Jim Tierney, president of Digital Anarchy, said, “Photoshop CS4 is a big release for Adobe and Vista x64 offers the potential for greatly accelerated performance. The performance bar keeps being raised with the ever increasing size of digital images and incredible but processor intensive new CS4 features like Smart Filters. Making certain that our entire product line for photo manipulation performs well in Photoshop CS4 has been an important priority for us.”

Digital Anarchy’s other Photoshop products have been fully tested to support Photoshop CS4 in both Mac and Windows 32-bit environments. These Digital Anarchy plugins will be updated for the Windows 64-bit environment in Q1 2009.

Knoll Light Factory 3.0.2 for Photoshop CS4

* Improved performance: Version 3.0.2 supports 64-bit Windows (Vista x64).
* Better usability: Version 3.0.2 has UI improvements and bug fixes.
* Photo-realistic lighting effects: Used in films and TV to produce realistic lens flares and lights.
* Real-Time Preview: The main Preview Window now supports real-time manipulation, as well as the ability to resize and zoom in/out.
* 100+ Light Presets: There are now 110 great starting places when looking for that special flare.
* 16-bit Color Support: Light effects now render out to higher bit depths, which reduces banding and outputs better looking glows and gradients.
* Mac Intel compatible: Full support of all new operating systems.

All sales and support questions for Knoll Light Factory for Photoshop CS4 should be directed towards Digital Anarchy at http://www.digitalanarchy.com. All improvements, except Vista x64 support, are supported in Photoshop 7.0 and higher.

The key benefit of the P2 Log Pro™ software is the ability to quickly preview and log clips. It can also repair damaged or missing components of P2 card contents making it an essential tool for any P2 user. P2 Log Pro™ works well with P2 formats ranging from DVCPRO HD to DV and now s upports the new 10-bit AVC-Intra codec as well.

P2 Log Pro™ features a host of time-saving P2 clip management functions.  In addition to viewing clip thumbnails, users can instantly play clips up to full screen, shot mark specific clips, edit a clip’s metadata (support for multiple languages included) including the text memo field, print, and export selected clips to Final Cut Pro with complete metadata.

AVC-Intra is Panasonic’s [NYSE symbol: PC] new codec that uses an intra-frame compression system. It complies with the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 international standard based on advanced motion-image compression technology, and offers both superb image quality and high compression. Panasonic’s AJ-HPX3700/HPX3000/HPX2700/HPX2000/HPX2100 camera-recorders let you record and play back in AVC-Intra 100 or AVC-Intra 50 mode.

Imagine Products’ P2 Log Pro™ was the first P2 specific viewer application developed for Macintosh OSX. Since 2006 it has set the standard for ease of use and previewing MXF clips prior to full QuickTime file conversions. For more information about P2 Log Pro™, please visit the P2 Log Pro Product Page.

New customers can purchase P2 Log Pro™ featuring Panasonic AVC-Intra (and DVCProHD) support for $199USD from our webstore. (Please note that the AVC-Intra Codec is only compatible with Intel Macs and OSX 10.5.)

Alternatively, standard version P2 Log Pro™ for DVCProHD is also still available. It’s compatible with both Power PC and Intel Macs, OSX 10.4 and 10.5.

Registered standard version P2 Log Pro™ users can purchase the upgrade to v 3.0 with AVC-Intra support for $59USD from our webstore.

Imagine Products, Inc. develops high value, innovative digital logging tools, video analysis solutions, archiving systems and asset management software for video professionals. Imagine Products’ corporate headquarters is located at 1052 Summit Drive, Carmel, Indiana 46032, USA. The company can be reached by phone at (317)-843-0706, by fax at (317)-843-0807, or on the web at http://www.ImagineProducts.com/

P2 Log Pro™ is a trademark of Imagine Products, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. 

“modo has quickly taken its place at the center of our production pipeline,” said Charles Bae, executive creative director at ROKKAN. “When our artists find a tool that they like as much as modo, it naturally makes its way into a variety of interactive projects. Our customers are deploying 3D more than ever, and modo’s modern approach to 3D content development is a great match for the type of innovative projects that we are known for.”

Developed for 2K Games, the Bioshock website (http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/ps3/) is an excellent example of a content-rich website featuring a high-quality game-like experience. Visitors get a realistic taste of this Mature-rated game for the PLAYSTATION®3 as they navigate through a level and are introduced to key characters. It also boasts extensive use of in-game footage and new 3D assets modeled and rendered in modo. The site, which was awarded an “FWA of the Day” award for its rich graphics and game-like atmosphere, is internationalized and available in a wide variety of languages.

“modo has not only been useful for creating final assets, it has also been extremely vital in a project’s concept and prototyping stages,” said Matt Burniston, 3D generalist at ROKKAN. “We use modo extensively to sketch out ideas that may normally take longer to produce using conventional 2D image editing software. This is where the speed and flexibility of modo really shine. The ongoing advancement of web technologies will continue opening the door for richer 3D experiences that mirror the interactivity and engagement of console and PC gaming.”

“Our audience wants superb game play and outstanding graphics but they need easily downloadable files,” said Joo chul-ho, producer at T3 Entertainment. “By using the advanced texturing features of ProFX to author our upcoming titles, we will be able to provide online gamers worldwide with the high quality and fast downloads that they require.”

The non-linear authoring process behind ProFX enables game studios to produce texture assets up to two times faster than with regular techniques. ProFX procedural texture files are very small in size—typically 500 to 1,000 times smaller—making them ideal for use in MMO games, virtual communities, casual, and downloadable games.

“T3’s productions are immensely successful in South Korea,” said Dr. Sebastien Deguy, president and founder of Allegorithmic. “We’re glad to see such a company utilize ProFX for reaching an audience willing to experiment the highest quality graphics in an immersive online universe.”

“The size and complexity of data is growing at an exponential rate. The challenge for today’s professional is to make sense of the mountain of data by distilling it into a form they can comprehend, analyze and use to make impactful decisions,” said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Solutions, NVIDIA. “At stake can be billions of investment dollars, or even people’s lives. The Quadro FX 5800 has advanced features to allow massive datasets to be viewed beyond traditional 3D enabling professionals to make fast and accurate decisions.”

The Quadro FX 5800 graphics card offers unprecedented performance and scalability to rapidly visualize and interpret massive datasets that until now were unattainable on a workstation graphics board. Offering up to 240 CUDA™ programmable parallel core and the industries first 4GB of graphics memory, the Quadro FX 5800 graphics card is ideally suited for oil and gas exploration, medical imaging, styling and design, and scientific visualization. Other advanced features of the Quadro FX 5800 graphics card include:

* Interactive 4D modeling with time lapse capabilities
* Massive memory bandwidth of up to 102 GB per second
* Fill rates that exceed 52 billion texels per second and geometry performance of 300 million triangles per second
* Support for next-generation OpenGL and Microsoft DirectX 10 applications
* Advanced multi-system and multi-device visualization environments with Quadro G-Sync II

“Landmark’s recently launched GeoProbe R5000 software empowers geoscientists with an unprecedented ability to visualize large-scale regional datasets at full resolution from a standard Linux workstation,” said Nicholas Purday, manager of Geophysical Technologies at Landmark. “The Quadro FX 5800 graphics card is a more powerful GPU and superior triangle performance, which make it possible for the GeoProbe application to quickly render large surfaces, and allow us to move many computing-intensive processes to the graphics card, significantly enhancing the overall user experience.” Landmark is an industry leading software and technology services brand of Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.

“The advanced textured graphics capabilities of the Quadro FX 5800 are enabling CyberHeart to provide 3D radiosurgical target visualization and definition tools for the purpose of treating cardiac arrhythmias,” said Thilaka Sumanaweera, CTO, CyberHeart. “Our applications are processing very large data sets acquired by the state-of-the-art 64-slice CT scanners using respiratory- and cardiac-gating. The Quadro FX cards provide us with the extreme bandwidth necessary to support our cutting-edge technology, and essentially, save lives.” CyberHeart, Inc., is a medical device company developing a non-invasive radiosurgical system for cardiac applications.

The Quadro FX 5800 GPU features true 10-bit color enabling billions rather than millions of color variations for rich, vivid image quality with the broadest dynamic range. Professionals now benefit from viewing their models with higher degrees of precision and realism never before possible.

“Our customers are making important decisions about future products on the basis of RTT-powered 3D real-time models,” said Ludwig Fuchs, cofounder and CEO of RTT. “The new Quadro FX 5800 will be the platform of choice to bring that arena to the next level. Higher levels of realism, physical correctness and large models are now made possible through a double number of cores and a generous frame buffer.” Realtime Technology AG, is a leading supplier of real-time visualization technology and virtual prototyping solutions to the automotive, aerospace, industrial and consumer goods design industries.

Pricing and Availability
NVIDIA Quadro solutions are widely available through leading PC manufacturers and workstation system integrators and NVIDIA channel partners PNY Technologies (US and EMEA), Leadtek (APAC) and Elsa (Japan). The Quadro FX 5800 graphics board has an MSRP of $3499 USD. For more information about the full lineup of NVIDIA professional solutions please visit http://www.nvidia.com/quadro.

Based on extensive in-the-field research and user input, the BP4071, BP4071L and BP4073 microphones are ideal for capturing high-quality audio for documentaries and feature films, wildlife recording and theater sound reinforcement. These highly directional mics offer low self-noise and improved resistance to Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). Their direct-coupled, balanced output ensures a clean signal even in high-output conditions. All three mics require 48V DC phantom power, and feature a switchable 150 Hz high-pass filter and rugged housing made of lightweight structural-grade aluminum alloy.

BP4071 Line + Gradient Condenser
The 15.55"-long BP4071 has been specially created to meet the critical greater-distance pickup demands of broadcasting, film/TV sound, professional recording, wildlife recording and theatrical sound reinforcement. The BP4071 is particularly useful for miking dynamic action in film/TV audio, as well as in “spot” miking techniques in the music studio or theater. The mic provides a noise floor that is hardly measurable, much less audible. It performs consistently in distant miking applications and under the stringent demands of digital recording systems.

BP4071L Line + Gradient Condenser
At 21.22” long, the new BP4071L is among the longest shotgun microphones on the market today. Originally developed at the request of broadcast professionals, this mic boasts an extremely narrow polar pattern and excellent rejection from the sides and rear of the microphone, along with crisp, intelligible audio reproduction for long-distance pickup. Because of its extremely narrow polar pattern, the BP4071L is particularly useful when capturing a sound source from a desired direction while minimizing unwanted background noise or interference.

BP4073 Line + Gradient Condenser
The BP4073 sets standards in small size and light weight. With an overall length of a mere 9.17” and weight of only 3.5 oz, the mic adds virtually no heft to the end of a fish pole or the top of a minicam. Additionally, because the BP4073 is shorter than most typical shotgun microphones, it is particularly ideal for use in ENG and field production applications where a more compact camera may be employed.

All three of these mics offer a transformerless design for improved pickup of transients; an extended frequency response; a rugged, lightweight housing; and an integral 150 Hz high pass filter, providing easy switching from a flat frequency response to a low-end roll-off. The roll-off position reduces the pickup of low-frequency ambient noise (such as traffic, air-handling systems, etc.), room reverberation and mechanically coupled vibrations. Output is via a balanced, low impedance (low-Z) 3-pin XLRM-type connector. The microphones are also fully RoHS-compliant (free from all substances specified in the EU directive on the Reduction of Hazardous Substances). Each mic comes equipped with a professional stand clamp and windscreen, along with a protective carrying case.

The Audio-Technica BP4071, BP4071L and BP4073 Line + Gradient Condenser shotgun microphones will be available January 2009 with U.S. MSRPs as follows:

BP4071 $1,169.00
BP4071L $1,299.00
BP4073 $999.00

Honoring NVIDIA’s commitment to tailor its Quadro professional line to the specific needs of the end user, the Quadro FX 470 and Quadro FX 370 LP GPU deliver high performance and flexibility at entry-level pricing for computer-aided design (CAD) and digital content creation (DCC) applications.

“In today’s competitive global marketplace, engineers, traders, designers and power office users demand more functionality and reliability from their desktop computing solutions,” said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Services, NVIDIA. “The Quadro FX 470 and the Quadro FX 370 LP are precisely tested, certified and designed to maximize productivity and deliver the cost-effective, professional-quality solution these users require on a daily basis.”

Increasing performance and reliability at a ground-breaking price, both systems are certified for key DCC and CAD applications from independent software vendors such as Autodesk and Adobe. Designed to fit seamlessly in a space-saving configuration, the Quadro FX 370 LP GPU has a MSRP at $149 USD and offers professional graphics performance with fanless cooling for a quieter work environment. The Quadro FX 470 GPU expands end customer access to professional graphics by enabling systems to achieve a price point under $700 USD.

“The Quadro FX 470 integrated chipset is a landmark achievement for professional graphics,” said Tom Lin, general manager, Server Business Unit, AsusTek COMPUTER Inc. “By offering Quadro FX 470 graphics in our new ASUS TW100-E5 iQuadro workstation, we are giving our customers an entirely new way to get the performance advantages of a Quadro GPU at entry-level pricing. It’s a powerful graphics option that we believe the CAD and design communities will eagerly embrace.”

Delivering the quality and reliability that the market expects from NVIDIA Quadro solutions, the Quadro FX 470 motherboard GPU and Quadro FX 370 LP feature 128-bit precision graphics pipeline, 32-bit floating point precision, filtering and blending, advanced color compression and early z-culling for improved bandwidth and rendering efficiency, and full-scene antialiasing. Additional features include:

* Industry-First Unified GPU Architecture - Dynamically allocates geometry, shading and pixel processing power for high performance in OpenGL, Microsoft DirectX 10 applications
* NVIDIA CUDA™ Technology - Revolutionary parallel computing processor architecture exposed through an extended C language environment, and a tool suite for high-performance visualization
* Shader Model 4.0 Support - Enables ultra-realistic, real-time visualization applications
* NVIDIA nView®® Advanced Display Software: The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for single-large display or multi-display options and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience
* I/O Scalability and Performance - Extensive I/O slot support enables peripherals like SAS and dual GbE, which lengthen platform life cycle and performance

The Quadro FX 470 motherboard GPU is available from NVIDIA System Integrator partners. The Quadro FX 370 LP GPU is available today, with a MSRP of $149 USD. For more information on NVIDIA Quadro technologies and products, please visit: http://www.nvidia.com/quadro. 

With 10-bit AVC-Intra compatibility, the HPG20 P2 Portable brings master-quality recording—formerly only available in higher cost, full sized decks—to the field. This extraordinary workflow tool allows users to playback and review P2 cards on its 3.5-inch LCD screen, manage clip files and metadata, record content from a wide range of cameras via its HD-SDI input, and backup data onto hard disk drives. Featuring two P2 card slots, the P2 Portable’s solid-state design holds up to the demands of field operation, yet it is small and light enough (2.5 lbs) for easy transportation.

The HPG20 supports a wide range of high definition and standard definition recording formats. Recording and playback formats include 1080/60i, 1080/50i, 720/60p, 720/50p in the AVC-Intra and DVCPRO HD 4:2:2, independent frame codecs; and 480/60i, 576/50i in DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV. The unit plays back content automatically (no need to change settings) and can operate in 50Hz or 60Hz. For added versatility, the P2 Portable supports up-, down- and cross-conversion for HD or SD transmission.  Additionally, it allows “confidence playback” from P2 files stored on a hard disk drive.

A key benefit of the P2 Portable is that it can be paired with a wide range of tape-based and solid-state cameras as well as camcorders from different manufacturers. The unit’s HD/SD-SDI and IEEE 1394 input interfaces open the door for endless applications in HD or SD production. The P2 Portable can be connected to DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and DV tape-based camcorders via IEEE 1394 for solid-state back-up recording in the field. It also accepts and records signals (with metadata) from any camera with an HD-SDI output, making it an essential tool for broadcast field applications such as news crew pool feeds.

The P2 Portable can playback to large HD production monitors or transfer uncompressed content to HD-SDI equipped decks, post production systems and storage networks.  When connected to a laptop’s IEEE 1394 output, the portable recorder serves as a transcoder to HD-SDI-equipped monitors, for full real-time playback from the timeline. Using the HPG20’s USB slot (in Host mode), users can easily transfer content to a low-cost USB hard drive for a seamless, IT-based deliverable for clients.

The HPG20 P2 Portable features a host of time-saving P2 clip management functions.  In addition to viewing recorded files in clip thumbnail view, users can copy or transfer select clips from one P2 card to another, copy selected clips from a hard disk drive onto a P2 card, shot mark specific clips, edit a clip’s metadata (support for multiple languages included), or save a text memo to individual clips when recording or previewing. P2 cards can also be “hot-swapped” for continuous recording. Additional features include an SD card slot, for loading metadata or saving user files, and helpful recording functions like a waveform/vectorscope display, loop record and auto record commands that accompany the HD-SDI signal. Internal speaker and headphone (M3 mini) jacks are also included.

When using two 64GB P2 cards (available in December) in the P2 Portable’s two card slots, the unit can record for 128 minutes in AVC-Intra 100 or DVCPRO HD, 256 minutes in AVC-Intra 50 or DVCPRO50, or 512 minutes in DVCPRO.

The AG-HPG20 P2 Portable will be available early 2009 and will offer a 5-year limited warranty program.*

About P2 HD

P2 HD products offer the benefits of pristine image quality, ultra reliability, unmatched flexibility and a faster workflow. They deliver solid-state high definition recording without the mechanical wear and environmental limitations of tape, hard disk, and optical disc based systems. P2 HD ensures the highest reliability, especially in challenging conditions of extreme temperature range, shock, and vibration. P2 HD products provide a significant reduction in maintenance costs, longer useful product life, and immediate access to recorded video (no need to digitize, ingest or create proxy video files) and metadata. P2 HD provides the reliability of solid-state production; the immediate connectivity to existing IT infrastructures; the speed, ease of use and portability of P2 cards; and interoperability with leading NLE systems.

To help ease the decision-making process, Alternative Rentals of Los Angeles, CA focuses on, and specializes in digital cinema gear and in assisting professionals to select the best equipment for their projects. Offering a best in class solution, their selection of large format lenses has recently been enhanced with the addition of the new PL-mount Optimo DP (Digital Production) Rouge lenses, models DP 30-80 and the DP 16-42, from Thales Angenieux.

“We are excited about adding the Optimo DP Rouge line to our current inventory of Angenieux Optimo and other zoom lenses,” said Cory Williams, President and CEO of Alternative Rentals. “The Optimo DP Rouge lenses have been optimized for the new generation of large format digital cinematography cameras. We believe these lenses will become a staple for future PL mount digital cameras and we are pleased to be the first rental house in the industry to carry them.”

Alternative Rentals is the largest all-digital camera house in West Los Angeles and caters to the feature film, television and commercial industries by specializing in providing cine-style high definition cameras, lenses and accessories. They offer 24 hour tech support, with qualified rental agents and technicians as well as audio and post production rentals and a 4K full-sized theater where clients can view test footage or screen dailies.

According to Mr. Williams, digital cinema has always been the focus of Alternative Rentals, and in the past year the company has made a major investment in Red One cameras. To complement these PL-mount cameras, Mr. Williams noted that the Thales Angenieux lenses were chosen because of their great quality and high performance.

He said, “The Optimo DP Rouge lenses were selected for their versatility and high quality. They offer no ramping and no breathing, along with light weight and compact size. As we are a camera house that specializes in Digital Cinema, the Optimo DP Rouge Lenses will become integral to our business of supplying cinematographers with superior optics.”

Known for having the best zoom optics available, Angenieux has engineered their new Optimo DP Series to offer superior functionality and ergonomics. The Optimo DP 30-80 features a focal length of 30-80mm (2.7x zoom), a fast aperture of T:2.8, calibrated focus marks and no ramping or breathing. The PL-mount lens delivers the image coverage of full S35 (31.1mm diagonal) in a lightweight and compact design, weighing only 4.2 pounds (1.9 kg). The Optimo DP 16-42 differs only in the focal length (16-42mm / 2.6x zoom) and both lenses feature Angenieux’s unique mechanical design for precise zoom and focus.

In addition to the known quality and performance of the Angenieux lenses, Mr. Williams notes that the attractive price of the Optimo DP lenses contributed in their favor. He also liked the fact that Angenieux has offered two different lenses in the series and said, “While we expect the Optimo DP 30-80 to be the workhorse because it fits the most common usage requirements, the DP 16-42 also fills a gap and provides the DP with an additional choice or avenue for creativity.”

Alternative Rentals can be reached at:

5805 West Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Telephone (310) 204-3388
web.  http://www.alternativerentals.com

For more information on Thales Angenieux in the U.S., call 973-812-3858, fax 973-812-9050, e-mail angenieux@tccus.com or visit http://www.angenieux.com.

Thales Angenieux offers a full complement of high precision lenses for a wide range of broadcast and video production applications, including: Optimo Series Lenses for the most demanding HDTV and 35mm production applications; High Definition (HD) Series cine-style, wide angle and studio lenses; High Resolution (HR) Series wide angle and all-purpose ENG lenses including economically priced HD-e series; Studio and Sports/Outside Broadcast (OB) lenses.

Without the signal repeater, the high definition video and audio from Blu-ray players, set-top boxes and gaming systems cannot extend beyond 15 meters (approximately 50-feet) without suffering signal loss. The GefenTV HDMI v1.3 Repeater is recommended for both residential and commercial installations with equipment using the HDMI v1.3 format. It is effective in boosting the HDMI signal at 1080p full HD resolutions up to 30 meters (about 100-feet) making it ideal for in-room and small venue applications. Resolutions up to 1080i may be extended even further.

The GefenTV HDMI v1.3 Repeater works with all standard HDMI cables and comes with a Mono-Lok function. This guarantees that the HDMI cables are tightly secured to the Repeater’s input and output for a steady signal transmission. Cables won’t disengage from the Repeater so reliability is assured.

Additional information:
http://www.gefen.com/kvm/dproduct.jsp?prod_id=5925

“Our goal in hosting this workshop is to give individuals in the broadcast and media business a chance to learn more about the latest HD solutions and how they function together to enable faster, smoother, and more cost-effective operations,” said Stephen Milley, vice president of sales and marketing for TV Magic. “While the transition to HD and file-based work can seem daunting, this shift represents a tremendous opportunity for businesses to improve their workflows. This workshop is designed to help ease the transition by bringing together in an interactive environment the experts and products that address key elements in today’s file-based workflows.”

The workshop will include expert presentations and live product demonstrations, giving attendees the opportunity to experience firsthand the benefits of file-based HD workflow. Sony will showcase its XDCAM HD file-based workflow with new PDW700 camcorder and PDWHD1500 deck, as well as the new studio-capable PMWEX3 XDCAM EX camcorder. AJA will display its KONA uncompressed QuickTime® I/O capture cards for SD, HD, 2K, and Dual Link HD on OS X. AJA KONA cards were the first capture cards available for Final Cut Pro on a Mac OS, and Apple will demonstrate this well-established NLE at the workshop, highlighting its native support for virtually any video format and its facility-class extensibility and interoperability.

Two 90-minute workshop sessions are scheduled, the first beginning at 10 a.m. and the second at 2 p.m. Attendees are automatically entered into a raffle for giveaways and special discount coupons from manufacturers such as Apple and Sony. Registration for this free HD workshop may be completed via phone at 858-650-3155 or by e-mail to marketing@TVMagic.tv. TV Magic’s headquarters in San Diego is located at 8112 Engineer Road. 

PoE technology speeds installation and is the preferred method of powering IP network cameras. JVC is the first manufacturer to develop a PTZ PoE network camera that has 27x optical zoom and endless 360° rotation with its smooth direct drive motor. The VN-V685U complies with the IEEE 3af industry standard of Power over Ethernet for reliable connection to IEEE 3af standard power sources.

The VN-V685U PTZ camera is part of JVC’s well established V.Networks line-up of advanced IP-based video security products, which provides the most reliable, proven and secure surveillance solutions available. V.Networks products embody three core technologies: imaging, networking and mechanism design to deliver the world’s most advanced IP surveillance system.

“The VN-V685U is the first of its kind in Pan Tilt Zoom Power over Ethernet cameras, demonstrating JVC’s continued leadership in IP video surveillance. JVC’s V.Networks strategy is to be the first to market with the right products to meet customer demands,” said Geoff Anderson, national marketing manager for Security Products, JVC Professional Products Company. “The VN-V685U is designed and manufactured by JVC’s world class team and was built on the well established technology found in all JVC security products. The market has been demanding that every IP camera have flexible and easy to install features such as IEEE 3af standard PoE. JVC is the first to deliver the capability in a commercial grade PTZ platform.”

The VN-V685U PTZ camera can be powered through its Ethernet connection and enables continuous 360-degree rotation delivering fast and precise operation with a speed range of 0.04 to 400 degrees per second and accuracy within 0.03 degrees. 100 preset positions are available. Additionally, its silent direct drive motor provides quiet operation so that the camera is virtually undetectable

The VN-V685U has a powerful 27x optical zoom (32x digital zoom) capability and intelligent auto-tracking function to detect and track a moving object instantly and automatically, providing the most precise details. A true day/night camera, the VN-V685U provides excellent image quality in low light situations which is achieved with the IR cut filter to deliver images in light levels as low as 0.04 lux.

The VN-V685U utilizes a powerful ¼-inch progressive scan CCD with 380,000 pixels. A full motion dual stream codec delivers both MPEG4 and M-JPEG VGA streams simultaneously at 30 frames per second.

JVC’s unique Hot-Swap functionality gives the installer the ability to swap out the camera head while keeping the digital hardware in place maintaining camera presets and connection to the network for seamless maintenance. The hot swap camera head provides One-touch-lock for quick de-installation and maintenance of the camera head.
In addition, JVC’s plug and play platform reduces installation time significantly.

The VN-V685U also supports Verint Systems’ Video Services over IP (VSIP) video surveillance protocols.

JVC Professional Security Division Brand *V.Networks - Reliable, Proven, Secure
V.Networks products combine legendary picture making experience with state of the art IP video surveillance. JVC V. Networks brand delivers the highest quality video cameras with guaranteed recording. Our cameras are always on — assuring our customers they won’t miss anything. V.Networks products embody the JVC technology that provides peace of mind with the highest reliability. The JVC open architecture design ensures almost any 3rd party surveillance device is compatible; you are only a network connection away from the JVC maximum security video experience.

The VN-V685U will be available in December 2008. High-resolution photos and color brochures are available on the JVC Web site at http://www.jvc.com/pro.

The basic system (4-burner tower, PC Card, USB Key with licenses for 100 burns, Software, and Cabling) retails for $995.  A software only version that requires the user to burn to a single internal PC DVD Burner is available for $295.  Discounts are offered for larger license purchases.

“Effective, affordable, easy-to-use copy protection is something that this industry has needed and requested since it’s inception” says David Adame, President of Reliant Digital.  “We are thrilled to bring to market a solution that will help producers prevent unauthorized duplication of their work and maintain and increase their income stream”.

The basic Sentry system requires a Windows XP or Vista PC with a minimum of 1GB RAM.  Users simply save the DVD-R Video to be copied as an .iso file, load the blank discs into the tower, select the burners to use, then press “go”.  The copy protection adds only a small amount of data (30MB), and does not add any significant time to the burn process.

Reliant Digital has offered disc duplicating and printing solutions since 2002.  For more information about the Sentry tower or any of Reliant Digital’s other offerings, please visit http://www.reliantdigital.com, or call 303.991.3837

ImageFlow

Create stunning image montage animations instantly in After Effects CS3, Final Cut Studio or Final Cut Express. Select a folder of images, select the animation style and hit play.

No rendering and no complex setup.

Perfect for Wedding and Event videographers, just select your folder of still photos from the event and instantly have animations with custom frames and borders.

All effects are rendered natively on the GPU on both Intel and PPC Macintoshes.

ImageFlow is also an essential tool for DVD menu backgrounds, motion graphics promos, documentary photo montage, real estate sales videos, digital signage, titles sequences and many more uses.

New Features

* Ontop of some new core features that significantly improves rendering quality, some new features include:
* A new multisampling option which can significantly reduce jagged edges and “sparkling” artifacts on rendered output.
* Higher supersampling levels increase the quality of final output at the expense of rendering time.
* Improved sub-pixel filtering when scaling images down.
* A ”random crop” option which randomly crops each image with precise control over the minimum crop area.
* + more bug-fixes and improvements

3 New plugins:

CardFlow:

Creates a variation of the popular itunes “Cover Flow” with frames, masks and random crop options

Carousel:

Animates your images in circular or spiral animations with full control over camera position.

Light Wipe:

Transitions between every images with a soft glow effect with angle, softness and glow tint controls.

Watch a demo video of the latest effects at http://www.coremelt.com/products/videos/imageflow-whatsnew-15.html. For more information visit http://www.coremelt.com

Among the HS400A’s enhancements are customizable MultiViewer labeling and border functions, many new keyer fuctions, expanded graphics support, and pan-tilt camera control.

The HS400A’s built-in MultiViewer, which can output four, eight, or 10 images from different sources to a single high-resolution display, now features customizable labels for each window – users can easily create custom input window names of up to 6 characters, or quickly select from a list of common names (e.g. CAM7). They also have the ability to adjust brightness or remove labels or the background “bar”. The HS400A provides control over frame border brightness as well as a green border for Preset tally (in addition to the red-border Program tallies). Window borders can now be turned off for image magnification (IMAG) or video-wall applications, and the MultiViewer’s large windows can display either Aux or Key out, in addition to Preview or Program.

New key functions added to the HS400A include 3D DVE key effects for dramatic transitions, flying key for dynamic titling effects, a full key for a virtual second picture-in-picture, and many other creative tools.

The HS400A’s many new graphics functions include the ability to import files via Ethernet interface for fast access to titles and pictures, alpha channel support, and more. The HS400A includes HS400Tool software (Windows only) to enable automatic import and sizing of imported TIFF (with Alpha Channel), PNG (with Alpha Channel), BMP, GIF and JPEG images. SD card graphic functions now include support of both JPEG and Bitmap files, and readouts for number of files and remaining card space.

Camera control functions include pan/tilt/zoom/focus operation of a single remote camera via joystick directly from the front panel, or switched operation of up to five remote cameras in conjunction with any current Panasonic AW-RP series camera controller.

Designed for studio or mobile production use, the compact HS400A is easy to use and integrate into existing HD/SD workflow. Its modular architecture comes standard with four HD/SD-SDI inputs and four HD/SD-SDI outputs (1080/59.94i, 720/59.94p, or 480/59.94i), and can be expanded to support up to eight inputs and eight outputs with seven different optional I/O boards. These optional boards enable up-conversion of SD signals to HD, downconversion of HD to SD, and scaling of DVI output to 1900x1200. The switcher maintains a built-in, switchable 10-bit frame synchronizer for each input, for glitch-free switching, even with non-synchronous sources such as Blu-Ray DVD players or remote camera feeds.

Other standard features include tally outputs for up to eight cameras, both built-in LCD and On Screen Display for viewing settings, GPI input, RS-422A remote control, and user-programmable function buttons.

The HS400A is available now at a suggested list price of $11,890.

New option cards for the HS400A include the AV-HS04M6 dual analog composite input card (ideal for use with legacy equipment) and the AV-HS04M7 dual HD/SD-SDI output card with high-quality down-conversion—for facilities requiring simultaneous HD and SD output for IMAG, recording, and Web-casting. The AV-HS04M6 is available now at a suggested list price of $1,990; the AV-HS04M7 is now available at a suggested list price of $2,190.

For more information about the AV-HS400A system, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/broadcast.