All Broadcast articles in 3 April 2014
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NewsThe most-read facilities stories of 2014
Find out which stories about the post-production, studios and playout sectors were the most popular of the year.
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NewsPrime Focus and DNeg merger creates “world’s largest” VFX firm
Double Negative (DNeg) has merged with Prime Focus World’s creative services subsidiary to create a visual effects behemoth with around 4,500 employees and a combined order book worth £88m.
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CherryCherry VFX acquired by Drive Worldwide
Visual effects firm CherryCherry VFX has been acquired by Drive Worldwide.
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NewsBBC ramps up Ultra HD trials
The BBC will achieve the world’s first live Ultra HD (4K) production over IP at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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NewsManufacturers sign up to DPP-certified kit scheme
Digital Production Partnership (DPP)-certified kit for the file-based delivery of programmes could be available by the end of July, after 23 manufacturers signed up to the cross-broadcaster group’s compliance programme.
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NewsBroadcast TECH kick-starts search for Young Talent
Broadcast’s bi-monthly sister magazine Broadcast TECH has begun its annual search for the industry’s brightest young talent.
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NewsEncore recruits Bafta-winning sound designer
Encore has appointed Karl Mainzer to the position of senior sound designer and mixer.
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NewsHalo upgrades to Pro Tools HDX and Pro Tools v11
Halo has completed the upgrade of its seven TV sound suites and two Dolby Digital stages with Pro Tools HDX hardware and Pro Tools v11 software.
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NewsPure Grass makes it with GFM
Digital production company Pure Grass Films has inked a deal with GFM Films for its female-skewing web drama Making It.
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NewsQuantel updates Pablo Rio software
NAB 2014: Quantel has released the fifth software update for its Pablo Rio finishing system since September last year.
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NewsThe Foundry showcases Nuke Studio
NAB 2014: The Foundry has unveiled Nuke Studio, a single application for VFX, editorial and finishing that builds on the company’s compositing tool Nuke.
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NewsAtomos adds pocket-sized Ninja Star to range of recorders
NAB 2014: A 3.5-inch ProRes recorder aimed at extreme sports enthusiasts and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) users has been unveiled by Atomos.
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NewsCodex reveals VariCam 35 recorder and Red Dragon workflow
NAB 2014: Codex has announced a 4K uncompressed RAW recorder for the VariCam 35 and a fully supported workflow for the Red Epic Dragon
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NewsSony unveils new 4K camera
NAB 2014: Sony has unveiled the A7S, a compact camera that can output 4K.
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NewsRoss acquires augmented reality firm
NAB 2014: Ross Video has acquired augmented reality and virtual set firm Unreel.
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NewsProRes encoding added to Pablo Rio
NAB 2014: Quantel has added ProRes encoding to its Pablo Rio finishing system.
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NewsSnell extolls virtues of IP routing
NAB 2014: Snell is demonstrating integration between its broadcast infrastructure kit and Cisco’s IP and MPLS networking at NAB.
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NewsNative AVC-Intra recording set for Mira servers
NAB 2014: Abekas is introducing version 5.0 of its software for the Mira Instant Replay and Mira Production multi-channel video servers
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NewsPro Tools set for cloud-based collaboration and audio marketplace
NAB 2014: Avid has previewed audio cloud collaboration workflows, an online marketplace, and open metadata schema for Pro Tools at NAB