Invitation in Montreal
Sony LUMA LCD Hands-on Presentation

Join us at our Montreal CEV office, on Thursday, July 5 at 1pm for a presentation and hands-on training on the new Sony LUMA monitors.

The high-grade one-piece type LMD-2450W and LMD-2050W incorporate a newly designed DSP (Digital Signal Processor) for high-end picture monitoring, while the entry-level one-piece type LMD-2030W offers a cost-effective solution allowing to produce high-quality content without going over budget.

Come and see the difference for yourself. Looking forward to seeing you.

RSVP

Please confirm your attendance to linda.sparrow@cev.ca - places are limited.

[June 28, 2007]

Avid Webcast for Broadcasters
Create stunning on-screen animations

Build visuals for both HD and SD programming using the Avid Deko graphics system. See a demo of workflows used in the Ultimate Fighting Championship television program. A live online Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Learn how to:

• Create a single graphics package for multiple broadcast formats and languages
• Reduce the number of required graphic assets
• Create stunning on-screen animations using Deko Motion effects
• Work with open industry applications like Adobe After Effects
• Gather data from a variety of sources, including MS Access databases

Who should attend?

• Art Directors
• Broadcast Designers / Operators
• Graphics and Promotions Managers
• Station and Operations Managers
• Producers and Directors

Click here to register (External Avid website)

[June 15, 2007]

Congratulations to filmmaker Greg Hemmings from Saint John, NB, and to his team. Their remarkable DVD titled Marty Smith MX Clinic has been voted Best Instructional Video of the Year at the 2007 Xtremey Awards.

The Xtremey Awards honour the contributions of extreme sports videos in the industry and applaud the artistic endeavours of their creators.

See all the winners here.

[June 11, 2007]

A few articles and tutorials about products available at CEV as well as the latest technological news on the production and post-production front:

 Tutorial: Boris RED "Tread Secrets" Using the 3D compositing features of Boris Red to add special effects to video footage.

 Tutorial: Grain Matching in Avid using BCC Match Grain A common application of this filter is adding grain to computer-generated imagery to lend to a more realistic composite.

 Portneuf Environment Film Festival Award Ceremony (Original text in French) Winners awarded more than $20, 000 in prizes as well as in production and postproduction services.

 Camcorder Review: Sony HVR-V1U HDV "... very well built camcorder with an incredible amount of user control over image capture, processing and display."

 Extreme Shoots with Small-Format HD Cameras "Sony's HVRA1U is still proving to be a versatile multi-tasker: it's both light and sharp enough to go the distance into the Amazon rainforest and out over the Grand Canyon."

 Professionals Continue to Choose Canon's Affordable Digital HD Camcorders From the depths of Indonesia's Manokwari Bay to a blast furnace in a Pennsylvania steel mill, from the strife-torn Middle East to the soundstages of Hollywood, Canon's affordable digital high definition camcorders are earning high praise from a wide variety of professional users for their superb picture quality, ease of use, and versatile feature set.

[June 5, 2007]

From years of experience and knowledge working with some of the greatest studios and producers in film and music, Arena crafts cables from the finest crafted components and technologies available, delivering pristine signal and power to the equipment you use, love, and most of all trust!

Come and hear the difference!

• Arena Power Analogue - Take your analogue instruments and equipments sound to new heights
   
• Arena Power HD - Make your equipment perform at higher definition than ever before
   
• Arena Power Pinnacle - You own the best equipment, and only want the best
   
• Arena Power Quantum - Breathe new life into your complex studio processing equipment

Contact your CEV representative to book a personalized demonstration and hear the difference!

[June 4, 2007]

Here are some Canadian Festival Deadlines coming up in June:
 

Atlantic Film Festival
Deadline: June 29, 2007
 
Vancouver Film Festival
Deadline: June 15,2007
 
Calgary Film Festival
Deadline: June 23, 2007

Let us know which of your films will be showing!

[May 30, 2007]

CEV-Digidesign-Fogolabs Presentations at the MUTEK
The Steps Involved in Producing a Live Show DVD

Do not miss our DIGI workshop presentations, at the upcoming MUTEK.

CEV and Digidesign specialists will present the latest innovations in mixing and music production technologies for the Pro Tools environment, including the 5.1 Surround, HD video environment and a Pro Tools 5.1 & ICON D-Command system.

The presentation will also include the analysis and viewing of various steps involved in the recording/filming, editing and mixing of live concert DVDs produced by Fogolabs. It will be followed by a question period with CEV, Digidesign & Fogolabs specialists.

These one-hour presentations will take place at the Ex-Centris, in the Fellini room. Free tickets will be available at the door, 60 minutes before the workshop.

Click here for more information about Digidesign products.

[May 28, 2007]

Professional LCD Monitors For Any Production & Postproduction Solutions

With the strength of Sony's video expertise, the Sony LUMA Series is sure to meet a variety of picture monitoring applications from high-end HD broadcast and postproduction to cost-effective solutions for wedding and event videography applications to medical and surveillance applications.

The high-grade one-piece type LMD-2450W and LMD-2050W incorporate a newly designed DSP (Digital Signal Processor) for high-end picture monitoring, while the entry-level one-piece type LMD-2030W offers a cost-effective solution allowing to produce high-quality content without going over budget.

All three monitors are SD/HD compatible, and the high-grade LUMA monitors accept PC signals via a digital DVI-D or an analog HD-15 interface. The high-grade LMD-2450W and LMD-2050W offer a variety of video interfaces up to HD-SDI, and the entry-level LMD-2030W accommodates an HDMI interface as standard.

Contact your CEV representative for more information or check out the Sony LUMA Catalogue for all the details.

[May 16, 2007]