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Video Editing: Digital Director
Samsung leads consumers to a life made simple at ces 2008, unveils breakthroughs in digital media technology and design
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By Marc Peters
Published: March 19, 08
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Gardena, CA – March 18, 2008 – TMPG, Inc. (www.tmpg-inc.com), the company that makes digital video easy, has added TMPGEnc MovieStyle to its software lineup. It allows users to easily convert video clips for use on 11 popular digital devices from portables such as the iPod and PSP to full HD devices such as Sony’s Playstation 3. The free trial will be available for download on March 27th at www.tmpg- inc.com. The full retail version will be available shortly thereafter at $39.95 per license. “More and more, people are using digital devices to watch their favorite video clips, whether it’s portable devices or video game consoles,” remarked Kimi Matsuki, TMPG CEO. “With MovieStyle, users can easily convert video clips for these devices without any video encoding knowledge. That means users of any age, experienced or inexperienced, can use this software to convert video for portable or HD devices. We like to say, MovieStyle: your movies, your digital lifestyle.”
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By Marc Peters
Published: February 13, 08
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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.”
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By Marc Peters
Published: February 6, 08
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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.
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By Marc Peters
Published: February 6, 08
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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).
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By Marc Peters
Published: February 3, 08
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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 f ocus 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.
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 15, 08
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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.”
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By anistock
Published: January 9, 08
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Jan 2008. Anistock www.anistock.com library now stands at over 10,000 clips and growing.
Anistock, a web destination for motion graphics, video backgrounds and stock animation today announces its library has exceeded 10,000 clips, all which have been produced by Anistock in its own studio.
Since launching in July 2007, we have grown our library month on month says Brian O'Connell CEO of Anistock. Our strategy is to create and produce all our own clips which is attracting more and more customers. We are now adding over 1000 clips a month which makes us one of the largest independent producers of motion graphics in the marketplace.
Anistock clips have been used in TV commercials in US and Australia while demand for web and presentation size formats continues to grow fast.
Anistock has grown as a result of its own direct marketing efforts and is set to announce some exciting partnerships for 2008 which will bring Anistock clips to a wider audience.
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 7, 08
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LAS VEGAS — January 7, 2008 — Strengthening its leadership position as the world’s premier provider of sophisticated, beautifully designed HD televisions, Samsung Electronics is providing attendees at the 2008 Consumer Electronics show with a roadmap of where TV technology is headed with an assortment of bleeding edge products on display.
The lineup at the Samsung booth will include two (14.1" and 31") organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs in addition to an ultra-slim 52" LCD TV and quadruple full-HD LCD TV. Each reflects Samsung’s proficiency at combining high resolution images with sleek design.
"OLED and quadruple full-HD technologies represent an entirely new paradigm in picture resolution technology," said Dr. Jongwoo Park, president of Digital Media Business, Samsung Electronics. "This is a level of clarity that is in some cases four times beyond current industry standards yet retains the slim fits and light weight that have made our models preferred among consumers."
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 7, 08
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LAS VEGAS, N.V., January 7, 2008 – Samsung Electronics, the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, is redefining the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking LCD HDTV Series 6 and 7. Not only is picture quality dramatically enhanced, but an elegant new design born from Samsung’s extensive R&D in the automotive and fashion industries brings a never-before-seen "Touch of Colour" to any living room or home theater. Samsung’s TOC (Touch of Colour) design features a hint of amber colour naturally blended into Samsung’s traditional piano black bezel frame.
Samsung has also incorporated sophisticated networking and easy connection capability in response to consumer interest. In particular, up-to-the-minute access to weather, news, sports and stock information is just a cable and a click away through the HDTV’s Ethernet port and new InfoLink™ RSS service. Designed to be the entertainment hub in the home, the Series 6 and 7 LCD HDTVs enable consumers to access a wide range of digital and multimedia devices—such as MP3 players, camcorders, and PCs—and have their contents displayed, managed and played through the HDTV.
Samsung’s LCD HDTV lineup will be on display at Booth #11033 during the International Consumer Electronics Show held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 7 through 10.
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 7, 08
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LAS VEGAS — January 7, 2008 — Samsung Electronics opened the CES 2008 show today unveiling its vision of a world of complete connectivity, one in which the boundaries to both rich content and beautiful design are gone and the result is a life made simple. Samsung’s entire array of products can be seen at the Samsung booth # 11033 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Full details, high-resolution images and downloadable videos can be found at www.samsung.com/icespress. This year’s announced products, which garnered an impressive 33 CES Innovation Awards, represent Samsung’s commitment to providing the highest levels of connectivity, content and creativity in markets such as visual displays, digital music players and home theater systems.
"The world of the consumer is rapidly evolving, from the sources of the content they are viewing to the influences on how their products are designed," said Dr. Jongwoo Park, President of Digital Media Business, Samsung Electronics. "Our products and technologies not only achieve the highest levels of performance and beautiful design, but they connect together the user experience in a way that simplifies life."
Creativity in TV design, technology
With the release of the ultra-thin Series 7 LCD TV and its unique transparent and opaque colouring, Samsung has reached a new benchmark in the evolution of television design. The new paradigm seizes on the notion that television design is being influenced more and more by industries such as fashion and art and demographics such as women and families.
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Broadcast LIVE & VideoForum seminars
By Marc Peters
Published: November 21, 07
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The Broadcast LIVE & VideoForum seminars are now online at broadcastvideoforum.co.uk for the new show at Earls Court at the end of January.
This year's programmes include 14 streams and there are 30% more places available over the three days. The programme covers every technical and business aspect of the industry and is for everyone in video, TV, film, IPTV, media streaming and AV. This year's Theatres include...
Production & Post TV Tech Producers ARRI Production Skills ViZFx Editing Skills Panasonic IOV Tektronix Religious Broadcasting Video in Education Sony i-Deliver Environmental, Ethical & Social Video Every session is new to the show this year, giving you up-to the minute market insights, the latest technical thinking and incisive information on exciting new media tools. Full details of the programme can be found on the website.
Make sure you don't miss out, Register now to visit the biggest and most innovative show of 2008.
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By Marc Peters
Published: July 17, 07
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New write-once type BD-R discs boost recording speed to 4X
Ratingen, Germany, 17, July 2007; TDK today announces it will begin shipments of two new BD-R (write-once type) Blu-ray discs, capable of recording at 4x speed. A single-side, single-layer (25GB capacity) type will be launched at the end of July 2007 and a single-side, dual-layer (50GB) type will be available from August 2007.
TDK's new 4x BD-R discs record in less than half the time of the previous 2x BD-R discs, making the high-capacity optical discs even more efficient. This reduces the time required to copy 4.7GB, equivalent to a single-sided, single-layer DVD-R, to less than five minutes. This recording speed is equivalent to a DVD-R with 16x recording (177Mpbs max. transfer rate). It takes just 22 minutes to record 25GB of user data to a 4x BD-R.
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By Marc Peters
Published: July 17, 07
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London, 17 July 2007 - With Mufin MusicFinder MAGIX is the first to present a software packet that automatically finds and then plays music that matches the user's mood and taste. Mufin MusicFinder can search through collections that are usually multiple gigabytes in size found on PCs, MP3 players & mobile phones. The program automatically compiles a list of music similar to one or more songs. For every occasion - whether sporting, party music or music for the car, Mufin MusicFinder always finds the right music. Integrated AudioID technology identifies and suggests music tracks on a semantic basis according to the sound characteristics of the reference track. Conventional procedures are based on metadata or Community recommendations. For this reason, results from Mufin are especially reliable. What's more, they're returned in split seconds. The fundamental technology behind this was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology under the auspices of the creator of the MP3 format Karlheinz Brandenburg and was purchased exclusively in 2005 by the MAGIX daughter company m2any. Mufin MusicFinder from MAGIX also provides the most important playback, audio CD backup copy and burning functionality as well as the transfer of playlists to all portable players. A free version of the program can be downloaded now from
www.mufin.com . For additional features, there is an upgrade option that can be purchased for just EUR19.99.
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By Marc Peters
Published: June 25, 07
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San Francisco, CA – June 25, 2007 – Digieffects LLC, a developer of popular software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro, announced today the purchase of Buena Software from Toolfarm, further adding to its arsenal of tools for creative professionals.
The Buena Software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro and Apple Final Cut Pro were developed as effective processing tools to pick up on what the prominent software manufacturers overlooked. The plug-ins range from creative image processing and color manipulation to 3D depth effects:
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By Marc Peters
Published: May 11, 07
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Companies and organizations can now duplicate and print CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray™ Discs (BDs) as easily as printing to a networked laser printer.
PLYMOUTH, MN, USA — Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of CD, DVD and BD duplication and printing equipment, today announced its DP-XRn Network Disc Publisher. Powered by an internal Windows® XP Embedded computer, the DP-XRn Network Disc Publisher gives everyone in the office the ability to produce their own professional-quality CDs, DVDs and BDs. Jobs can be sent from an unlimited number of networked users. The included Windows XP/2000 and Vista™ client software is based upon Primera’s PTPublisher™ disc publishing software. PTPublisher utilizes a robust disc burning engine from industry-leader Sonic Solutions, Inc.
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How much money do you make from video?
57.8% 1. Zero, Zilch, Nada. It's a hobby 17.8% 2. Enough to buy a few beers 3.3% 3. My hobby pays for itself 7.8% 4. It's a second income 13.3% 5. It's how I earn a living!
Total Votes: 90