All Posts for August, 2011

Mayah to unveil SendIt4 online audio platform at IBC

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Mayah to unveil SendIt4 online audio platform at IBC
Subscription-based community AoIP platform from Mayah is designed to enable easy IP connectivity with broadcast-quality audio.

Sound for Jazzfest 2011

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Sound for Jazzfest 2011
Mix News Story on Sound Production for Jazzfest 2011

Preserving Culture at Women’s Audio Mission
In April, San Francisco–based non-profit Women’s Audio Mission (WAM; womensaudiomission.org), dedicated to the advancement of women in music production, recorded a trio of master Mongolian musicians for a full-length album release, with funding from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. Known as Nutgiin Ayalguu, which means “native melodies” or “melodies from home,” the trio comprises Orgilsaikhan Chimeddorj (aka Ogo), Ulziisaikhan Lkhagvadorjv (aka Ulzii) and Otgonbayar Chunsraikhachin (aka Otgo). 

Difficult to Distinguish Between Track Labels “V2” and “V3”

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Difficult to Distinguish Between Track Labels “V2” and “V3”

On my computer, the track labels for "V3" and "V2" look almost identical. I vaguely remember a post mentioning this issue, but I haven't been able to find it.

I've attached a screen shot of what I'm seeing.

My 24" HP monitor is running at its native 1920 X 1200 resolution. I don't have this problem with any other labels in Avid or other applications, just MC's track labels.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

Divergence

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Divergence
Every now and then, a hype word comes along that actually means something… Divergence is fun for us as media consumers. It’s a nightmare for us as media makers, though. The trick is to embrace the delight consumers find in all this divergence, and to let it soothe the stabbing pain between our e

Wanna Switch? – Lesson 4 – Editing

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Wanna Switch? – Lesson 4 – Editing
In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you the basics of editing, and throws in a few bells and whistles to help speed up your overall workflow.

Genson Entertainment Partners with Identity FX on Major S3D Production
(Hollywood, California–August 24, 2011) Genson Entertainment, helmed by veteran producer Bob Larson (“Coal Miner’s Daughter”, “Continental Divide”, “Gorky Park”, “Play Misty For Me”) announced today it has entered into a partnership with Identity Studios to begin production on Chennault, the maverick story of General Claire Lee Chennault’s Flying Tigers in China during World War II. The two companies are currently in high-level talks with several industry icons for their participation in the film, from legendary directors to A-List talent, and expect to reach additional agreements in the coming weeks.

Anton/Bauer Debuts Innovative Power Solutions For Sony, Canon, Panasonic, RED and ARRI At SET 2011

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Anton/Bauer Debuts Innovative Power Solutions For Sony, Canon, Panasonic, RED and ARRI At SET 2011
(SÃO PAULO, Brazil–August 24, 2011) Having recently opened a new divisional office in São Paulo, Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, is thrilled to demonstrate the advanced capabilities of its power solutions at the SET Congress and 20th edition of Broadcast & Cable Show – International Technology Fair. Anton/Bauer will debut the new MATRIX Cheese Plate, a new mounting plate that can be used with the company’s Gold Mount® Solutions for the Sony PMW-F3 camera; Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS 60D Digital SLR cameras; Panasonic AG-AF100 series professional HD camera and RED EPIC digital cinema camera. Also making a first appearance at SET Congress is the QR-HotSwap-AR Gold Mount for the ARRI ALEXA digital cinema camera.

Wheatstone releases white paper on audio processing

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Wheatstone releases white paper on audio processing
Free white paper examines the business case for targeting clean sound over loud.