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DFT Digital Film Technology Hosts Archive & Restoration Workshop

postproductionbuyersguide — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:36:29 +0000

DFT Digital Film Technology, provider of high-end film and digital post production solutions that preserve, manage, and deliver your pictures, announces it will host an Archive and Restoration Workshop, March 9th and 10th, 2010 in Weiterstadt, Germany.

The interactive workshop will include expert-led presentations and demonstrations that cover the technical and theoretical aspects of the Archive and Restoration market. The workshop will also offer participants insight into new Archive and Restoration technologies and workflows.

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/DFT-Digital-Film-Technologies_02_25_10.php

SCRATCH is RED-Hot in Mexico City for Hotel Chelsea at ERU Digital

postproductionbuyersguide — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:36:02 +0000

The Japanese independent thriller Hotel Chelsea is pure international intrigue: written by and produced by Hiro Masuda of Japan with Masuda’s company Ichigo Ichie Films LLC and Tender Pro for Ace Deuce Inc; starring Japanese actors Nao Nagasawa and Sawa Suzuki along with local New York actors; shot in New York City by Corey Eisenstein; directed by Jorge Valdés-Iga of Mexico; and color graded and finished by Erik Mariñelarena’s post-production team at ERU Digital in Mexico City.

The feature came together with the RED ONE Digital 4K Camera and ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH 4K Digital Workflow.
http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/assimilate_02_25_10.php

SAN Solutions Partners With Hitachi and Quantum to Present One-Day Storage Seminar

postproductionbuyersguide — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:35:30 +0000

SAN Solutions, in conjunction with Hitachi Data Systems, Quantum, and Kane Consulting, will be hosting a free storage seminar on Wednesday, March 10 in Los Angeles.

The day-long event will provide an overview of SAN Solutions’ Media Reference Implementations and focus primarily on media production and distribution infrastructures.

The event will be held at the
Sheraton Universal Hotel,
located at 333 Universal Hollywood Drive.

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/SAN-solutions_02_25_10.php

Data Revolution at The Russian Film School

postproductionbuyersguide — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:35:01 +0000

VGIK, The Russian Film School have taken delivery of a Revolution Express from Pandora.

VGIK will be grading 2K data files directly from and back to an SGI SAN.

Revolution Express is a resolution independent grading system with ultra-fine grade definition for high end applications and is the only grading system capable of both data and video workflows.

VGIK can now source, conform, grade and layoff 2048 x 1556 @ 32fps.

RevoExpress supports ALL major file formats including R3D, DPX, DNxHD,Quicktime and TIFF.

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/pandora_02_26_10.php

Post Production Office Ltd. Provides Superior Commercials Grading with Digital Vision

postproductionbuyersguide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:07:25 +0000

Digital Vision today announced that Hong Kong’s Post Production Office Ltd. (PPO) has ordered a Film Master solution.

The Film Master will be central to the grading and finishing process for all its motion picture and commercials projects, and will deliver key benefits including significantly increased processing speed, powerful grading features and the DVO image processing toolset.

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/digital-vision_10_02_09.php

Quantel Announces Provisional Financial Results

postproductionbuyersguide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:06:38 +0000

Quantel today announced its provisional results for its 2008/9 financial year, which ended on 30th September 2009.

In some of the toughest market conditions around the world for many years and while some competitors are reporting losses, Quantel increased its turnover by 12% and reported its best operating profit since the company’s Management Buyout in 2000.

Quantel also announced that it is currently seeking to recruit 20 graduate-level staff. Most of these are for new positions within the Research and Development Lab where work continues apace on a host of exciting projects

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/quantel_10_02_09.php

BrightDrive Media Recording Chosen by The Gate, Lebanon, for New Digital Post and DI Data Infrastructure

postproductionbuyersguide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:05:53 +0000

Bright Systems, Inc., developer of disk recording and data infrastructure technology, has announced that The Gate, Lebanon’s principal post facility, has purchased a BrightDrive media recording system.

The Gate will use the new system to provide the data infrastructure for its extended range of post-production services, which includes a new end-to-end DI workflow

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/bright-systems_10_02_09.php

Distribution agreement with Austria’s largest media provider: Framepool customers can now obtain selected ORF archive material

postproductionbuyersguide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:05:07 +0000

Framepool is pleased to announce a further significant addition to its licensers: The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) is making selected material accessible for ongoing online marketing via Framepool.com. Thus, the footage collection run by filmmakers now enables its customers to quickly research, license and re-use existing and future ORF clips online. The subject matter is divided into nature and landscape material, news, culture and historical footage.

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/framepool_10_05_09.php

Small Tree’s Unique Shared Storage and OS X Networking Capabilities a Bullseye for Tier 1 Media’s Workflow Needs

postproductionbuyersguide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:04:16 +0000

Cost-effective Ethernet-based Storage Technology Saves Hours Editing Each Show

In the suburbs of Nashville lies Tier 1 Media, a small production company handling production and post-production for several popular Outdoor Channel competitive shooting sports programs, including “Shooting USA” and “Impossible Shots.”

Featuring three newly renovated Final Cut Pro editing suites, Tier 1 Media recently installed a cost-effective, Ethernet-based solution from Small Tree that has improved productivity and efficiency substantially

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/small-tree-communications_10_05_09.php

Advanced Digital Services Enhances its HD Post Services with New DVS CLIPSTER

postproductionbuyersguide — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:03:08 +0000

Advanced Digital Services, Inc. (ADS) announced the launch of the latest generation CLIPSTER DI offering at its facility, which will add to the diverse array of high-end post-production services currently offered by the company.

CLIPSTER, DVS’ flagship workflow product, is an award-winning solution that allows the user to complete a variety of DI (Digital Intermediate) tasks, including capturing, DCI mastering and the ability to edit uncompressed 4K data

http://www.postproductionbuyersguide.com/advanced-digital-services_10_06_09.php