September 6, 2013
Imagineer to Demon Newest Version of mocha Pro at IBC
GUILDFORD, UK–Imagineer Systems will demonstrate its newest point release of mocha Pro v3.2 at IBC 2013 in Amsterdam. mocha Pro v3.2 provides much improved international character support and significant features to help visual effects artists work more efficiently, including: * Planar Tracking – powerful 2D motion tracking for solving the most difficult visual effects and post production tasks.
* Roto & Masking – advanced rotoscoping tools for creating masks with less manual keyframes.
* Object Removal – unique module for removing foreground objects and creating clean plates without manual paint and clone.
* Advanced modules for 3D camera solving, Lens Distortion, Stabilization and more.
* Supports Industry Applications – Seamless workflow with Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Avid, Autodesk Flame & Smoke, Eyeon Fusion, Quantel, Maxon Cinema 4D, Nuke and many more.
Imagineer Systems will also host a mocha User Meetup Event at IBC 2013. During the event, the team from Imagineer Systems will be joined by special guest artists to present mocha Pro and mocha AE CC, Imagineer’s planar tracking and roto utility designed for Adobe After Effects Creative Cloud Users.
The IBC mocha Meetup will be held in the Imagineer Systems IBC 2013 stand (7.J49) on Saturday, September 14th from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Amsterdam RAI conference center. Registration is free and tickets can be reserved online by visiting: http://mocha-ibc2013.eventbrite.com.
During the IBC mocha Meetup, and throughout the show, Imagineer Systems will be joined by renowned VFX artists to help demonstrate the power of mocha in different scenarios, including: Mathias M๏ฟฝhl from Mamoworld.com; Ben Brownlee from Curious Turtle Training; and VFX supervisor, Jonas Hummelstrand who will present upcoming VFX work from “Real Humans” season 2, which airs on SVT in December 2013.
Grass Valley appoints Lisa Prentice as CFO
HILLSBORO, Ore.–Grass Valley has appointed Lisa Prentice to the position of chief financial officer. Prentice will assume overall responsibility for all aspects of Grass Valley’s global finance, accounting, assets, tax, and information and technology application initiatives. Prentice brings a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership skills to her new post, with 29 years of finance experience in the technology business.
Prentice joins Grass Valley from InFocus, the presentation and collaboration technology company most commonly known for its presentation projectors. She spent five years as the company’s CFO during a crucial period of returning InFocus to profitability and taking the company private. During her tenure, she successfully led all financial functions of a publicly traded company including investor relations and SEC reporting.
Prior to InFocus, Prentice served eight years as the CFO for PACCESS, a global packaging supply chain services firm. She was responsible for financial accounting, reporting, planning, forecasting, cash management, and other financial activities within the company. Prentice began her career at Tektronix, where she worked in numerous financial roles during her 17 years there.
Quantel appoints Annex Pro as post systems reseller in Canada
NEWBURY, UK–Quantel has appointed Annex Pro as its reseller in Canada for its Pablo Rio postproduction systems. Offering new levels of interactivity, Pablo Rio can handle everything demanded of a modern post facility including; color correction, editing, effects, color grading, finishing and deliverables, including 4K 60p.
Annex Pro is a Vancouver-based reseller for software, hardware and IT infrastructure to the media and entertainment Industry, offering pre-sales research and advice, “Proof of Concept” evaluations, pre and post sales technical support, trouble-shooting and custom training. Annex Pro has been consulting, training and supporting the creation of visual effects, animation, game, TV and films since its creation in 1983.
PlayBox Delivers to MNC News Channel, Jakarta
LONDON–Indonesia’s national broadcaster, Media Nusantara Citra Tbk, has chosen a complete broadcast system from PlayBox Technology for its MCN News Channel.
“The technical and operational staff at MNC News Channel required a system that was logically structured, easy to use, reliable and straightforward to expand,” comments PlayBox Technology, Asia Pacific country manager Desmon Goh. “Our proposed solution met all four criteria and included the further advantages of fast installation and locally available support.”
Installed in a single day, the equipment provided to MNC News Channel included two PlayBox Technology channel-in-a-box servers in main and redundant configuration. These each consists of AirBox automated playout, TitleBox CG & Interactive Graphics, and CaptureBox automated content-ingest system. 32 TB of network storage is also provided. The system is entirely rack-mounted and housed in the network’s data center with interfaces to the MNC News master control room.
MSE to Introduce MatthewsSLIDER at IBC 2013
BURBANK, Calif.–Matthews Studio Equipment, manufacturer of specialized support for the entertainment industry, will introduce one of their newest products, the MatthewsSLIDER, at IBC.
“Recently we came to understand that shooters were in need of a simple, but multi-faceted slider for everything from the smallest cameras to a 175lb load,” said Robert Kulesh, VP of sales & marketing for MSE. From that evolved the MatthewsSLIDER.
Designed to complement a shooter’s creativity, this new camera platform is sturdy and lightweight, owing to its innovative open frame construction. “It’s camera operator and grip friendly,” said Kulesh. “Just to make sure we got exactly what our users needed, Mark August SOC and a full camera crew put it through it’s paces at Hollywood Camera. MatthewsSlider came through with flying colors.”
MSE’s newest support is virtually maintenance free (just keep it clean) and totally field adjustable with few basic tools. It can work upside down for low angle shots, can support more than one carriage at a time for A and B camera shots and has a positive lock at 90 degrees when in use on most dollies.
The MatthewsSlider comes in three basic sizes 29″, 35″, and 45″ (74cm, 89cm, and 114cm) but it is also available in many custom lengths in 4.75″ (12cm) increments between cross members up to 12′ (366cm). Each foot/track adds approximately 3lbs (1.4kg).
