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    FotoKem goes with Avid’s new high-resolution video IO System for 4K projects

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    BURLINGTON, Mass. --

    Avid (Nasdaq: AVID) announced that FotoKem, one of the largest postproduction houses in Los Angeles, has purchased Avid Artist | DNxIO interfaces to accelerate production of its 4K projects. Combined with the Media Composer video editing software, Avid Artist | DNxIO will give FotoKem the creative tools it needs to more quickly and efficiently create high-resolution media.

    A long-standing Avid customer, FotoKem has credits that include features like Interstellar and San Andreas, as well as primetime television shows including Better Call Saul, Homeland and Dancing with the Stars. With more and more film and television productions being captured in 4K and Ultra HD formats, FotoKem needed a solution to deliver high-resolution projects quickly and efficiently.

    “We were very excited by the recent launch of Avid Artist | DNxIO and its potential to help us cut and deliver 4K content faster and more efficiently,” said Jon Mauldin, VP of Technology Non-Linear, FotoKem. “We jumped at the chance to be the first customer to invest in the new interface to help us manage the growing number of high-resolution projects we’re taking on.”

    Launched in April at Avid Connect 2015 the Avid Artist | DNxIO interface delivers best-in-class high-res video ingest, editing, monitoring, and output, giving video professionals the flexible, open, and integrated creative tools they need to efficiently create the highest-quality media. Built on the Avid MediaCentral Platform, the Artist | DNxIO interface is compatible with any Avid Artist Suite solution and many third-party creative tools, including Blackmagic Resolve, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and more.

    “As more productions shift towards higher resolutions, video professionals need integrated hardware and software to enable them to take on any project,” said Jeff Rosica, senior vice president, worldwide field operations, Avid. “FotoKem’s significant investment in Avid Artist | DNxIO demonstrates the urgent need for a cutting-edge, yet affordable solution to overcome the challenges that high-resolution projects bring.”

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    “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

    "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.

    It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.

    "Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."

    Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.

    "Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.

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