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New Video She’s So Mean Offers 360-Degree View

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Los Angeles-based TIC360 a division of The Integration Company recently completed a 360-degree video for She’s So Mean the new single from Matchbox Twenty’s upcoming Emblem/Atlantic Records album North. The video places the viewer in the center of a large room while the four members of the band perform around them on all sides. Viewers can control the direction of the camera by dragging the video left right up or down resulting in a captivating interactive experience.

MTI Film Enters into Joint Venture in China to Restore Films

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Hollywood post house and software developer MTI Film has entered into a joint venture in China focused on film restoration. MTI Film China is located in a newly opened Animation Park in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin. The Chinese facility will operate under the direction of Jason Wong a professor of animation in the Department of Visual Arts of Tianjin University’s School of Computer Software. The facility features a complete 4K-restoration workflow based on MTI Film’s Correct DRS technology.

Red Giant Releases Trapcode Suite 12

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Red Giant has released Trapcode Suite 12 a VFX package for high quality broadcast design and 3D motion graphics. With this release Trapcode Suite adds Adobe Creative Suite 6 updates; bonus Guru Presets for Shine and Particular; and Trapcode Mir the new product from Trapcode creator Peder Norrby. Trapcode Mir creates mesh objects made of polygons shaped by fractal noise and textured and illuminated in a 3D environment. Because it is built on the OpenGL standard Trapcode Mir allows instant previews and faster design workflows.

New Study Considers 3D on All Screen Sizes

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

A new study from Research and Markets covers the technologies involved in stereoscopic 3D systems such as components that constitute a workable 3D system recent advances in the technologies involved various traditional and new applications and global markets for these technologies and applications. While the big screen generates the big numbers (3D movies in the US grossed over $10 billion in 2011 in a somewhat depressed year for cinema) with just 11 000 screens worldwide the little screen showed 3D on over 23 million screens in 2011.

Market Study Considers New Rules for Digital Media Growth

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The first phases of digital cinema and HDTV have matured. Companies are now assessing what to do next for growth and are making their moves now. A new report from Research and Markets looks at five elements of the digital entertainment experience in the theater and the home. It summarizes the current situation and rules that the industries have followed so far. The report then goes on to list 14 new rules that point to how the industry may be moving into the next phase.   The transition from the analog world of entertainment to a digital media world was based on old rules.

SMPTE Announces Presentations for Fall 2012 Conference

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers has detailed a full range of paper presentations at the SMPTE 2012 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition that will focus on digital cinematography and post-production including those highlighting the development of a 70mm camera and optics research and development in color-management and camera metadata capture and technology for easier post-production collaboration.

Sony Pictures Television Acquires Majority Stake in Left Bank Pictures

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Sony Pictures Television has taken a majority stake in British production company Left Bank Pictures signaling a significant move into scripted production in the UK. Under this new agreement Sony will also distribute future Left Bank Pictures television content both finished programming and formats and will have a first look distribution option on feature films produced by the company. Since its inception Left Bank Pictures’ success in the international marketplace has been matched by recognition at awards ceremonies from BAFTA and RTS to the Golden Globes and Emmys.

Christie Confirms Major Deal with Ster-Kinekor Theatres

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Christie Digital Systems Canada has announced that Ster-Kinekor Theatres has confirmed a major deal as it undertakes full conversion of its cinema estate to digital. This will be the first time that the brand's Solaria Solaria One and Solaria One+ and its IMB and 4K resolution have all featured in the same deployment. The South African group currently has Christie Series 2 cinema projectors operating but this will grow considerably to 180 Christie Series 2 projectors along with 198 Solaria One and Solaria One+ projectors which will be available from the end of 2012.

Gradient Interactive Sandbox Wins HPA Post Award

Fri, 09/14/2012 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

The HPA announced today that the organization’s distinguished HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production will be awarded to Gradient Interactive for their pre-visualization product Sandbox. The Creativity and Innovation Award recognizes companies and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in post-production whether in creative storytelling and/or technical innovation.

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