Leading stock video marketplace adds music and sound effects to its royalty-free collection

New York, NY, October 28, 2009 — Pond5.com, the fast-growing marketplace for stock video, has significantly expanded its offering by adding stock music and sound effects to it’s collection of downloadable royalty-free stock media. This major addition provides media producers everywhere with instant access to the full array of stock content needed in today’s production workflows.

The audio side of Pond5 launches with more than 15,000 sound effects and over 3,000 production music tracks, which will complement one of the leading stock video collections on the web. Pond5 now features over 240,000 royalty-free stock footage clips, with thousands more added each week. All media can be searched, previewed, purchased and downloaded directly from the site.

“We’re extremely excited about introducing audio on Pond5,” says CEO Tom Bennett. “We think the same factors more

Acquisition Underscores Company’s Aggressive Growth Strategy and Broadens GenArts’ Product Offering to Include Particles Engine

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – November 3, 2009 — GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC. The acquisition includes particleIllusion SE, all Emitters and Pro Emitters, particleIllusion for AE, and all additional intellectual property from wondertouch LLC. As part of the acquisition, Alan Lorence, the former CEO of wondertouch and creator of particleIllusion, will join GenArts as a full-time developer.

wondertouch and particleIllusion will continue to operate as stand-alone brands, separate from GenArts Sapphire™, Monsters™ and Raptors™. Customers can continue to obtain wondertouch products and support exactly as they have in the past by visiting www.wondertouch.com. In addition, particleIllusion will be sold through the same reseller channels more

Popular Render Queue Management Software Offers Improved Scalability, Stability and Improved Mac OSX Experience

Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus VFX, is actively recruiting visual effects facilities to participate in the Beta Testing program for Deadline 4.0. The soon-to-be-released version of the company’s hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms features a host of new upgrades, which beta testers will have the opportunity to experience first-hand.

Deadline provides render farms of all sizes a world of flexibility and a wide-range of management options. The latest version, Deadline 4.0, is scheduled for a late November release and will feature improved scalability and stability, an improved Mac OSX experience, and new software support for Autodesk Maya 2010, Autodesk Softimage 2010, Avid MetaFuze, and ffmpeg. Deadline 4.0 will also include customizable themes for the user 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

Minneapolis, MN, USA — (October 2009) – www.chiefmfg.com – Chief Manufacturing, the industry leader in projector, monitor and flat panel TV mounting solutions, is excited to announce the further expansion of its unique MountBuilder tool to now include a module for visually building flat panel stand and mobile cart solutions.

MountBuilder takes the work out of configuring compatible mounting solutions for your flat panel or projector by providing a list of mounts and accessories that will work with your installation. By taking out the guesswork of determining weight capacities or depth measurements, MountBuilder makes life easier for you. more

Cross-point capability offers a one-to-one or one-to-many distribution.

Connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced the release of its new 16×16 DVI Matrix, delivering a one-to-one or one-to-many video distribution. Access is controlled by the front-panel, RS-232 connection, IR remote or an IP local area network. The front panel display conveniently lists status and switching information. more

Successful plug-in developer introduces new nVeil capabilities; brings exceptional kaleidoscopic/transition effects to the FxFactory platform.

Boston, MA – October 20, 2009 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform. nVeil creates unique kaleidoscopic visual effects by filtering source imagery through vector graphic veils. nVeil’s expanding library comes preloaded with custom-designed veils and keyframeable parameters for user customization. FxFactory® powered plug-ins extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Studio®, Apple Motion® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. more

Sapphire Version 3.02 Supports Avid’s AVX2 Plug-In Interface on DS Systems and New Floating and Rental Licensing Options

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – October 20, 2009 — GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today GenArts Sapphire™ version 3.02 (v3.02) for Avid Systems. The upgrade extends support for Avid’s AVX2 plug-in interface to Avid DS v10.2.1 and later. This improves conform compatibility with effects generated from offline and online editing systems, allowing all Avid systems to seamlessly conform to DS and Symphony systems. GenArts Sapphire v3.02 also supports floating licenses and license rentals for all Avid systems. more

Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, post production, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite Version 1.1 is now available. Media 100 Suite v1.1 adds support for Blackmagic Design’s Intensity Pro, DeckLink SDI, DeckLink Studio, and DeckLink HD Extreme video cards. more

Today at the REDucation Community Day in Los Angeles, CA (Los Angles Center Studios), ASSIMILATE announced its new, ROCKET FUEL bundle that includes the needed tools for real-time ingest, conform, delivery and output of RED ONE 4K digital camera material. Created specifically for cost-sensitive indies, filmmakers, and post-production facilities, and priced aggressively at $10,999 USD, ASSIMILATE’s ROCKET FUEL includes an Nvidia Quadro FX3800 SDI board, RED’s RED Rocket card, and ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH CINE 4K post workflow. more