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PIX Acquires Codex

Thu, 04/25/2019 - 09:34 -- Nick Dager

PIX today announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire London-based Codex, in a move that will enable PIX and Codex to deliver a range of new products and services, including streamlined camera capture to post-production finishing. Serving complementary roles in the production process, both PIX and Codex share an approach to delivering high-end streamline solutions that keep pace with the industry’s rapidly evolving needs.

Red Releases the R3D SDK for Real-Time 8K Playback

Wed, 04/24/2019 - 13:38 -- Nick Dager

Red Digital Cinema has released its Red R3D SDK and accompanying RedCine-X Pro software with accelerated decode and debayering on Nvidia CUDA platforms. By offloading the compute-intensive decoding and debayering of Red R3D files onto one or more Nvidia GPUs, the company says that real-time playback, edit and color grade of 8K footage is now possible.

Theatres Still Adding Screens for Avengers: Endgame

Wed, 04/24/2019 - 12:21 -- Nick Dager

With just a few days left before the year’s most anticipated film hits theatres, Fandango is reporting that more than 4,000 Avengers: Endgame showtimes have already sold out at theatres across the country – from big cities to small towns, from Hilo, Hawaii to Newington, New Hampshire. The nation’s theatre chains are constantly posting new showtimes and adding new screens for Endgame on Fandango to meet the fan demand.

Entertainment Industry Mentoring Group Formed

Wed, 04/24/2019 - 12:16 -- Nick Dager

A coalition of leading trade and professional groups has formed a non-profit organization to provide mentoring services to young people seeking behind-the-scenes careers in the media and entertainment industry. The Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance, or EIPMA, plans to nurture the industry’s next generation of talent by offering expert guidance to high school and college students, military veterans and others seeking to launch their careers, and by hosting job fairs, panel discussions and other public events.

B&B Opens Sixth MX4D Theatre

Tue, 04/23/2019 - 11:30 -- Nick Dager

B&B Theatres has opened another MX4D auditorium, bringing the theatre chain’s total to six. “Our continued partnership with MediaMation proves our belief in MX4D,” said Brock Bagby, executive vice president of B&B Theatres. Situated on the Kansas/Missouri state line, Overland Park is the second largest city in Kansas with nearly 200,000 residents. The theatre also has the ability to draw from the nearby Kansas City metropolitan area, which boasts almost 500,000 peoples.

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