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Sony is unveiling the next generation of digital 24P technology, the SRW-9000 HDCAM SR camcorder. Designed for television, commercial and motion picture production, the new model combines the format’s image quality with the versatility of a one-piece camcorder. The full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution camcorder uses 2/3-inch CCDs with a 14-bit A/D converter and [...]

Neo 2, the latest version of the popular Grass Valley™ EDIUS® Neo video editing software, brings improved performance, a wider toolset and a full array of powerful Blu-ray high-definition (HD) disc production capabilities that independent video professionals and small production companies have requested during the past year. EDIUS Neo 2 shares the feature set and [...]

TVBEurope, SMPTE and the BKSTS are delighted to announce the full programme and speaker line-up for HD Masters 2009: Making High Definition Work.
HD Masters 2009 is?the essential, high-level conference that brings together senior executives, technologists, engineers and key decision-makers sharing their real world, HD experiences.? This is the only event in Europe that focuses on [...]

Panasonic introduced the successors to last year’s award winning DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 players, as well as presenting the world’s first Blu-ray-VHS dual player.
All three of the new Blu-ray players  DMP-BD60, DMP-BD80, DMP-BD70V  combine high quality images with enhanced networking functions, including VIERA Cast’s improved internet functionality that provides access to Amazon VOD’s huge selection of [...]

Press Release
Source: cmiVFX
cmiVFX | cmiStudios launches yet another Houdini Software Training Video for its customer base. Particle animation training has always been limited by selection. cmiVFX is proud to offer the most robust particle training for a large majority of animation packages. The Introduction To Particle Animation Video is geared towards training entry level individuals [...]

Creating the First Video Footage of Abraham Lincoln
I read an article on StudioDaily.com about Ray Downing’s new project. The guy created the first full motion cg president Abraham Lincoln.
It all started as an off-hour project in studio Macbeth but it turned to a full documentary as the History Channel licensed some of Studio Macbeth’s [...]

Press Release: JVC
Next Generation ProHD Camcorders Natively Record Quicktime for Apple’s Final Cut Pro Directly to SDHC Memory Cards
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) further expands its ProHD camcorder line-up by introducing two professional solid state camcorders, the industry’s first to store files in the native Quicktime format for Apple’s Final Cut Pro? onto reliable [...]

LightWave CORE is a completely new system offering a unified environment that allows anything to be animated in any number of ways.

In response to the ever-increasing popularity of AVCHD cameras, Elecard, the world?s leading developer of products for digital video, announces the release of AVC HD Suite. The new product is a set of applications for high-quality decoding, editing and converting video footage recorded by high-definition camcorders.
?High definition video is rapidly becoming an integral part of [...]

Press Release
Source: Autodesk
New Conceptual Design Tools and Consistent User Interface Highlight Updates to Four Key AEC Product Lines

In a virtual press conference on Friday 6 Feb, Autodesk, Inc. announced new versions of its software products for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries, which are designed to help increase industry adoption of the building information [...]