All Technology articles – Page 553
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FeaturesGood year for hire
Although competition is intense, hire companies insist their sizeable investment in new kit is paying dividends. However, the impact of HD is mixed, with older SD formats still providing the bulk of hire business. Michael Burns talks to some key players.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Living TV idents
Idents for Living created by Virgin Media with help from Artem.
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FeaturesYear in OB
Six of the UK’s leading OB companies tell Adrian Pennington how sport, live concerts and HD upgrades kept them busy in 2007.
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NewsHarris acquires Zandar
Harris Corporation has acquired display processor specialist Zandar Technologies.
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Autodesk launches Combustion 2008
Autodesk has launched its Combustion 2008 software, the latest version of its desktop compositing and VFX solution featuring the Colour Warper tool (from the Flame visual effects system) as well as improvements to the schematic view.
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NewsMobile entertainment guide unveiled
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a ‘practical guide’ on the audiovisual media service (AMS) directive that will directly affect the business of over 50% of the European mobile entertainment industry.
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FeaturesCreative Review - 7 December 2007
Check out recently completed creative work including content graphics for Earth: the Power of the Planet.
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Doctors leads RTS Craft
The Doctors BBC Birmingham production team led the winners at the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London on 29 November, picking up the Judges’ Award.
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Escape joins Sohonet
Sohonet has connected Escape Studios to its network. Escape is a CGI training and consultation facility that will use the Sohonet system for its Escape Pods graduate programme.
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Woolfson Pinewood move
Pinewood Studio Group has hired former Molinare technical director Darren Woolfson to the new position of group director of technology.
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PFG buys US studios
The Prime Focus Group has acquired Post Logic Studios and Frantic Films VFX in the US.
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Sony to reveal HDV models
Sony has revealed further details of the HDV cameras it will launch at Broadcast Live and VideoForum ahead of shipping in February.
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NewsDownturn in post claims Resolution
Post house Resolution has become the sector’s latest casualty, going into administration following a period of making a loss.
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FeaturesPost round-up
JANUARYGolden Square becomes the first UK post firm to set up in China. Ben Leyland is tasked with kick-starting business at the Shanghai base of digital communications group Profero.The Station relocates from Soho to larger premises in Bloomsbury.Evolutions wins Broadcast’s post-production house of the year award.FEBRUARYThe Farm Group launches Corner, ...
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FeaturesInternationalisation
Visual effects are a prime focus at the former VTR Group acquired 18 months ago by giant Indian operation Prime Focus Ltd and now reorganised under the Prime Focus London umbrella.
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FeaturesBoutique approach pays off
Market leading broadcast operators Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn regrouped their Farm holdings to accommodate the closure of Metro Broadcast by owner and Farm stakeholder WPP.
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FeaturesThe year in post
With a number of high-profile closures over 2007, post facilities are having to use their creativity to the utmost to keep margins at profitable levels, especially those which rely on broadcast clients.
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NewsDoctors prescribed RTS Awards
The Doctors BBC Birmingham production team led the winners at the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London on 29 November, picking up the Judges’ Award.
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FeaturesAffording archive
With production budgets under pressure, finding the best archive footage is tougher than ever. To understand the complexities involved Broadcast invented a documentary and Meg Carter enlisted three archive researchers to help her find the right footage for it.
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NewsHigh demand fuels rapid growth in VFX
Three leading Soho post facilities are investing in compositing and 3D kit in order to meet a surge in demand for broadcast visual effects.