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EditShare Introduces Version 5.0
Simplified administration, powerful synchronization tools, and automated "Health Reports" expand productivity and capabilities of EditShare media sharing and storageEditShare has announced version 5.0 of their award-winning EditShare shared storage solutions. The new release brings improved ergonomics, simplified administration, and expanded capabilities to the EditShare shared-storage environment. New administration features and functions allow EditShare administrators to synchronize two or more servers regardless of geographic location, receive daily "health" reports detailing server activity, and minimize time to deploy with a new "plug and play" configuration. The vastly simplified file management structure enables EditShare users to organize their media files with greater speed and ease. Attendees to the NAB 2007 exhibition can see EditShare 5.0 at booth SL11105. "When it comes to evolving the EditShare technology, we listen to our customers and value added resellers. The constant theme is the need for simplicity, reliability, and flexibility," comments Andy Liebman, CEO and Founder, EditShare. "We have taken their needs and combined them with our engineering innovation to produce one of the best shared media storage solutions on the market today... EditShare 5.0." EditShare Version 5.0 Feature Highlights* Powerful Synchronization Tool: Duplicate media files across two or more servers - whether they're located in the same building or on the other side of the world. * Improved Shared Avid Projects: See warnings that other users' bins are locked. Move nested folders and bins without having to worry about permissions. Works flawlessly under both Mac OS X and Windows. * Simplified Media Management: Variable levels of file protection. New "Read Only" option. New "Maintenance Mode" for deleting and modifying files. * Limited Administration Rights: Grant specific controls on a per-user and per-Media Space basis. Authorized editors exercise their admin rights through EditShare Connect. * Simplified Network Configuration: EditShare can now be configured to act just like a "switch". Plug in your workstations and connect to media or anything else on the office network. * Daily "Health Report": Administrators receive a daily email detailing everything they need to know about their servers. EditShare Version 5.0 will begin shipping in Q2 2007. Labels: EditShare, EditShare-Version-5
Bluefish444 Introduces HD-SDI to DVI-I Converters
Bluefish444 today announced two major additions to the Bluefish444 product range: redThing and blueThing, which are available immediately. These compact multi-standard HD-SDI to DVI-I converters are designed to meet the increasing demand for HD/SDI or SD/SDI monitoring, allowing HD or SD signals to be viewed using practically any LCD, plasma or projector display.
redThing and blueThing accept SD-SDI at 525/625 or 720p/1080i/1080p/ 1080PsF HD-SDI. Incoming signals and output resolution are auto-sensed for ease of use and to ensure accurate image conformity when viewed on 16:9 and 4:3 screens. The converters' high-quality spatial and temporal video processing deliver excellent frame-rate conversion, scaling and de-interlacing, resulting in amazing image quality even when used on inexpensive LCD monitors.
redThing and blueThing features include:
* SD/HD-SDI to DVI-I conversion for projector, LCD & plasma displays
* Broadcast based filters for superior image detail
* Proprietary frame rate conversion for superior image motion
* De-interlacing and up/down scaling
* Support for anamorphic SD-SDI inputs
* Auto image sizing for widescreen and standard monitors
* Support for output resolutions of between 1024 by 768 to 1920 by 1200
* Proc-amp, gamma and color matrix controls
* DVI-D or DVI-I output - analog RGB and HDMI outputs via optional adaptors
* Audio de-embed to AES/SPDIF, line and headphone outputs (blueThing only)
* Audio group, pair and output level controls (blueThing only)
* Remote control via web browser using Ethernet interface
* Local control via on screen display
* Safe area marker insertion
* Test pattern generator
* Color temperature control in 100 K steps between 4,500 and 9,500 K
redThing and blueThing are very easy to configure. Each includes an on-screen display that allows the unit to be configured without the need of a computer. Each also features an Ethernet port which enables the unit to be configured remotely via web browser without having to install any software.
Self-contained in a 4.94" x 4.18" x 1.1" metal enclosure, redThing/blueThing are powered by an external AC/DC supply via a locking 1.26" connector.
redThing and blueThing are available immediately. For more information, including pricing, please e-mail sales@channelwolves.com Labels: Bluefish444, blueThing, Converters, redThing
Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 5
Adds full support for Apple Final Cut Studio's FxPlug architecture, advanced image scaling and format conversion, and new OpenGL accelerated filters
Boris FX has announced Boris Continuum Complete version 5 (BCC 5). BCC is a comprehensive suite of native filters and transitions designed for Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and Avid nonlinear editing and compositing systems.
BCC 5 includes Universal Binary support for all Mac-based host applications, including Adobe Creative Suite 3. The BCC 5 release also offers full native support for Apple FxPlug as well as Avid AVX 2.0 on Intel-based Macs.
In addition to expanding host support and optimizing performance across platforms, the 180+ BCC 5 filter set introduces innovative and accelerated filters for fast effects production and image manipulation. Comprehensive pan and scan controls, superior up-rez conversions, integrated motion tracking for video editors, and accelerated OpenGL effects make BCC 5 one of the most robust compositing tools on the market today.
"All BCC iterations since version 1 have been essential parts of my compositing toolbox. Key features like BCC's use of AE masks lets the effects go just where they're needed," comments Kurt Wiley, FX/animation specialist. "Aside from the new styling looks, BCC 5 control over AE up-rezes improves magnification and line definition - ideal for the multiple formats we deal with on a daily basis."
Attendees to NAB2007 can see BCC 5 at booth SL10520.
Boris Continuum Complete 5 Feature Highlights
* Precise Pan and Zoom Techniques
BCC Pan and Zoom: Known as the Ken Burns effect (panning and zooming large still images or photographs), the new BCC Pan and Zoom filter offers on-screen controls, convenient preview modes, and advanced image filtering algorithms for precise image motion and scaling. Users can also import external files.
* High Quality SD to HD Media Conversions
BCC UpRez: Ideal for working with multiple SD and HD formats in the same project, BCC UpRez quickly converts SD to HD with optimal image quality.
* Motion Tracking within your Video Editor
BCC MatchMove brings Boris RED's award-winning motion tracking to within the native NLE interface. BCC MatchMove locks the movement of one image clip to another. Users can alter the moving image with the Boris DVE.
* New BCC 5 OpenGL Accelerated Filters
New OpenGL accelerated filters include:
- BCC LED: enables artists to make a clip appear as though it was constructed out of an array of blinking or solid LED lights.
- BCC Prism: simulates the photographic effect of chromatic aberration - similar to a bad lens that creates color fringing along edges of contrast.
- BCC Scan Lines: generates rolling RGB scan lines over the image clip, emulating the effect of a computer monitor that is shot on video tape or film.
- BCC DamagedTV: emulates the appearance of a CRT-style television set that is receiving a bad signal or is in need of repair.
- BCC Noise Map: generates procedural auto-animated image clips that can be used as backdrops or as a mask track input for other image clips.
- BCC Turbulence: generates auto-animated gel-like distortion fields in an image clip utilizing the input from the built-in noise map and turbulence controls.
- BCC Color Choker: allows users to easily posterize and blur colors in a clip. Colors can be attenuated or remapped individually or as an RGB group.
"BCC is an exceptional filter set and a fan favorite among our customers. With BCC 5 we have ensured that our users get maximum productivity whether they are using the new Intel-based architectures or legacy applications," comments Boris Yamnitsky, founder and president, Boris FX. "And as with every Boris release, we have pushed the envelope and introduced some of the most innovative effects creation filters on the market today. We look forward to the Boris community creating their incredible pieces and packages with BCC 5."
Pricing and Availability
BCC 5 will be available in Q2 2007 for the following U.S. suggested retail prices:
* BCC 5 FxPlug for Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion: $895
* BCC 5 AE for Adobe and compatible hosts: $895
* BCC 5 AVX for Avid Xpress Pro: $895
* BCC 5 AVX for Avid Media Composer and Symphony: $1995
Existing Boris Continuum Complete owners can upgrade to Boris Continuum Complete 5 starting at $295. Customers who have purchased or upgraded to BCC 4 after April 1, 2007 will receive the BCC 5 upgrade free of charge. Labels: BCC, BCC-5, BCC-AE, BCC-AVX, BCC-FXPlug, Boris
Boris FX Introduces Boris Blue Version 2
Boris Blue version 2 adds Avid AVX plug-in support, additional features for composing effects in 3D, and innovative new deformers and filters
Boris FX has announced Boris Blue 2. Boris Blue is a realtime motion graphics application. With the release of version 2, Boris Blue now offers an AVX plug-in option, enabling Avid editors to create sophisticated titles, transitions, and other 3D elements right in the Avid timeline. The interactive design experience is fueled by high performance NVIDIA hardware for realtime effects creation.
NAB2007 attendees can see Boris Blue at booth SL10520.
"We are very excited about bringing an OpenGL hardware rendering solution to Avid editors via Avid's AVX RT plug-in interface. For the first time, Avid editors will be able to edit extruded text and imported 3D models right inside the Avid timeline - without having to render in another application. The RT architecture of AVX 2.0 has proven to be an excellent platform for Boris Blue real time performance," comments Boris Yamnitsky, founder and president, Boris FX.
Boris Blue Version 2 Highlights
* Avid Plug-in Integration for Windows XP Avids; With Blue, Avid users now have access to unique features such as a sophisticated realtime particle engine and the ability to create effects using 3D models in the Avid timeline. AVX plug-in integration eliminates export/import of projects - simplifying online/offline workflow. Additionally, Blue effects can now be saved into Avid bins for re-use.
* Improved 3D Interactors for Objects, Cameras, Lights and Split Views; Simultaneously display and work with multiple perspectives of the 3D Scene in the Composite Window. This new enhancement makes it faster and easier to create sophisticated 3D scenes and animations.
* 3D Camera Improvements; New 3D camera functionality gives you the ability to have a camera automatically stay focused on a particular object or point in the scene while animating through 3D space.
* New 3D Deformers and Image Processors; The expanded effects palette includes Curl and Shatter as well as Glow and Film Process. Accelerated filters such as Lens Flare and Glint expand the range of looks and effects.
Pricing and Availability
Boris Blue 2 (part # BLUEW200) will be available in mid-April for $995 US. Boris Red owners can add Blue 2 for $295 US (part # BLUEXW200). Blue 2 will be available as a free download for existing Blue customers. Labels: AVX, Blue, Boris
Bluefish444 Introduces Cross-platform SD|Fidelity, SD|Focus, and SD|Prime Video Cards for Uncompressed Post-production Workflow
Bluefish444's new SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime SDI PCI Express video cards, compatible with the industry's most popular NLE and compositing applications for Windows and Macintosh, are now immediately available.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime are multi-purpose uncompressed SD-SDI / analog video cards that cater to boutique and studio video professionals, offering a unique number of video and audio I/O connections and options.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime on Windows
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime support Adobe Production Studio, Windows Media Encoder, Autodesk Combustion, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Eyeon Digital Fusion, and many other compositing and graphics applications.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime are bundled with Bluefish444's Symmetry software application. Symmetry is an acquisition, review and playout solution specifically developed for graphic artists working with uncompressed video on Windows. Supporting a range of industry standard file formats, it provides a cost effective and simple way for graphic artists to frame-accurately acquire, review and play out video projects in YUV or RGB color space. Symmetry supports playlist, clip editing and EDL import features, eliminating the need to use a complicated NLE package for preview and basic editing processes.
Symmetry is continually updated with new features specifically designed to improve graphic artists' workflow and ease of use.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime are supported by the Bluefish444 Direct Show filters contained in the Windows driver. Direct Show filters make SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime seamlessly operational with any Direct Show-based application, significantly increasing the number of applications that the video cards are capable of supporting.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime with Apple Final Cut Studio
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime have PCI Express interfaces and offer Universal Binary driver support, making them compatible with Intel and Power PC-based Mac workstations. A unified driver supporting Apple Final Cut Studio, Tiger OS X and QuickTime 7 will ship for free as standard with all three cards.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime Final Cut Pro users can use compression codecs including DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, and Photo JPEG I/O for low bit rate projects. Also supported is Final Cut Pro's RT Extreme architecture, enabling seamless realtime playback of effects such as 3 way color correction as well as additive dissolves and cross dissolves, eliminating the need to render.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime support desktop preview, allowing an SD-SDI monitor to function as a second desktop. This gives digital artists the ability to view content on a broadcast monitor.
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime will support Apple QuickTime-compatible applications such as Combustion, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. Bluefish444 is committed to supporting future operating system releases, QuickTime releases, Final Cut Studio releases and workstation releases from Apple as free driver upgrades for SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime.
Availability and Pricing
SD Fidelity, SD Focus and SD Prime are available immediately for Windows. A Macintosh driver for Intel and PowerPC-based workstations will be made freely available later in the second quarter of 2007. The U.S. suggested retail prices are $1,495 for SD Fidelity, $1,295 for SD Focus, and $995 for SD Prime.
Brochure
Please call 1-866-314-7785 for more information. Labels: Bluefish444, PCI-Express, SD|Fidelity, SD|Focus, SD|Prime
Boris Red and BCC AVX Support Avid on Intel-based Macs
Boris Red 4.1.3 and Boris Continuum Complete AVX 4.2.2 are now available as Universal Binary AVX plug-ins for Avid Media Composer 2.7 and Avid Xpress Pro 5.7. Boris Red and Boris Continuum Complete AVX take full advantage of the improved OpenGL graphics hardware available in the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro models, setting a new standard in performance and features.
Red 4.x customers who are upgrading Avid systems to the Intel Mac platform may download a free update from the Boris FX web site. Older versions of Red may be upgraded for $295 (part # BRUWM400).
BCC AVX 4.2.2 is included with the Avid Media Composer 2.7 Upgrade. BCC AVX 4.x customers who are upgrading to Xpress Pro 5.7 may upgrade to BCC AVX 4.2.2 for $50 (part # BCCXDVU422). Xpress Pro customers may upgrade older versions of BCC AVX for $249 (part # BCCXDVU400).
Red is available for $995 (part # BRWM400). BCC AVX is available starting at $795 (part # BCCXDV400) for Avid Xpress Pro systems.
All pricing is in U.S. dollars.
Labels: AVX, BCC-AVX, Boris, Red, Universal-Binary
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