Digital Editing Fair 2009 in Hamburg Sets Date and Program
The one-day event on 13 February will focus on HD and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, with a broad range of exhibitors and products.
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DVB-T Tender Process in Slovenia
Austrian Broadcasting Services GmbH & Co KG regrets the negative decision in the award of Slovenia’s second DVB-T platform, known as MUX B. ORS will examine the decision both substantively and legally.
Today in the DP Advent Calendar: Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
Another valuable prize is available today through the DP Advent Calendar: a copy of Adobe Premiere Pro CS4.
Animation as a Medium Without Limits
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film reports the first results from its preselection process.
Sony Demonstrates Solutions Expertise at Professional World 2009
Under the motto "360° Solutions. Discover a Complete World," Sony will present its broad professional portfolio in three German cities in February.
Today in the DP Advent Calendar: Maxon Cinema 4D R11
Today, the DP Advent Calendar is giving away the new version of Maxon Cinema 4D R11. Entry is free.
Today in the DP Advent Calendar: Major Magix Software Package
Answer a question for a chance to win a bundle containing Magix Samplitude 10 Pro, Video Pro X and Video Deluxe 2008 Premium.
Know How—A Puzzle Game That Makes You Think Around Corners
A new Christmas promotional price and additional demo levels are available for the iPhone puzzle game.
Graphisoft at BAU 2009: Innovative Products in a Futuristic Setting
Graphisoft will present a range of new and innovative products at BAU 2009 from 12 to 17 January, led by the current version of its award-winning Archicad architectural software.
The Ideal Christmas Gift for Video Fans of Every Age
Pinnacle offers a broad selection of video-editing products.
Win One of Three video2brain Training DVDs for Cinema 4D Release 11
Open today’s Digital Production Advent Calendar door for a chance to win one of three training videos for the current version of Maxon Cinema 4D.
Leading Cinematographers Meet in Hamburg
The German Society of Cinematographers will hold a symposium and industry exhibition at Studio Hamburg on 24 January.
Win the SM Pro Audio iNano Today
The compact iNano, worth around €70, is ideal for controlling the volume of digital audio workstations and video-editing systems.
FFK09—The Conference for Rich Applications
Dates have been set for FFK09, formerly the Flashforum Conference. Marc Thiele, Sascha Wolter and Flashforum invite attendees to Cologne for the largest German-language conference devoted to web technologies and applications.
CS4 Advent Season
A Christmas surprise from video2brain: seven DVDs providing fundamental video training for Adobe Creative Suite 4 will be released by the fourth Sunday of Advent.
Applications Open for the 2008 German Computer Game Award
The official award website is now online.
12th eDIT Filmmaker’s Festival Announces 2009 Dates
The 12th eDIT Filmmaker’s Festival will take place in Frankfurt from 4 to 6 October 2009, offering comprehensive information about film production under festival director Sebastian Popp and programmers Tom Atkin and Rolf Krämer.
Game Focus Germany Presents International Speakers
Applications for free participation in the conference are now available online.
eco Demands Compensation for Telecommunications Surveillance
The internet industry faces an additional €332 million burden imposed by the state.
Germany’s First Apple Retail Store Opens in Munich on Saturday, 6 December
Germany’s first Apple Retail Store will open in Munich at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 6 December. The two-story store is located on Rosenstraße, only a few steps from Marienplatz in the heart of the city’s main shopping district.
Co-Production Forum 2008
Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg e.V. and the Robert Bosch Stiftung are organising
this year's co-production forum for the third time. It focuses on
collaboration between German and Eastern or Southeastern European filmmakers.
This year, Romania and Hungary in particular are at the centre of the
presentations and discussions.
High-End Visualization with the New NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 GPU
NVIDIA introduces the Quadro FX 4800, a new high-end graphics processor.
Wacom Gives Bamboo Users an Early Christmas Present
Christmas is approaching quickly, and Wacom is surprising every Bamboo fan with a special seasonal gift.
Today Behind the DP Advent Calendar Door
The DP Christmas Calendar has another surprise on 3 December, with five readers having an opportunity to win.
SAE Institute Holds Open Day
Prospective professionals in audio engineering, web design, film and animation are invited on Sunday, 14 December 2008.
“Adventures in Listening—Kurt Masur”
The documentary will receive its world premiere in Leipzig.
weblin Adds Christmas Avatars, Virtual Gifts and a New Quiz
Christmas arrives for weblin on 6 December, with numerous gifts, new avatars, a new quiz and additional seasonal extras.
Messe München International Introduces Successor to SYSTEMS
"discuss & discover" will be an international forum for information-technology decision-makers, developers and experts.
gamescom Developer Conference Named Game Developers Conference Europe
Frank Sliwka will organize GDC Europe as event director for US-based international conference organizer Think Services.
ASCON Expands Its Presence in Eastern Europe
CAD, AEC and PLM developer and integrator ASCON continues its expansion in Eastern Europe.
Digital Production Online Christmas Calendar
Digital Production is holding a major online Christmas competition every day from 1 December, with prizes worth more than €25,000. Today’s prizes are PlayStation 3 games.
Apple Opens Flagship Store in Munich on Saturday
The First German Apple Retail Store Opens This Saturday in Munich.
Four Full Days at FMX/09 from 5 to 8 May 2009
FMX/09, the 14th International Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Digital Media, is Europe’s largest and most important professional event devoted to computer-generated imagery.
Prince of Persia Arrives on 4 December
Since the 2003 release of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," the series has won more than 30 awards and sold approximately 10.3 million copies worldwide.
Picture gallery: Photographs of the dcdays grand opening
Mayor Magret Mergen, Chief of Fair Klaus Hoffmann and DP Chief Editor Mathias J Lange inaugurated the digital creation days. See pictures of the event here.
Picture gallery: Pictures of the animago AWARD ceremony 2008
Now online: the pictures of the animago ceremony 2008. The most important DCC-competition in the German-speaking area took once again place in Konzerthaus Karlsruhe. We do have the hottest pics of the event and its winners online.
Picture gallery: Pictures of the dcdays lectures
This years digital creation days in Karlsruhe enclosed about 50 lectures and workshops. Our DP photographers were on the spot and took pictures. Have a ball and click!/ Have fun clicking!
Autodesk Holds Online Seminars on Sheet-Metal Design
Free training for companies that design and manufacture sheet-metal components.
Quato “Buy Today, Pay in February” Promotion
In response to the financial-market crisis, Quato is offering a year-end promotion that allows customers to postpone payment for monitor purchases.
Picture gallery: Exclusive animago-party pics
We received hot pictures of the animago AWARD party, which we place online. Look here for impressions from the most important network party in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Picture gallery: Photos of the dcdays press conference
To each Fair opening there is also a press conference. No difference here with the digital creation days. In collaboration with the parellel event TVkomm, a press conference was held in Karlsruhe. We have been on-site to take the best pictures for you.
Picture gallery: Impressions of the fair framing the dcdays
The fair accompanying the digital creation days in Karlsruhe attracted a lot of visitors. Watch our collected photographic impressions.
BAF Presents Stories from Life
Documentary film evening with award-winning filmmaker and author Ludwig Ott on 4 December 2008 at 6 p.m. at BAF.
Die Toten Hosen Celebrate HD World Premiere on sevenload
Before its retail release, sevenload is presenting the first 18 minutes of “Hals- und Beinbruch” exclusively in high definition.
ESL Pro Series Finals 13 in Cologne
On 6 and 7 December, the ESL Pro Series Finals return to Cologne for the 13th time. This season’s finale will once again be held at EXPO XXI, with EUR 165,000 in prize money on offer.
Cartoone Feature (ES)
Three-Day Continuing-Education Programme for People Working in the Animation Industry.
Resistance 2™ – The Resistance Continues!
Action fans have real cause for celebration: Resistance 2™, the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2007 PlayStation 3 launch title “Resistance: Fall of Man,” will be available in Germany from 3 December 2008. With new weapons, new enemies and online battles on an entirely new scale, this title from Sony Computer Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games (Spyro, Ratchet & Clank) is set to cause a stir.
Adobe Opens Entries for the 2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
The International Council of Graphic Design Associations is a new partner in the competition. The awards ceremony will take place during the Icograda World Design Congress in Beijing.
Valkyrie – The Stauffenberg Assassination Attempt
World premiere on 15 December 2008 in New York.
Browser Games Forum 2008
The forum will take place in the Japan Tower in Frankfurt am Main. Organized by Dr. Andreas Lober and the Schäfer agency, the industry event features prominent speakers including Heiko Hubertz of Bigpoint, Siegfried Müller of Travian Games, Sebastian Lindig of Koch Media and Steffen Ritter of Microsoft.
The range of topics offers a broad overview of the dynamic browser-games landscape, examining its rapid development from both technical and content perspectives. Current questions will also be discussed: Where do browser games stand in emerging nations such as China or Russia? What does the potential browser-game player look like? What opportunities does guerrilla marketing offer, and how important is strong PR? What should start-up companies consider?
The Browser Games Forum is a central industry meeting point supported by well-known companies. Bigpoint, a leading developer and marketer of browser-based online games, has been secured as main sponsor. Premium sponsors to date are Microsoft, paysafecard, Travian Games and WEB.DE. CipSoft, Datasturm, Hessen IT, mediatainment and upjers also support this forward-looking forum.
‘Film City Munich – The Cinema on Wheels’: Video Bus Tour of Famous Locations
From Saturday, 22 November, Munich residents and film-loving visitors will for the first time be able to discover Munich as a film city on a sightseeing tour.
Combating Child Sexual Abuse Material Effectively Through International Cooperation
Combating child sexual abuse material and other illegal online content has long been a top priority for eco – Association of the Internet Industry and its member companies. The Internet Complaints Office jointly operated for this purpose by eco and the Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital Media Service Providers (FSM), at www.internet-beschwerdestelle.de, is part of the international INHOPE hotline network. Its primary aim is to have this content removed, identify offenders and help victims.
3D Graphics: Northern Germany’s First Conference Debuts in Hamburg
“3DTalk” brings professionals and enthusiasts together in Hamburg to exchange information, with sessions on 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage XSI, Cinema 4D, V-Ray, Quest 3D and Fusion.
Primera Technology Distributes Bonuses to Resellers
Managing Director Andreas Hoffmann: “Sending a positive signal to the market in difficult times.”
animago AWARD 2008 – the winners have been announced
On the 12th of November at the digital creation days, the winners of the most important competition for digital content creation (DCC) were recognised
Monster Microphone
At Berlin Central Station, BBC World News is using an oversized microphone installation to draw attention to its journalistic values.
Picture Gallery: Hot Photos from the animago Party Online
Hot photos from the animago AWARD party have just arrived, and we are putting them online immediately. They show the atmosphere at the important networking party in Karlsruhe's Konzerthaus.
In a Class of Its Own: The German Business Film Award
The 41st German Business Film Award is approaching. On 11 December 2008, the winning films and their creators will be honored at the Forum am Schlosspark in Ludwigsburg.
animago AWARD 2008 – The Winners Have Been Announced
On 12 November, the winners of the most important competition for Digital Content Creation (DCC) were honoured at digital creation days.
animago AWARD 2008 – the winners have been announced
On the 12th of November at the digital creation days, the winners of the most important competition for digital content creation (DCC) were recognised
New DPIntensiv Seminar
A seminar titled “Design & Usability—Creating Successful User Interfaces” will take place in Munich on 12 December.
ASCON Presents KOMPAS-3D V10 at EuroMold 2008
The new version of the professional and cost-effective MCAD solution will be demonstrated in Frankfurt am Main.
Xtopia 08: Microsoft Presents New Technologies in Germany for the First Time
Windows Azure, Internet Explorer 8, Silverlight 2 and Microsoft Surface take center stage.
Stable Projector Prices
Sony is keeping prices stable for its entry-level E-series projectors and continues to offer a free extension to five years of PrimeSupport until the end of 2008.
lucie_p Produces TV Commercial for Garmin
Renowned Munich automotive film-production company lucie_p produced a TV commercial for the Garmin nüvi on behalf of Munich advertising agency Macron, which was responsible for the overall account.
Sony Takes Its EXperience Tour Across Germany
Professional XDCAM EX training at Sony Specialist Dealers.
Co-Production Forum 2008
Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg and the Robert Bosch Stiftung are holding their annual co-production forum for the third time. It focuses on collaboration between German and Eastern and Southeastern European filmmakers, with Romania and Hungary at the center of this year’s talks and discussions.
Annual Congress for Internet-Based Television
IPTV 2008 will take place from 8 to 10 December at Gastwerk in Hamburg.
German Developer Award Ceremony on 3 December
The German Developer Award is presented every December at the Lichtburg in Essen to German computer-game developers who have released an outstanding PC or console game during the preceding twelve months.
WDR Short Film Night This Saturday
To mark the 11th international kurzundschön competition, organized by the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, and the presentation of the German Short Film Award, WDR television will hold its Short Film Night from 12:15 a.m. on 15 November 2008.
Picture Gallery: Photos from the digital creation days Exhibition
The digital creation days exhibition in Karlsruhe was well attended. We have put a photographic tour of the exhibition online.
Picture Gallery: Photos from the dc days Opening Event
The dc days were officially opened with a ceremony by Mayor Magret Mergen, exhibition director Klaus Hoffmann and the DP editor-in-chief. We have the pictures from the opening event online.
Post-IBC Event at PLAZAMEDIA
dve, PLAZAMEDIA and Apple will present the latest developments from IBC in a comprehensive technical review. This year’s event will take place at PLAZAMEDIA’s premises, with hands-on sessions and presentations from market leaders. The presentation schedule will be available at www.dve.de from Monday, 10 November 2008. The event runs from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Apple: Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server, EVS integration with Xsan 2
MXF4MAC: MXF4QuickTime
Square Box: CatDV and CatDV Server
Step2e: Step2e Broadcast
Telestream: Episode Engine and Pipeline
Tools On Air: LiveCut and RealTime Graphic
Quantum: StorNext / StorNext Storage Manager
Omneon: Omneon eCenter
IRIDAS: SpeedGrade OnSet with RED camera
Picture Gallery: Photos from the animago AWARD Event 2008
The photos from the animago AWARD event 2008 are online. The most important DCC competition in the German-speaking region took place again this year at the Konzerthaus in Karlsruhe. We have the hottest pictures of the event with the winners onlne.
Picture Gallery: Photos from the dc days Talks
Around 50 talks and workshops took place at this year's digital creation days in Karlsruhe. The DP photographers were on site and took some pictures of the sessions. Enjoy clicking.
GAMEplaces Business & Legal: “Blood Is Red”
Dr. Andreas Lober of the law firm Schulte Riesenkampff discusses youth protection in computer games.
Teaserland Exceeds 125,000 Visits
The international fake-trailer festival’s website has also already recorded more than 200 competition entries.
Picture Gallery: Photos from the dc days Press Conference
Every exhibition opening includes a press conference. It was the same at digital creation days. A press conference was held in Karlsruhe together with the parallel event TVkomm. We were there and took pictures.
FFK09 – The Conference for Rich Applications
The date for FFK09, formerly the Flashforum Conference, has been set: Marc Thiele, Sascha Wolter and Flashforum invite attendees to Cologne for the largest German-language conference on web technologies and web applications.
ITFS Stuttgart: Submission Deadline 1 December
Entries for the 16th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film can be submitted until 1 December.
digital creation days / animago AWARD 2008
The digital creation days are designed as a networking event for German-speaking content creators. Established in 2007, the dc days return to Karlsruhe for a second edition together with the animago AWARD ceremony. The event reflects the industry’s rapid technical development and combines an exhibition, workshops, a recruiting area and the animago EVENT 2008.
MACKEVISION Sponsors the animago AWARD 2008 CGI Competition
Stuttgart-based MACKEVISION Medien Design GmbH is sponsoring the animago AWARD for the first time. Regarded as the leading competition for German-speaking animation specialists, it serves as a high-level meeting place for the community. A global leader in 3D visualization, animation, visual effects and post-production, MACKEVISION has itself won several animago awards and has entered two productions this year. The ceremony takes place in Karlsruhe on 12 November.
Video: Harald Siepermann on the animago AWARD 2008
Harald Siepermann is a German comic artist and animator. He explains why a trip to Karlsruhe for the animago AWARD 2008 ceremony is worthwhile.
Extensions for Pinnacle Studio 12
Pinnacle Studio, part of Avid Technology, is making update 12.1 available free of charge for its current Pinnacle Studio 12 video-editing software.
Novation on Tour
On its 2008 Automap Universal dealer tour, Novation demonstrates how simple modern MIDI control can be.
dc days Talk: “When Games Become Films – Video Game Adaptations”
Editor-in-Chief Matthias J. Lange provides an overview of video-game adaptations.
NVIDIA Launches New Quadro GPUs for CAD and DCC Applications
NVIDIA has announced the Quadro FX 470, its first integrated professional motherboard GPU. It has also launched the Quadro FX 370 Low Profile, an entry-level graphics solution for small-form-factor systems.
dc days: CGI in Catalog Production, Using Opel as an Example
The talk examines the development of CGI use for high-quality print production, workflow creation and adaptation, quality and quantity.
The Cinema on Wheels in Munich
Starting in December, a completely new VideoBustour will visit famous filming locations in Munich—a cinematic sightseeing tour for residents and visitors as well as film-industry insiders.
Fiat Buys Idea from VUCX Director Roel Wouters
The Fiat Grande Punto commercial looks down onto a trampoline where performers jump towards the camera and advertise the car’s features on printed signs. At the end, the Fiat Grande Punto performs spectacular jumps—just like in the video “Grip” by Dutch musicians zZz, directed by Roel Wouters, a.k.a. Xelor.
dc days: Improving Quality and Cutting Costs Through Efficient Render Management
Thomas Kistler explains efficient render management using the Qube! solution.
Adobe Launches Creative Competition to Promote Protection of Ideas
The “Don’t Copy” Creative Contest launches for students and young professionals.
dc days: Second Life Technology (3D Internet) for Businesses
What is Second Life? What opportunities does Second Life offer industrial companies? Marcus Link discusses these questions and presents possible uses and examples.