Matrox MXO2 Rack – Rackmountable I/O Device for the Mac – Now Shipping

PVC News Staff | 03/27- 07:50 AM

Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 Rack, a new version of the award-winning Matrox MXO2 I/O device for the Mac, is now shipping. The 2RU-sized Matrox MXO2 Rack is designed for broadcast news operations, OB vans, and other environments where equipment must be rackmounted. It streamlines editing workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros, MacBook Pros, and Apple Xserve systems, providing broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Users can benefit from file-based workflows with support for XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, and P2 without transcoding. In addition, they are not limited to using a single codec as with some other I/O devices on the market. In HD for example, Matrox MXO2 Rack supports a variety of codecs including ProRes, ProRes422 HQ, DVCPRO HD, and uncompressed 8- and 10-bit.

New Petrol™ CamWraps for Sony PDW-F335/355 (#PCW-11) & PDW-700 XDCAM (#PCW-12)

PVC News Staff | 03/27- 07:43 AM

Petrol™, a Vitec Group brand, introduces two new CamWraps custom tailored for work with popular Sony HD cameras. The PCW-11 is specifically contoured to fit the PDW-F335 and F355, while the PCW-12 fits snugly around the PDW-700 XDCAM.

LaCie blue eye pro Proof Edition: Certified Colors in a Single Click

PVC News Staff | 03/27- 07:39 AM

Today LaCie announced LaCie blue eye pro Proof Edition, a complete monitor calibration and profiling solution that ensures certified colors in a single click. Specifically designed to integrate with prepress and other softproofing-based workflows, its advanced Test & Report function allows the most demanding users to perform color accuracy verifications based on the widely accepted UGRA/FOGRA Mediawedge standard colors.

AUDIO-TECHNICA HOLDS SEMINAR EVENTS AT NAB

PVC News Staff | 03/26- 03:06 PM

Audio veterans Dennis Baxter and Dr. Fred Ginsburg to impart practical and real-world information on surround sound/sports broadcast and the use of lavalier microphones.

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in microphone and headphone technology, is holding a series of informative seminar events during NAB 2009 at the company’s booth, N2121.

New Sachtler FSB8 fluid head

PVC News Staff | 03/26- 10:20 AM

Sachtler, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the new FSB 8 75mm fluid head, which answers the call for a larger capacity (20 lb max payload) head employing Sachtler’s FSB technology. The new head joins the existing FSB 2, FSB 6, and the new FSB 4.

IDMA Announces 2009 Excellence Awards Call for Entries

PVC News Staff | 03/26- 07:53 AM

The International Digital Media Alliance (IDMA, f/k/a DVDA) has issued its Call
for Entries in the 2009 IDMA Excellence Awards, one of the industry’s longest
running events and the only optical disc awards program judged exclusively by
peers to recognize best of class work in each of 21 categories.

CODEX DIGITAL AIMS TO ERADICATE TAPE ‘WORKFLOW ROADBLOCKS’

PVC News Staff | 03/26- 07:51 AM

Codex Digital arrives at NAB 2009 in an upbeat mood, with its media recording products ensconced on a variety of flagship broadcast and motion picture productions, and a new product combination launching that could spell the end of tape-based acquisition.

Wacom Intuos4 Is Here

PVC News Staff | 03/26- 07:47 AM

Next-generation Professional Pen Tablet Delivers New Proprietary Pen Technology and an Elegant, Ergonomic Design Loaded with New Features

Wacom® today unveils the long anticipated Intuos®4, a revolutionary new professional pen tablet that delivers new features and unparalleled performance to photographers, designers and artists seeking optimal control and improved productivity. Inspired by members of Wacom’s professional community, the next-generation Intuos is anchored by the Intuos4’s amazing new pen performance, capable of capturing the slightest nuance of pen pressure against the tablet surface, as well as offering 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity. Other innovative product enhancements include a refined and intelligent industrial design that provides real advancements in looks, comfort and control. Specific workflow and productivity tools to savor include the customizable shortcut and modifier keys with accompanying OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) displays, which allow users to see, via the displays, what the keys are currently set to.

Di-O-Matic announces the immediate release of Facial Studio (Windows Edition) v2

PVC News Staff | 03/25- 01:56 PM

Di-O-Matic, a leading developer of character animation software, is proud to release today the newest version of Facial Studio (Windows Edition).

Offering more than 500 controls covering the entire creation process of a 3d head, Facial Studio was designed for more than just modeling, it’s a comprehensive suite of tools designed to help you achieve better facial animation results in less time than ever before. From modeling to muscle-based deformations as well as texture map libraries and everything in between: Facial Studio does it all with its intuitive interface that will have you creating amazing heads in only minutes.

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