Technicolor, the Services division of Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), today announced that it has provided services for sixteen theatrical features and documentaries premiering at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Director Steven Soderbergh presents two eagerly awaited theatrical features at Cannes, based on the life of Latino revolutionary Che Guevara, The Argentine, and Guerilla – both digitally photographed by Mr. Soderbergh. (At the festival, the films will premiere under the single title Che.) A new digital color-science pipeline was created specifically for Mr. Soderbergh’s features, which are premiering in the Competition section of the festival, including services provided by Technicolor Creative Services’ facilities in New York, Burbank, Hollywood, London, as well as the company’s Theatrical Services facility in Madrid. 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

Music Books Plus, website distributor of over 8,000 books, Instructional DVDs, CD-ROMs, Software and Musical gifts is pleased to announce the launch of its BRAND NEW WEBSITE at www.musicbooksplus.com. Totally redesigned, this new site brings an exciting & innovative new look to the Music Books Plus lineup. The specialty areas featured include: Music Business, Directories, Publicity, Composition & Publishing, Recording, Audio & Video Production, Internet, Electronic Music, Instrument Instruction, Broadcast, Electronics, Lighting, Chart Toppers, Biographies, Fake & Song books. With this new site, Music Books Plus will be able to provide its customers worldwide with a great one stop secure source for all music related instructional materials, with the ease of shopping from their own home or office. more

LAS VEGAS (NAB, Booth # SU6830), April 14, 2008 – Shining Technology, Inc. (http://www.shining.com), a global provider of tapeless recording and conversion hardware for the video and broadcast markets, today announced a 160GB version of its award-winning, patent-protected CitiDISK™ family of tapeless recording storage peripherals.

Big Things, Small Package

Weighing a featherlight 10oz., the CitiDISK 160GB model is the world’s highest-capacity ultra-portable tapeless video storage device – an industry breakthrough. more

LAS VEGAS (NAB, Booth # SU6830), April 14, 2008 – Shining Technology, Inc. (http://www.shining.com), a global provider of tapeless recording and conversion hardware for the video and broadcast markets, today launched CitiDISK™ SSD, the world’s smallest, lightest solid-state hard disk for digital video recording.

Light on Weight, Heavy on Durability

A mere six-ounces, CitiDISK SSD is Shining’s first entry in the solid-state format, extending its award-winning, patent-protected CitiDISK family of tapeless recording storage peripherals. more

LAS VEGAS (NAB, Booth # SU6830), April 14, 2008 – Despite the enormous HD sea change consuming the video and broadcast industries, analog users, their equipment, and perhaps most importantly, their content are still very much a factor.

For this reason, Shining Technology, Inc. (http://www.shining.com), an award-winning, global provider of tapeless acquisition and conversion hardware, today announced the Beetle™ DV 1850S, the world’s first camera-mountable device that simplifies analog-to-digital video conversion. more

** Six-Part Series to Air on Discovery Channel Later this Year **

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 13, 2008) – Award-winning television production company Original Productions (Burbank, CA) recently documented the exhilarating and grueling 1,150-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race with 21 AG-HVX200 P2 HD handheld camcorders. A six-part series profiling the exploits of eight mushers (including the race winner Lance Mackey) will air on the Discovery Channel in the fourth quarter of this year. more

Myrtle Creek, Ore. –— April 7, 2008 –— What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas — except at the Artbeats NAB booth (SL5413), where attendees can take home a free Resource Disc chock full of tutorials, demos and ideas from top industry professionals for getting the most from stock resources. In addition, the Artbeats booth will be a training hub throughout the show, with multiple sessions each day taught by some of the industry’s leading digital video professionals, including Douglas Spotted Eagle, Steve Holmes, Rich Harrington, Rod Harlan and Aharon Rabinowitz. more

redBOXX Enables Real-Time Review of RED ONE Footage at 2K Resolution

Austin, Texas —April 8, 2008 — BOXX Technologies Inc., an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects (VFX) professionals, today released redBOXX, the first ever solution that allows film directors, colorists and effects experts to view 4K footage shot with the RED ONE digital cinema camera at full quality 2K resolution in real time with full debayering, without having to use expensive and time consuming scanning and transcoding. more

RENO, NV, 2nd April 2008 – S.two Corporation has confirmed that it will be exhibiting a completely new product line up at the NAB Convention (Las Vegas 14th-17th April 2008) in a an expanded location in the South Hall Lower Level (Booth #SL9208).

Showcased for the first time anywhere will be the S.two end-to-end tool set responding to the growing requirement for 4K digital film production. The booth will also feature a new HD444, 2K & 3K capable uncompressed portable recorder and the enhanced production-proven S.two workflow, from capture to offline through archive and conform. more