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News Review By Holly Ashford
Storing visual effects Visual effects studio Framestore has chosen Avere Systems’ FXT 4500 Edge filers to manage rendering and storage requirements. The studio’s visual effects have been used in such films as Skyfall and War Horse. Framestore CTO Steve MacPherson said the decision to choose Avere was based on “its ability to deliver the type of metrics, analysis and identification of hot files essential to production efficiency.” The edge filer can deliver up to 150TB of Flash in a single cluster and was built “to meet the challenging demands of workloads found in the entertainment industry,” said Ron Bianchini, president and CEO, Avere Systems.
www.averesystems.com www.framestore.com
BBC S&PP digitally restores Queen’s Coronation footage The Digital Media Services team at BBC Studios and Post Production has digitally restored the original televised footage of the Queen’s Coronation. First broadcast in 1953, BBC Parliament is set to air the footage exactly 60 years after the original broadcast, on 2 June. The footage was ultrasonically cleaned, transferred, digitised, graded, grain reduced and dust busted. The results were then transferred to HD videotape. Colourist Jonathan Wood said, “We took a lot of care to ensure that the final restored footage had the right balance between looking clean and refreshed, while retaining the essence of the day it was
captured.” Clive Hodge, head of Digital Media Services at BBC Studios and Post Production added, “Remastering the footage of the Queen’s Coronation for today’s digital world means it can be enjoyed by a new generation.”
Brainstorm launches new website Brainstorm Multimedia has launched its new corporate multi-platform website, which improves user experience and features additional content download possibilities. The manufacturer of realtime 3D graphics and virtual set solutions has created the site to provide users with a better virtual experience, with more accessible resources and easier access to resellers and points of sale. Brainstorm’s marketing director Miguel Churruca explained, “With this new website we want to give users a better access to the available information, easier navigation and better content, at the same time that we improve its looks and the connection with the social media. We have made a significant effort to improve its accessibility, ease of use and access to the multimedia content, everything developed to improve the user’s experience.”
www.brainstorm.es
Waters chooses K-Tek boom for House Hunters Grant Waters, sound mixer on HGTV’s reality show House Hunters, still relies on his original K-Tek boom, purchased 10 years ago. Waters explained, “This pole just fits in my hand perfectly. I do a lot of reality, and if I’m running a lot. It’s light and it fits my body.” This has allowed Waters to overcome the difficulties associated with producing House Hunters, which is shot mainly in houses with standard height ceilings. As such, the boom mic needs to be kept out of shot, yet close enough to ensure good sound. “That boom I have is perfect for this,” Waters said of his K-Tek boom, which has been rebuilt for him by the company.
www.ktekbooms.com
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PTZF Mini Joystick v3 unveiled Camera Corps has launched the PTZF Mini Joystick Version 3, designed for restricted-space applications such as commentator-camera control and OB vehicles. The PTZF Mini Joystick is optimised for use with up to five Camera Corps Q-Ball Pre-Set remotely controlled pan/tilt/zoom/focus heads, with individual control reverses provided for these functions and stored separately for each of the five heads. “The joystick and control buttons have the same tactile responsiveness as those on our full-size controller,” explained Camera Corps’ technical director Jim Daniels. “These include fully adjustable pan, tilt and zoom speeds and reverses.” The PTZF Mini Joystick Version 3 operates from a nine
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Anton/Bauer powers northern lights footage: UK-based filmmaker and composer Philip Clemo has captured footage of the aurora borealis, using Anton/Bauer batteries to overcome the difficulties of filming in Tromsø, Norway. Clemo chose DIONIC HC and DIONIC HCX batteries, part of Anton/Bauer’s Logic Series, which are capable of performing in sub zero temperatures. The batteries powered Clemo’s ARRI ALEXA film-style digital motion picture camera throughout the 12 day shoot, as Clemo explained: “The temperatures I shot in ended up being -4˚F, and I got the same results as I got back home.”
www.antonbauer.com
to 18 volt direct current power adapter or battery.
www.cameracorps.co.uk
Metus adds Nvidia CUDA support Metus technology has added CUDA support for GPU based H.264 encoding. Geforce 690, six channels of 1080i H.264 video can be captured in realtime. Metus INGEST started to support GPU accelerated encoding in 2012, with Intel QuicSynch support, an on-board GPU technology available with some PC motherboards and Intel CPUs. GPU acceleration has now been expanded with CUDA support: a hardware acceleration engine provided by Nvidia graphics cards. This enables users to plug a suitable VGA card to any workstation or server and start accelerated capturing. Users with different budgets have a wide range to select from, with a variety of Nvidia chips and a large base of
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manufacturers developing VGA cards with these.
www.metus.com
Riedel expands in Benelux and Australia Riedel Communications, provider of realtime video, audio, data and communications networks, has announced that it is expanding its worldwide presence with new offices in Hiversum, Netherlands and South Sydney, Australia. The Hilversum office addresses growing markets and rising demands for Riedel solutions in the Benelux region. General manager of Riedel Benelux Wilbert Kooij said: “The office gives us the opportunity to offer very direct rental and sales support, along with even more thorough customer service.” Recent projects in the area involve the Dutch broadcast provider Dutchview and the Hilversum-based video service provider Parkpost.
www.riedel.net
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