Blackmagic Design offers SDK for Linux Developers

Blackmagic Design has announced an SDK for software creators who want to work with DeckLink Intensity and Multibridge products on the open-source Linux platform. Combining the low-cost of the Linux OS with Blackmagic’s extensive line of hardware ingest and playback solutions should be an attractive combination for developers. Full press release below… San Jose, CA, […]

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Single User Edition of Cumulus Returns

Single User Edition of Cumulus ReturnsBased on Cumulus 8, Canto Single User to be sold through Canto Partner Network. BERLIN, 02 JUL 2009 — Canto® today announced the return of Canto-branded digital asset management (DAM) for individuals. Based on Cumulus 8 technologies, Canto Single User offers state-of-the-art file management for professionals, hobbyists and smaller organizations […]

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DAM those silos

Almost one-third of enterprise content represents multimedia digital assets today, yet few organizations strategically evaluate digital asset management (DAM) options. Instead, several siloed solutions often exist across an organization. InfoTrends, the leading worldwide market research and strategic consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry, analyzed ADAM Software’s recent successes. The main differentiator […]

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FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS OPENS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND’S LARGEST AUTHORIZED

Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast professionals and content creators, is pleased to announce the expansion of their Boston office. Opening on Monday, July 13th, the new 3000 plus square foot training facility will contain 5 state-of-the-art digital media training suites; doubling in size and capacity for […]

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Behind the Scenes: Clementine Ford Shoot

I recently photographed actress Clementine Ford (“The L Word”, “The Young and the Restless”, also Cybill Shepherd’s daughter) for Curve magazine. I love working for Curve, they interview interesting people and give me the opportunity to create whatever images I feel like. I never see the interview first. And usually I don’t talk to the […]

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Photo Editors, Art Directors, and balls.

I’ve worked with a lot of photo editors and art directors over the years. Some I’ve been with for ages, others use me a few times and then I never hear from them. No feedback, good or bad, to help me understand why? You’ve probably had the same thing, too. Constructive criticism or simple explanations, […]

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Believable Hand-Held Motion Tracking with Mocha & After Effects CS4

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Motion Tracking – After Effects CS4 with Mocha from Jeff Foster on Vimeo. One of the best additions to After Effects CS4 is the inclusion of a stand-alone application called Mocha for AE from Imagineer Systems. This is a powerful planar motion tracker and stabilizer that does an amazing job of tracking all kinds of […]

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PAR for the Course

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Over the years, I have seen a lot of folklore and bad math employed to determine how to work with non-square pixels, resulting in a plethora of incorrect working practices. Therefore, in this article I’m going to spend a lot of time laying out the historical and mathematical basis for where these numbers came from. […]

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Sonnet Announces $100 Price Drop for the Tempo™ SATA Pro ExpressCard/34

Sonnet Technologies today announced that it has reduced the price of its Tempo™ SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 to $199.95, a reduction of $100. The fastest 2-port eSATA controller available for ExpressCard slots, the SATA card supports sustained data throughput of up to 200 MB/sec. Unlike most other eSATA ExpressCard adapters, the Tempo SATA Pro supports 4 […]

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