry topics. DIGITAL PRODUCTION celebrates with all visitors to the dc days and invites them to eat chili.
dc days: well planned is half won
Fritz Stoiber describes how important good preparation is. As the owner of Fritz Stoiber Productions, he can draw fully on practical experience in his lecture.
Wireless & Mobility conference on November 8 at Interop Berlin
The organizational and technical linking of mobile communications and WLAN is the focus of the Wireless & Mobility conference at the Interop Congress on November 8. High-caliber speakers from Hewlett-Packard, Veriwave, Nokia, Aruba Networks, Cisco, Ipass and Extricom report on concrete solutions and new technologies at the Berlin exhibition grounds.
Filemaker Conference 2007
From beginner to advanced – at Gut Ising, information will be provided for two days
Bavaria Film at the Media Days
Representatives of the Bavaria Film Group will be present on various panels during the Munich Media Days 2007 from November 7 to 9 – headed by Bavaria Film Managing Director Dr Matthias Esche, who will discuss “Setting the course for German film – The amendment of the Film Promotion Act (FFG)” on Thursday, November 8 at 2 p.m.
Only 12 days to go until the animago EVENT
The most important competition in the DCC industry will conclude at the digital creation days in Karlsruhe. There is still time to secure tickets for the presentation.
fmx/08 Partners with Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society joins fmx/08 as a programme partner for the Stuttgart conference's visual-effects track.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is one of the “Industry Insider” speakers at the 2008 International CES
The Internet pioneer opens the 2008 “Industry Insider” series at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater
Presentation of the “CNN Journalist of the Year 2007”
Austrian journalist and presenter Christoph Feurstein was honored with the prize for his television report on the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
LifeSize: Affordable HD products for video conferencing
LifeSize Communications launches three new HD video-conferencing systems at different performance levels.
dc days: On Air Promotion
"Because they don’t know what they are doing" preoccupied not only James Dean, but also many television stations. Good On Air Promotion also depends on the briefing of the service providers.
dc days: Target group female gamers
Women and computer games? What do they play if they play? And how can the games industry adjust to this target group?
Interop Berlin 2007 announces keynote programme with internationally renowned speakers
Interop Berlin 2007 takes place from November 6 to 8 at the Berlin exhibition grounds. Accompanying it is a three-day international specialist congress. The key players in the market such as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Microsoft, Citrix, CA and Avaya are present here with visionaries as speakers.
ITG discussion on the subject of podcasts
The event on October 30, 2007, at the IRT, Munich (10:00 to 17:00) deals with the subject “Streaming Media, the Internet equivalent of radio and television”.
dc days: Press seminar
Thomas Gerlach deals with the subject of press and public relations work at the dc days.
3rd SAE Alumni Convention/SAE Alumni Award 2007
Exhibitors from all areas of media present their products, and visitors can obtain information on current technical and scientific topics in specialist lectures as well as panel discussions. On the first evening of the convention, the Alumni Awards will be presented in the following categories: best audio production, best multimedia production, best short film, best 3D visual FX project, best business idea.
Job initiative: Career start with SYSTEMS 2007
Whether ICT companies or firms that use ICT technologies: Both are urgently looking for young talent. SYSTEMS 2007 is actively tackling this problem and expanding its
job initiative.
dc days: Life as a freelancer
At last the time has come. One wants to found one’s first own 3D company. What must one consider? What pitfalls are there? When should one get into the black?
dc days: Tapeless Distribution
What is the state of tapeless distribution in the broadcast sector? Which systems are used? What experiences have been made so far?
dc days: Infrastructure is everything
At least for Armin Ißmayer, who gives the lecture "Concept and planning of the IT infrastructure for animation and postproduction studios" at the dc days
dc days: Light in the GEMA jungle
The delicate question of music licenses is clarified as part of a lecture.
Digital editing fair
In addition to innovations from IFA and IBC, the trade fairs will focus on Adobe CS3 Production Premium software for HD video production with output to Blu-ray. Once again this year, specialist presentations and practical reports from professionals will provide interesting insights into the latest editing techniques. In addition to these all-day workshops and presentations, visitors can ask questions to the participating companies in the accompanying exhibition. Exhibitors include: Adobe, JVC Professional, MainConcept, Matrox, ProDAD, PNY, Sony, Wacom and others.
The organisers of the digital editing fair are the authorised Adobe Video Partners magic multi media, Weskamp & Partner and Picture Tools. Admission is free, but registration is required.
dc days: Lecture on landscape visualization
DP author Rüdiger Mach of Mach:Idee was secured for the subject "Digital terrain models and landscape visualizations".
Photorealistic product visualization in the automotive sector
Andrea Gunschera from RTT AG devotes herself to this future topic on November 8.
Digital film production
Mirko Echghi-Ghamsari from MFX DIGITAL GmbH was secured as a competent lecturer for this exciting topic.
Formats of the future
Tom Lang from Berlin Calling speaks on the subject of "Formats of the future" on November 8.
Mobile social networking with 12.3 million consumers
Social communities are becoming one of the most important drivers of the mobile Internet. 12.3 million users have access to Web 2.0 offerings on the mobile Web. M:Metrics publishes authoritative data on the mobile community market for Germany and Europe.
Extension of the early-booking discount until 17.10.
Until next Wednesday, October 17, early bookers can still secure their tickets at favorable conditions.
dc days: Hotel Allocation Is Still Reserved Until 10/10
A hotel allocation is still available to visitors to the dc days until Wednesday.
Are Pictures Allowed to Lie?
Top-class panel discussion at the opening of the Photoshop Convention in Munich.
NEC NP4001: First 15:9 Wide-Format Projector
New model in NEC Display Solutions' high-performance NP projector series - ideal for e-cinema applications.
dc days: Ticket Reservation Now Possible Without a Credit Card
Visitors who do not have a credit card have the option of sending an e-mail to online-service@kmkg.de, stating their full address and desired ticket type.
Business Angels at the dc days
At the dc days in Karlsruhe, visitors can learn about the subject of "Venture capital for young companies".
Picturetools Invites to Autodesk 2008 Launch
Product presentations of 3ds Max 2008 and Maya 2008 with presentation of practical reference projects / Exhibition area supplements lectures
dc days – a Completely Coherent Event Package!
Gerald Böse, Managing Director of Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH (KMK), speaks at a press conference about the digital creation days.
HD Radio Days 2007 in Lucerne
Ruoss AG and Radio Sunshine, supported by BAKOM
(Federal Office of Communications), have been conducting the first large-scale field test
for HD Radio in Europe since March 2006.
Secure Early-Booking Discount Until 30.09.
Anyone who decides by September 30 can secure the early-booking discount for the DC Days.
Siggraph 2008: Submit Entries!
Interested parties can now submit entries for Siggraph 2008, which takes place next year from August 11 to 15 in Los Angeles
Attractive Program Offering for Visitors to the First Adobe MAX in Europe
Agenda for sessions and workshops of the premiere from October 15 to 18, 2007 in Barcelona is set
IBC 2007 Opens with Conference Section
Europe’s most important broadcast trade fair runs until September 11. DIGITAL PRODUCTION is on site and will report continuously
Mobile Content Day Again in Hamburg
The fifth Mobile Content Day will take place on September 14, 2007 under the motto "Mobile Content for Publishers and Agencies".
S3D Basics
Participants can discuss the following topics at the conference and exhibition: Health aspects, the need for international standards for 3D, dealing with 3D-specific product complaints and individual 3D perception.
GCDC 2007 Draws Record Attendance
More than 900 attendees from over 35 countries joined the 2007 GC Developers Conference, up from 650 in 2006.
GCDC 2007 Opens with Record Attendance
The fifth GC Developers Conference opened with more than 870 attendees and sessions on online gaming, outsourcing, and business development.
Serious Games Berlin Network at the Games Convention for the First Time
The Serious Games Berlin network, active since January 1, 2007, is represented this year at Europe’s largest trade fair for interactive entertainment, the Games Convention, from August 22 to 26, 2007 in Leipzig.
SIGGRAPH 2007: More than 24,000 Visitors
The event was alos able to record a 12 percent increase in exhibitors. Next year in Los Angeles and Singapore
Ensemble Founders Reunite at GCDC 2007
The creators of Age of Empires reunite at the GC Developers Conference ten years after the RTS series began.
Flashforum Conference 2007 in Cologne
On September 24, 25 and 26, 2007, Sascha Wolter and Marc Thiele are organising the leading German-language conference on web technologies and web design with a focus on the Flash and Flex platform.
First German Photoshop Convention from October 11 – 13 in Munich
Adobe Systems and Macromedia Akademie der Medien announce a high-profile specialist event.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Marketplace for intellectual property
For investors and developers, the “Intellectual Property (IP) Marketplace” takes place for the first time this year as part of SIGGRAPH. The event is intended to help facilitate business processes in the acquisition and sale of technological know-how.
SIGGRAPH 2007 launched with course programme
The world's most important computer graphics event takes place in San Diego this year. DIGITAL PRODUCTION is reporting currently
SIGGRAPH 2007: “Global Eyes” art exhibition
The Global Eyes exhibition shows the role of digital media in the representaion of social issues.
What makes children happy? Two-day ZDF specialist congress
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of “Tabaluga tivi”, ZDF is holding an international and interdisciplinary specialist congress titled “Wunschlos glücklich?” at the ZDF broadcasting center in Mainz on November 15 and 16, 2007.
Tim Schafer to Keynote GCDC 2007
Double Fine founder Tim Schafer will discuss creativity and game design at the 2007 GC Developers Conference.
“Media in Transition” conference
The internationally oriented conference networks media professionals and strategists across industries and communicates the facts for effective business models on the Internet.
Xtopia: Rediscover the web with Microsoft
Designers, developers and decision-makers learn everything about Silverlight, web design, IP-TV & Co in Berlin from October 10 to 12
Media companies rely on community strategies
With nearly 2.6 billion page impressions, the StudiVZ.de student community left top dogs such as T-Online, Yahoo or Mobile.de behind in May from the start of its IVW listing.
The networking event for the digital-creation industry in the German-speaking region
From Thursday, November 8, to Friday, November 9, Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH (KMK), together with the leading specialist magazine DIGITAL PRODUCTION, is holding the first digital creation days.
Police, customs and public prosecutors together at anti-piracy forum for the first time
From July 3 to 4, the first International Symposium "Combating Trademark and Product Piracy" took place in Cologne. More than one hundred responsible people from law-enforcement and investigative authorities, business and politics followed the invitation from the Cologne Customs Criminal Investigation Office and the editorial team of "die neue Polizei" to discuss procedures for protecting intellectual property.
Autodesk Faced the Discussion About the Future of 3D
On July 11, DIGITAL PRODUCTION invited guests to the well-attended panel discussion on the subject of “Where Does the Future of 3D Lie” at the renowned Munich PresseClub. Guest was Michel Besner, Senior Director of Product Management Media & Entertainment Division at Autodesk.
Free Panel Discussion “Where Does the Future of 3D Lie?”
On Wednesday, July 11, DIGITAL PRODUCTION is inviting guests to a panel discussion at the renowned Munich PresseClub. The guest is Michel Besner, Senior Director of Product Management Media & Entertainment Division at Autodesk.
Adobe Calls for Entries for the Adobe MAX Awards 2007
Competition recognizes innovative applications of Adobe technologies / Presentation at the Adobe MAX conference / European MAX event in mid-October in Barcelona
German Multimedia Congress
Current developments in e-commerce and e-marketing are the topics at this year's congress. The focus will be on social networks and virtual 3D worlds on the web. Registrations are still possible until 13 June.
Information Event on the Status Quo and Prospects of Media-Based Interaction Design
Industry experts describe challenges for design, promotion and marketing
8th RTT Conference in Berlin: Dream Cars in Real Time
Outlook on new program versions from the Munich visualization specialist
fmx/07 Reports Record International Share
fmx/07 reports higher attendance and a larger international audience, with around 6,000 participants at the Stuttgart conference.
Quo Vadis 2007
The 5th German game developer conference Quo Vadis is taking place in Berlin for the first time this year and forms the centrepiece of the first "Gamestage Berlin-Brandenburg" (18-21 April). Aruba Studios has been organising the developer conference, which focuses on workshops, since 2003. The conference aims to provide a platform for all computer and console game developers. Game developers talk about new methods and technological innovations. The conference will be accompanied by presentations by renowned industry representatives from the German and European developer scene.
NAB Panel Reviews Global DTV Transition
Broadcast representatives from four countries discussed public information, access and cost during the transition from analogue to digital television.
International Film Festival Summit Europe (IFFS)
Annual conference and trade fair for members of the film festival industry.
NAB: Seminar Helps with Podcasting
A good example of NAB's extensive seminar and conference program was David Lawrence's “Audio Podcasting Essentials” workshop
NAB: Conference Segment Ushers in Broadcast Show
The NAB 2007 takes place in Las Vegas from April 14 to 19. DP reports live from the trade-show and conference event
“HD at Work” in Potsdam-Babelsberg
Well-attended event discusses practical problems in working with HD
4. GfM World Congress 2007
The focus is on in-game advertising, one of the fastest-growing advertising segments according to experts. Trends in the areas of e-game and mobile entertainment will also be discussed. The congress is aimed at advertising, media and marketing decision-makers as well as product managers from the brand world, executives and producers from the media industry.
CeBIT: EU Commissioner Reding Disappointed by Mobile TV Progress
Finds lively consumer interest, but hardly any progress on legal and technical framework conditions / Industry and member states should draw up a European strategy
High resolution, low distribution – when will HDTV reach the masses?
Colloquium of the Institute for Broadcast Technology (IRT) from 15:30 to approx. 17:00. Venue: IRT, House 17 b - Auditorium. The presentation will be available 1 to 2 weeks after the lecture date as a download version on the IRT homepage at www.irt.de >> News >> Publications >> Events >> Colloquia
at IRT (review).
Mobile Forum 2007 Surveys Emerging Market
More than 350 attendees examined mobile transmission, advertising and content at Plazamedia's Studio 7 near Munich.
DVB World 2007
Expert forum on technical, commercial and legal aspects of Digital Video Broadcasting.
New “HD at Work” Event Series Starts at the End of March
Screenings, workshops, previews and exchange of experience for HD filmmakers in Potsdam-Babelsberg
XSI 6 Launch Tour Stops in Frankfurt/Main
Qoobee event on 15.03. provides information about features & function of the new release
Mobile Forum at Plazamedia
Plazamedia, Medientage München and MedienCampus Bayern outline the future of mobile business in Munich on March 8
IRT Symposium on D-Cinema and Mobile TV
Event on January 23/24, 2007 at the ARRI Cinema, Munich
Quo Vadis: Conference for German Game Developers 2007 in Berlin
Change of location with support from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Mobile Content Days
Experts from Germany and abroad will present mobile entertainment and business services at the 3rd Mobile Content Days - the big meeting of the media and entertainment world. Key programme topics such as mobile print, games, music, payment, betting, ads, tv and movies will highlight the development of existing business models and current trends. The congress is being held at the International Congress Centre Munich for the first time in partnership with Systems.
Siggraph 2007: Call for Papers
Dedicated website collects proposals for courses, talks and presentations of users' own projects
IBC 2006: The Trade Show Has Begun
The IBC broadcast trade show has started in Amsterdam with a slight increase in exhibitors and visitors compared with the previous year
Eurographics 2006: News From CG Research
Main conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics takes place in Vienna from September 4 to 8
Games Convention Optimistic Before Opening
Games trade show in Leipzig reports record exhibitor numbers
Media Week Berlin-Brandenburg: Industry Meeting Point
Parallel to the IFA, the event provides information about current developments in the media market