The International Monitor Awards, presented by the Association of Imaging Technology and Sound (ITS), has announced the 11 nominees for its 2000 Special Achievement in Engineering Award.
This award is presented each year to a company whose innovative applications of technology have allowed the industry to achieve new levels of accomplishment. Nominated technologies must be of significant importance, must have had a recent impact on the postproduction and digital media industry, and must be universally available for purchase and delivery. Final voting by ITS member companies will take place this month. "We are pleased to have such a large number of highly-qualified nominees," stated ITS president Terry Rainey. "The number reflects the dynamic nature of our industry, and the rapid technological change."
The nominees are:
1. SGI’s HD I/O board.
2. Laser-Pacific’s 1080/24P HDTV Postproduction System.
3. Fire(V.3.0), Discreet’s Resolution technology.
4. Edit, Discreet’s NT-Based nonlinear editing solution.
5. Inferno, Discreet’s uncompressed visual effects and compositing system for film, HDTV, DTV and other video formats.
6. The Avid Symphony uncompressed nonlinear editor.
7. The Advanced Authoring Format Association.
8. The Xantus DTV Format Converter, from the TeraNex Corporation.
9. C-Reality, a full-bandwidth RGB telecine from Cintel.
10. The Softimage DS nonlinear editor.
11. Sony’s 1080/24p Progressive System for Electronic Cinematography with HDW-F900 Multi-Frame Camcorder.
The ’99 winner was Philips Spirit Datacine, by Philips Digital Video Systems Company.
The 21st International Monitor Awards honor the creative achievements of production and postproduction professionals around the world, recognizing outstanding work by producers/directors, editors, visual effects teams, audio mixers, sound designers, composers, colorists, animators and graphic designers/art directors.
The Monitor Awards presentation gala will take place on the final evening of the ITS Annual Forum on July 15, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif. Tickets may be ordered online at www.itsnet.org.
Dedicated to furthering excellence in all areas of film, video, and audio electronic production and postproduction, the ITS is the trade association of the professional community of businesses providing creative and technical services in pictures and sound. The organization’s purpose is to advance the success of the postproduction and digital media industry, to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge within the industry, and to enhance the professionalism and profitability of its members.
For information about the Special Achievement in Engineering Award or the voting process, contact Tracy Murley, ITS director of conferences, at tmurley@itsnet.org.
