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(Louisville, Colorado—May 21, 2010) Front Porch Digital, the global leader in migrating and managing media content, today announced an agreement whereby its DIVArchive™ content storage management (CSM) solutions will be sold in the Americas through Grass Valley™. The agreement in effect makes Grass Valley both a Front Porch Digital reseller and a technology partner, cementing a longstanding relationship between the two companies whose complementary technologies are already integrated and working successfully in name-brand installations, including the MLB Network and local ABC and CBS stations. "More than just looking for products, customers are looking for solutions," said Dave Polyard, Front Porch Digital senior vice president of strategic sales. "With this partnership, Grass Valley can offer customers not only its own outstanding products for news and production, but also system design and integration with the benefits of Front Porch Digital's world-leading CSM solution. At the same time, Grass Valley users who have not yet implemented a CSM system can now do so with total confidence in the two technologies' combined effectiveness." The formal agreement between Front Porch Digital and Grass Valley affords enhanced assurance for users that the two companies' best-of-breed production and archiving systems will work together seamlessly and effectively. In addition, Grass Valley's extensive sales and systems integration network in the Americas will support expanded access to the benefits of Front Porch Digital's DIVArchive system. "At Grass Valley, we provide end-to-end solutions for news and sports production, and for play-to-air systems," said Larry Mast, Director, Broadcast Systems Group, Grass Valley. "Today, a large percentage of these systems require a disk- or tape-based archive system. Front Porch Digital is the global leader for CSM as a result of its highly flexible archive management solution, DIVArchive, which has been successfully deployed with Grass Valley products at many significant customer sites. With this agreement, we look forward to continuing and expanding upon that relationship." More information on Front Porch Digital and its products for migrating, managing, and monetizing media content can be found at http://www.fpdigital.com. NAB 2010 New Product Announcements
Post-NAB wrap up providing you with new products featured at Safe Harbor! Matrox Matrox MXO2 Mini for Avid provides HD Monitoring on Avid® Media Composer® V5 and NewsCutter® V9 editing systems. MXO2 Mini includes an HDMI display calibration utility for accurate color grading. This small, external solution provides output via HDMI, component, S-Video, and composite video, with cross-platform support for Macs and PCs, laptops and workstations. Grass Valley ADVCmini is perfect for Mac users wishing to capture and preserve their home camcorder videos, with 3D Y/C separation for cleaner conversions than competing products in its price range. Composite and Y/C video inputs are provided along with stereo audio, and captured videos may be edited with iMovie or Final Cut Pro. Connects to the Mac via USB, which also powers the device. USB and A/V cables included. Shipping in May with an MSRP of $149, with a PC version expected to ship in July. Black Magic Design Deck Link Duo features two independent SDI capture and playback engines built into the single card with a 4-lane PCI Express connection. This affordable HD/SD-SDI capture card has 10-bit SDI capture and playback, plus RS-422 deck control and reference input. Ship Date - June 2010 DeckLink HD Extreme 3D features single and dual channel SDI capture and playback for both regular 2D and new 3D stereoscopic workflows! Includes dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, HDMI, and analog component, composite, and s-video connections, with 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 color. Includes AES and analog balanced audio, 16 channel SDI audio, genlock and deck control. Supports video formats up to 1080p60 with up, down and cross conversion, plus built in SD/HD internal keyer. Now Shipping! Intensity Shuttle is the world’s first 10 bit HD/SD editing solution for USB 3.0 Windows computersFeatures 10-bit HDMI, component, composite and s-video capture and playback. Powered from the USB 3.0 connection, Intensity Shuttle requires no external power supply. Ship Date - May 2010 UltraStudio Pro is a broadcast-quality SD/HD capture and playback solution for USB 3.0 computers. With USB 3.0 running at a massive 4.8 Gb/s, UltraStudio Pro can handle uncompressed 10 bit HD video with the maximum possible real time effects! Ship Date - May 2010 HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort is the first SDI monitoring solution for deep bit depth DisplayPort monitors. Supports full 3D stereoscopic and HDMI 1.4 in both 4:2:2 and 4:4:4. Perfect for SD, HD and 2K monitoring. Supports 1.62 and 2.7 Gb/s DisplayPort monitors with 1, 2 and 4 lanes, as well as DVI and HDMI monitors with an adapter (not included). Ship Date - June 2010 UpDownCross Mini Converter provides an easy way to convert between SD and HD video formats. Includes full up, down, and cross-conversion, as well as full NTSC/PAL standards conversion. Ship Date - June 2010 H.264 Pro Recorder encodes video from professional broadcast decks to H.264 files for websites, YouTube™, iPhone™ and even iPad™. Ship Date - July 2010 Pocket UltraScope - Get all the features of UltraScope on your laptop, with a miniature pod that converts 3 Gb/s SDI to the computer’s USB 3.0 connection. Automatically detects between SD, HD and 3Gb/s HD-SDI video standards, and is powered from the laptop battery via the USB 3.0 port so you don’t need a power source when on location! Ship Date - June 2010 iKan VX7 7" HD-SDI LCD Display offers portable monitoring for video cameras and DSLR video, with HD-SDI, HDMI, Component, and Composite inputs to suit any need. Has 1024x600 resolution, with features like moveable Pixel to Pixel view, Underscan, Overscan, and Blue-only modes. Flexible power options include Sony, Panasonic or Canon camcorder batteries (your choice of adapter) or AC (adapter included). Anton Bauer and Sony V-mount power kits optional. Uses all BNC connectors for reliable connectivity. VX9 8.9" HD-SDI LCD Display offers the same great features of the VX7, with a larger screen, NTSC/PAL compatibility, side by side Freeze Comparison split screen, and S-video input. Analog signals are pass-thru, and HD-SDI downconverts to component. VX-series displays have LED backlighting for blacker blacks and improved contrast. ¼-20 threaded mounting holes on all four sides. Adobe Adobe Production Premium® Creative Suite® 5 offers unprecedented editing performance for SD, HD, 2K, 4k, and beyond! Coded for 64-bit systems exclusively, CS5 can access gobs of ram to improve editing and compositing in Premiere CS5, Adobe CS5, Photoshop CS5, and more! The new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine offers GPU-accelerated performance using select NVIDIA Quadro FX cards, providing multi-layer realtime editing with effects. Experience editing without rendering with Premiere CS5! CalDigit HDPro-24 is a blazing fast 24 drive hardware RAID solution, with support for 24 SATA-II 3Gbs drive modules, providing hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD support. Sustained speeds of over 1,600MB/s can be achieved with RAID 50 protection. The 4U rack mount system features an intuitive LCD display and LED status lights. It has 3 hot swappable load bearing power supplies, and even the built-in controllers are removable/upgradeable. The HDPro-24 is designed to run 24/7, with no downtime. SuperShare is a revolutionary solution to the traditional SAN. Based on direct connect PCIe technology, the CalDigit SuperShare is an extremely fast hardware solution that allows users to access a pool of shared storage simultaneously. This effective collaboration makes sharing CalDigit storage solutions easy, fast and affordable. CalDigit AV Drive is one of the most uniquely designed single drive systems on the market. Itfeatures the first dual interface with USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 connectivity, with speeds over 140MB/s.The CalDigit AV Drive is the first USB 3.0 device for the Mac, all in a sleek and compact design. NewTek TriCaster TCXD850 is designed to meet the most demanding HD production requirements. This 22-channel HD/SD live production switcher can work with eight external sources, eight virtual/mix channels; new live HD virtual sets and advanced matte generation; overlay with rotation, positioning and scaling in 3D plus animated effects; HD live streaming; increased media player capabilities, and multi-view monitoring of all inputs and outputs. TriCaster TCXD850 at US $24,995 is the latest addition to the NewTek HD portable live production family. This durable rack mount system provides the highest quality, 32-bit floating point with 4:4:4:4 video processing. TriCaster TCXD850 accepts video in all common video formats and sources, including HD-SDI, SDI, component, Y/C, and composite. Two network inputs deliver graphics from LiveText, presentations from a PC or Mac® using iVGA or other computer sources to the switcher or overlay channels. Use any combination of either embedded digital, AES or the 16 balanced analog XLR audio inputs to bring in microphones, stereo or quad line level sources. HDMI and VGA program outputs for projector (IMAG) or other monitoring applications. 36 hours of 1080i recording capacity can be extended by using the three removable drive bays. Ship Date July 15th, 2010 TCXD850 is an NAB 2010 AWARD WINNER MOTU HD Express HDMI video interface provides HD and SD video capture and monitoring for Final Cut Pro on the Mac and Premiere Pro on the PC. The unit connects via PCI Express adapter card for workstations, or ExpressCard/34 adapter for laptops. Capture uncompressed, 10-bit full- raster video via HDMI, SD/HD component, S-Video or Composite. Compressed formats also supported, including ProRes for Mac and DVCProHD for PC. Full 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring is available via 8 RCA jacks, with S/PDIF digital I/O also provided. The hardware features a front panel headphone jack with dedicated volume control. The HD Express HDMI is now shipping for Mac OS X, with Windows support coming soon. Avid Avid Media Composer 5 will offer compatibility with the Matrox MXO2 Mini external device for low-cost HD monitoring on the PC and Mac, with HDMI, component, S-video and Composite output. New features include native support of QuickTime video (Apple ProRes and H.264 files), AVCHD import, and native access and editing of the 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras. Buy Media Composer 4 after April 12 and get a free upgrade to Media Composer 5 when it ships. Grass Valley Announces EDIUS Commercial Contest
Hey Filmmakers! It's time to show off your editing skills! All you need to do is cut a commercial for Grass Valley™ EDIUS™ non-linear editing software to get a chance to win thousands of dollars of production gear! The Grand Prize is a full post-production suite comprising:
The style and message is entirely up to you – the only requirements are that the commercial promotes EDIUS software and uses humor. So be funny! Go nuts! The competition is open for entries until December 9th, 2009. For more details on how to enter, click here! Grass Valley Announces EDIUS Neo 2
Neo 2, the latest version of the popular Grass Valley™ EDIUS® Neo video editing software, brings improved performance, a wider toolset and a full array of powerful Blu-ray high-definition (HD) disc production capabilities that independent video professionals and small production companies have requested during the past year. EDIUS Neo 2 shares the feature set and functionality of the proven EDIUS 5.1 software and can handle any type of SD or HD project with ease. It includes a fast, flexible user interface, real-time editing and conversion of different aspect ratios (4:3/16:9), and real-time editing and conversion of different frame rates (such as 60i, 50i, and 24p). The new Neo 2 software package also provides powerful nonlinear editing features common to all EDIUS solutions, such as multi-track, mixed-format HD/SD editing, chroma keying, titling, and DVD authoring. New options include the Grass Valley FIRECODER Blu board, for accelerated Blu-ray output support and the Grass Valley HDSPARK PCI Express board that offers real-time, HDMI-based video preview with separate audio output for high-quality monitoring. "Grass Valley is leveraging the power and flexibility of its EDIUS software tools and bringing them to a wide range of customers that need to complete all types of projects," said Jeff Rosica, Senior Vice President of Grass Valley. "Our goal is always to help those using video to achieve their goals in the most cost-effective way. The new Neo 2 editing package is a great example of the success of that strategy." The latest version of Neo software also features, for the first time, GPUfx, which allow users to leverage the computer's graphics card to accelerate rendering performance; a new "Layouter" feature that lets users keyframe 2D and 3D effects; lots more DVD menu presets; and the ability to output projects to AVCHD H.264/Blu-ray disc for distribution and client approval. The EDIUS Neo 2 software offers native editing of various formats—including AVCHD, HDV, DV, Windows Media, and QuickTime – and a seamless, real-time workflow that supports the mixing of all formats within the same timeline. In addition, the software features the revolutionary Canopus HQ Codec, which delivers the highest image quality and performance available on any HD editing platform. It not only provides superior luma and chroma sampling of HD video, but also features an adjustable bit rate for increased video quality when capturing and encoding on high-performance systems. Pricing and Availability WEVA Partners With Universal Studios Florida For WEVA EXPO 2008 Tour
WEVA International has partnered with Universal Studios Florida Production Group to plan an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Universal Studios Production Facilities for professional videographers in conjunction with the WEVA 18th Annual Wedding & Event Video Expo, August 11-14, 2008. WEVA EXPO 2008, the wedding and event video industry's largest convention and trade show will be held at Orlando Grande Lakes Resort, just 10 minutes from Universal Studios Florida. The largest working motion picture and television studio outside of Hollywood, Universal Studios Florida boasts 9 state-of-the-art soundstages, multiple broadcast studios, and more than 100 backlot sets. Numerous feature films (including The Waterboy, Matinee, and Parenthood) have been shot on the studio backlot. Home to cable network’s Nickelodeon, Universal Studios Florida has hosted TV programs as diverse as The Ellen Degeneres Show; The Food Network's Emeril, Live!; The Steve Harvey Show; America's Most Wanted; Fear Factor; BattleBotsIQ and TNA (Total Nonstop Action). TNA, today's popular contemporary wrestling show, is taped in Stage 21 - (adjacent to the park). This summer, WEVA EXPO 2008 attendees will have a rare opportunity to take an optional pre-convention, behind-the-scenes tour of Universal Studios that is being planned for Monday August 11, 2008 (starting early afternoon, ending before the official WEVA EXPO 2008 Opening Night Gala at 5:45pm). "As announced at our NAB event this week, WEVA is already at work with the Universal Studios Production Group (USPG) designing a backlot tour that is ‘professional to professional’ rather than the standard ‘visitor’ version normally presented to park guests," relates Dan Argenas, WEVA’s Director of Association Communications. "Our goal is to offer WEVA EXPO 2008 attendees an inside view of state-of-the-art television and film production that’s up close and personal." The WEVA and USPG teams are finalizing details of the tour, including ground transportation (private busses will depart from the JW Marriott). Watch WEVA.com for more news on the Universal Studios Tour and continuous updates on all WEVA EXPO 2008 Wedding and Event Video Sessions, EXPO 2008 Trade Show, and EXPO 2008 Special Events. WEVA Announces Location for January Event
Las Vegas’ legendary Imperial Palace, located "Center Strip" next to the Flamingo, has been named as the host hotel for WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events the brand new winter convention and trade show for wedding & event videographers, co-presented by WEVA and PMA® with huge Trade Show exhibits being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center this January. WEVA/PMA guest room rates at the Imperial Palace start at under $71/night. Rooms are limited. To be assured of getting low-cost rates, make your hotel reservations now through PMA Housing toll-free at: 800-248-8804 or 517-788-8100 or email: housing@pmai.org. Register Online - Over 200 WEVA & PMA Sessions Included Attend your choice of over 45 cutting-edge WEVA sessions for wedding and event videographers that will all be presented at the Imperial Palace Tuesday afternoon January 29 thru Thursday January 31 when the 2008 Trade Show opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center (use the Imperial/Flamingo Monorail for easy Convention Center access). The Trade Show will be open 3 days: Thursday January 31 through Saturday February 2, 2008, and will feature special WEVA events for videographers on the Show Floor, including hands-on edit system training, and more (see below) on all 3 Trade Show days. At this year's convention, your WEVA/PMA registration also allows you to attend your choice of over 200 PMA '08 sessions (listed at www.pmai.org) at no additional cost. Cutting-Edge Wedding & Event Video Sessions Featured speakers will include leading wedding and event videographers from the US, Canada, Mexico and the Asia-Pacific region, and renowned marketing experts, including top business consultant Robert Gordman author of the best-selling book The Must-Have Customer and a contributing writer for WEVA's Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide. The complete WEVA program line-up and trade show schedule will be posted soon on the WEVA website and www.PMAI.org where you can also view all other group sections of programming including digital imaging production, marketing, networking, special events, parties, and convention activities that are available at no additional charge to all WEVA registrants. More Videographer Events at the 3-Day Trade Show
"There’s never been anything on a scale this large for event videographers. WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events at PMA ’08 is an exciting ‘first’ for professional videography. It will mark the launch of a new era in the expanding worldwide digital memories industry," said Roy Chapman founder and chairman of Wedding & Event Videographers Association International. "This collaborative convention will give videographers the biggest competitive-edge in wedding and event video creativity, techniques, technology, networking – and business profitability — in the history of our industry." Low-cost guest rooms at the Imperial Palace (available through PMA Housing are less than $71/night January 28-31. For Friday, February 1st (the start of Super Bowl weekend) you can obtain a special PMA registration discount coupon ($29) to apply to the Imperial Palace room rate, which increases to $160 on Friday. Collaborate, Innovate - Profit! "Videographers will be able to get together at WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events to network and discover new techniques, cutting-edge concepts, and state-of-the-art technologies that are transforming not only professional videography, but the entire digital memories industry." Teaming with PMA for an all-new winter convention in the U.S., Zale added, "is a natural, and progressive extension, as WEVA and PMA have had solid success collaborating on previous events for our industry worldwide. That includes our Australia conference for videographers in May, and our industry’s first-ever convention in Canada last month." WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events at PMA 08 will enable fresh advantages and a completely new professional development experience for wedding and event videographers, manufacturers, and sponsors. "The advancements in digital technologies, including IT, portable video, DI technologies, and new media, combined with the rising demand for video content online have created a need for a collaborative, cutting-edge event in the winter season. One that recognizes, and utilizes, key changes in digital technologies and workflow so that professional videographers nationally and internationally can take their skills, and their profit potential, to a whole new level – faster," Chapman said. "And, it’s why WEVA will continue to provide professional development events in both winter and summer seasons." Contact PMA Housing now to be sure of getting low-cost guest room rates at the Imperial Palace for WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events this January! About Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) PMA furthers this purpose through the development of educational programs and business services, marketing research, publications, and trade shows. For more information, visit PMA online at www.pmai.org. About Wedding & Event Videographers Association International (WEVA) Join WEVA now to access valuable WEVA membership benefits that can help you succeed in your business, including weekday job opportunities through ImageSpan's CurbStream Platform, plus low-cost Visa/MasterCard Merchant Status, low-cost Equipment Insurance, E&O Insurance, the new Equipment Financing Program for Videographers, WEVA NEWS MINUTE videos, WEVA On-The-Air Podcasts, and more. Membership also provides opportunities for professional videographer (MPV) accreditation, and system-training at WEVA EXPO. For further details contact the association at 941-923-5334 or email: info@weva.com | About This BlogSafe Harbor's video and post production news blog offers you the latest announcements and updates from the industry.Newest PostsTags3D Animation 3D Plugins & Effects Accessories - Camera Add-ons - Lightwave Add-ons - Premiere Pro Adobe AJA Apple ATTO Technology Audio & Music Hardware Audio & Music Software Audio Libraries Avid Blackmagic Design Books Breakout Boxes CalDigit Camcorders CD and DVD Authoring Software Class on Demand Computers Contour Design Craft Animations Display Cards Displays - LCD DVD and Blu-Ray Hardware E-on Software Firewire Cards Graphics Tablets Grass Valley G-Technology Hard Drives - External Hard Drives - SATA HD Video Hardware Host Controllers Image Processing Software Image-Object-Animation Libraries Jog-Shuttles Keyboards and Mice LaCie Luxology Matrox Maxon Mediastudio-Graz Memory Multimedia Authoring Software NewTek NLE Plugins & Effects Software NLE Software Noise Industries, LLC Painting & Illustration Software Pixologic PNY Safe Harbor Sonnet Technologies, Inc Sony Creative Software Sorenson Media Speakers Telestream Tutorials DVD/CD Video & 3D Utility Software Video Capture Cards Video Converters Video Encoder Hardware Video Equipment Wacom Web Tools Software Wondertouch WTools3D XLNT Idea, Inc. |
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