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AS Profile The film in question is Avatar and, while cinema goers have yet to see the finished product, the early buzz suggests it could represent the next big leap forward in film tech. With its innovative use of... [29 Sep 2009]
Photos: Computer history goes under the hammer
Photo It's a video laser disc player and includes film classics such as Star Wars, Easy Rider and Goldfinger. This is the Lyons Electronic Office - LEOII/3 electronic programmable storage computer which was first demonstrated... [29 Sep 2009]
Parallax Photography: Creating 3D Cinematic Effects From Stills
White Paper The paper develops a taxonomy of the cinematic conventions of these effects, distilled from observations of documentary film footage and organized by the number of subjects of interest in the scene. This paper presents... [16 Sep 2009]
YouTube wants a slice of the feature film pie
News YouTube wants to offer movie rentals and is in talks with several top film studios about obtaining licences to stream feature films on a rental basis. YouTube is discussing the service with Sony Pictures, Lions Gate... [03 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet, Windows 7, Nokia mini laptop, 3D printers and future mobiles
Photo The bank made a short IT security information film that parodied big screen blockbusters such as Bridget Jones's Diary and A Time to Kill. The campaign was a hit with workers, with staff requesting copies of the... [02 Sep 2009]
Solution Based on Windows Mobile Helps Film Exhibitors Stay Organized and Responsive
White Paper At the annual American Film Market (AFM), buyers from more than 70 countries attend nearly a thousand screenings. Exhibitors need to follow up on opportunities as quickly as possible, so AFM organizers needed a way to... [28 Aug 2009]
MySpace confirms purchase of Facebook-friend iLike
News Van Natta explained in the conference call that the acquisition is on behalf of MySpace rather than its MySpace Music division, a joint venture with the major record labels, because the company plans to extend its technology to other... [20 Aug 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.08.09
Round-Up The campaign centres around a 22 minute film called 'The Risk! which features the five film parodies as dream sequences. The initiative has proved to be a hit with workers, with staff requesting copies... [07 Aug 2009]
Photos: Barclays turns to Hollywood to sell security
Photo The campaign centres around a 22 minute film The Risk! created for Barclays by marketing company Twist & Shout Communications, which features the five film parodies as dream sequences. It has proved to... [03 Aug 2009]
Digital Archiving Solutions for the Media and Entertainment Industry
White Paper Rather than shooting analog film or video tape and converting it to digital for post-production work, the entertainment industry is embracing all-digital processes from the initial capture through post-production,... [31 Jul 2009]
Animators Save $200,000 in Production Costs With High-Performance Computing System
White Paper The company is working on its first full-length animated feature film. Glukoza Production needed a more powerful environment to handle computer animation for a high-definition, full-length film. Moscow,... [25 Jul 2009]
Has in-flight entertainment got wings in the iPod era?
News The pace at which airlines can update the selection of film, music, games and technology offered to passengers is being outstripped by constant advances in storage and functionality on media players, according to... [03 Jul 2009]
HP Workstations Powers Tech-Heavy Entertainment Education
White Paper Vancouver Film School wanted to provide technology platform for intensive film/graphics educational program. Vancouver Film School standardized on HP xw-series Workstations for use in... [21 Jun 2009]
HP BladeSystem Powers BT Vision, Tripling Data Center Capacity
White Paper BT Vision (www.btvision.bt.com) offers on-demand television programs, film and sports over the Internet to broadband customers of BT (British Telecom). The company wanted to triple data center capacity to one million... [12 Jun 2009]
Image State Adjustment in Adobe After Effects CS4 Color Workflows
White Paper The Color Management System (CMS) also allows for the correct display of colors from the project's working color space on their computer monitor as well as correct color output to a variety of different output conditions like... [29 May 2009]