LA JOLLA, CA – High‐end cartoon effects for video are no longer the exclusive domain of Hollywood big boys thanks to video special effects creator NewBlue, Inc. Now anyone using leading desktop video software can take advantage of this free plugin download to “toonup” live‐action video with NewBlue Cartoonr, the company’s fast, easy and free way to give scenes a cartoon look. Users seeking effects for Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Liquid, Adobe After Effects, Avid Media Composer, Avid Xpress Pro, Canopus Edius, Pinnacle Studio and Ulead VideoStudio can download this free video effects plugin at http://www.newbluefx.com/cartoonr. more

World’s Stock Imagery Sales Leader Will Offer Industry’s Easiest Way to Purchase all Types of Multimedia Under One Account

CALGARY, Alberta, May 14, 2008 –Today, iStockphoto, the company that revolutionized the stock photography market by offering images online for prices as low as $1, announced it will add royalty-free audio tracks to its collection of downloadable stock content in September 2008. In so doing, iStockphoto will become the first company to offer stock imagery, video footage, vector illustrations, Flash files and audio for purchase under one payment model, on one convenient site. more

Honeyshed.com uses JMR’s BlueStor Storage Array to boost post production efficiency

Chatsworth, Calif. – May 13, 2008 - JMR Electronics, Inc. (www.jmr.com), a premier supplier of Storage and Server Platforms for OEMs, Systems Integrators and VARS, today announced that its BlueStor™ External PCIe RAID Storage System with PeSAN™ Technology has been in use at HoneyShed (www.honeyshed.com) as part of their post production process. more

Studio City, CA (May 8, 2008) - Viewers will answer the question, Who is TV’s All-Time Funniest? this Friday during a two-hour special. If television aficionados were to assemble a list of TV’s favorite comedy characters from the greatest sitcoms in history, who would be the favorites? TV fans across the country were asked to choose their funniest characters in the following eight categories: Funniest Comedy Fathers, Funniest Mothers, Funniest Kids, Funniest Relatives, Funniest Neighbors, Funniest Friends, Funniest Boss and Funniest Co-Workers. Collected by Nielsen Media Research, the results will be revealed in the two-hour TV’s All-Time Funniest, A Paley Center for Media Special, airing FRIDAY, MAY 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. more

Studio City, California (May 6, 2008) – William Shatner is currently working diligently at Studio City, California based Media City Sound, recording the “books on tape” audio track for his upcoming autobiography entitled Up Till Now.

One of Hollywood’s most recognizable and honored actors, Mr. Shatner’s hectic acting schedule is further augmented by his equally busy schedule spawned by his stellar reputation as one of the most in-demand voice over talents. With a voice recognized by millions worldwide, his has become the voice of authority indelibly etched on the consciousness of our culture. Mr. Shatner noted, “Media City Sound is the best place in town to record. If I’m not recording, that means I’m not at MCS.” more

Dogsharks help save energy in a 1:00 animated short film that went online Earth Day, April 22nd. Animated by the folks at MOSS, Dogsharks: Climate Change, was created in conjunction with Robert Wurzburg, creator of the Dogsharks brand.

“This project came out of a conversation with Robert Wurzburg about creating cartoons to get people thinking about the issue of global warming. As we were launching MOSS, we decided to create this one together as our first in-house PSA,” explained Harold Moss, co-founder/creative director of MOSS, a brand initiative created to focus exclusively on producing media, across all platforms, fostering environmental, social, and political awareness. “Working with Robert is like going to a creative playground and we relished the opportunity to find a fun way to get out a message we care about — what individuals can do to combat global warming. It focuses on a small step, but that first step is the most important in getting people aware and active.” more

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Earth Day April 22, 2008 - FlickerLab partners Harold Moss and Tammy Walters have launched MOSS (www.thinkmoss.net), a new brand initiative that will focus exclusively on producing media across all platforms fostering environmental, social, and political awareness and change. MOSS is housed in FlickerLab’s at 7 West 18th Street. more

To better serve their existing and future clients, FlickerLab partners Harold Moss and Tammy Walters, have expanded to additional quarters at 119 Fifth Avenue, the 8th floor penthouse suite, where they will cohabit and collaborate with their friends at Nth Degree and The Field. The synergy offered by this newly formed strategic partnership allows FlickerLab to increase its production capabilities and creativity and adds high-end editorial, color correction and HD film and finishing work to the services they can offer their clients. FlickerLab’s original content team will remain headquartered on the 4th floor at 7 West 18th Street. more

Santa Fe Springs, CA – April 7th, 2008 – Proavio, U.S.A., a leading developer of storage systems and tools for digital media production, has announced today that it will be exhibiting a completely new line of 4Gb Fibre Channel storage solutions designed to accommodate the needs of growing digital cinema storage requirements. Building on popularity of it’s award-winning SCSI RAID controller technology, Proavio has developed a next generation RAID controller that raises the industry bar for maximum performance and features. By leveraging over 10 years of development experience and utilizing the maximum capabilities of the RAID engine, Proavio has created the first large-format Fibre Channel array that exploits the full potential of a typical 4Gb Fibre equipped desktop computer. more

Harold Moss, Founder/Creative Director of FlickerLab, the New York-based development, design and animation studio, served as Consulting Producer on the feature-length documentary, “Trouble The Water,” produced and directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal of Elsewhere Films (Brooklyn, NY). The 95-minute feature won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at this year’s 2008 Sundance Film Festival and will screen at the 37th MoMA/Lincoln Center New Directors/New Films Festival. “Trouble the Water” will be shown at MoMA on Thursday, April 3rd at 6:15 PM and at The Walter Reed Theater on Sunday, April 6th at 4:30PM. more