Demonstrating the global acceptance, premium sound and maximum output capabilities of JBL Professional VERTEC® line arrays, Buenos Aires Live Show (B.A.L.S.) deployed a large VERTEC system for Rod Stewart’s recent concert at Velez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The show was part of Rod Stewart’s current world tour supporting his latest release, “Still The Same…Great Rock Classics of our Time.” more

Eventide’s Anthology II TDM plug-in bundle has allowed prominent film sound designer, Peter Zinda, to transition from his trusted Eventide DSP4000 and other outboard processors to a plug-in bundle that provides him with a panoply of sounds unavailable anywhere else.

“My DSP4000 is one of the few outboard pieces I still reach for,” said Zinda. “But now, the Anthology II plug-in bundle gives me that great Eventide sound, along with programmability and the power to automate parameters on any track. Anthology II also allows me to use multiple instances of plug-ins in the same session which I couldn’t do with my outboard gear.” more

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, May 14, 2008 — In a display of the versatility and pattern control capability of JBL Professional’s loudspeaker lineup, Yake Engineered Systems of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada recently chose to install JBL’s PD (Precision Directivity) Series loudspeakers into a new sound system at the Lakeside Church in Guelph. The project was part of an overall expansion to accommodate a congregation of approximately 1,200 people–three times its original size. 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

The Challenge

When Emmy Award-winning video production and design firm Maday Productions began to consider upgrading its edit system from an older Power Mac® G5 model to a first-generation eight-core Mac® Pro system that could accommodate HD editing with Final Cut Pro®, the Chicago-based company knew that it would need to upgrade its storage system, as well. more

– Provision Media has installed more than 110 Hitachi LCD projectors throughout the Minnesota school district. —

CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, May 12, 2008 — Demonstrating the ease of use and reliable performance of Hitachi LCD projectors, Provision Media has installed more than 150 projectors throughout the Shakopee School District in Minnesota. The projectors are installed in classrooms in all schools across the district, as well as in common areas and large auditoriums. more

Ants. Small creatures. Capable of carrying loads much greater than their body weight. Mightily productive too, when working together.

This metaphorical philosophy underpins Lafourmi (French for ‘the ant’), the Hamburg-based visual effects boutique (www.lafourmi.de), which proudly proclaims it is “owned-by-the-artist”. Here is a veritable colony where the pipeline enables digital artists and clients to collaborate effectively together and deliver accomplished photo-real 3D animation and VFX composites for such well-known brands as Audi, Vauxhall, Lays, Citibank, Toyota and ThyssenKrupp. more

Integration and Efficiency: Realizing the Promise of Digital Filmmaking Technologies

Las Vegas: April 1, 2008 … IRIDAS, an industry leader in integrative filmmaking technologies, will join a group of pioneering companies at NAB 2008 to present the End-to-End Digital Workflow, demonstrating start-of-the-art RAW pipeline tools for production, post, and finishing. Joining IRIDAS at booth SL10708 at the Las Vegas Convention Center will be camera maker Silicon Imaging, compression experts CineForm, and Wafian, makers of digital video recorders. Already in use on projects around the world, RAW workflows with the non-destructive IRIDAS .Look file format for color metadata offer filmmakers enhanced image fidelity while significantly reducing throughput and storage requirements. more

HOLLYWOOD—Digital motion picture and post-production company PostWorks Los Angeles today detailed its key supporting role in providing post-production finishing services to the new HBO original series “In Treatment,” which premiered on HBO at the end of January. more

Over the past 13 years, Santa Monica-based Moving Pixels has transformed itself from a 3D shop geared toward the gaming industry, to a small and increasingly sought-after 2D visual effects boutique. These days, with an exclusive focus on photo-realistic advertisement spots, Moving Pixels is being kept busy by a marquee client roster which includes Coors Light, Jeep, Lincoln Mercury, AT&T Cingular, Visa, Toyota, Nissan, and a host of other prestigious brands. VFX Supervisor and Lead Flame artist Andy McKenna joined the 7-person shop in December 2006, when he left Animal Logic in Sydney, Australia - bringing 9 years of Flame experience to the helm. Andy was brought on board to strengthen the core competencies of team, to attract a distinguished clientele, and as he humbly puts it, “to build up the reel.” more