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Panasonic Bows New Low-Priced 'E Series' P2 Cards

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Switching to P2 is about to get a lot less expensive, thanks to a new line of low-priced P2 media introduced by Panasonic at its NAB press conference earlier this afternoon....

Bent Signs Stop-Motion Heavy Hitter Ken Lidster

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

The Portland, Oregon-based production company and creative laboratory Bent Image Lab is further expanding its roster with the recent signing of veteran animator and director Ken Lidster. Known for brilliant, award-winning commercials, such as those for Brisk iced tea that feature the voices and animated likeness of such stars as Bruce Willis and Danny DeVito, Lidster has directed noteworthy spots for Energizer, Chips Ahoy!, Kellogg's, Oscar Mayer, Quaker Oats, and Target....

Archive Early, Archive Often Webinar

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Mekanism Signs Trifecta of Talent

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Bicoastal film, animation and interactive content creation studio Mekanism recently signed three skilled and diverse directors: David Horowitz, Malcolm Murray, and Michael Langan to complement their existing roster which consists of Founder Tommy Means and Dave&Rory. The addition of this trio of industry vets will considerably bolster Mekanism's talent pool as the studio seeks to establish itself as an ever-growing player in the creative production world....

Trapcode Particular 2 Now Available at Red Giant Software

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Red Giant Software, publisher of the popular Magic Bullet and Trapcode plug-ins, today announced that it has shipped Trapcode Particular 2. Trapcode Particular-award-winning software commonly used by visual effects and motion graphics artists on feature films and TV commercials-generates quick-rendering 3D particles with full camera integration and natural behavior. Many editing programs offer basic particle-generation features. Trapcode Particular, a patent-pending After Effects plug-in, goes way, way beyond the basics of particle generation....