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News, Press Releases, Product Announcements, Contests, - submit your news here 2008 NEWS - Maximum Throughput to Launch Web-based Editing Service at NAB 08 -
MAXedit Web
Edition Enables Frame-Accurate HD/SD
Editing without Investing in Expensive
Editing Infrastructure
MONTREAL, Canada, March 12, 2008 — Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), developers of ultra high performance software-based solutions for networked storage infrastructure and media management, will unveil the new MAXedit Web Edition, a subscription-based online editing service at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 convention being held from April 14-17 in Las Vegas. more
SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 24, 2008 -Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6 software for Macintosh®. Since its January launch at the 2008 Macworld Expo, Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac was named "Best of Show," and given the 2008 Editors' Choice Awards by The Mac Observer and the 2008 Macworld Award by Macsimum News. The highly anticipated Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac® combines power and simplicity so consumers at all experience levels can easily achieve outstanding results with their digital photos. more
San Jose, CA (March 19, 2008) - Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in streaming media server software, today announced that its award-winning Wowza Media Server™ Pro is the first Flash media server to bring live streaming to Adobe® Flash players utilizing the plethora of readily available H.264 encoders that support standard RTP/RTSP protocol. more
TANDBERG to Deliver First
High-Definition Webcam for Microsoft
Joint initiative with Microsoft
to enable mass adoption of HD
videoconferencing
NEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, March 20, 2008 - TANDBERG® (OSLO: TAA. OL), the leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing, mobile video solutions, and Microsoft Gold Partner, today announced a development initiative to deliver the first high-definition webcam camera for integration with Microsoft's unified communications platform. more
Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) adds new How to Make Your Own Internet Video Tutorials and Articles - Adds new Best Comedy Videos, Best Video Web Sites, and new book reviews March 24, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Internet Video Magazine, the longest running online magazine dedicated to spotlighting the best in Internet Video and showing everyone - amateurs to broadcast professionals - how to create their own Internet shows, today announced that they have added a bakers dozen of new articles and tutorials for video enthusiasts, hobbyists, business owners and even broadcast professionals who want to shoot, edit and post their own Internet video masterpieces. more
Flixwagon, today
announced the launch of the FliXee
Widget which will stream live
mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to
Flixwagon users Websites, Blogs, and
Social Networking sites. Additionally,
Flixwagon users will now have the
capability to deliver their
mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to
YouTube through their Flixwagon account.
ActionClipsTV - ActionClips is a 100% hassle free video site that gleans best from YouTube, Veoh, Metacafe, etc... ActionClips.TV also has original videos, and accepts videos from members. This site features high quality videos, and it is one of the most organized video sites, with a huge friend community and social networking. more Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date--New from O'Reilly Master Microsoft's New Cross-Platform Plug-in for Rich Internet Applications Sebastopol, CA—Now you can design rich Internet applications (RIAs) for the Web using Silverlight 2, Microsoft's second release of the Silverlight platform. The biggest change from Silverlight 1.0 is the inclusion of a compact version of the .NET Framework, complete with the .NET Framework 3.0 Common Language Runtime. By adding .NET to Silverlight, Microsoft makes it easy for .NET developers to reuse their existing programming skills collaborate with designers, and quickly create rich applications for the web. Whether Silverlight 2 turns out to be a "Flash killer" remains to be seen, but it certainly provides developers with an attractive alternative. In Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date (O'Reilly, US $34.99), author Christian Wenz shows you how to take advantage of this new cross-browser plug-in with tools for animation, vector graphics, and video playback, as well as new .NET support for web services, networking, and LINQ (language integrated query). more
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Announces Keynote Lineup -
Marc Andreessen, Max Levchin
and Johnathan Schwartz Join
Dozens of Others to Examine the
Future of the Web
SEBASTOPOL, March 19, 2008 Sebastopol--TechWeb (formerly CMP) and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo, today announced the lineup of keynotes scheduled to appear at the upcoming Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008 -- a list that includes Marc Andreessen, Max Levchin and Johnathan Schwartz, and many others. Web 2.0 Expo is the global annual gathering of developers, designers, marketers, and business professionals building the next generation Web, taking place April 22-25, 2008 at Moscone West. more
EyeWonder
Launches Live Streaming Video Across All
Online Advertising Formats with New
LiveWonder™
Feature
ATLANTA – March 18, 2008 –
EyeWonder, Inc., rich
media and digital video
advertising’s fastest-growing
innovator, today announced the
launch of its LiveWonder™
feature, designed to deliver
live streaming video via any of
its online advertising formats.
Stinson Partners was the first
agency to leverage this
innovative, interactive feature
to promote and deliver GE’s
retail investor presentation
last week.
more
Hulu.com Opens to Public, Offers Free Streams of
Hit TV Shows, Movies and Company Announces New Licensing Deals with the Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and More LOS ANGELES - March 12, 2008- Hulu, an online video service, today announced the public launch of its Web site, Hulu.com (http://www.hulu.com/). Beginning today, consumers in the U.S. can go to Hulu.com to watch a large selection of hit TV shows, movies, clips and more in high-quality – anytime, for free. In addition, Hulu announced new content partnerships with the Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and more than 20 other top content providers. New content additions to Hulu’s library will include: feature films like The Usual Suspects and Ice Age, shows like Dirt, The Incredible Hulk, Babylon 5, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Dick Van Dyke Show, nightly highlights, top plays and full-length games from the NBA and the NHL, popular made for web programming such as Prom Queen and Onion News Network, and much more. more
Premium Male-Focused Online
Video Network Delivers Brand
Advertisers The Most Engaged
Male Audience On The Web
The new TV-One 1T-MX-3344 Matrix Routing Switcher from TVOne is a high-bandwidth unit that provides four inputs and outputs of Component Video plus Stereo Audio.
HOUTEN, 13 March 2008 - The total number of Dutch TV connections grew by 10,100 to 7.73 million on 31 December 2007, with the digital TV growth only just off-setting the drop in analogue TV connections. The number of digital TV connections grew by 5.4 percent or 169,200 net additions during the quarter to 3.32 million on 31 December 2007, according to Telecompaper’s quarterly update about the Dutch television subscribers market. more The new TV One 1T-SX-524 is a professional HDCP Compliant DVI routing switcher that can switch up to four inputs.
FountainHead Networks.TV a fast growing Internet Entertainment Television company, today announced the release of a new show from its FountainHead Studios. Bitch Slapped is the brainchild of show host Jessah Diaz, whose show title is Host Bitch. Bitch Slapped delivers a dash of biting commentary along with a dose of humor, taking on high profile figures from all walks of life and delivering an across the face slap on behalf of viewers. more
MySpace, the world's most popular
social network, in cooperation with
the Department of Defense's Armed
Forces Entertainment and America
Supports You program, today
announced the launch of Operation
MySpace, a landmark concert event
designed to bring troops serving in
Kuwait a taste of home and enable
the MySpace community to show their
support for troops serving overseas.
Pinnacle Systems,
Inc., announced
Pinnacle Life.
A rich source of information for
users who wish to take full
advantage of the “digital life”
without getting lost in technical
jargon and complexity. With easy to
use features such as a glossary,
reviews, tutorials, testimonials,
videos and demos produced by
Pinnacle product experts and
captured from real-life
testimonials, Pinnacle Life can be
an immediate help to both new and
experienced users, and the tutorial
content will continue to grow over
time. Pinnacle Life will also become
a key destination where customers
can share their own experiences and
participate in online contests.
more
LOS ANGELES-February 26,
2008-MySpace, the world's most popular social network, today announced the
launch of 'Special Delivery' (http://www.myspace.com/specialdelivery
<http://www.myspace.com/specialdelivery>
), an outrageous, non-scripted hidden-camera reality show in association
with Avalon TV and its executive producers Jason Irwin and Garth Holsinger.
The launch of 'Special Delivery' marks MySpace's second co-development
project and the second original web show created specifically for MySpaceTV
(http://www.myspacetv.com).
more
My WeShow enables anyone to become an online video aggregator: finding, creating, discussing, sharing and making money from video content - NEW YORK, NY (February 2008) – WeShow.com (www.weshow.com), the human powered guide to the online video universe, is launching My WeShow, a powerful video focused social network that enhances Internet users' online video experience. My WeShow combines the best of video entertainment with social interaction on the web, enabling users to find video, create personalized video communities, share opinions and content while also potentially making money. more
The Producers
Guild of America (PGA) New Media Council (NMC) East and the San
Francisco PGA NMC chapter will hold a first-ever, live bi-coastal
event, ‘Local T.V. Meets Global New Media,’ on Tuesday, February 26th,
in which panelists in New York and San Francisco will interact with
the audiences in presentations on the growth of web and mobile
technologies in the production of “local t.v.” Panelists include
Adobe Systems’ Mark Randall,
Craiglist founder Craig Newmark, Current TV’s Justin Gunn,
DailyMotion’s Danny Passman, The NewsMarket’s Nick Abramovich, and
ModMyLife’s Andy Keidel, among others.
EyeWonder Announces AdWonderTM 9.1 Flash Component Release with New Features to Enable the Creation of Even More Compelling Rich Media and Video Ad Campaigns -
Upgrade Now Enables the
Creation of SocialWonder™
Widgets, Flash in Flash
Authoring, and Advanced
Reminders and Calendar Features
ATLANTA – February 19, 2008 – EyeWonder, Inc., rich media and digital video advertising’s fastest-growing innovator, today announced the release of its AdWonder 9.1 Flash Component, the latest version of its rich media and video advertising authoring tool. more February 13, 2008 (St. John’s, Antigua) – PlayersOnly.com online casino and poker room is extending the entry deadline for their $10,000 video contest on YouTube.com. Video clips showing what it takes to be a “player” can now be uploaded until March 15 to YouTube.com/Group/UnleashThePlayer. more
WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone Delivers New
Online Experience with Synacor’s Portal
Technology, and Premium Content
Cable operator executes improved
online strategy with integration
of enhanced portal
(BUFFALO, NY) February 19, 2008–
Synacor announced today that it
has successfully completed the
integration of its recently
enhanced platform technology and
white-label portal into WOW!’s
online infrastructure. The
enhanced platform will power new
features and functionality on
WOW!’s customer web portal and
deliver an improved online
experience.
SMALL MICROPHONE WITH A HUGE SOUND FOR HOBBY FILMMAKERS OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT: Sennheiser is launching the MKE 400, a lightweight and highly directional mini-shotgun condenser microphone for use with digital camcorders at the 2008 NAB Show. The MKE 400 may be small, but its features are huge, including switchable sensitivity, wind noise filter, extended battery life and an optional, professional accessory kit. more MADISON, WI — Feb. 11, 2008 — Sony Creative Software <http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com> , a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, today announced the launch of its new Technology in Motion: Vision of the Future <http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/news/techinmotion.asp> student film contest. Presented by Sony Creative Software and Intel <http://www.intel.com/> ®, with the support of the International Society for Technology and Education <http://www.iste.org/> (ITSE) and Edutopia <http://www.edutopia.org/> magazine, the contest offers participating high school students the chance to experience the process of producing a professional project from start to finish more
Red Giant Software Sponsors My Toolfarm Contest -
User-submitted videos to be shown at NAB 2008 Tarrytown, NY (11 February 2008) – On2 Technologies Inc (Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, today announced the release of the Hantro™ 8190 multi-format configurable hardware RTL video decoder. Offering mobile phone and device designers a highly optimized hardware decoder, the Hantro 8190 supports the hugely popular Adobe Flash video format plus a wide range of popular and emerging formats used for mobile video, Internet video, broadcast video and video-conferencing. The Hantro 8190 supports H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark and VP6™ video formats, along with up to 16MP JPEG still images. more
ERLANGER, KY, February 13, 2008— The new TVOne-task 1T-DA-631 HDMI Extender is a dynamic cable equalizer that restores the HDMI v1.3 signal at the end of long cable runs, just prior to the input to the display. The 1T-DA-631 is the first of its kind to offer DDC Correction ensuring the HDMI signal stays true to the original form. The ultra-compact, high-performance 1T-DA-631 has a MSRP of $99 and is now available. more
Feb 11, 2008 – On2 Technologies, Inc. (Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced today that Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/ NYSE: IFX) has signed a multiple use license agreement for integrating the On2’s latest Hantro video accelerators. Configurable to support popular standard and proprietary video formats in resolutions from QCIF up to 720p High Definition, the encoder and the decoder RTL designs will be integrated to several Infineon baseband chipsets targeted for high volume mobile handsets. more
Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) announces best videos of the week - February 2008 Superbowl video, Best Superbowl Commercials, Politicians and Election video - Best Funny Online Funny Videos February 3, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Internet Video Magazine, the longest running online magazine dedicated to spotlighting the best in Internet Video and showing everyone - amateurs to broadcast professionals - how to create their own Internet shows, today announced their selection of some of the best videos of the week for the beginning of February 2008. In addition, Internet Video Magazine has added over hundred new "how to" and tutorial articles, hardware and software reviews, and Industry commentaries and columns. more MTV's 'Choose or Lose' Citizen Journalists Cover Every Super Tuesday State With First-Ever Live Mobile-to-Web Broadcasts.Viewers Can Watch All the Action at MTVNews.com, ChooseorLose.com and Via Special MTV News On-Air Reports. 'Street Team '08' Citizen Journalists Armed with Market-Leading Nokia Nseries Devices and Flixwagon's Innovative Software NEW YORK, Jan. 31 -- MTV's army of Street Team '08 citizen journalists will cover the youth vote like no one else on Super Tuesday, delivering the first-ever live mobile-to-web broadcasts -- from polling stations, caucuses, candidate rallies and everywhere young voters congregate February 5th. The real-time, on-the-spot reports will be streamed live all day from correspondents' video-equipped mobile phones to MTVNews.com and ChooseorLose.com. more San Francisco, CA, January 31, 2008 – Red Giant Software, developer and publisher of professional digital video tools including the award-winning Magic Bullet Looks shipped Magic Bullet Frames v1.0. It is now possible to shoot low-cost video and get the expensive look of film right in Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Premiere Pro. Start with ordinary interlaced video, apply Magic Bullet Frames’ plug-in in any of the supported applications to get quick and high-quality frame rate conversions with the look of true 24p film. more This is really cool. Introduced at CES 2008, the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask allows swimmers to record underwater photos and video hands free. Whether it is backyard pool fun or stunning fish and coral from a special vacation, users will enjoy the combination of a camera and mask in one while swimming. The benefits include a hands free experience for easier and safer swimming. more Telescope (www.telescope.tv), the pioneer in participation media media services, today announced that it has extended its multichannel - mobile, landline, and online - services to twelve television programs that will air in the first quarter of 2008. Telescope, which managed nearly one billion participation media interactions in 2007, is on pace to exceed the previous year's industry record. In addition to programs currently on ABC, Bravo, Lifetime, and TLC, Telescope will also manage the interactive voting - as it has since the show's inception - for 'American Idol' on FOX, which will hold the first voting show of its seventh season on February 19th. more Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the launch of PhotoImpact® X3, its award-winning digital photo editing software. PhotoImpact X3 combines easy-to-use photo editing, inspiring photo projects and amazing digital art to make digital photography and image creativity fun, fast and easy. more
Clifton Park, NY (January 15, 2008) - On2 Technologies, Inc.,, a leader in video compression solutions, announced today Flix Publisher 2.0 for Mac at Macworld Conference and Expo 2008 in San Francisco. Flix Publisher is a popular browser based video encoding and publishing solution for Adobe® Flash® Player 8 and 9, giving enterprises and web video service providers the ability to easily allow video encoding and publishing through a browser based interface. more Great Falls, VA (January 14, 2008) - Knowlera Media today announced the launch of MonkeySee.com, a new destination website where consumers can access thousands of free how-to videos on demand. Both fun and factual, MonkeySee videos are a great source for advice and demonstrations by accomplished experts. MonkeySee.com is a place for anyone seeking or sharing knowledge. Visitors will find topics and experts that range from sensible to sensational, and solutions for everything from fitness to finance. more
PINNACLE
SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES FREE DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE
FOR NEW VIDEOSPIN SOFTWARE Fast, Easy and
Fun Solution for All Consumers
Creates Videos and Post Them on the
Web - Mountain View,
CA, January 15, 2008 – Pinnacle
Systems, Inc., the consumer division
of Avid Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:
AVID), today announced that free
downloads of its VideoSpin™ video
editing and sharing application are
available now from
www.videospin.com.
more
Alviso, CA (January 9, 2008) - TiVo, the creator of and the leading innovator in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs) today announced TiVo subscribers will soon be able to easily watch an enormous variety of video content from the web directly on their television sets by applying TiVo’s popular Season Pass functionality to web video. With the proliferation of content available online today, consumers have access to thousands of hours of content from well-known networks to special interest videos, but need an easy way to search, discover, and enjoy this entertainment on the TV set. more
The compatibility of Seagate’s D.A.V.E technology with Sanyo’s Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera allows consumers to shoot freely without the worry of filling up the internal 4GB or 8GB memory. By connecting D.A.V.E. technology to the Sanyo Xacti HD Digital Movie Camera using USB, users are essentially adding up to 60GB of storage and the freedom of taking crisp, clear HD videos and high quality photos, without sacrificing the look and feel of the world’s smallest and lightest full high-definition digital movie camera. more
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
software for Macintosh is now available ON2 Technologies Empowers Adobe® Flash® Video With New Multi-Format Decoder for HandsetsJanuary 7th, 2008 ARM optimized Software Multi-Decoder Supports All Adobe® Flash® Video Formats In One Package - Tarrytown, NY (January 7, 2008) – On2 Technologies, Inc. (AMEX: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced the release of the Hantro 9100 software multi-decoder. Highly optimized for ARM9 and ARM11 processors, the decoder supports VP6, Sorenson Spark and H.264 in a single package thereby enabling handsets to offer high performance support for the video formats used in Adobe® Flash® Lite™ 3 and Flash® Player 9 / Moviestar more
TVOne-task Introduces ULTRA-Compact RGBHV Distribution Amplifier - TVOne-task’s 1T-DA-462 is a professional Distribution Amplifier that provides distribution of both the audio and VGA video signal from a PC or RGB source.
On2 Technologies, Inc., a leader in video compression solutions, announced that its showcase at the upcoming 2008 International CES in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2008, will focus on high definition (HD) video solutions that are ushering in the next phase of web, VoIP and mobile video. more Digieffects, a developer of popular software plugins for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion today announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Walker Effects plugins from WalkerFX. more
Photoshop CS3 RAW (O'Reilly, $34.99 US). Aaland's up-to-the-minute edition focuses on the important features of Adobe Photoshop CS3, including Camera Raw's new retouching tools, expanded controls, and ramped up sharpening features. Aaland also explains how to use Camera Raw in conjunction with Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge 2.0 to capture, organize, and optimize RAW images so you can produce the best possible digital photographs. more
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Wireless
Back-Up for Sanyo's Xacti HD Flash
Camcorders -
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-January 7,
2008-Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX) and
Sanyo announced that Seagate’s
Digital Audio Video Experience™ (D.A.V.E.™)
Technology Platform, that provides
substantial wireless storage capacity
for digital files from mobile devices,
is compatible with Sanyo’s Hi-Def Xacti
Digital Movie Camera.