Seeing his group struggle with audio problems from poor sonic quality and limited input channels prompted the Disco Biscuits long-time Production Manager/FOH Engineer Patrick Hutchinson to seek a better solution. Investigating all the digital options—with help and guidance from Eric Satre of the Colorado-based Dowlen Sound—led him to his first DiGiCo experience, and specifically to a pair of SD8s to handle the Philadelphia-based electronica-jam band’s FOH and monitoring requirements. Time saving, space saving, sonic quality and the feature set available with the SD8s made Hutchinson’s choice a sound one, not only from a technical perspective, but also from a creative one, to boot.

“I did a show with the band at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in May,” Satre explains, “and Pat said they were unhappy with their current setup and were looking to go in a new direction. Pat’s pretty specific about what he wants, more

NEW YORK, NY - NORTHERN LIGHTS POST (www.nlpedit.com) Assistant Editor Jacob Condon won third place in the annual Camp Kuleshov contest (http://aicetoo.org/nyck2009/), formerly known as Trailer Park, for his spy thriller mash-up trailer of 1989’s film “Field of Dreams” starring Kevin Costner and 1978’s “Superman”, starring Gene Hackman.

The annual genre-bending challenge, sponsored by the Association of Independent Creative Editors (www.aice.org), is only open to member company Assistant Editors. Their assignment is to concept and execute a completely new take on old film classics and create a :90 second trailer that promotes the films in a new light. Either switching the genre or creating a mash-up of two films.

Mr. Condon’s cut beat out over 30 other entries.

This is the fourth time that Northern Lights contestants have placed at the annual genre-bending conference. Including Scott Rankin’s first place win in 2006 with his reinterpretation of “Cocktail” as a more

Hurricane Gustav storm surge overtakes the West Side Pier in Gulfport, Mississippi. Cinematographer: Martin Lisius/StormStock. Medium: Kodak Vision 35mm.

ARLINGTON, Texas – There are few in the world who posses the unique set of skills developed by Prairie Pictures’ StormStock founder Martin Lisius. Lisius is part storm chaser, part cinematographer and part producer. Over the past 20 years, he has amassed the most dynamic collection of weather footage in the world. more

Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions

NASHVILLE, TN — Colorado-based satellite transmission services company Peak Uplink has expanded its ability to deliver high definition contribution with the Adtec Digital mediaHUB-HD-Pro MPEG 2 high definition encoder. more

Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions

NASHVILLE, TN — NES Communication Services’ high definition contribution feeds are powered by Adtec Digital’s mediaHUB-HD 422 encoders. NES uses Adtec for primary transmission of sports, news and other live events over satellite and fiber to studios for broadcast on cable and network television. more

Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions

NASHVILLE, TN — Adtec Digital has shattered the common myth that MPEG 4 AVC (H.264) must have higher latencies than MPEG 2 with their mediaHUB-HD422 high definition multi-CODEC contribution encoder. more

Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions

NASHVILLE, TN — Adtec Digital has introduced a new solution for broadcasting messages from digital signage products over digital cable systems. Using Adtec’s signEdje™-TV Converter, high definition and standard definition audio and video content can be distributed over the digital television tier that is available from many cable television providers. more

Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions

NASHVILLE, TN — Adtec Digital has appointed Fernando Monetti to the newly created position of Manager of Broadcast Solutions for Latin America. more

Delivering Innovative MPEG Solutions

May 18, 2009, NASHVILLE, TN — Adtec Digital has adopted zero-configuration networking technology, streamlining the setup and configuration process. Adtec devices will dynamically install themselves on the host network with minimal operator input. more

Vaddio, the global leader in robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems in the audiovisual and videoconferencing industries, will showcase its affordable, easy-to-use HD solutions at this year’s WFX, October 29 - 30 in Charlotte, NC.

Leading the booth this year will be Vaddio’s ClearVIEW HD-18 single CCD high definition PTZ camera, equipped with a 1/3-inch, 1.3 megapixel CCD imaging sensor, a glass multi-element wide dynamic zoom lens (18x optical), a tally light and a 1.8-lux rating, providing superior images in a wide range of high-definition video applications. more