Digital Vision is the leading supplier of colour grading, finishing, mastering and restoration solutions for the broadcast, film and commercials industries. At the heart of the company’s technology sits market-defining colour management functionality, highly creative grading tools and comprehensive stereoscopic 3D features for post production. Its Nucoda Film Master broke new ground earlier this year when its toolset was used to grade Europe’s first – and highly successful – 3D feature StreetDance. IBC is the ideal platform to engage with Digital Vision and to sample the power yet simplicity of its technology via demonstrations hosted by leading colourists. Executives will be on-hand to guide visitors through the possibilities associated with DI workflows, stereoscopic grading and restoration requirements.World debut:

The Precision panel: The powerful, ergonomic and slim Precision panel from Digital Vision includes new features such as four track balls, panel touch, screen tactile control surface and virtual keyboard. The high res full colour screen with touch technology also includes intuitive operation, a clearer display and a higher level of detail on the status and settings of the project, timeline and effects. The panel sees a reduced number of controls while maintaining optimal functionality.

Nucoda platform: Digital Vision now has two new solutions to compliment its premium flagship Nucoda Film Master solution, as used by leading content creators including Pixar. To address both film and digital dailies applications as well as serve mid-range DI grading , the company has introduced Nucoda Fuse, a grading and finishing solution that sets the bar for functionality and performance based on the company’s leading image science technology and Nucoda colour tools. Nucoda Compose is Digital Vision’s new entry-level solution that provides a cost-effective, multi-faceted workstation to aid in the grading, finishing and mastering workflow for commercials, film and television post production. All grading solutions are equipped with a 3D toolset.

Phoenix platform: To address the restoration market Digital Vision will demonstrate Phoenix Finish, its new flagship end-to-end restoration, re-mastering and delivery system. This focuses on creating the highest quality deliverables from film or tape based materials. The new mid-range solution – Phoenix Refine – delivers the best in high-end restoration image processing tools to repair any defect or damage to film and video media. The new entry-level Phoenix Touch, which utilises DVO technology, is a cost-effective image restoration software solution for cleaning up VFX plates and DI scans, or can be used as part of large volume restoration projects requiring manual retouch of content.

2010 software release: Digital Vision will demonstrate its new 2010 software release offering significant features and functionality including:
DVO Clarity, the next-generation noise and grain management software featuring automatic profiling
Additional 3D stereoscopic grading and editing tools, viewing modes and mastering options
New Intelligent Isolation colour keyer (I-Keyer)
Updated file format enhancements including Arri Alexa support, MFX OP1a publishing and ALE file export

Matrox Announces Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium Support on Matrox MXO2 Family for MacBook Pro and Mac Pro

Montreal, Canada – August 5, 2010 – Matrox® Video Products Group today announced support for Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium software with Matrox MXO2 I/O devices for Mac OS X. The key features of this new release include professional audio and video input and output with 10-bit hardware up/down/cross conversion and HDMI video monitoring with the unique Matrox calibration controls including blue-only. In addition, WYSIWYG support for Adobe Photoshop and After Effects is also provided.

“Users of file-based workflows will love the built-in color calibration tools on the MXO2 devices that turn their inexpensive HDMI displays into professional-grade HD monitors they can trust, even for color grading,” said Wayne Andrews, Matrox product manager. “When they need to capture from analog or SDI sources, we have them covered too, with the new Matrox Vetura Capture application and the high-quality, highly-efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame intermediate codec.”

‘This release rounds out the Matrox MXO2 cross-platform story,” said Alberto Cieri, Matrox senior director of sales and marketing. “We are the only I/O hardware manufacturer that can claim support for the three most popular professional editing applications: Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Avid Media Composer.”

The entire family of Matrox MXO2 devices will be demonstrated at IBC 2010 in Amsterdam, September 10-14, on the Matrox stand 7.B29.

Key features of the Matrox MXO2 family for Mac with Adobe CS5 Production Premium

· Convenient form factors for use in studio, on set, in the field, and in OB vans

· Works with MacBook Pros and Mac Pros

· Broadcast quality HD/SD video and audio input/output

· Flexible support for leading codecs, file formats, cameras, and workflows

· Matrox Vetura Capture application for fast capture to HD and SD codecs – highly-efficient Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame at up to 300 Mb/s and Apple Uncompressed

· Matrox Vetura Playback application for convenient playback of H.264 and .mov files

· Extensive application support including Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and After Effects

· 10-bit HDMI input, output, and monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only

· 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output

· Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support

Availability

Matrox products are available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Adobe CS5 support for the Matrox MXO2 devices for Mac (release 2.1) will be available to registered users as a free download from the Matrox website in October 2010.

Matrox Announces Vetura Capture Application – a Powerful Complement to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5, Apple Final Cut Pro 7, and Avid Media Composer 5

Montreal, Canada – August 5, 2010 – Matrox Video Products Group today announced Matrox Vetura Capture for Mac OS X, a stand-alone capture software application compatible with the Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices. Matrox Vetura Capture lets users quickly and easily capture QuickTime files using popular codecs installed on their editing systems. With Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 the Matrox MPEG-2 I-frame codec and Apple Uncompressed formats are supported. With Final Cut Pro 7, ProRes, DVCPRO HD and other popular Final Cut Pro codecs are supported. With Avid Media Composer 5, the Avid DnX, DnXHD, and other popular Avid Media Composer codecs are supported.

“Matrox Vetura Capture enables new on-set workflows when used with a Matrox MXO2 device and a Mac Pro equipped with a Matrox CompressHD H.264 encoding accelerator card,” said Wayne Andrews, Matrox product manager. “While recording XDCAM EX, P2, or RED footage as usual, users can also feed the output of their camera through their Matrox MXO2 device and capture directly into H.264 .mov files using Matrox MAX technology that is built into the CompressHD card. Dailies are immediately available as low bit rate, manageable-sized files for delivery to the client.”

“We’re continuing to add value to the Matrox MXO2 product line,” said Alberto Cieri, Matrox senior director of sales and marketing. “With Matrox Vetura Capture we have started to implement our vision of expanding the capabilities of Matrox MAX technology beyond simple H.264 export acceleration.”

Matrox Vetura Capture will be demonstrated at IBC 2010 in Amsterdam, September 10-14, on the Matrox stand 7.B29.
Availability

Matrox products are available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. The Matrox Vetura Capture application for Mac will be available in release 2.1 to registered users of Matrox MXO2 devices as a free download from the Matrox website in October 2010.

Entire Cooke range from 5/i to Panchro on display at IBC 2010

Leicester, UK – 4th August 2010 – At IBC 2010 Cooke Optics will be demonstrating its full range of precision lenses for motion pictures, including the top-of-the-line 5/i Prime lens.
Visitors to Stand 11.D10 will also see the industry favourite S4 and the lightweight and affordable Panchro lens launched at IBC 2009. The entire Cooke family is famed for producing the warmth and luminosity known as the ‘Cooke Look’.

The 5/i lenses have been an unparalleled success since their launch at IBC 2009, and are currently being used to shoot the latest films by Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. A key feature of the 5/i Primes is a revolutionary, dimmable, illuminated focus ring, with two separately toggled scales (cinematographer and assistant), that allow the focus puller to read the scales in low lighting conditions.

The reduced size, weight and true focal length markings of the Panchro lenses make them perfect for 3D stereoscopic productions, as well as documentaries, 2nd unit shoots and situations when a faster lens is not crucial, or when shooting in difficult situations such as crash scenes or VFX shoots.

The award-winning Cooke S4 prime lenses were originally designed and developed in close technical collaboration with industry professionals, and continue to offer superb optical and mechanical performance, control of flare, distortion, veiling glare and spherical aberrations at full aperture.

All Cooke lenses are equipped with the /i Technology protocol, which has recently taken a further step towards becoming a recognized industry standard with the confirmed support of Fujinon. Thales Angenieux also adopted /i Technology in April 2010, joining an august group of companies: Aaton, Avid, ARRI, Avid, Cinematography Electronics, CMotion, Mark Roberts Motion Control, Preston Cinema Systems, RED, The Pixel Farm, Service Vision and The Foundry.

/i Technology enables film and digital cameras to automatically record key lens and camera data for every film frame shot and provide it to post-production teams digitally. The technology streamlines both production and post, saving significant time and costs and eliminating guesswork, while enabling greater creative freedom.

San Diego, California — DVEO, the broadcast division of San Diego based Computer Modules, Inc. (CMI), will demonstrate their unique Linux® based MPEG-2 to H.264 transcoders at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 10-14, at Stand 2.A48.Designed for use in cable broadcasting, telco TV, IPTV, and A/V systems integration, the MPEG Gearbox^TM is DVEO’s new product line of broadcast quality, standard or high definition (up to 1080i), MPEG-2 to H.264 transcoders or MPEG-2 to MPEG-2 scalers. Five systems are available: ASI to IP, IP to IP, IP to ASI, ASI to ASI, and SMPTE 310 (8VSB) to IP. The three systems with IP output now feature adaptive bitrate streaming.

Each system transcodes one or two HD streams (1080i or 720p) or five to ten SD streams from MPEG-2 to H.264 or vice-versa, and outputs the streams over ASI or IP. The MPEG Gearbox ASI/IP and MPEG Gearbox SMPTE 310/IP can also receive one to four or more MPEG-2 channels and output them to a dedicated IP network as MPEG-2 streams. Audio support is MPEG, AAC/MPEG-4, or AC-3 passthrough.

The three transcoders with IP output — MPEG Gearbox ASI/IP, MPEG Gearbox IP/IP, and MPEG Gearbox SMPTE 310/IP — generate unicast or multicast IP streams that are in more convenient formats for re-broadcast. The IP output now features real-time live adaptive bitrate streaming, which adjusts the bitrate of a video stream to adapt to a receiving device’s bandwidth and CPU capabilities — delivering smooth online video that starts faster and plays without pauses. Adaptive bitrate streaming is the new protocol for video over mobile phones and hand-held devices such as the iPhone and iPad.

“Our customers find the Intel Core i 7 based MPEG Gearbox systems to be very cost-effective for streaming IP or ASI content on dedicated networks,” stated Laszlo Zoltan, Sales Manager for DVEO. “Another useful new feature for our transcoders with IP output is near real-time FTP output of segmented streams and live HTTP streams. This enables customers to use streams created by the MPEG Gearbox to serve thousands of viewers simultaneously using a server farm — or just to archive incoming streams into permanent storage for future playback.”

MPEG Gearboxes offer PID filtering of all unwanted traffic and a web-based GUI with SNMP support. The H.264 transcoders support both PAL and NTSC.

Features
Input format can be MPEG-2 or H.264
Output format can be MPEG-2 or H.264
Supports HTTP live adaptive streaming protocol for output to mobile devices
Capable of near real time FTP output of segmented TS streams with I-Frame boundaries
Input: DVB-ASI or IP (depending on version)
Output: DVB-ASI or IP (depending on version)
IP output supports HTTP live adaptive bitrate streaming
IP output supports FTP output of segmented streams and live HTTP streams
Supports NTSC or PAL
Transcoding bit rates: 64 Kbps to 12 Mbps
Resolutions: QVGA, HVGA, SVCB, DVD, VGA, 480i, 576i, 720p, or any custom size up to 1080i
Supports SD or HD input
Up to 1080i HD output
Transcodes one or two HD streams (1080i or 720p) or 5 to 6 SD streams from MPEG-2 to H.264 (CPU dependent) or vice-versa
MPEG Gearbox ASI/IP and MPEG Gearbox SMPTE 310/IP can receive 1 to 4+ MPEG-2 channels and output them to IP network as MPEG-2 streams
FTP output of segmented streams and live HTTP streams
SNMP support
Tested compatible with major brands of H.264 decoders
Audio support: AAC, MPEG audio, or AC-3 passthrough
Settings are remembered when power cycled
Based on embedded Linux®

Note: MPEG Gearbox ASI/IP and MPEG Gearbox IP/IP are typically deployed in “closed” systems where bandwidth is dedicated and is used for this purpose only. They are not designed to work over the public internet.

DVEO and MPEG Gearbox are trademarks of Computer Modules, Inc.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Suggested Retail Prices:
MPEG Gearbox IP/ASI — $8,495 U.S.
MPEG Gearbox ASI/IP — $8,495 U.S.
MPEG Gearbox ASI/ASI — $8,995 U.S.
MPEG Gearbox IP/IP — $7,495 U.S.
MPEG Gearbox SMPTE 310/IP — $8,995 U.S.

Santa Monica, CA- July 26, 2010 – Company 3 colorist Stephen Nakamura brings his keen eye and technical ingenuity to a number of major feature films this season, including adventure story Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, drama The Town, historical drama The Conspirator and documentary Waiting for Superman.Company 3 is a comprehensive post production facility for features, commercials and music videos. Known for our creative color artistry, pioneering technology and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time.

Company 3’s incredible talent roster includes John Bonta, Sean Coleman, Siggy Ferstl, Billy Gabor, Dave Hussey, Tim Masick, Victor Mulholland, Stephen Nakamura, Mike Pethel, Tom Poole, Rob Sciarratta, Stefan Sonnenfeld and Matt Turner. Recent commercial projects are campaigns for Audi, BMW, Heineken, Nike, and others. Recent feature film credits include “Alice in Wonderland,” “Robin Hood,” “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “The Hurt Locker,” “A Single Man,” “Public Enemies,” and “Star Trek.” Company 3  is an Ascent Media  company.

Exec Producer Devin Sterling to oversee DI across all locations

Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY – July 19, 2010 – Further bolstering unification of its digital intermediate (DI) services, Company 3 has expanded Executive Producer Devin Sterling’s role to oversee DI operations between its Santa Monica and New York facilities, liaise with sister companies Method, and Rushes in London, as well as supervise any remote DI projects within Company 3’s international network of virtual outposts. Sterling will continue to work out of Company 3’s facility in Santa Monica.

“Devin has been instrumental in the development and execution of our 3D initiative and has built a progressive, efficient and reliable work environment,” says Company 3’s President/Managing Director Stefan Sonnenfeld. “His knowledge and experience will play an important role in taking our inter-facility operations to the next level.”

“Our feature clients have a desire to accomplish their work in the most efficient and convenient way possible and are now, more than ever, conducting their finishing work across multiple locations,” Sterling observes. “We are committed to providing them a seamless and cohesive workflow across all our locations.

“Often, there are incentives for studios to shoot and finish in places like London or New York,” he elaborates, “and as we look towards the launch of Company 3 and Method’s new New York facility in the heart of Chelsea, I’m here to ensure seamless interoperability across the board.”

About Company 3
Company 3 is a comprehensive post production facility for features, commercials and music videos. Known for our creative color artistry, pioneering technology and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time.

Company 3’s incredible talent roster includes John Bonta, Sean Coleman, Siggy Ferstl, Billy Gabor, Dave Hussey, Tim Masick, Victor Mulholland, Stephen Nakamura, Mike Pethel, Tom Poole, Rob Sciarratta, Stefan Sonnenfeld and Matt Turner. Recent commercial projects are campaigns for Audi, BMW, Heineken, Nike, and others. Recent feature film credits include “Alice in Wonderland, “Robin Hood,” “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “The Hurt Locker,” “A Single Man,” “Public Enemies,” and “Star Trek.”

Company 3 www.company3.com is an Ascent Media www.ascentmedia.com company.