Piranha 3.6 Updates HD Editing and Effects
Piranha HD 3.6 added Bezier tools, still comparison, automatic field dominance and resolution-independent SGI finishing.
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Canopus Discounts Editing and VFX Suites
Canopus combined Edius, ProCoder and visual-effects applications in discounted production bundles during summer 2003.
Smoke Trade-In Targets SD and HD Finishing
Discreet’s 2003 trade-in programme reduced the price of Smoke SD and HD systems for editing, conforming and finishing.
Blade 2.2 Bundles Boris FX and Graffiti
Speed Razor Blade 2.2 bundled Boris FX LTD and Boris Graffiti LTD for timeline graphics, titling and 3D compositing.
DeckLink 4 Adds Final Cut Pro 4 Support
DeckLink 4.0 added Final Cut Pro 4 RT Extreme, eight-channel embedded SDI audio and output for compositing applications.
Sony DSR-DU1 Connects to Casablanca
Sony’s DSR-DU1 connected to Casablanca over IEEE 1394, adding direct take access and double-speed DVCAM or DV transfer.
Volkswagen Opens HDCAM Cinema
Volkswagen equipped its Dresden visitor cinema for HDCAM playback after commissioning two HD factory documentaries.
VIVA Relies on Nonlinear Editing Solutions and Shared Storage from Avid
Avid ensures an efficient workflow at the Viva music broadcaster
Acht Frankfurt Gets Started with eQ
The newly founded company Acht Frankfurt now also offers its customers the next generation of HD-capable equipment: an eQ from Quantel.
Media 100 Editing System Used for Matrix Trailers
John Bake Post-Production used Media 100’s 844/X editing and compositing system for Danish Matrix Reloaded teasers and trailers.
Quantel Digital Intermediate Platform for Star Wars Episode III
Lucas Digital acquired a Quantel iQ system as a grading platform, configured with Freeflow connectivity for a Pandora colour corrector.
Canopus Announces ACEDVio Video-Editing Solution
Bundled with Vegas 4.0 and DVD MovieFactory, ACEDVio provides analogue and DV I/O for video editors.
Macrosystem Casablanca Avio DVD System
Macrosystem is expanding its portfolio of production solutions with the all-in-one Casablanca Avio DVD System solution.
Blue Order Updates Media Workbench
Blue Order Media Workbench 2.25 adds direct remote access alongside workflow, version-control, playback and editing improvements.
New: Pinnacle CineWave 4
Pinnacle Systems Has Announced the Delivery of CineWave 4 for Early Summer This Year. In Combination with Apple's Final Cut Pro 4 Editing Software, the New Version Offers Expanded Real-Time, Online/Offline and HD Functions.
MacroSystem Digital Video Adds Lower-Cost Tools
MacroSystem has released new image- and video-editing tools positioned around lower purchase prices.
DVS Introduces Clipster Real-Time Editing Workstation
DVS introduces Clipster, its first editing workstation for uncompressed material at resolutions up to 2K.
iStopMotion V0.6 “Easter Egg” Release
Version 0.6 of the iStopMotion stop-motion tool promises, among other things, improved performance, a new timeline and voice control.
NAB 2003: Avid Presents New DNA Family
The special hardware enables real-time functionality and better image and sound quality in video editing.
NAB 2003: Apple Presents New Software Versions
The Updates to Final Cut Pro Video-Editing Software, DVD Studio Pro DVD-Authoring Solution and Shake Compositing and Special-Effects Software Have Numerous New Features.
NAB 2003: Quantel with Solutions for Postproduction and Broadcasting
At NAB 2003, Quantel Is Showing the Complete GenerationQ Range for Digital Intermediates, Postproduction, Graphics and Television News/Live Productions and Is Also Presenting a Number of New Developments for the Entire Product Range.
NAB 2003: NewTek Video Toaster Version 3
NewTek’s Studio in a Box advances to version 3 for NAB 2003.
NAB 2003: Sony Details Workflow and HDCAM Developments
Sony Business Europe presents new workflow, optical-disc, wireless camera and HDCAM technologies at NAB 2003.
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.
NAB 2003: Liquid Purple Version 5.0
Pinnacle Equips the Professional Liquid Purple DV Editing System in Version 5 with Scalable User Interfaces and 2D and 3D Real-Time Effects and Integrates DVD Authoring into the Timeline.
NAB 2003: Pinnacle with Liquid Chrome
With the Liquid Editing Software, the Targa 3000 Hardware Platform and the K2 3D Effects Processor, Pinnacle Combines a New Editing System from the Liquid Product Family
NAB 2003: New HDX Technology for Media 100 iHD
Media 100 Has Announced Plans for a Technology Demonstration of a New HD/SD Editing System Based on Mac OS X at NAB 2003.
Quantel eQ Adds HD Finishing at BBC Post Production
BBC Post Production adds HD format conversion, colour grading and finishing with a Quantel eQ system.
Liquid Silver Supports UK Witness Identification
Yorkshire Police adopted the Viper video-identification system using Pinnacle Liquid Silver after a year-long pilot.
Playboy TV Adopts Media 100 844/X
Playboy TV installed Media 100 844/X in the UK for multilayer editing, compositing and graphics-heavy promotional production.
Roxio Ships Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 Platinum
Roxio’s Creator 6 Platinum combined DVD authoring, photo editing, audio management, disc backup, copying and label design.
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.
Avid and HDTV Event Series Announced
Avid scheduled German events and workshops on Avid DS HD, editing, compositing and high-definition post-production during spring 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.
Avid Discounts Symphony and Media Composer
Avid offered time-limited discounts on Symphony and Media Composer 9000 XL systems in early 2003, tied to paid Assurance contracts.
Boris RED Upgrade Offer for Commotion Owners
Jocomp offered Boris RED to Pinnacle Commotion owners, highlighting editing-system integration, titling, 3D compositing, time effects and reusable presets.
Workshops for Casablanca Video Editors
MacroSystem and videofilmen magazine announced six paid Casablanca workshops for beginners, advanced users and specialists in spring and summer 2003.
NAB 2003: Media 100 Announces 844/X Version 2
Media 100 announced “The Finishing Release,” version 2.0 of its 844/X software, with expanded colour correction, compositing, editing and audio tools.
Avid Supports Transmediale.03 and Berlinale Talent Campus
Avid backed the Transmediale.03 awards, presented a post-production session and demonstrated Xpress DV and DS HD during the 2003 Berlinale Talent Campus.
Media 100 HDX Adds 10-Bit HD and SD Format Conversion
The planned €15,000 HDX option paired a PCI card and software with the 844/X GenesisEngine for real-time HD/SD conversion, editing and monitoring.
Discreet Ships Inferno 5, Flame 8 and Flint 8
The releases introduced mixed-resolution compositing, expanded FBX-based 3D interchange and a redesigned Batch workflow with editing and proxy rendering.
Avid Announces Free DV Editing Software
Avid Free DV was planned as a no-cost Mac OS X and Windows XP editor with two video tracks, four audio tracks and basic real-time tools.
Sony XPRI 5 Adds Native MPEG IMX and HD Workflows
XPRI 5 introduced native MPEG IMX transfer, dual-stream real-time editing, expanded audio controls and mixed uncompressed HD and HDCAM timelines.
MDR Produces First Full HD Programme with Avid DS HD
MDR and subsidiary Ottonia Media used Avid DS HD for a Dresden classical concert produced entirely in high definition with Japanese broadcaster NHK.
MacPower Opengate Expands Video and Compositing Plug-in Range
The distributor’s catalogue brought Boris, The Foundry, DigiEffects and Automatic Duck tools to Final Cut Pro and After Effects users.
MacroSystem Details Casablanca Kron Hardware Upgrade
The Kron upgrade introduced a faster Intel Pentium platform, 256 MB of memory, quieter cooling, more USB connectivity and revised storage interfaces.
Blue Order and D.A.V.I.D. Sign Media-Management OEM Agreement
The agreement integrated DigaMedia editing, browsing and transcoding modules into Blue Order’s Media Archive platform for newsroom and archive workflows.
Media 100 Begins Shipping the 844/Xi Editing System
The lower-cost 844/Xi paired four-stream real-time processing with unlimited-layer compositing, 10-bit effects and expanded interchange with other post-production tools.
Quantel iQ Wins Two Japanese HD Installations
Tokyo post house L’Espace Vision and Nagoya Broadcasting Network selected Quantel iQ systems for mixed-resolution HD, 2K and caption-heavy production.
Avid Xpress 2D Adds Forensic Video Tools
Ocean Systems’ dTective AVX plug-ins added magnification, masking, noise reduction and multiplex-video reconstruction.
MacroSystem Plans Casablanca User Forum for March 2003
The free two-day Hamburg forum combined Casablanca demonstrations, seminars, dealer support and presentations for video editors.
Avid Cuts Xpress DV 3.5 Prices in Step-Up Promotion
Owners of competing editing systems could save €500 on Xpress DV Base or €700 on the PowerPack until 31 December 2002.
Wellen+Nöthen Builds Four NDR Editing Vehicles
Four generator-equipped NDR editing vehicles combined Sony IMX decks, customised audio mixing and optional four-channel servers.
Incite Editor 3.0 Adds Distributed Production Tools
Incite Editor 3.0 combined edit-during-capture, background rendering, shared media management and SAN-ready collaboration.
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.
Roxio Releases VideoWave 5 Power Edition in Europe
VideoWave 5 Power Edition combined layered editing, picture-in-picture, chroma key, effects and integrated DVD authoring for €99.
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator Ships on Dell PCs
Dell bundled Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator for capturing, editing and burning home videos to DVD or Video CD.
Filmakademie Launches Music-Video Workshop with Popkomm Clipzone Reel
A three-month Filmakademie workshop paired filmmakers with selected bands to develop and produce music videos from the first idea onward.
Media 100 844/X Boosts Productivity at Magic Eye
German post-production studio Magic Eye used the Media 100 844/X for real-time compositing, colour correction and layered finishing.
Media 100 Introduces Lower-Cost 844/Xi Editing System
The 844/Xi combined four real-time video and alpha streams with 10-bit editing, compositing, effects and colour correction.
Mediahouse Chooses Quantel generationQ for Sports News
Mediahouse selected a Quantel generationQ server and editing system for SNTV sports bulletins and TWI programming.
Edirol DV-7PR Delivers Real-Time Video Presentation
Edirol’s DV-7PR combined video and audio sampling, clip playback, live crossfades and multiple control options for presentations.
Avid Cuts Prices for Xpress DV 3.5 and EduPack
Avid reduced Xpress DV 3.5 prices by up to 30%, including lower-cost standard, PowerPack and education editions.
Boris Continuum Complete AVX Released for Avid
Boris Continuum Complete AVX integrated more than 90 effects filters directly into Avid editing systems on Mac and Windows.
Roxio PhotoSuite 4 Platinum Reduced to €29.99
PhotoSuite 4 Platinum combined photo correction, effects, albums, slideshows, printing and web publishing.
Pinnacle Expression 2.0 Released
Pinnacle Expression 2.0 offered entry-level DVD and CD authoring for home videos, digital photos and slideshows.
Vicon iQ Motion-Capture System Begins Shipping
Vicon iQ unified motion-capture processing from marker detection through editing, skeleton fitting and export to Maya or MotionBuilder.
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.
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.
Media 100 Adds i/DV and iFinish DV Editing Systems
Media 100 introduced entry-level dual-stream DV editing systems for Mac and Windows with integrated Adobe After Effects workflows.
KONA-SD Update Adds DV-to-SDI Conversion
KONA-SD software version 2.0 added a DV bridge, real-time SDI playback, 64-bit RGB rendering and Mac OS X 10.2 support.
Avid Xpress DV 3.5 Released for Mac and Windows
Xpress DV 3.5 added NaturalMatch colour correction and more than 100 software-based real-time effects on Mac OS X and Windows XP.
Avid and Sony Demonstrate Lower-Cost HD Production
The Avid DS HD editor and Sony HDW-750P camcorder were presented in Berlin as a more affordable HD television-production combination.
Interactive Effects Releases Piranha HD 3.5
Piranha HD 3.5 added project management, batch rendering, version control, editing improvements and real-time warping for SGI Octane2.
DVC Qualifies Medéa VideoRAID Arrays for ClipRecorder HD
Medéa VideoRAID RTR and RTRX arrays were qualified for uncompressed real-time HD recording and playback with DVC ClipRecorder HD.
Media 100 Announces Early 844/X Customers
Advertising, television, education and post-production customers adopted the 844/X for real-time multilayer content design and visual effects.
Media 100 Begins Shipping the 844/X
Media 100 began worldwide end-user shipments of the 844/X and opened demonstration centres at authorised reseller locations.
Media 100 844/X Wins Three NAB 2002 Show Awards
The 844/X received the Vidy Award, TV Technology Star 2002 award and Video Systems Pick Hit at NAB 2002.
Optibase VideoPump HD Board Shown at NAB 2002
The VideoPump HD PCI board offered full-duplex 8- and 10-bit HD-SDI I/O, embedded audio and direct QuickTime-compatible recording to NTFS.
Media 100 Introduces the 844/X Content Design System
The Media 100 844/X combined real-time image processing, multilayer editing and visual effects on standard PC and storage hardware.
Interactive Effects Releases Piranha HD 3.4
Piranha HD 3.4 expanded mastering, tracking, colour, rendering and editing capabilities on Silicon Graphics workstations.
NewsEdit Adds Chyron Titling and Lyric
Grass Valley integrated Chyron titling and Lyric graphics into NewsEdit, bringing imported templates, title creation and playout into the editing workflow.
Dual AMD Systems Accelerate FASTstudio.DV
FAST Multimedia demonstrated FASTstudio.DV on single- and dual-processor AMD Athlon MP systems, highlighting faster processing and background workflows.
FAST Explains the blue Editing System
FAST development executive Ali Adelstein explained the open-format design, interface, colour tools and network workflow behind the blue editing system.
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.
ClipRecorder RACK with new Features
Now DVCs uncompressed Digital Disc Recorder with 220GB integrated into a 4 HU RACK
editStation – proven NLE workstation in a new guise
Based on the IBM IntelliStation, yello! delivers the latest generation of turnkey solutions for video editing with discreet edit and combustion via its sales partner dcp.
New opportunities for streaming service providers
Since 5 July, Munich-based InterMedia Solutions AG has been supplying version 2.0 of its leading streaming software packages i-CONTROL, LiVE-CONTROL and DESiGN-CONTROL.
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
Media 100 CineStream – software-based complete solution for interactive streaming media product
CineStream from Media 100 with integrated "EventStream" technology enables web developers and content creators to realise software-based interactive streaming media authoring
Media 100 presents Cleaner Live – live and on-demand streaming from a single system
Complete "streaming media solution" for live and on-demand streaming
FASTstudio.DV: For your eyes only!
FAST Multimedia announced a new product at NAB 2001: FASTstudio.DV. This means that the professional editing software FASTstudio can now also be purchased as a basic package with a card set for desktop or notebook.
Artesia Technologies and Convera to Offer Integrated Solution for Rich Media Management
Discovery Communications first adopter of joint solution incorporating Convera"s Screening Room and Artesia"s TEAMS digital asset management solution
Industry Leaders Work With Microsoft TV
Leading Broadcast Tools Providers Deliver Easy-to-Use Interactive TV Tools
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.
edit v6 – Video editing solution for broadcast & web
New at edit: Publishing of video content on the web, connection of smoke and fire systems and workflow improvements
Grass Valley Group Unveils New Vibrint System, Profile XP Media Platform For Production
Technology previews of news offering feature partial file restore technology for ultra-fast archive retrieval, real-time shared storage option
Hollywood DV-Bridge von Dazzle
Hollywood DV-Bridge is the name of the new external converter box from FAST-Dazzle for transferring analogue and digital video material between PC and video camera. The market launch is planned for February 2001. Price: DM 899.