MINNEAPOLIS, MN (November 19, 2009) – It’s the world’s most important rock destination. The multipurpose Foster Theater at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum hosts everything from live performances by rock royalty to intimate interviews. And when the whole world is watching, there are no do-overs. That’s why they chose Vaddio to capture every history-making moment. more

Contributes 175 Shots to Chris Weitz-Directed Follow-Up to Hugely Successful ‘Twilight’ Film

Prime Focus VFX, formerly Frantic Films VFX, has completed 175 visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” directed by Chris Weitz. Prime Focus contributed a majority of the film’s most frequently featured visual effects, including CG water, atmospherics, CG matte painting and environment work, and the “Diamond Skin” effect on Edward and the other vampire characters. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” is based on the popular series of novels by Stephenie Meyer. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and hits theaters Nov. 20th. more

Autodesk Consulting Provides Linux Pipeline Implementation for Mudbox Digital Sculpting and Texture Painting Software

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) and Sony Pictures Imageworks are integrating Autodesk Mudbox software into their Linux-based production pipelines. Autodesk Consulting’s custom development team worked collaboratively with teams at Imageworks and DreamWorks to port the digital sculpting and texture painting software to the Linux platform. Mudbox for Linux is available through Autodesk Consulting services. more

HAYWARD, Calif. — Nov. 17, 2009 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Belgium’s Flemish Radio and Television Network (VRT), the public broadcasting network of the Flemish community, is the first company to deploy the AMP1-16-3G. The 3G- and Dolby®-capable monitor is equipped with three high-performance, cost-efficient OLED display screens, capable of displaying source video and advanced monitoring of 16 channels of audio simultaneously in just 1 RU. The unit has been installed in VRT’s newly refurbished HD SNG van to simplify audio/video monitoring of multichannel productions. more

Terra

Scharff Weisberg provided complete audio, video, lighting and logistics support for a high-profile, upfront-style event and after party for Terra Networks at the New Museum on The Bowery. At the event Terra, an international online content distribution company, announced new contracts and extensions of contracts with major content providers, such as the NBA, Major League Baseball and the Olympics, and hosted celebrities associated with each. more

Attendees will get up-close look at FotoKem’s new specialty division nextLAB

Los Angeles, CA—16th November 2009 — The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), an international nonprofit educational cooperative invites the professional production community to a meeting exploring tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM until Noon, at FotoKem in Burbank. more

David Anderson, chief technology officer of Beers Enterprises, Inc. (BEI) the parent company of The Switch™ announced today that the company has increased its network capacity between The New York Switch and The Miami Switch, and also between The Los Angeles Switch and The Miami Switch to OC-192 (10 Gbps). This expansion enables transport of uncompressed HD-SDI between NY, LA and Miami over The Switch’s Inter-City on Demand (ICOD) service, as well as uncompressed SDI, ASI and SDTI. more

Boutique visual effects studio Ingenuity Engine has collaborated once again with director Joseph Kahn on a futuristic new music video for R&B singer Chris Brown’s track “I Can Transform Ya,” the first single off his forthcoming album Graffiti (due Dec. 8). Ingenuity Engine created a VFX-intensive and hyper-stylized world for the video, which premiered Oct. 27th and features Chris Brown, producer Swizz Beatz and rapper Lil Wayne as they deconstruct and shapeshift into sports cars, armored tanks, helicopters and other objects. more

DevCon

The latest edition of Video Applications long-running Developers Conference or DevCon, introduced a number of technology innovations to a cross-section of clients throughout four well-attended sessions. DevCon 2009 took place at the end of August and, similar to past years where concepts such as wide-screen high-resolution imaging and the proprietary “MediaHub” were presented in an in-depth format, this year’s version provided a comprehensive review of the concepts and technologies. This year’s conference featured a number of collaborators and was reflective of the times, where many projects are serviced by responsive, efficient teams of companies each bringing its own expertise to the project. more

SpeakeasyFX Delivers “Abby’s Flying Fairy School” Computer-Generated Series for TV and Web

For the first time, a 3D animated series is part of the “Sesame Street” television program. The program’s 40th anniversary season debuted today, including computer-generated (CG) segments delivered by SpeakeasyFX and made with Autodesk Softimage software from Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK: NASDAQ). The series features a digital version of the favorite Muppet fairy-in-training, Abby Cadabby. “Sesame Street” is the longest running children’s program on television. more