Matthews Intros Air Climber at BSC Expo
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Posted: 08/04/2022
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Matthews Studio Equipment, known for standard-setting grip gear for location and studio work, introduces the first off-the-shelf, modular grip and lighting stand that reaches 25 feet/7.62 meters. Air Climber™ uses pneumatics to be safely raised and lowered via a regulator switch and air compressor.
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Brainstorm to showcase Suite 5 and Edison PRO at NAB
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Posted: 08/04/2022
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Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, will showcase Suite 5 at NAB (booth N2608), the latest version of its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio. Suite 5, available now for all Brainstorm users, includes a plethora of new features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding an even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. These enhancements will streamline the ability of our clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless if they are using LED videowalls or chroma sets to produce virtual content.
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Asias Leading News Organization CNA Selects Vewd to Scale Global App Distribution
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Posted: 31/03/2022
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Vewd, the leading provider of OTT solutions globally, today announced that CNA is now available for Vewd-enabled smart TVs and set-top boxes (STB) worldwide. CNA is one of the world's most watched 24-hour live news channels, focused on Asia. |
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Brainstorm announces Suite 5
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Posted: 16/02/2022
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Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, announces the release of Brainstorm Suite 5, a major upgrade to its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio that includes new, unique, and enhanced features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding an even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. These enhancements will streamline the ability ofour clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless if they are using LED walls or chroma sets to produce their virtual content.
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SMPTE Inks Partnership With the Entertainment Technology Center at USC to Study On-Set Virtual Production Solution
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Posted: 20/01/2022
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SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Entertainment Technology Center, a department within the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California (ETC), an entertainment technology think tank and research center. The memo supports a partnership between the two organizations to collaborate on a SMPTE solution for on-set virtual production (OSVP) — the first in the Society's planned series of Rapid Industry Solutions (RIS) intended to address quickly evolving technologies and their application across the media and entertainment industry. |
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Chyron Releases PRIME VSAR 1.7 With Support for Unreal Engine 4.26
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Posted: 07/01/2022
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Chyron today announced the release of PRIME VSAR 1.7, a significant step forward in the company's mission to help broadcasters maximize and monetize the content they can generate with Unreal-driven virtual sets and augmented reality. This latest release implements Unreal Engine 4.26, increases cameras per PRIME VSAR engine, and adds a host of template-based tools to simplify the process of creating and managing a broadcast-grade virtual set. PRIME VSAR 1.7 makes it easier for designers to create compelling virtual graphics and puts power in the hands of producers and journalists to leverage these assets across different channels and programs. |
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New Matthews 5 Pocket C-Stand
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Posted: 23/12/2021
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Sliding Leg C-Stand with Grip heads and Arm Matthews C-stands have been a mainstay on sets for over 50 years. Now there’s one that literally fits in your pocket. Matthews 5” Pocket C-Stand™ offers familiar features in a super-compact form, including a rugged steel build with a double riser, sliding leg and 2 fully functional aluminum grip heads with 3/16 holes.
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German Leinhaeuser Language Services invests in SubtitleNEXT Explorer Licenses
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Posted: 16/12/2021
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Owing to growing demand for localisation services, one of Germany’s top localisation specialists Leinhaeuser Language Services, has invested in four SubtitleNEXT Explorer Licenses to further boost their AV translation capabilities. In order to balance text and subtitling quality with tight deadlines, the team at Leinhaeuser required a state-of-the-art tool and turned to SubtitleNEXT. Leinhaeuser provides cross-media text and translation services for blue-chip companies across corporate, finance, and communications, specialising in the adaptation and implementation of content in analogue, digital and AV media. SubtitleNEXT supports length restrictions, frame gap settings and recognises cut changes, contributing to a smooth, fast spotting process. Its ability to integrate subtitles into a video provides Leinhäuser with an attractive delivery format. Leinhaeuser's team was also impressed with SubtitleNEXT’s intuitive user guidance. SubtitleNEXT's remote capability offered via its dynamic licensing model, raises the bar for localisation companies to continue to excel when regulations call for flexible working.
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Matthews BM1 Bulb Mount and trade; for Aputure and Astera LED Bulbs
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Posted: 10/12/2021
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Matthews Studio Equipment introduces an easy, grip-compatible solution to hold the industry’s professional medium-sized dimmable LED bulbs by Aputure and Astera. The BM1 Bulb Mount™ offers a quick, versatile and inexpensive answer for mounting these battery-powered bulbs to various types of grip equipment and ¼-20 hardware. Designed for any E26/E27 medium bulb, the Mount offers a standard lamp socket thread (1.25” OD) to accept an LED bulb. At the other end a standard ¼”-20 female threaded insert is ready to accept a Micro Grip Pin, Scissor Clamp, Micro Grip Rod and more. With a low-profile matte black surface, the BM1 Bulb Mount is made of lightweight yet sturdy molded nylon. It measures 2.6”/66mm long and weighs just 0.8-oz/22g. Matthews BM1 Bulb Mount is available through the company’s worldwide dealer network. For more information visit https://bit.ly/MSE_BM1 or www.msegrip.com
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SMPTE Rapid Industry Solutions On-Set Virtual Production Initiative Receives Epic MegaGrant
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Posted: 23/11/2021
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SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced that SMPTE — through its newest program, Rapid Industry Solutions (RIS) On-Set Virtual Production Initiative (OSVP) — has received a prestigious Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games. Drawing on the expertise and contributions of diverse technology and thought leaders, the RIS OSVP is working quickly to assess challenges; establish goals; and make interoperability specifications, workflows, and best practices open and free to the industry along with supporting educational courses and webcasts. The $150,000 Epic MegaGrant will empower SMPTE to deliver even more quickly on the promise of this first RIS Initiative.
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