Los Angeles, CA (July 18, 2008) – In 2005, entrepreneur Paul Reitzin was in desperate need of a studio to shoot visuals for his extremely popular furniture line. Reitzin glanced around the Los Angeles film production landscape, and not impressed by what he saw thought to himself, “We can do better. We have to do better.” In his mind, the task at hand was clear. more

HOLLYWOOD — Orbit Digital (www.orbitdigital.com), an international provider of mobile post production equipment and services to the feature film and television industries, today announced the official opening of its customizable new editorial space strategically located on Los Angeles’ west side next to sibling company PostWorks Los Angeles. more

Community-based stock footage marketplace emerges from beta with 50,000 clips, stunning low prices, and a next-generation user interface.

New York, NY July 8, 2008 — Pond5.com announced today the launch of version 1.0 of its next-generation online marketplace for royalty-free stock video footage, which includes several groundbreaking features and a site design that sets a new standard for speed and ease-of-use. The launch coincides with another milestone: the fast-growing collection now offers more than 50,000 broadcast-quality SD and HD clips available for instant download, starting at $5 per clip. more

LOS ANGELES, CA Director Patrick Kiely, perhaps best known for his award-winning music video work while on the roster of A Band Apart and Propaganda Films, both in Los Angeles, and for his spot work via his own company LOGIC, Los Angeles, has teamed with directors Adam Kerscher and Allan Vajda to form A3 http://www.a3films.com,a new boutique production company that will bring expertise directing advertising, network promotion/branding and new media projects of all budgets to the creative marketplace. more

Media City Sound Tackles Audio Duties for Planet Green’s New Series “Battleground Earth” as Tommy Lee and Ludacris Mix it Up

Studio City, CA (July 7, 2008) - Studio City, California based Media City Sound is currently mixing audio for “Battleground, Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee” starring Tommy Lee and Ludacris. “Battleground, Earth” will make its debut this summer as part of the launch of the new DISCOVERY Network’s Eco-channel: PLANET GREEN. The Planet Green Channel will premiere in over 50 million homes. more

Faster-than-real-time HD-to-HD encoding on a single server plus many more new features now available in FlipFactory 6.1

Telestream today announced availability of version 6.1 software release for its flagship FlipFactory® transcoding workflow automation product line. Significant codec optimization in FlipFactory now makes it possible for users to achieve high definition (HD) encoding speeds that were previously only attainable using multiple servers. FlipFactory 6.1 delivers HD-to-HD transcoding speeds up to 15 percent faster than real-time on a single server for edit-to-broadcast workflows, including popular DNxHD and DVCPRO HD formats. The ability to achieve these speeds on a single server means substantially lower costs for users. more

Yankee Stadiums iconic facade, along with giant billboards of today’s greatest baseball stars, magically appear across New York City to herald the arrival of the final All-Star Game ever at legendary Yankee Stadium.

To promote the landmark final All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium this July, the Fox Sports in-house Creative Group came up with a concept of having Yankee Stadium’s famous white facade animate and appear on iconic New York landmarks, while massive mechanical billboards of todays star players simultaneously start appearing on top of skyscrapers. To achieve the visual effects needed to bring the spot to life, Fox Sports’ creative team once again partnered with Paris based visual effects house BUF. more

NewBlue and VASST Improve AVCHD Performance with AVCHD UpShift

Leading Software Developer and Industry Solutions Provider Join Forces to Enhance Video Editing Workflow

LA JOLLA, CA (June 25, 2008) – Video editors no longer have to wrestle with unwieldy AVCHD files thanks to AVCHD UpShift, software to assist video editors in AVCHD editing and process the latest generation of high definition video. A joint product from NewBlue, Inc., makers of NewBlueFX and VASST (Video, Audio, Software, Support, Training), AVCHD UpShift speeds workflow by converting AVCHD format files into HDV format files and allows for significant performance gains when editing AVCHD media on today’s PC-based video editing platforms. more

ERLANGER, KY, June 23, 2008—TV One introduced four Universal Input/Output Seamless Switcher/Scalers in their booth at InfoComm. The new C2-3000 Series offers eight Universal Video inputs on HD15 connectors that can accommodate Composite Video, YC (S-Video), YUV/YPbPr Component, RGBHV, RGBS or RGsB formats. Two Universal Program outputs provide one Universal Analog via an HD15 that can be set to any analog format and resolution and the second is provided as DVI-D. The Preview output is an analog RGBHV signal that shows the selected input as a full screen image preview; CV and YC inputs are up-converted to RGBHV for viewing. The seamless switchers will start shipping in June. The basic model, the C2-3300, will have a suggested retail price of $3500. more

Los Angeles, CA, June 18, 2008 — DALSA today announced it is formalizing its already close relationship with Sohonet Solutions, the new production services division of Sohonet™. Sohonet Solutions will function as the preferred partner to manage the data workflow generated by the new generation of DALSA cameras. Working closely with Sohonet Solutions ensures the data output from DALSA’s Origin and Evolution cameras can be managed and delivered to the various production departments in the most effective way. more