All articles by Will – Page 52

  • News

    Smoke and Mirrors first to go for Flare

    2009-04-21T20:30:23Z

    Smoke and Mirrors has become the first post facility to purchase seats of Flare, Autodesk's new software-only creative companion to the Flame and Inferno visual effects systems.

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    JVC demos 4k live camera

    2009-04-21T20:26:04Z

    JVC is using NAB to demonstrate a working version of a 4k camera capable of producing live ultra high-resolution images.

  • Comment

    Finding the positives

    2009-04-21T20:23:21Z

    While NAB 2009 may not be quite as busy as previous years in terms of either visitors or exhibitors, those that are here are making the most of a difficult job.

  • News

    Avid qualifies Unity and Isis for FCP

    2009-04-20T17:52:36Z

    Avid has made it possible for facilities and broadcasters to run Apple Final Cut Pro editing software on its Unity MediaNetwork and Isis shared storage systems.

  • News

    Panasonic plans 3D production system

    2009-04-20T17:02:06Z

    Panasonic is to start development of a professional 3D production system consisting of a twin-lens P2 camcorder and 3D compatible HD plasma display.

  • News

    Object Matrix unveils post workflow innovation

    2009-04-20T16:58:58Z

    Object Matrix is working with digital asset management company Square Box Media Solutions on a new post-production workflow set-up that allows facilities with both Apple and Avid software to manage their assets on a single archive storage product.

  • News

    Sky backs UK talent on 3D shoot

    2009-04-15T15:48:32Z

    Sky is continuing its push into 3D following the recent live broadcast of a music gig with the stereoscopic recording of a ballet.

  • News

    Red Bee Media sells Piero to Viasat

    2009-04-14T15:58:46Z

    Viasat, the Scandinavian satellite broadcaster, has bought Red Bee Media's Piero 3D virtual graphics system for use on its coverage of both Danish and English football.

  • News

    Post houses give up their time for Cut

    2009-04-14T15:56:17Z

    Big Buoy and Prime Focus London are among the companies to have completed work on Cut, a two-minute long charity film made by Grey London for Women's Aid.

  • News

    Digital Vision completes 'reorganization'

    2009-04-14T15:52:48Z

    Digital Vision, the Swedish manufacturer behind the Film Master grading system, has successfully come out of ‘reorganization', its domestic equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

  • News

    Evolutions makes precautionary staff cuts

    2009-04-14T15:45:38Z

    London post-production company Evolutions has made five positions redundant as it looks to reduce its overheads.

  • News

    Award winning mixer joins LipSync

    2009-04-14T15:41:35Z

    LipSync has added award-winning re-recording mixer Robert Farr to its sound department.

  • News

    Sony fattens XDcam range

    2009-04-14T15:38:22Z

    Sony has expanded its XDcam HD422 product family with a new 24p camcorder that offers variable frame-rate recording for under- and over-cranking.

  • News

    Cineform brings 3D workflow to FCP

    2009-04-14T15:36:20Z

    CineForm has introduced a new compression technology specifically designed to allow Final Cut Pro to be used to cut stereoscopic 3D content.

  • News

    Leppington joins Rainbow and DGP

    2009-04-06T16:00:16Z

    Former Evolutions technical director Simon Leppington has joined Rainbow and DGP, the soon-to-be merged post facilities owned by Gareth Mullaney.

  • News

    Eyeframe snares E1 gig

    2009-04-06T15:56:12Z

    Eyeframe has won a contract that will see the company provide all DVD and Blu-ray authoring services for E1 Entertainment UK for the next two years.

  • News

    South West Screen moots Bristol studio

    2009-04-06T15:50:58Z

    Regional screen agency South West Screen is conducting a feasibility study into developing studio facilities in Bristol after the BBC confirmed that it is relocating production of Casualty to Cardiff.

  • News

    Mytherapy heads for central London

    2009-04-06T15:48:04Z

    West London digital cinematography facility Mytherapy D-Cinelab has opened a new base in central London and could relocate the whole company there in the future.

  • News

    Autodesk plans further cutbacks

    2009-04-06T15:43:35Z

    Autodesk is hoping to slash its annual operating expenses by between $100 and $150 million through another series of global cutbacks.

  • News

    Evolutions speeds up Red Dwarf post

    2009-04-02T11:18:51Z

    Evolutions has devised a bespoke post-production workflow for the return of sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf.