June Archives

June 7, 2007 - Navy Pier, Chicago

A CONVERSATION WITH STEVEN POSTER, ASC
Steven Poster, ASC, newly elected President of the International Cinematographers Guild, talks about what's in store for cinematographers and cinematography.  Cinematographers are the keeper of the vision, but they are also increasingly employing and experimenting with rapidly changing technologies and tools.  Poster will look at the collision of Creativity and Technology as the future unfolds.

AICP.Next ROUNDTABLE
AICP/Midwest President Don McNeill, (Digital Kitchen) gathers production industry leaders and visionaries in a lively discussion of the rapidly changing environment and evolving  horizons of creativity and production.  How is our work affected by  platforms, formats and media that are empowering consumers revolutionizing the production industry? What's next?

APPLE INTENSIVE WORKSHOP Here is your chance to go behind the scenes with the all-new Final Cut Studio 2. See how Final Cut Studio 2 delivers an integrated post-production solution that lets you move effortlessly from editing to color grading to creating motion graphics to sculpting audio to multiformat encoding and DVD authoring.

ADOBE INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: Visually Innovative Workflows using Production Premium CS3
(Now on the Mac!)
Join Adobe in this FREE workshop on real-world workflow for your Mac or PC. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium software, the successor to Adobe Production Studio, enables exceptional productivity as you create visually innovative work for film, broadcast, web, mobile phones, and other portable devices.

QUANTEL INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: Profitable DI for Commercials
In this intensive AICE member and Quantel DI specialist Milton Adamou, discuses and demonstrates the practical business of Digital Intermediates for commercials.

AVID INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: Avid Independent HD Production Workshop
Come to Avid's Independent HD Production Workshop and learn how to improve the quality of your work, and avoid the many pitfalls of HD production.

SONY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: A field guide to picking the right format for the right project.  
A look at today’s acquisition market with  industry expert who will examine the many format choices and explain how to pick the right format for your project.

SONY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP: The XDCAM HD to Apple Final Cut Pro Workflow, from field to post.
An examination of a real world workflow using Sony’s XDCAM HD products and Apple’s Final Cut Pro NLE.  Industry experts tell us their best practices for the XDCAM HD/Final Cut Pro workflow.

SPEED DATING WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Sponsored by Flashpoint Academy
This is a unique industry opportunity to ask a technology/entertainment industry expert your burning questions, get insider tips, how-to and knowledge of future trends.

Annual Platinum Sponsors

Adobe Systems Adobe OpenHD Certified Solutions cover HDV to real-time SD, HD and 2K editing and finishing solutions. Visit our booth to learn more about Adobe Production Studio and how it integrates with high-performance video editing systems. Partners include BlackMagic, Cineform & Matrox.

Avid Technology Avid is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast news professionals to work more efficiently, productively and creatively.

Bluefish444 Bluefish444 will introduce the 2K|Lust video card, which is ideally suited for DI applications.  2K|Lust provides 2K, HSDL, HD and SD SDI I/O.  Media can be ingested using Bluefish's Symmetry software in a variety of formats, including 10 bit 4:4:4, 4:4:4:4 RGB Cineon, DPX and others.

Editshare From field to finish - offline to uncompressed HD - EditShare products are designed to maximize media sharing and storage for multi-user editing environments. Leveraging the power and cost effectiveness of Gigabit Ethernet, EditShare technology enables users to easily and economically share media.

IDX System Technology IDX System Technology is a leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of batteries, chargers, and power supplies, and accessories for a wide range of applications.  All IDX products are designed to recognize int'l EMC specifications and safety standards.

Media 100 Media 100, a leading provider of 10-bit uncompresssed HD/SD editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, post-production, and multimedia industries, will demonstrate the new Media 100 version 11.6 product family running on Apple's new Intel-based Macintosh systems.

Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Panasonic will highlight our newest HD technology including a new full-size P2HD camcorder, a new P2 based field editing system as and a 60" 1080P native plasma panel.  Also on display will be our latest LCD HD monitors as well as the Panasonic VariCam camera and the newest AJ-HDX900 HD camcorder.

Roscor

VTP Videotape Products, Inc. (VTP) is a hardware and solutions company for entertainment, corporate, education, and government institutions.  VTP is showcasing some of Sony's most advanced high definition technologies here at HD Expo.

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