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Streaming Fencing with Matrox VS4 and Telestream Wirecast

KABCOM is a leading organizer of competitive fencing events worldwide. Since 1992 they have organized several Olympic Games, many regional competitions such as the Asian, African and Pan-American Games, and a number of World Championships. In addition, they arrange the Fencing Grand Prix and World Cups annually. Lately, live production video streaming has become an important part of their offering, allowing fans everywhere to see the action. Read More

I like lawyers as people just not as lawyers. Yes, there are a lot of them that I respect as lawyers...someone's gotta do that job. But there are those who really bother me and that's because they buy up (accumulate) or work for the guy who busys and then hunt around for companies to blackmail, threatenor sue if they don't pay for use of their questionable patents. There has to be some way to separate the wheat from the chaff, the frivilous/worthless lawsuits from the honest patents based on hard, sweaty creative efforts that deserve protection. I don't have the answers but gawd patent trolls are a real pain in the *** !!!! Read More

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RedRay 4K Cinema Player Video

RED, the makers of the high end digital camera manufacturers that have been taking the film world by storm over the past several years have announced a media device capable of actually taking advantage of the absurd 4K resolution that their cameras provide. For those unfamiliar, 4K resolution is equivalent four 1080p displays. 4K capable TV's and Projectors have slowly made their way to market, but unfortunately for those early adopters, there aren't many ways to actually get content onto that TV, seeing as Blu-Ray only supports a maximum resolution of 1080p anyway. This is where the RedRay Cinema Player comes in, providing super-hi def content to your TV. The device supports USB, has an SD card for getting content on there, and packs a solid 1 TeraByte hard drive inside to store all that video. Read More

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Sony Professional Solutions Middle East and Africa Offers Free License of ASSIMILATE SCRATCH Lab

Sony Professional Solutions MEA FZ LLC announced it is offering a FREE license of ASSIMILATE's award-winning SCRATCH Lab(r) Advanced Dailies software to customers who purchase any Sony CineAlta camera: PMW-F5 or PMW-F55 or F65. First year maintenance, support and updates are included in the package. The license of SCRATCH Lab is fully functional and offers users a powerful, widely adopted software solution to process and manage large amounts of data, color-correct, sync audio, and transcode the stunning images from the entire range of Sony CineAlta cameras. Read More

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Read All About It

The Bakersfield Californian has been serving the local community of Kern county California its news for more than 100 years. Since 1907, the family owned newspaper has been passed down through five generations and continues to innovate, developing new ways to provide the community with the news. Like many newspapers, The Bakersfield Californian took advantage of the Internet, blogs and online video to provide new content avenues and reach a greater audience. But it wasn't until Louis Amestoy joined in 2012 as the director of digital content, that the newspaper took its biggest step in innovating with live video and online streaming. Read More

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A Look Inside Free Birds 3D Production

It was no simple "turkey trot" for the Free Birds crew that was tasked with bringing feathered characters to life for the big screen. First and foremost, the challenge was to make turkeys - which are not typically considered the most attractive of birds -- look appealing. Writer/director Jimmy Hayward contends, "It was important for the audience to care about our turkeys and believe that they could actually be thrown into a big sci-fi adventure. But first we had to make sure the audience would want to look at them for the length of a feature film." Read More

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Q&A CHRIS DIGIOVANNI

Chris DiGiovanni has played a key role in the production of some of the most successful and highly-acclaimed animated films of the last 15 years. He started his career working for MTV Studios in NYC before segueing to a career in animation. In 1994 he moved to California to work at Pixar on such hit films as Toy Story 2, Monster, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Ratatouille. He also worked on many of the studios beloved short films while there, such as the Oscar(r)-winning, Geri's Game and For the Birds, among others. He then went moved back to the East Coast to work at Blue Sky Studios on Horton Hears a Who!, and then went on to work at Starz Animation on the animated features, 9 and Gnomeo and Juliet. Read More

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Q&A WITH CHRIS CARTAGENA

Chris Cartagena made his feature film debut as an editor on the Academy Award(r)-winning film, Happy Feet and is a native of Brisbane, Australia. He has also worked on various television projects over the years and was the 1st Assistant Editor on the Weinstein Company's Escape from Planet Earth just prior to joining the crew of Free Birds. From Relativity Media and Reel FX Animation Studios, Free Birds is the first theatrical full-length computer-animated film to be made at the award-winning Reel FX studios in Dallas, Texas. Free Birds tells the story of two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks who much put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history -- and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good. Read More

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INSIDE LOOK AT "FREE BIRDS"

Effects Supervisor Walter Behrnes has worked in visual effects for the film industry for over ten years. He has worked on such features as "The Ant Bully," "The Spy Next Door" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles," as well as the direct-to-DVD features "Open Season 2" and "Open Season 3." From Relativity Media and Reel FX Animation Studios, "Free Birds" is the first theatrical full-length computer-animated film to be made at the award-winning Reel FX studios in Dallas, Texas. "Free Birds" tells the story of two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks who much put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good. Read More

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Q&A with MONIKA SAWYER

Monika Sawyer has specialized in creating the feather and fur on animated characters for many years. She first carved out this very unique position working as a fur and feathers specialist on a variety of animal characters for such animated films as the Ice Age series, Rio and Horton Hears a Who!, where she first met and worked with Free Birds director Jimmy Hayward. From Relativity Media and Reel FX Animation Studios, Free Birds is the first theatrical full-length computer-animated film to be made at the award-winning Reel FX studios in Dallas, Texas. Free Birds tells the story of two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks who much put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history -- and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good. The film opens nationwide on November 1st. Read More

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A Key Question For Apple: What Was The IPad ASP Decline?

Apple is in uncharted territory regarding its average sales price declines of both iPhones and iPads. Over the past two quarters, the iPhone price has dropped by $61 ? the biggest decline in the history of the device. The fact that Apple managed to maintain a smartphone price level between $624 and $660 in the time period spanning F1Q11 to F1Q13 will go down in history books as one of the most amazing feats of pricing power in the consumer electronics history. Read More

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SIGGRAPH 2013: On deck: Fabric Engine

Each year, developers continue to amaze attendees with their ability to create new hardware and software that allows animators to get faster feed Read More

SIGGRAPH 2013: MAXON Booth presentations

SIGGRAPH 2013 MAXON / Booth #315 The MAXON booth will feature technology demonstrations highlighting the use of its acclaimed 3D creative too Read More

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