IOV2008 - The Right Move!

Having spent the past three years at Stoneleigh Park, the IOV are pleased to announce that their Annual Convention and Trade Exhibition has moved to the brand new facility at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.  Billed as Europe’s leading event for professional videography, IOV2008 will be held on 15th & 16th October, and the registration now open for IOV members and non-members alike.

Being only a few weeks after the conclusion of IBC in Amsterdam, IOV2008 will represent the first UK showing of the very latest HD technology aimed at the video professional – including the much talked about developments in solid-state recording technology. 

Aimed primarily at the professional videographer, the IOV Convention also has a growing following amongst photographers, educators, filmmakers and independent producers.  With literally hundreds of manufacturers being represented, visitors can see, try and buy all the latest professional video technology.  From simple cables and connectors, through to entire production studios – or even a year’s worth of tape and media stock!  Regular visitors make the IOV Convention their main purchasing event and exhibitors respond by providing many special exhibition offers.

Advanced system sets new standard for real-time film simulation and unlimited frame rate conversion from any digitized video source.

Albuquerque, New Mexico (PRWEB) July 31, 2008 -- Cinnafilm Inc. (www.cinnafilm.com), a pioneering developer of advanced film and video production tools, today announced the immediate availability of Cinnafilm™ HD1, the industry's first all-in-one format conversion platform designed specifically for film simulation and unlimited frame rate conversion of digital video. The unique combined hardware and software platform leverages the power of graphics card parallel processing to deliver unmatched quality format conversions and celluloid simulations quickly, easily, cost effectively and most significantly, in real-time. HD1 places complete and instantaneous control of the artistic process directly into the hands of creative professionals without sacrificing production quality or visual integrity.

If I didn't see it with my own eyes I would have thought it was a magic trick, but it's not. As a film lover it was exciting to see Cinnafilm more than deliver on its promise of enabling real-time, high-quality film simulation. Finally, digital looks like film and the digital magic behind the curtain is HD1.

The Cinnafilm HD1 format conversion platform delivers the advanced editing capabilities film and video production professionals require to address the most common aesthetic problems encountered today. HD1's purpose is to instantly alleviate difficulties associated with digital content production and delivery by solving cadence, resolution, frame rate, frame format, and film simulation problems in real-time. Cinnafilm HD1 is the only solution that enables creative and technical adjustments to be applied and instantly visualized from a single workstation, avoiding the need for expensive render farms and racks of power-hungry equipment.

Blaze Media Pro v8 has been released, offering a complete all-in-one solution for audio and video conversion, editing, CD/DVD burning, CD/DVD ripping, and much more. The software is powerful, yet very easy to use, making it an excellent choice for the vast majority of users. The software offers features for performing a massive assortment of operations for such formats as CD, DVD, MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, ALAC, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV, MOV, Flash, iPod, PSP, and 3GP.  extract audio content from video files  

Hampstead, NC (PRWEB) July 30, 2008 -- Mystik Media Releases All-in-one Audio/Video Conversion, Editing, Burning, and Recording Powerhouse.

Mystik Media has released Blaze Media Pro v8, a powerful, all-in-one Windows multimedia application supporting all popular media formats for audio and video conversion, editing, recording, DVD extraction, video construction, combining, decompiling, and video capture. Advanced audio and data CD burning capabilities, as well as video and data DVD and VCD/SVCD burning, are also provided.

Key new features in Blaze Media Pro v8 include an easy-to-use system for extracting video and/or audio content from DVDs (DVD Ripper) and a dedicated feature for converting video into Flash. In addition, the video converter, audio converter, audio editor, audio recorder, video constructor, video decompiler, and "extract audio content from video files" features have all been completely redesigned and greatly enhanced.

Virulent VHS tape mould taking hold in Britain’s damp climate means memories on VHS will need to be transferred to DVD  

London, 22 July 2008 - People holding onto past memories in VHS format are at high risk of losing them all thanks to a virulent mould which is destroying tapes at an exponential rate across the UK.  The mould, which attacks the sensitive VHS and audio tape formats, can be fatal to those collections of memories we all hold dear, particularly those recorded in the 1980s and 1990s.

From family holidays to birthdays; from your child’s first steps to memories of times away with parents, grandparents or great grandparents, we all have those special memories we want to keep hold of. And although we have them locked away on VHS, we may be in for a rude awakening when we find them covered in the mould’s fine white dust and rendered totally unwatchable.

Despite the thought of losing precious memories, for most of us backing tapes up conjures up thoughts of lots of work and expense. But with Pinnacle’s Dazzle family of products, anyone can digitise all their memories quickly, efficiently and with minimal expense.

Disk Space Finder is a free tool that saves precious time in finding out what is taking up the most disk space on a PC in a beautiful and stunningly fast way.  

(PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- IntelliConcepts has announced the release of Disk Space Finder, a free tool that saves precious time in finding out what is taking up the most disk space on a PC in a beautiful and stunningly fast way.

Disk Space Finder presents a PC's content as a 3D Pie chart, allowing the user to see at a high level what areas of the disk take up the most space. They can then drill down into the areas that take up the most space and remove any unneeded content.

With increasingly larger content stored in PCs in today's digital world, it is becoming increasingly important to have tools to help visualize the size of the content. When a PC is almost nearing its hard disk capacity, people often spend hours going through their PC looking for content that is no longer needed and can be deleted. Disk Space Finder essentially reduces this time down to a small fraction by guiding the user down the path where the most disk space is occupied.

Easy-to-use web streaming provider now supports live video, H.264, while announcing new customers and price promotions.  

Oakland, CA (PRWEB) July 22, 2008 -- Imediasee, the first pay-as-you-go video streaming service with no required monthly fees or long term commitments, opened officially as a full release, graduating after six months in beta testing and simultaneously announcing major new features, new customers and aggressive new price promotions.

Imediasee's affordably-priced service combines the strengths of web 2.0 ease-of-use with innovative video streaming technology to offer a compelling new way to deliver broadcast and HD quality video on the web.

"The time has come for high-quality web video to be easy and accessible to everyone," said Steve Popper, CEO of Broadline Media Corp, Imediasee's parent company. "With Imediasee, any website can now have spectacular-quality, full-screen video - affordably and with remarkable ease-of-use for both website owners and their viewers."

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Pinnacle PCTV Nano Stick Sets New Standard For Portability and DVB-T Reception Quality

12 February 2008 – Avid Technology Inc. today announced that its Consumer division, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., has introduced the Pinnacle PCTVÔ Nano Stick, a jewel-sized USB digital TV tuner featuring next-generation DVB-T reception technology. Its compact size and powerful reception makes it the ideal choice for highly mobile laptop owners.

“Pinnacle PCTV Nano Stick is a gem of a USB DVB-T tuner,” said Tanguy Leborgne, Pinnacle Systems Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. “Its incredibly ‘nano-sized’ design makes it the perfect match for today’s thin laptops and compact desktops. And thanks to the latest ultra-sensitive DVB-T reception technology it can pick up digital TV even if the signal is weak.”

Records TV Shows, Movies Directly to an iPod, PSP, or USB Device – No PC Required

Pinewood, England – February 6th, 2008 - Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced the availability of the Pinnacle™ Video Transfer, an innovative device that records analogue video onto any USB 2.0 storage device without using a PC. At the touch of a button, users with little or no technical expertise can immediately begin recording from a TV, DVD player, Personal Video Recorder, camcorder or set-top box directly to their Apple® iPod® Video, iPod nano (3rd generation), iPod classic, Sony® PSP™, Sony PSP slim, USB flash drive or USB hard drive. For each connected device, the user can select three different levels, depending on their preferences between video quality and actual size of the video files captured.

New entertainment device lets you stream, surf, record and download from the comfort of your sofa
 
ARCHOS, the leader in portable video players, announces the UK availability of its first ever set-top DVR station, which brings all the advanced technology found in the ARCHOS PMPs to your TV. The ARCHOS TV+ is a new home entertainment hub which is set to become a must for every living room in 2008. Acting as a bridge between your computer and your TV, the features of the ARCHOS TV+ outshine other media streamers on the market as it not only allows you to stream content from your PC, it also lets you record TV shows and surf the web as well as download and watch movies all on your TV from the comfort of your sofa. Available in selected outlets from January 2008, ARCHOS TV+ will have an SRP of £179.99 (80GB) and £249.99 (250 GB).

Chicago, IL - Zacuto is announcing the release their new Lightweight Support System (LWS) http://www.zacuto.com/zacuto_lws.htm for high definition video cameras. Zacuto LWS gives you the ability like all previous LWS plates to mount rods to the front of your camera for attaching matte boxes & follow focus units. But Zacuto has taken this several steps further. This is the first universal lightweight support plate to work with all Sony, Panasonic, Canon and JVC cameras that use the wedge style tripod plate. This means that one plate can be used for all cameras. When you get a new camera you can still use the Z-LWS.

The new Zacuto Lightweight Support System (LWS) comes with Z-Release for all professional 2/3", 1/2" sized cameras as well as prosumer cameras such as the JVC GY-HD100/200/250 or the Canon XL-H1. The Lightweight Support System has unique features that have never been seen in lightweight support plates such as incorporating two Z-Release mounts into the plate. These mounts allow you to be able to attach any Z-Release equipped products directly to your Z-LWS plate. This frees the camera from having to mount equipment on it.

Revolutionary Workflow Maps Simplify Creative Pro Design Process

Macworld Conference & Expo, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., – January 15, 2008 – GridIron® Software today announced GridIron Flow™, new digital content management software for creative professionals working on graphic design, web, and video projects. Flow automatically tracks the design process from idea to end result and manages assets and applications for the most complex workflows. The product will be shown publicly for the first time at Macworld San Francisco in the GridIron Software booth S-334.

“Creative Professionals now have an easy way to visualize their design process and share their projects with a colleague, ship them to a client or archive them for safe keeping,” said Steve Forde, CEO of GridIron Software. “We are excited to be demonstrating Flow at MacWorld and look forward to delivering this powerful solution for Mac and PC later this year.”