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Avid Upgrades DS Finishing Solution with Version 10.3

New RED Rocket Accelerator Card, ARRIRAW and AVX2 support accelerates finishing for file-based projects; Supports clients' real-time demands 
 

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.) Pays Tribute to the DFT Digital Film Technology Engineering Team with Seven Awards

Scientific and Technical Awards Recognize the Developers of Spirit 4K/2K Film Scanner and LUTher Color Space Converter
 
Six employees of DFT Digital Film Technology Holding GmbH are being honored for their critical roles in scientific and technology achievements and will each receive Sci-Tech awards from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.). The Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards honor those whose innovations have contributed in significant ways to motion pictures.

ASSIMILATE Ignites RED 4K Workflow with New ROCKET FUEL

ASSIMILATE’s ROCKET FUEL Bundle: RED ROCKET, Quadro FX3800 SDI Board, and SCRATCH CINE v5.0 Workflow
 
October 15, 2009, REDucation, Los Angles, CA – Today at the REDucation Community Day in Los Angeles, CA (Los Angles Center Studios), ASSIMILATE™ announced its new, ROCKET FUEL bundle that includes the needed tools for real-time ingest, conform, delivery and output of RED ONE™ 4K digital camera material. Created specifically for cost-sensitive indies, filmmakers, and post-production facilities, and priced aggressively at $10,999 USD, ASSIMILATE’s ROCKET FUEL includes an Nvidia Quadro FX3800 SDI board, RED’s REDRocket card, and ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® CINE 4K post workflow.
 

Cinedigm Reports on the State of Digital Cinema

Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. (NASDAQ: CIDM) today issued an update on the state of digital cinema in the United States. In 2008 and 2009, the digital transition -- defined as the industry's conversion from analog to digital technology -- was slowed, largely due to the lack of necessary financing.  
 

Globalstor ExtremeStor-4K Demonstrated with Avantcam Workflow

Paris, France – The ExtremeStor-4K from Globalstor Data Corp., an OEM integrator of high-performance RAID, SAN, and storage/video servers, was included in demonstrations of the Scratch data workflow and postproduction tool suite from Assimilate at the SIEL SATIS 2009 show in Paris.

Epson Develops World's First 4K Compatible HTPS TFT Liquid Crystal Panel for 3LCD Projectors

– TOKYO, Japan, November 9, 2009 –
Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson", TSE:6724) today announced that it has developed the world's first* 4K-compatible high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) TFT liquid crystal panel for 3LCD projectors. Measuring 1.64 inches diagonally, the new panel supports displays with resolutions up to 4096 × 2160 pixels.