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C-span YouTube election initiative

YouTube partners with C-SPAN in multi-platform voter project

C-span steps up online video participation in US Elections

Apr 9th 2008 21:20 // News // No comments

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Brightcove seeks enhanced video syndication through partnerships

Video management platform Brightcove enters new partnerships

Apr 9th 2008 21:15 // News // No comments

ESPN partners with AOL

ESPN partners with AOL to go for online syndication

Sports broadcaster joins the online video revolution

Apr 9th 2008 21:04 // News // No comments

A New Kid on the Block

Photolibrary may not be a name as familiar in the stills and footage agency world as the more well known names like Getty and Corbis but as James Kearney demonstrates, it is making its presence felt with distinctive imagery

Mar 9th 2008 21:07 // General // No comments

Review: Toki Shot Hitting the Mark

Software that promises to use algorhythms to analyse a movie and take much of the drudgery out of working out useage of acquired materials in a cut, has to be more than a shot in the dark.

Mar 9th 2008 20:41 // General // No comments

Editorial march 2008

The changing face of content supply and making money from it.

Mar 9th 2008 20:22 // General // No comments

CNN cooks up more than alphabet soup

The new appointment of David Sheehan at CNN Imagesource is bringing a new approach to managing a news archive and the tricky business of handling legacy formats.

Mar 3rd 2008 14:05 // General // No comments

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A new Wicked Words article

The summary for a new Wicked Words article. Preview Test.

Feb 28th 2008 12:37 // General // No comments

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Creative Pro: Have Fun Folding at Graph Expo

Press Reease

Trish Witkowski, Chief Folding Fanatic at the online folding community foldfactory.com, presents an inspiring new workshop. FoldMania is a two-hour, hands-on visual journey into the fascinating and largely unknown world of folding and finishing.

Register Today for FoldMania at GRAPH EXPO!
Date: Monday, October 4, 2010
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Location: McCormick Place South, S505ab - South Hall, Level 5.

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2 Sep 2010 | 9:16 am BST

IBS: Sound with Vision

Fixing poor-quality audio in post can be a difficult and costly business. So what can be done to reduce the problem before it gets to that stage? Adrian Pennington asks the experts.

1 Sep 2010 | 1:35 am BST

Creative Pro: Designer-Built To-Do App Adds New Features & iPhone Version

TeuxDeux (say it out loud) is a straightforward to-do application that launched as browser-based app in December 2009. It's from the minds of "swissmiss" (Swiss-born and NYC-based designer Tina Roth Eisenberg), Cameron Koczon, and Evan Haas.

TeuxDeux now has the following capabilities:

• The layout is now fluid and will stretch as you widen your browser window. If you prefer the old view, go to Settings > Skinny View.
• In addition to moving forward in your to-do one day at a time, you can now go forward in five-day increments, and choose a specific date in the future.

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31 Aug 2010 | 9:05 am BST

Creative Pro: Creative Resume Inspiration

Matthew Corner has compiled 40 examples of resumes posted on the DeviantArt website. While I don't find all of them to be as "stunning" as Matthew does, they're definitely thought-provoking departures from the standard resume layout.

Here are a few samples. For all 40 examples, including links to the originals, see the article "40 Stunningly Creative Resume Designs on DeviantArt".

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30 Aug 2010 | 9:43 am BST

Digital Media: SCRATCH 3D Workflow Helps "Les Krostons" Become Masters of the Universe

Les Krostons" want to take over the world and their impish intentions were recently revealed in a five-minute VFX-laden 3D stereo teaser, directed by Frederick Du Chau through Le Studio d'Imagination, and screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Duran Duboi in Paris harnessed the powers of ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH(r) Digital Finishing Solution in a streamlined file-based 3D stereo workflow, from set to post production, to DCP deliverables.

29 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm BST

Digital Media: ASSIMILATE Expands Reach in Asia; Launches ASSIMILATE China

With the rapid rise of 2D and 3D digital cinematography in China, ASSIMILATE announced today the expansion of its global sales and support organizations with the launch of ASSIMILATE China, and the opening of a main office in Beijing, China, effective immediately. ASSIMILATE Inc, with headquarters in Santa Clara, CA, has sales, service and technology teams located around the world.

25 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm BST

Digital Media: Digital Magic Hong Kong Sets Up SCRATCH 3D and RED Workflows from ASSIMILATE

Digital Magic Hong Kong, a leader in state-of-the-art post-production in Asia, has now established an ASSIMILATE SCRATCH digital intermediate (DI) workflow to specifically handle the conform, color grading, and finishing of RED digital camera?s native R3D files, as well as 3D features shot with RED Digital Cinema?s cameras. Because SCRATCH is resolution independent, it will also be used as a component of their 3D pipeline...

25 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm BST

Digital Media: Digital Cinema and Data Workflows in China: An Interview with Wu Chiao, Director and Cinematographer

Well known director and cinematographer Wu Chiao is at the forefront of digital cinema in China. He has been immersed in the filmmaking process since his first day as a student of cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He has been the director and/or cinematographer (DP) of numerous films, setting a standard of excellence within China. George Lucas` "Star Wars II" -- the first motion picture to be shot using an HD camera -- planted the seed with Wu Chiao that quality movies...

25 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm BST

Digital Media: RED/SCRATCH Workflow Puts Hong Place Vision at Forefront of Digital Cinema in China

Riding high on the wave of digital cinema, Hong Place Vision is the biggest rental company of RED Digital Cinema cameras in Beijing, and has built a post-production studio to meet the demand for the rapidly rising number of digital film and TV productions in China. At the hub of their data workflow and DI tool suite is ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH® Digital Finishing Solution.

20 Aug 2010 | 8:00 pm BST

IBS: SAVE OUR SOUND UK'S reaction to the OFCOM statement on PMSE funding

Save our Sound UK issued the following statement 13 August 2010: As we know, the Government and Ofcom have decided to clear TV bands 31-37 and 61-69 of all wireless microphones and similar technologies that operate on these frequencies. At the end of July, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey announced that the Government would be making a [...]

17 Aug 2010 | 5:38 pm BST

IBS: Govt announcement on compensation

BIS press release on compensation 28 July

30 Jul 2010 | 11:14 am BST

IBS: 4 Poofs mics in charity auction

With Friday Night With Jonathan Ross's tenure at the BBC drawing to a close, the microphones used by his resident band 4 Poofs & A Piano are being put up for auction in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

12 Jul 2010 | 7:58 pm BST

IBS: IBS Training Day 16 May 2010

One of the declared aims of the Institute of Broadcast Sound is to provide high quality training for its members, and that's precisely what happened on a damp Sunday in mid-May 2010. This excellent all-day event was held at the superb new Oswald Morris building of the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, located just off the M40 motorway about six miles northwest of the M25. The course, supported in part by the Andy Hewitt Trust, was open to anyone in the industry, with discounted rates for IBS members and students. Around thirty five delegates attended the day - with several taking advantage of a special deal to attend the course and join the IBS at the same time.

18 May 2010 | 11:03 am BST