Avid To Acquire Pinnacle Systems

Avid president and CEO David Krall said, “We see this acquisition as the next logical step in our long-term strategy. Just as our acquisition of M-Audio in 2004 brought us into the consumer audio business, by acquiring Pinnacle’s consumer video business, Avid will be able to tap into the next generation of video editors while they are still learning their craft.”   More...

[March 29, 2005]

Digidays Coming Back to CEV

This year again, CEV and Digidesign are organizing the audio event where audio pros and enthusiasts will quench their thirst for knowledge, training and hands-on interaction with the industry's best tools.

Click here for more information and to RSVP.

[March 15, 2005]

As noted in the readme files, Avid Pro Tools and Avid Xpress Pro can not be used on the same system. However, Avid Pro Tools can be disabled in order to use the Avid Xpress Pro editor functions. To do so, hold down the shift key at the start up and Avid Xpress Pro will bypass Digi Core Audio, enabling Avid Xpress Pro to launch without a problem.

Source Avid inFocus.

[March 14, 2005]

Until March 31, purchase any Sony Oxford TDM bundle and get an Oxford Reverb (worth over $1,000) absolutely FREE!

Contact your CEV representative for more information.

[March 9, 2005]

Polycom Named One of Five Most Innovative Telecom Companies

Polycom, which has over 400 patents worldwide, has brought innovation to the conferencing and collaboration markets. It was recognized by Fast Company magazine as one of telecommunications and networking industries’ five most innovative companies, from an original field of 119 public companies

Click here to read the original Polycom press release.

[March 8, 2005]

Serial burglar caught on webcam.

[March 7, 2005]

Sony HDV System - Presentation & Hands-on demos

You're invited to a free presentation with Brian Young, Strategic Marketing Manager, Sony, who will present the Sony HDV System.

Several cameras and decks will be available for hands-on demos.

Come and see for yourself why this new system is ideal to help you stay under budget while producing professional quality projects.

Click here for all the details and to RSVP.

[March 7, 2005]

On March 22, Gil Gowing, Digidesign's ICON Specialist for North America, will present an in-depth analysis of the D-Control and ICON worksurface.

Group and private demos will be offered throughout the day in CEV's Montreal offices. Don't miss it!

Click here for more information and to RSVP.

[March 4, 2005]

Your LaCie FireWire 800 drive must be updated in order to work correctly with Windows XP SP2. LaCie has prepared a firmware update tool for Windows XP which will update your drive. The update can be done from a PC or Macintosh computer. The updater is only necessary if you plan to use your drive with computers running Windows XP SP2. Once the drive is updated, it will operate with Windows XP whether SP2 is installed or not; the drive will also work with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Here is a list of products requiring the update:

• d2 Hard Drive (FW800)
• d2 Hard Drive Extreme (FW800/400)
• d2 Hard Drive Triple Interface (FW800/FW400/USB2)
• d2 Big Disk (FW800/USB2)
• d2 Big Disk Extreme (FW800/400)
• d2 Big Disk Triple Interface (FW800/FW400/USB2)
• d2 Bigger Disk Triple Interface (FW800/FW400/USB2)
  

Click here to view LaCie's driver update page and look for the "Device Updater 1.2.0 for Windows (March 17, 2005)" entry.

[March 1st, 2005, updated March 18, 2005]