– Linux Software Development Kit for developers is available for download for now! —

San Jose, CA, USA - June 30, 2009 - Blackmagic Design Inc. today released support for software developers who want to use DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge products on the Linux platform. more

Veteran Cutter Joins Creative Editorial House

NEW YORK, NY – Further bolstering their already impressive roster of creative talent, BlueRock (http://www.bluerockny.com), has added award-winning editor Bruce Ashkinos. Ashkinos comes to BlueRock following five years at Chemistry, the editorial house he co-founded in 2004, formerly known as Slingshot. more

StudioGPU announced today the immediate availability of MachStudio Pro™, a professional 3D workflow and rendering package created by artists for artists. MachStudio Pro offers a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear workspace by leveraging the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation. more

All Customers Purchasing nVeil Before July 25 Receive Second License Free When They Submit Their Own Creations to the nVeil Library; Best Submission Wins Prize

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 30, 2009) – Storek Studio, the creators of nVeil (www.nveil.com), the visually stunning new VFX plug in for Final Cut Pro users, announced today a new summer promotion and contest for new customers; the “nVeil UnVeiling” contest. To participate, customers who purchase a copy of nVeil by July 25, 2009 will receive a second free copy upon submitting a personally drawn vector graphic ‘veil’ and a video clip of its use. User submissions received by October 25, 2009 will then be judged for graphic and video creativity. more

SAN MATEO, Calif. – June 29, 2009 – Luxology® LLC, developer of modern, artist-focused 3D software, has created a new asset sharing Web site that serves as a participatory content-sharing portal and learning resource. Users are now able to upload and download Presets of all kinds as well as exchange associated usage tips and techniques with other artists. Introduced concurrently with the recently released modo® 401 software, the custom-developed site provides modo artists with an easily accessible online resource for content re-utilization. more

Matrox Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2 Mini support for the popular CineForm NeoScene editing workflow that streamlines AVCHD editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 on the PC. The Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O device provides inexpensive HDMI monitoring with 10-bit 4:2:2 color precision. It turns an HDMI screen into a professional-grade video monitor with Matrox’s unique color calibration tool. Controls for hue, chroma, contrast, brightness, and blue-only are provided. Users get accurate color representation so that an inexpensive HDMI monitor can be used even for color grading. Matrox MXO2 Mini even provides 1:1 pixel mapping on HDMI displays that support this feature so video will not be stretched and distorted by the monitor. more

Alan Gordon Enterprises, Inc. is offering for sale and rental the much sought after Redbyte Decimator HD-SDI to SD down converter. The Decimator down converter converts your HD signals into various file formats and aspect ratios. There is no need for an HD monitor to preview your recently photographed HD footage, your shots can be seen on an SD monitor. Even more enticing is the Decimator’s surprisingly low cost, essential in today’s economy of budget conscious filmmakers. more

San Francisco Jun 25th 2009 – Neyrinck, a leading surround sound software developer, today announced a major update to SoundCode For Dolby E that adds support for Windows XP and Windows Vista and adds features for Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, and other media workstation system users. SoundCode For Dolby E is a stand-alone software package and Pro Tools plug-in set for Dolby E encoding and decoding. It is designed for post-production studios, TV mixers, and broadcast and content distribution organizations that need to deliver and monitor Dolby E content on video tape or as files. more

When visitors walk into the brand new Wacom® Cintiq® lab at the Los Angeles Film School, they might think they have stumbled onto H.G. Wells’ time machine. In the middle of the room is a stairway to an elevated platform that is illuminated by spotlights. Twenty-six desks surround the platform, with futuristic-looking Wacom Cintiq 21UX interactive pen displays atop each one and large flat-panel monitors are mounted on the walls. more

Elstree Studios, 24 June 2009 - Independent digital film rental house, Rogue Element Films, will participate in the new CameraZone initiative at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) taking place between 26 - 27 June 2009.

The company will show their Sony F35 digital cinematography camera plus showcase some demonstrations of DPX data capture and illustrate potential workflows using a new concept in ‘data mining’ for digital cinematography.

CameraZone is a two day festival special open to filmmakers to see the latest cameras and associated post production and workflow systems. More information about the EIFF be found at: http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/industry/technology-focus.

Increasing its international presence, Rogue Element Films exhibited at Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles earlier this month and the company has moved centrally to Elstree Studios, just out of London.

A trailer and overview of Rogue Element Films’ services can be found at: www.rogueelementfilms.com/quicktime/RogueDVDsmall.mov.

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About Rogue Element Films

Rogue Element Films is a highly-experienced and the leading supplier of Digital Cinematography services to clients within the Film and Television industries. Each project can utilise the exciting new Sony F35 S35mm digital film camera, Cooke 35mm Lenses, Zeiss Master Prime lenses, Grass Valley™ Viper Filmstream™ digital cinematography camera from Thomson, Zeiss DigiPrime & DigiZoom lenses, Stwo Digital Film Recorders, SI-2K and Sony SRW-1 444 field recording, CineTal 444 Grade 1 Dual Link monitors and full Rogue mobile colour timing (LUTs and pre-grading) on set. New for 2009 is Rogue’s Mobile facility introducing a full facility in a compact truck to use on location. This equipment is used for a range of commercials, television, promotional and feature film work and is available for wet or dry hire. Also new for 2009 is Rogue’s Digital Film Forum and Rogue Blog, to keep up with daily developments for the F35 and data workflows. Rogue Element Films is based at Elstree Studios, UK and is a sponsor of CML.

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