Imagine Products, Inc. announces the release and general availability of ProxyMill™ for Macintosh

PVC News Staff | 01/07- 01:08 PM

Carmel, IN, January 6, 2009 – Imagine Products, Inc. announces the release and general availability of ProxyMill™ for Macintosh, a new automated video compression application for Panasonic [NYSE symbol: PC] P2 media. With ProxyMill™, designate a “Watch” folder and let the software create low resolution QuickTime™ proxies with frame accurate timecode directly from P2 MXF files in one simple step.

VIDEO KILLS THE RADIO STAR, AGAIN

PVC News Staff | 01/06- 01:26 PM

(Chicago, IL, December 1, 2008) – From the Rolling Stone playing at Soldier Field to the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies, video projection has become a touchstone for live performances.  Chicago has long been a live music capital in the nation, and as the cost of video projectors fall, the business of music is changing.

“Video can now be ‘played’ just like a musical instrument can be played,” explains Mason Dixon, founder of the Chicago Motion Graphics Festival, “the lights made for live concerts now project full-motion video, and live music performance software like Ableton Live now sports video capabilities.”

AJA Offers Unique 1080 VFR Support for the Canon XH G1S

PVC News Staff | 01/06- 01:17 PM

San Francisco, CA (January 5, 2009)—MacWorld Booth #1344—AJA Video
Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and
conversion solutions, recently released version 6.0.2 software for the AJA
Io HD, KONA 3 and KONA LHe products. With version 6.0.2, AJA has added
support for the extraction of 23.98 fps video from a 1080i 29.97 fps HD-SDI
signal. It is important to note that not all models of camcorders with
1080i 29.97 HD-SDI output provide the flagged frame data needed for the
proper operation of this feature.

Canon U.S.A. Packs A Punch With A Powerful New Camcorder Line-Up For 2009

PVC News Staff | 01/06- 01:11 PM

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., January 5, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging technology, announces an exciting new line of five VIXIA high definition and six standard definition camcorders, which are available in a variety of different recording formats, including Flash Memory.  The camcorders retain Canon’s core imaging technologies, but add a wide selection of new features for enhanced image quality and added flexibility for sharing and storing memories.

Autodesk to bring Toxik, Mudbox and ImageModeler to Mac

Mark Christiansen | 01/05- 11:42 AM

It is now official - from the website: “To coincide with the annual Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Autodesk, Inc.  announced today that it has expanded its portfolio of Macintosh 2D and 3D software tools for entertainment, multimedia and design professionals. The three new 2009 products for Mac OS X are Autodesk Toxik procedural compositing software, Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and texture painting software, and Autodesk ImageModeler image-based modeling and photogrammetry software. As well, 2009 versions of Autodesk Maya 3D modeling, animation and rendering software and Autodesk Stitcher photo-stitching software are already available on the Mac.”

The press release goes on to break down the products. Toxik is a nodal compositing program which retails for $3.495 and competes directly with Shake, Nuke, and to a lesser extent, After Effects. Mudbox ($745, available in February) is favored by 3D artists for creating organic models such as characters and creatures and competes directly with Z-Brush. ImageModeler ($995) is a photogrammetry application which creates 3D models from photographs.

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