Culver City, CA, October xx, 2006 — X1FX, a leading visual effects design and production company specializing in FX for feature films, TV commercials and music videos, has completed over 120 visual effects for the just released “So Excited” music video from Janet Jackson. The announcement was made today by X1FX co-founders Mark Larranaga, Visual Effects Supervisor, and Edy Enriquez, Executive Producer. more

Burbank, CA, October 16, 2006 — Archion, the entertainment industry‘s largest storage solution to Avid storage systems, has announced three significant new sales of storage capacity via its “Synergy Plus” and Alliance products demonstrating their versatility in the marketplace across the entertainment, advertising and live event industries. The announcement was made by Mark Bianchi, CEO, Archion. more

October 16, 2006 (Los Angeles, CA) Three technologies have been selected to receive the first HPA Awards for Engineering Excellence. The trio of winners was chosen after a well-attended presentation and judging session held on Saturday, October 7th, 2006 at Technicolor. The Engineering Excellence award recognizes a substantially beneficial process, product or workflow in the post-production process.

The Engineering Excellence Award winners are: more

Santa Monica, CA, October 13, 2006- Endless Noise, one of the leading original music and sound design production companies in America specializing in commercials, TV programs, films, and multi-media projects, has created and produced original music featured in three new 30-second TV spots promoting Major League Baseball. The announcement was made today by Endless Noise founder/Creative Director Jeff Elmassian. more

Fujinon continues to expand its presence in the corporate, educational and government video markets as it prepares for this year‘s Government Video Expo to be held December 5th - December 7th at the Washington, DC, Convention Center. Fujinon (Booth # 532) will showcase its HA22×7.8BRD-PF HD ENG lens with the company‘s patented Precision Focus Assist system, the HA42×9.7BERD HD ENG zoom with built-in OS-Tech image stabilization, the new HSs18×5.5BRM half-inch HD lens for Sony‘s HDC-X300 half-inch HD camera, and the HTs18×4.2BRM ENG lens for JVC‘s GY-HD100U HD camera. more

Roku entered the digital sign market with the announcement of its BrightSign digital sign and kiosk controller. BrightSign is designed for small businesses, merchandising departments and retailers that want to use flat panel displays for point-of-purchase promotions. It offers an economical and turn-key solution for businesses to promote their messages on flat screen and HD displays in stores, at trade shows or other locations. BrightSign is easy to use and can be set up without an IT department. Content can be created using familiar, off-the-shelf photo or video editing tools. Common tasks like playing a looping video or slide show are accomplished by simply dragging-and-dropping files onto a CompactFlash card. But the real power of BrightSign shines with customers that want to create interactive experiences. more

Washington-based Interface Media Group (IMG) has recently transitioned all of their Autodesk advanced systems from SGI- to Linux-based workstations. The facility upgraded its Autodesk Inferno visual effects system, as well as its Autodesk Fire and two Autodesk Smoke editing systems to an Autodesk Flame 2007 2K system and three Autodesk Smoke 2007 2K systems. more

Hitachi Software today launched StarBoard Software version 7.1, an upgrade to the advanced interactive presentation software that allows presenters and educators to annotate directly on an existing platform program. Announced at Educause 2006, this new upgrade to the StarBoard Software features deferred hand-writing recognition and projector control, providing end-users in the education and corporate markets with an even more powerful and versatile interactive presentation solution. more

Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. today launched the new StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 for Mac® users. Expanding Hitachi Software‘s StarBoard technology applications to a previously untapped user-base, the first U.S. release of StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 features updated annotation capability, rendering functions and a new pointer-pen tool for lines, arrows and other various shapes. LE Version 2.0 supports an Intel-based Macintosh. more

Santa Monica, CA, October 13, 2006 - Currently celebrating its 10 year anniversary, Wow and Flutter West, one of the most respected and award winning original music, sound design and audio post production companies in Los Angeles, has named Ryan Rees as Corporate Vice President of its Wow and Flutter Post operating unit. Jerry Brunskill, founder, Wow and Flutter West, made the announcement. more