SANTA CLARA, CA — Assimilate (www.assimilateinc.com) has introduced Scratch Play Pro, a universal format player, immersive media player, look creator with version management, transcoder, and QC tool — ...
July 25, 2018
LONDON — VFX studio Framestore (www.framestore.com) has entered into a strategic partnership with Magic Leap, a company that is building a next generation spatial computing platform that will power mi ...
June 7, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Passes are now avaiable to VRLA 2018 (http://virtualrealityla.com), the upcoming tech expo that focuses on immersive and transformative technology. Set to take place May 4th and 5th, the ...
January 31, 2018
VANCOUVER — At SIGGRAPH 2018, Chaos Group (chaosgroup.com) gave the world its first look at Project Lavina, a new technology designed for photorealistic realtime ray tracing – what is often consi ...
August 16, 2018
VANCOUVER — At the SIGGRAPH show this week, Vicon (www.vicon.com) showed off Origin, a comprehensive location-based virtual reality (LBVR) system that blends the company’s Academy Award-winning tracki ...
VANCOUVER – Reallusion showed innovations in motion capture and character creation at this year’s SIGGRAPH show, including the standalone character creation tool Character Creator 3, the realtime moti ...
CULVER CITY, CA — Sony Pictures Post Production Services continues to add resources for motion picture and television sound with the opening of three new theater-style studios. The new studio are loca ...
August 14, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Audio studio Sonic Union (https://www.sonicunion.com) has added composer/experiential sound designer/mixer Rob Ballingall to its team. Working out of both its Bryant Park and Union Squ ...
August 8, 2018
HOLLYWOOD — The Television Academy has announced which awards categories will be presented during the 70th Emmy Awards and each of the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies. The 70th Emmy Awards w ...
July 27, 2018
VANCOUVER — At SIGGRAPH 2018, Autodesk’s Shotgun Software (https://shotgunsoftware.com) company announced the winners of its annual Pipeline Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in pipeline too ...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Animal Logic (www.animallogic.com) CEO Zareh Nalbandian says the visual effects and design company has launched a new new production company called Truant Pictures, which will deve ...
SECAUCUS, NJ — Panasonic has launched a free VariCam LUT Library that enables filmmakers to create a variety of looks with VariCam and EVA1 cinema cameras. The library contains 35 unique 3D Look Up Ta ...
MIAMI — Javier Mendez has been appointed head of business development at international reseller Nacho Mazzini Family (www.nachomf.com), where he is tasked with spearheading new North American sales fo ...
July 30, 2018
NEW YORK — The diversity initiative Free the Bid (http://freethebid.com) is expanding its footprint to include a colorist category among its representation of women directors, directors of photography ...
August 13, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Colorist Vincent Taylor has joined Chimney (www.chimneygroup.com) in New York City, coming to the studio from MPC Shanghai. Chimney has 14 offices in nine countries. Taylor brings year ...
August 9, 2018
VANCOUVER — Creative software developer Foundry (foundry.com) has launched Nuke 11.2, bringing a range of new features and updates to the compositing toolkit. The latest version will let artists work ...
BERLIN, GERMANY — Story House Productions has upgraded and extended the shared storage network in its Berlin facility. The studio is home to a Facilis 448TB Hub Server Stack consisting of two TerraBlo ...
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (http://oscars.org) recently announced the list of 2018 Student Academy Awards finalists. The Student Academy Awards is an international s ...
VANCOUVER — The Autodesk Vision Series includes presentations and panels on the workflows, mastery and trends driving the year’s biggest blockbusters straight from the minds of Autodesk customers and ...
VANCOUVER — Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang will speak at this year’s SIGGRAPH show in Vancouver. Huang will take the stage in Hall C of the Vancouver Convention Centre East Building at 4pm on Mon ...
August 3, 2018
SANTA MONICA, CA — Santa Monica College has added JVC GY-HM890 ProHD cameras to the production studio in its new Center for Media and Design. The studio features three GY-HM890s, paired with JVC FS-79 ...
June 20, 2018
MONTREAL — Grass Valley (grassvalley.com), a Belden Brand, recently introduced a new version of its Edius nonlinear editing software. Edius 9.2 incorporates new features for increased speed, creativit ...
May 16, 2018
LAS VEGAS — The Future of Cinema Conference will take place on Saturday and Sunday, just prior to the NAB show in Las Vegas. Produced in partnership with SMPTE, the event will be help in meeting rooms ...
March 29, 2018
LONDON — IBC is now accepting synopsis submissions for its Technical Papers for the IBC2018 Conference, set to take place in September. For over 50 years, IBC has served as a forum for the unveiling, ...
January 9, 2018
AMSTERDAM — At the recent IBC2017, IBM and Telestream (www.telestream.net) introduced a solution for high-speed capture and production of live, broadcast-quality video from remote locations. Telestrea ...
September 20, 2017
AMSTERDAM — Colorfront (www.colorfront.com), the developer of high-performance, on-set dailies and transcoding systems, showcased an expanded portfolio of affordable UHD HDR products at IBC2017. The b ...
STUDIO CITY, CA — The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) and the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) will host the ‘MPSE & CAS Annual Golf and Poker Tournament’ on Sunday, October 14th at Angeles National ...
July 26, 2018
LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK CITY – In honor of the 2018 World Cup, Gentleman Scholar (www.gentlemanscholar.com) crafted an animated tribute that celebrates a handful of international players. The studi ...
July 11, 2018
VANCOUVER — Portable Electric, the manufacturer of clean energy power stations, has delivered nine lithium-ion battery power stations to Sim (siminternational.com) in a move to increase sustainability ...
June 21, 2018
FREMONT, CA — Blackmagic Design’s (www.blackmagicdesign.com) DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel are being used by video director John Steer and on-tour post production specialist Ch ...
July 24, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Visual effects studio Jamm helped bring a freaky, fantastical and grotesquely beautiful vision to life for Die Antwoord’s Alien music video. Directed by Die Antwoord’s Ninja, the story w ...
SANTA MONICA, CA — The VFX team at Timber (http://timber.net) helped create a vintage, grungy aesthetic for Royce da 5’9”’s new music video Caterpillar, which features both Eminem and King Green. The ...
May 21, 2018
LAS VEGAS — Post ’s team of writers, contributors and industry pros recently walked the show floor of the 2018 NAB Show in Las Vegas, searching for the most innovative and coolest new products, soluti ...
April 17, 2018
IRVINE, CA — At NAB in Las Vegas, Sonnet Technologies (www.sonnettech.com) announced that it is now shipping a 1TB version of its popular Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive. The rugged, pocket-size ...
April 16, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. has announced the launch of Deluxe One (one.bydeluxe.com), a new platform that unifies all stages of the content ecosystem — from creation ...
April 10, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Creative editorial house PS260 has launched their own creative content studio, called We Know The Future, which offers in-house production capabilities and advertising solutions across ...
August 2, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Design, animation and mixed media studio Lobo (http://lobo.cx) has expanded its sales team with the addition of Nathan Skillicorn of Heart, Brains & Nerve in the Midwest and James ...
ROUND ROCK, TX — Dell (www.dellemc.com/precision) has introduced a powerful 1U rack workstation and several new tower workstations that are geared toward companies of all sizes and budgets. Built with ...
July 12, 2018
LOS ANGELES — John Bailey (www.oscars.org) was recently re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors. A number of individuals were a ...
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (www.oscars.org) has announced that eight distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for the 2018 Oscars. These i ...
July 3, 2018
LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com) has announced the 2018 inductees into its VES Hall of Fame, as well as the newest Lifetime and Honorary members, and this year’s ...
August 15, 2018
DALLAS — Already Been Chewed (www.alreadybeenchewed.tv) recently worked directly with Casio, USA to create a new :60 spot that helped the electronics manufacturer relaunch their G-Shock 6900 watch. Ca ...
LOS ANGELES — The Mark Awards will return for the fourth year, recognizing the best in production music. Named in honor of the late Andy Mark, who was a library owner and founding member of the Produc ...
SANTA MONICA, CA — Killer Tracks (www.killertracks.com) has announced the exclusive release of four tracks from the Love Hope Strength Band featuring Mike Peters of The Alarm, an act that produced mor ...
June 6, 2018
BROOKLYN, NY — Pro Sound Effects has released The Odyssey Collection: Expanded, the newest library from their partnership with Academy Award-winning sound editors Mark Mangini and Richard L. Anderson. ...
May 8, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Content marketplace Pond5, in conjunction with DJI, the manufacturer of civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has unveiled the first wave of content in its premium collection ...
July 10, 2018
RICHMOND, VA — Reenactment Stock Footage (www.reenactmentstockfootage.com), which provides historical recreation footage, has collaborated on two high-profile historical series that are currently airi ...
May 2, 2018
NEW YORK CITY — Pond5, a content marketplace for high-quality, royalty-free video and other media, has announced new integration with Apple’s Final Cut Pro X. The app can help editors save time by wor ...
BOULDER, CO — Spectra Logic has published its third annual data storage industry report. “Digital Data Storage Outlook 2018” provides insights into trends, technology and pricing that’s shaping the da ...
June 25, 2018
CULVER CITY, CA — The 2018 Creative Storage Conference (www.creativestorage.org) will present a session on AI and other tools for workflows when it takes place this Thursday, June 7th, at the DoubleTr ...
June 4, 2018
VANCOUVER — At SIGGRAPH 2018, OptiTrack (http://optitrack.com) previewed the lightweight Active Puck Mini, its latest advancement in VR player tracking and full body motion capture. With a reduced for ...