A lower third graphic identifies the person speaking as, and as a member of the.In the industry, a lower third is a graphic overlay placed in the lower area of the, though not necessarily the entire lower third of it, as the name suggests.In its simplest form, a lower third can just be text overlying the video. Frequently this text is white with a to make the words easier to read. A lower third can also contain graphical elements such as boxes, images or shading. Some lower thirds have backgrounds and text.Lower thirds can be created using basic home- or professional-level equipment. This equipment makes use of video's to determine what parts of the graphic or text should be, allowing the video in the background to show through. Contents.Terminology Lower thirds are also often known as 'CG' (from ) or captions, and sometimes chyrons in, due to the popularity of 's Chiron I, an early digital solution developed in the 1970s for rendering lower thirds.
Other common terms include superbars (or simply supers) , name straps and astons (after ).Video with lower thirds is known as a program as broadcast or dirty. Video without lower thirds is known as a or textless.
For international distribution programs often include textless elements on the master tape: these are all the shots that lower thirds and have been applied to, placed end-to-end so engineers can make a clean master if necessary.Tiers Lower thirds are usually arranged in tiers, or lines:. One-tier lower thirds: Usually used to identify a story that is being shown, or to show a presenter's name. Two-tier lower thirds: Used most often to identify a person on screen. Often, the person's name appears on the first line, with their place of residence or a description below that. Two-tier lower thirds may also be used as 'locators' to identify where a story is taking place. Three-tier lower thirds: These lower thirds add more information.
Commonly, the first tier is used to tell when the video was shot, if it was not shot the day the is airing.Further elements Lower thirds increasingly include elements such as, time and date, weather information, or sports scores. See also.
Carretero’s recent stand-out work includes Jeep’s “Recalculating,” Disney’s “You Can Fly” and “Bella Notte,” Porsche’s “The Fix” and “Avocados from Mexico” Super Bowl 2019NYC-based creative studio Nice Shoes has hired Senior Colorist Maria Carretero. Carretero comes to Nice Shoes with nearly two decades of global experience in color grading under her belt, applying a playful study on storytelling through the lens of color in all of her work.
Her portfolio includes a wide range of feature films, short films, music videos and commercials for big brands like Apple, Jeep, Porsche, Michael Kors, Disney, Marriott, among many others. Published 1 week ago.
Breaking News Broadcast graphics with Opening, Transition, lower thirds: After Effects Template. (CS3 or higher) template to create your own fake News Broadcast for film or corporate videos. Broadview, Sintec Media, etc. Channel Playout automation: A playout automation software/system would definitely be used to build the linear stream of the channel with the graphics and subtitles overlaid. Transcoding software: In some solution architecture content assets would have to be transcoded to playout ready format.
Former Creative COW Associate Editor to be honored alongside director Patty Jenkins and Emmy Award-winning cinematographer and professor John Simmons, ASCThe International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) will honor cinematographer John Simmons, ASC, with the ASC Cinematography Mentor Award and journalist Debra Kaufman with the Technicolor William A. Fraker Award at the 2019 Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA) Luncheon in the ASC Clubhouse on Friday, October 4, 2019. The ECA premier event will be held on Sunday, October 6, at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Center. Published 1 week ago. MovieLabs is a nonprofit technology research lab jointly run by Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Television, and Warner Bros.
EntertainmentSMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, today announced that Jim Helman, chief technology officer at Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), will present a keynote titled 'The Future of Media Creation' at SMPTE 2019, the Society's annual technical conference and exhibition, taking place Oct. 21-24 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Oct.
22, Helman will describe the findings documented in a white paper — 'The Evolution of Media Creation: A 10-Year Vision for the Future of Media Production, Post and Creative Technologies' — recently released by MovieLabs. Published 1 week ago. AU-EVA1 5.7K Handhelds Deployed on Dolly and Jib for Capture of Wide ShotsFlatirons Community Church (Lafayette, CO), ranked by Outreach magazine as the 11thlargest church in the United States, has upgraded to Panasonic VariCam LT cameras with CineLive, as well as AU-EVA1 5.7K handheld cameras, for live production of weekly worship services. In partnership with Summit Integrated Systems, the church invested in a total of seven VariCam LTs and two AU-EVA1s in a large-scale replacement of their video system. Published 1 week ago.
Free repair offered for any ASTRA light with power switch issue up to 4 years from purchase date, even if out of warrantyLitepanels, a premier provider of LED lighting for the broadcast, film, and production industries and a Vitec Group brand, today announced an extended warranty program on the pioneering ASTRA LED lighting series. Owners of units manufactured prior to March 2018 who have experienced issues with power switches are eligible for free repairs up to four years from the date of original purchase, even if the warranty has expired. Additionally, any ASTRA owners who paid for out-of-warranty repairs may claim a $200 voucher per ASTRA light, valid for any Vitec Production Solutions brand including Anton/Bauer, Sachtler, and many more. Published 2 weeks ago.
Improves end-to-end video editing workflows with ProRes integration for Windows and native support for ProRes RAW in Media Composer as well as native support for DNx codecsAvid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that Media Composer® will deliver native support for Apple’s ProRes RAW camera codec and support for ProRes playback and encoding on Windows. In addition, Apple will provide 64-bit decoders for DNxHR and DNxHD codecs within the Pro Video Formats package that is available from Apple as a free download for all users. These integrations will allow content creators and post-production companies to natively create high-quality ProRes content regardless of their OS and save time during the creative storytelling process. Published 3 weeks ago. New Blackmagic RAW 1.5 update adds edit support for Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer, plus Blackmagic RAW Speed Test for Mac, PC and LinuxBBlackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic RAW 1.5 a new software update with support for Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid Media Composer, plus Blackmagic RAW Speed test for Mac, PC and Linux, so customers can work on a wider range of platforms and editing software with their Blackmagic RAW files. Blackmagic RAW 1.5 is available for download now from the Blackmagic Design web site.
Published 3 weeks ago. New Video Assist models add large screen HDR monitoring to any camera,as well as better recording codecs, scopes and professional focus assist tools.Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Video Assist 12G which are new models of the company's popular combined monitoring and recording solutions. These new models feature brighter HDR screens, built in scopes, upgraded batteries, 12G-SDI and much more.
Blackmagic Video Assist 12G will be available in September 2019 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide from US$795. Published 3 weeks ago. All-new Media Composer, more powerful MediaCentral and seamless NEXIS cloud storage among innovations premiering for European TV and film professionalsAt IBC2019, Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) turns the spotlight on to its latest software and solutions innovations for Europe’s media enterprises, teams and individuals to enable them to better create, collaborate and meet the challenges of today’s media creation and distribution.
Visitors to Avid’s stand (7.B55) will experience the completely reimagined Media Composer®, the next generation of MediaCentral®, the all-new Avid S4 and Avid S1 audio control surfaces, the Avid NEXIS Cloudspaces™ SaaS storage offering, the latest FastServe® video servers, and more. IBC2019 will be held September 13-17 at the RAI Amsterdam.
Published 3 weeks ago. Streamlines HDR, 8K, 4K, UltraHD, HD and IP workflows with new flexible, high performance products and feature-filled updatesAJA Video Systems today unveiled new products and updates designed to advance broadcast, production, post and proAV workflows. Addressing growing bandwidth requirements for high quality content creation and delivery, AJA is showcasing the HDR Image Analyzer 12G, the KUMO 6464-12G for routing, as well as the newly shipping Corvid 44 12G developer I/O models this year at IBC. AJA has also introduced the FS-Mini utility frame sync Mini-Converter and three new openGear® compatible cards, including OG-FS-Mini, OG-ROI-DVI and OG-ROI-HDMI. Additionally, the company is previewing Desktop Software updates for KONA, Io and T-TAP, UltraHD support for IPR Mini-Converter receivers, and FS4 frame synchronizer enhancements. Published 3 weeks ago. Matrox M264 S4 provides unprecedented H.264 4:2:2 10-bit encoding and decoding of up to four 4Kp60 channels in PC-based broadcast contribution, production, and distribution systemsMatrox® Video today announces that the Matrox M264 S4 H.264 hardware codec card is now shipping.
Having recently completed the official XAVC verification program by Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. ('Sony'), the Matrox M264 S4 codec card supports up to an unprecedented four 4K channels of XAVC Intra, XAVC Long, or AVC-ULTRA encoding/decoding from a single-slot card. Published 3 weeks ago. Launch of new Art Prime PL mount lenses that support Cooke Optics’ /i Technology communication protocol, plus converter that allows PL mount lenses to be used on L-Mount camerasBased on the SIGMA FF High Speed Prime Line, the brand new FF Classic Art Prime Line incorporates more non-coated optical elements to achieve unrivaled expression while offering the highest resolving power in its class. It retains the high resolution capability that SIGMA CINE LENS is well known for, and offers a unique combination of low contrast and artistic flare/ghost in the image. As with all other lenses from the FF High Speed Prime Line, it creates beautiful bokeh effects to improve creativity.
Published 3 weeks ago. RED DIGITAL CINEMA® announced today that its award-winning HELIUM® 8K S35 and GEMINI® 5K S35 sensors will be incorporated into the RED RANGER® camera ecosystem. These two new alternatives create a robust lineup for creators who prefer an integrated, all-in-one system to the more modular RED DSMC2® camera.
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The RANGER HELIUM 8K S35 and RANGER GEMINI 5K S35 is available now via RED’s global network of resellers, participating rental houses, and directly through RED. The cameras will be on display for the first time at IBC in the RED meeting room on the fourth floor of the Elicium at the RAI Amsterdam, from September 13-17. Published 4 weeks ago. Helmut FX, IO, CO and HK enables comprehensive project administration, back-office management and render farm control; Showcased at IBC2019EditShare®, a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, will showcase Helmut FX, IO, CO (Cosmo), and HK (Housekeeper), solutions designed to enable extensive project administration, back-office management and render farm control for Adobe® Premiere® Pro enterprise post-production workflows. Premiere Pro is an industry leader in video editing. The Helmut family of solutions will be demonstrated at IBC2019 from September 13th through September 17th (stand 7.A35). Published 4 weeks ago.
Adds highly-specialized feature film rotoscoping, paint, and photo editing plug-ins to the Boris FX suite of post-production and visual effects applicationsBoris FX™, the leader in integrated VFX and workflow solutions for video and film, acquires SilhouetteFX (SFX) and Digital Film Tools (DFT). The two companies have a long history of developing tools used on Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and deep industry experience collaborating closely with the world’s most renowned VFX studios including Weta Digital, Framestore, Technicolor, and Deluxe.
Published 4 weeks ago. VTuber sitcom series was created using DaVinci Resolve Studio, HyperDeck Studio 12G, Teranex AV and moreBlackmagic Design announced today that TV Tokyo’s “Watanuki-san-chino,” was created using DaVinci Resolve Studio, HyperDeck Studio 12G and a number of additional Blackmagic Design products. The show is the first sitcom series where Virtual YouTubers (VTubers) were cast as the main characters and were included in the show using Blackmagic Design products for recording and post production. Published 4 weeks ago.
Exmor R™ CMOS Image Sensor on HXC-FB80 Cameras Ensures High-Resolution in Low Light; Ability to Digitally Shade and Color the Camera Contribute to Overall Visual PresentationWith a new studio for its first broadcast TV and online shows, the broadcast production department of the Denver Broncos Football Club needed additional cameras that would be worthy of the new sets designed and fabricated by Creative Dimension. In addition to broadcast, the content would be used by the digital media team for online distribution. Published 4 weeks ago. Enables high-bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 connectivity for Apple’s new Mac Pro, iMac Pro and Mac miniATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of network and storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments for over 30 years, today announced its partnership with Facilis Technology, to integrate ATTO ThunderLink® NS 3252 Thunderbolt™ 3 To 25GbE adapters within the Facilis HUB shared storage platform. Shown at IBC 2019 on booth 7.B48 for the first time, the solution provides flexible, scalable, high-bandwidth connectivity for Apple’s new Mac Pro®, iMac Pro® and Mac mini®.
Published 1 month ago. Sharp 8M-B80AX1E has 33 million pixels, four times that of 4K UHD and sixteen times the resolution of full HD(Amsterdam, Netherlands-September 2, 2019) IBC 2019, 13-17 September, Stand 7.A01: Cinegy, the global leader for broadcast playout software in the cloud, has announced that it will showcase the full scope of its 8K recording, capture, archive, and encoding capabilities during IBC 2019. This includes the eye-popping Sharp 8M-B80AX1E 8K displays, the first 80-inch 8K professional display to be mass produced. The Sharp 8M-B80AX1E has 33 million pixels (7680 x 4320), four times that of 4K UHD and sixteen times the resolution of full HD. Published 1 month ago. AJA Corvid and KONA I/O products have become RT Software’s go-to technology for its graphics solutions, including the 3d-Live engine, which BBC Studio used earlier this summer to deliver graphics for Wimbledon coverageAudiences expect high quality visuals across broadcast and OTT content whether tuning into the local news or catching a football match on a mobile phone, and the bar continues to rise as augmented reality (AR) becomes more widely used to visualize information like weather patterns, athletic performance, match plays and more.
Published 1 month ago. At 19 years old, Phillip is the youngest, and first African American filmmaker, to ever win Tribeca's prestigious Founders Award; film graded with DaVinci ResolveBlackmagic Design announced today Phillip Youmans’ Tribeca 2019 Founders Award winning ‘Burning Cane’ was shot using URSA Mini Pro 4.6K and Production Camera 4K, with color correction done using DaVinci Resolve Studio. At 19, Youmans is the youngest and first African-American filmmaker to ever win the prestigious award. Published 1 month ago. Allows creation of particle trails without plug-insCreationEffects.com has announced the release of their 37th Visual Effects template for After Effects, “Wisp.” Wisp allows video editors to create 3D trails of particles in After Effects. With 50 wisp presets, the particles can be used to imitate trails of fire, liquid, smoke, ink, sparks, lightning, bubbles, sand, and a variety of abstract shapes. The wisps can follow any moving layer, and they are customizable with easy-to-use controls.
Published 1 month ago. Free programme expanded to two days to provide greater opportunities to see industry leaders in finishing demonstrate their craftFilmLight presents Colour On Stage at IBC2019. At this year’s IBC, FilmLight (stand #7.A45) is hosting the free two-day seminar series, Colour On Stage, on 14-15 September 2019. The event provides an opportunity for visitors to participate in live presentations and discussions with colourists and other creative professionals at the peak of their craft.
Published 1 month ago. Exhibit opens August 31 spotlighting Ooer 60 artists/members of the Art Directors Guild and entertainment industryThe Art Directors Guild's Gallery 800 (ADG, IATSE Local 800) presents FANTASTIC VOYAGE, an exclusive mixed media exhibition celebrating the genres of Sci-Fi, Fantasy & the Metaphysical Realm. The public will have a unique opportunity to meet and mingle with the artists at the exhibit openingand hosted reception atGallery 800 located in the historic North Hollywood Arts District. Published 1 month ago. URSA Broadcast cameras and ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K live production switcher capture and stream more than 500 hours of fiber channel broadcastsBlackmagic Design today announced that GlobeStream Media live-streamed USA Softball’s GOLD National Championships using a variety of Blackmagic Design products, including URSA Broadcast cameras and an ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K live production switcher, to capture more than 500 hours of fiber channel broadcasts across nine softball fields. Published 1 month ago. The formal ceremony will be held Saturday evening, September 21, 2019, in Santa MonicaThe Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) have named Hidden Empire Film Group’s Roxanne Taylor, Deon Taylor and Robert F.
Smith as recipients of the 2019 LMGI Humanitarian Award for their philanthropic reach across the globe. The 6th Annual LMGI Awards highlight international features, television and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations set the tone, enrich the character and enhance the narrative. Winners will be revealed during the formal ceremony on Saturday evening, September 21, 2019 at the Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, California. Published 1 month ago. Hashi of Action Movie Kid demonstrates keying and compositing techniques to turn a live horse into a steed worthy of the Night King’s undead army in Red Giant Cheap Tricks episode 9.Red Giant, creator of filmmaking, visual effects and motion graphics tools, today released the second installment of its multi-part Game of Thrones visual effects tutorial series: how to turn a live horse into a member of the Night King’s undead army.
Daniel “Hashi” Hashimoto demonstrates keying and compositing techniques using tools including King Pin Tracker, Spot Clone Tracker and Supercomp from the new Red Giant VFX Suite, to add and track gory effects to a very much alive horse. Watch now and stay tuned for more Cheap Tricks Game of Thrones VFX tutorials. Published 1 month ago. C&I Studios relies on DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio, including editing, color grading, visual effects and Fairlight audio, as well as shooting Blackmagic RAW with URSA Mini Pro and Pocket Cinema Camera 4KBlackmagic Design today announced that C&I Studios, a global content creation agency, is using DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio’s new cut page for faster than ever editing. Relying on DaVinci Resolve 16 Studio for end to end post production, including editing, color grading, visual effects (VFX) and Fairlight audio, C&I Studios created a video for the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts showcasing one of its signature programs, Turnaround Arts, a school reform effort that transforms priority schools through the strategic use of the arts. Published 1 month ago. New Optional IP Card for HVS-6000/6000M Vision Mixer Provides 25G I/O CapabilityAs evidenced with the introduction of new technology that supports uncompressed 12G video streams, FOR-A® continues to push the envelope of what’s possible.
At IBC 2019, the company will introduce an optional IP interface card for its 3 M/E HANABI HVS-6000 vision mixer and 2 M/E HANABI HVS-6000M vision mixer that provides 25G input/output capability. FOR-A will also showcase its HANABI HVS-1200, a compact 4K/HD compatible vision mixer that supports 12G-SDI, and the new Envivo Studio – an all-in-one live production system. Published 1 month ago. Blackmagic Design ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, with an ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel, DeckLink Duo 2, SmartScope Duo 4K, with multiple URSA Broadcast cameras and HyperDeck Studio Minis among gear deployed Blackmagic Design today announced that a multicamera SMPTE fiber solution, featuring the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast with ATEM Camera Control Panel, was deployed across the main stage at this year's Festival Beauregard, and delivered live coverage of performances by Fatboy Slim, Interpol, Disclosure and more. Published 2 months ago.
Blackmagic Design announced today that a number of the 2019 summer season’s worldwide film releases used numerous Blackmagic Design products during production and post, including its digital film cameras, DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, color correction, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production application, and more. This included some of the biggest blockbusters and expected blockbusters of the summer, such as “John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum,” “Men In Black: International” and “Rocketman.” published 2 months ago. Society Will Recognize Honorees During Annual Awards GalaSMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, today announced the group of industry leaders and innovators who will be honored at this year's SMPTE Awards Gala. Scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24, the gala and afterparty will serve as the concluding events of the SMPTE 2019 Annual Conference (SMPTE 2019) at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles. SMPTE Fellow elevations will be conferred at the SMPTE 2019 Fellows Luncheon on Tuesday, Oct.
Published 2 months ago. AJA solutions designed by Brainstorm have been installed in more than 2,500 facilities worldwide run by major broadcasters like RTVE, CNBC, CBS, NHK and RAISpanish broadcast specialist company Brainstorm is known for creating sophisticated real-time 3D graphics and virtual set solutions used in broadcast, production and proAV environments around the world.
The company, which recently celebrated its 25th year in business, services clients from its Madrid and Valencia headquarters as well as offices in the U.S., Mexico, Singapore and Beijing. To date, its solutions have been installed in more than 2,500 facilities worldwide run by major broadcasters like RTVE, CNBC, CBS, NHK and RAI; regional stations; and content providers in entertainment, sports and drama. When its clients need flexible, reliable audio and video I/O, the company depends on gear AJA gear. Published 2 months ago. Highest performing turnkey video streaming production system ever offered in its price rangeTelestream®, a global leader in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, today announced the latest version of Wirecast Gear, a new generation of the company’s award-winning live video streaming production hardware.
Powerful, purpose-built, and easy to use, the fully-configured workstation allows anyone to broadcast professional live productions in a matter of minutes. The new Wirecast Gear will be demonstrated for the first time at the upcoming IBC tradeshow (booth 7.C16 & 7.C14) and will start shipping mid-September, 2019. Published 2 months ago. The New York Times called Nina Saxon “one of the most sought-after designers in the business.”Nina Saxon, one of the entertainment industry's leading designers specializing in main and end titles, title sequences, and animated motion graphics logos for major motion pictures, television movies and TV programs, as well as for entertainment production companies, is currently celebrating her 40th Anniversary Year in Hollywood. Concurrently, her newest project – designing the film titles for the upcoming documentary about Paul McCartney entitled “Here, There, and Everywhere,” will mark Saxon’s 350th career title project.
Over the span of her 40-year career, Saxon established herself as a pillar of title sequence design, a defining figure of the branded blockbuster film, a logo legend, and a master of painting with light. Published 2 months ago. Live sound engineers at this year's Lollapalooza explained how Waves tools help them stay one step ahead of tight festival requirements and deliver sensational soundPlugins from Waves Audio were employed by live-sound engineers for a variety of performers in diverse setups and consoles throughout Lollapalooza 2019. Prominent FOH engineers provided a peek under the hood of their productions, sharing which essential plugins help them create a tight, remarkable-sounding show under challenging festival conditions. Published 2 months ago. Oscar, BAFTA, and VES Award winner will be honored for his significant creative and technical achievementsThe Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has announced that Robert Legato, the legendary visual effects supervisor and renowned creative, will receive the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the HPA Awards during a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles on November 21st.
Now in its 14th year, the HPA Awards recognize creative artistry, innovation and engineering excellence in the media content industry. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors the recipients’ dedication to the betterment of the industry. Published 2 months ago. CEO Conrad Clemson establishes senior leadership team of experienced digital media power players from Cisco, EVS and NBCUniversal to take EditShare through its next stage of growthOn the heels of the majority investment from ParkerGale Capital (May 2019), EditShare®, a technology leader in intelligent storage and media management solutions, is pivoting its rapidly growing business to better serve its customers across emerging cloud, remote production, and media security workflows with seven strategic leadership appointments.
Published 2 months ago. Tiger Group to sell still, motion surplus equipment from Digital Film Studios in August 22 online auctionTiger Group will be conducting an online auction on August 22 of digital cameras, lenses, sliders, follow focuses, matte boxes, conventional lighting, grip, electronics, a box truck, forklift, and accessories no longer needed for the continuing operations of Digital Film Studios (DFS), a full service audio-visual rental company. The company is owned and operated by Dan Toback and Ted Hayash, both with long experience in the field of motion pictures, television commercials, and web and print advertising.
Published 2 months ago. Reimagined October Event Features New Training Opportunities Along With Technical Sessions, Advanced Technology Exhibitions, and Networking EventsSMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling, today announced the full event lineup for the Society's annual technical conference and exhibition, the world's premier forum for the exploration of media and entertainment technology. SMPTE 2019 will be held Oct. 21-24 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in downtown Los Angeles.
Complete information about SMPTE 2019, including a detailed schedule and registration, is available at 2019.smpte.org. Published 2 months ago. Blackmagic gear include ATEM Camera Control Panel, ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K, HyperDeck Studio Pro, HyperDeck Studio 12G, HyperDeck Studio Mini recorders, Blackmagic Web Presenter and a SmartScope Duo 4K monitorBlackmagic Design today announced that critically acclaimed television concert series “Front and Center” used a full Blackmagic Design Ultra HD live production workflow to produce several episodes of its ninth season, which were live streamed to Facebook Live and delivered in SDR for public television and HDR10 for DIRECTV.
Published 2 months ago. Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio HD live production switcher and more were also used for interactive, real-time updatesBlackmagic Design today announced that Ultimatte, its real time compositing processor, was used by wTVision for augmented reality (AR) production and complete graphics conception during the broadcasts for Panama’s 2019 primaries, parliamentary and presidential elections on TVN. Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio HD live production switcher and more were also used to create a reliable workflow that kept the country informed, showing real time results, projections and the final outcome of the elections in an interactive way. Published 2 months ago. Product highlights will include its new decoders and encoders, RIST Main Profile, bi-directional SDR/HDR conversion solution for live production, and distribution amplifiersCobalt Digital will showcase its card-based 4K and HDR workflow solutions for openGear® frames next month at IBC2019 in Amsterdam (Stand 10.B44). Product highlights will include its new decoders and encoders, RIST Main Profile, bi-directional SDR/HDR conversion solution for live production, and new multiviewers and distribution amplifiers. Plus, the company will debut a new 12G openGear router and RIST gateway solution.
Published 2 months ago. Innovative storytelling techniques about visionaries like Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, Henry Heinz, C.W. Post, the McDonalds brothers who built the brandsVFX Legion recently completed a complex mix of visual effects for History Channel’s new docudrama mini-series, ‘The Food that Made America.’ The Burbank-based company worked on every phase of the production, from start to finish. Its team was on-site during locations scouting and on-set during production in New York, all the way through the final delivery of a show open assigned during the eleventh hour of production. Its LA and NY teams provided a full-service approach to producing the wide range of high-quality, cost-effective visual effect that the show demanded.
Published 2 months ago. New handheld digital film camera with a full Super 35 size 6K HDR image sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range, an EF lens mount and dual native ISO up to 25,600Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, a new handheld digital film camera with a full Super 35 size 6K HDR image sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range, an EF lens mount and dual native ISO up to 25,600 for incredible low light performance. This new model builds on the popularity of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K but has a larger Super 35 sensor size with 6K resolution, allowing higher image quality. The EF lens mount model works with a wide range of lenses from companies such as Canon, Zeiss, Sigma and Schneider. Published 2 months ago.
Standalone, multi-channel H.264 redundant recorder capable of capturing up to four simultaneous HD or SD channels to affordable, off-the-shelf USB mediauAJA Video Systems has shipped Ki Pro GO, a standalone, multi-channel H.264 redundant recorder capable of capturing up to four simultaneous HD or SD channels to affordable, off-the-shelf USB media. Portable and genlock free, Ki Pro GO is the ideal workflow solution for live production scenarios including live events, concerts, sports stadiums, corporate, medical, on-set, and beyond. Published 2 months ago. New Film Debuts in TrueCut high frame-rate format across theaters in China(San Jose, CA-August 7, 2019) Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of advanced visual processing solutions, today announced that the Company’s award-winning TrueCut® platform was used to present “The Bravest,” an action-packed drama.
The movie, which premiered in Beijing, grossed box office sales of approximately US$85 million in just six days and is now released in both HDR and SDR theaters across China. Published 2 months ago. New mix stages, ADR, color suites and editing rooms are tailored toward scripted television workflowsSim has completed a major expansion of its post production facility in New York City. Additions include three broadcast audio mix suites, one with Dolby Atmos capability, an ADR/VO recording studio, two broadcast color correcting bays and an online editorial finishing bay. The new resources are geared toward scripted television as the facility seeks to support the current boom in broadcast and streaming production.
Sim New York is also growing its offline rentals department, which provides onsite editing systems and related technology to film and television productions. Published 2 months ago. Top Four Finalist Films from the ShortsTV Best of India Short Film Festival; Films Gain Academy Award Consideration Qualification, Exposure and Cash PrizeThe winners of the Best of India Film Festival are screening in Los Angeles this week, at the Best of India Short Film Festival presented by ShortsTV™, the world’s only Short Film Channel (www.shorts.tv) and official distributor of the OSCAR® Nominated Short Films. The Best of India Short Film Festival has been established by ShortsTV to honor and recognize the exceptional work of filmmakers from India, and gives these filmmakers the opportunity to qualify for Academy Award consideration. Published 2 months ago. Shot with Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and URSA Mini Pro cameras, and then graded with DaVinci Resolve Studio by Marc Bachli of Sim Post TorontoBlackmagic Design today announced that Canada based Echo Bay Media used two Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4Ks and a Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro on the all new Science Channel series, “Legends of the Deep.” The Pocket Cinema Camera 4Ks captured underwater shots for the aquatic series, and then DaVinci Resolve Studio was used for the final color grade by Marc Bachli of Sim Post Toronto.
Published 2 months ago. ATTO ThunderLink® NS 3252 Thunderbolt™ 3 to 25Gb Ethernet adapter and new ATTO 360™ Tuning, Monitoring and Analytics application unveiled at IBC 2019 stand 7.A26ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of network and storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments for over 30 years, will showcase the new ATTO ThunderLink® NS 3252 Thunderbolt™ 3 to 25Gb Ethernet adapter and unveil the newly developed ATTO 360™ Tuning, Monitoring and Analytics application at IBC 2019 in stand 7.A26. Published 2 months ago. Using the Focusrite Red 4Pre, Clarett 4Pre USB and RedNet X2P audio interfaces, the G-Technology Studio showcases efficient and effective audio signal pathsLook under the hood of any media-technology system and chances are you’ll find critical components made by G-Technology®, a Western Digital brand.
G-Technology produces premium external storage products designed for creative pro, photography and A/V markets. When G-Technology wanted to build a demonstration venue that could illustrate to its clientele of Hollywood’s leading audio/video content creators, producers and engineers, it turned to several products from Focusrite, including the Red 4Pre 58-In / 64-Out Thunderbolt™ 2 and Pro Tools HD™ compatible audio interface; Clarett 4Pre USB 2.0 interface, and RedNet X2P 2x2 Dante™ audio interface, as the way to move audio efficiently and demonstrate to customers effectively. Published 2 months ago.