Condor VFX, one of South Africa’s leading post production houses, has purchased a Quantel Pablo with the Neo panel to speed every aspect of the color correction process.

“The creative color correction tools you need are all there – right at your fingertips, much like I’ve been using on film for many years,” says head colorist, David Grant. “Pablo also includes the full Quantel toolset, enabling us to make editorial changes, fix problems, do effects, re-framing and more without moving media between suites. This is a fantastic time saver in real-world workflows and means the whole job is completed more quickly and efficiently.”

London post house LipSync Post recently installed a Quantel Genetic Engineering shared workflow solution to support its two Pablo color correction suites and iQ DI system. All systems can now share media without wasting time transferring media between suites or managing multiple versions.

Colorist Lee Clappison estimates that LipSync Post is already benefiting from a 50% efficiency improvement, and anticipates further gains “as we learn how to get even more out of the new workflow. We’re able to do prep work such as dust busting, dropping in effects shots, sync checking and versioning on the iQ while the creative work continues uninterrupted on the Pablos.

“It’s a much better way to work because you don’t interrupt the flow, and it’s appreciated by clients because it eliminates the hanging around waiting for non-creative jobs to happen,” Clappison explains.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — February 16, 2010 — Stephen Nakamura of Company 3 has provided his color grading prowess to three major motion pictures slated for release later this year: “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,” “The Conspirator,” “The Town,” and “Robin Hood.”

For more information on these projects or to schedule an interview with Stephen, please contact:

Jon Silberg
PR/Marketing Consultant, Ascent Media
jsilberg@company3.com
310.454.3934

Gail Laguna
Director, Global PR, Ascent Media
glaguna@ascentmedia.com
818.260.6229

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About Company 3:
Company 3 revolutionized the postproduction industry a decade ago when it took the art and craft of color correction into a boutique environment. Today, focused on high-quality creative results, Company 3 is synonymous with many of today’s award-winning commercials, music videos and feature films. Currently, Company 3 is translating its finely tuned expertise in feature film DI (digital intermediate), color correction, and final finishing to commercials and advertising.

In addition to Stefan Sonnenfeld, Company 3’s incredible talent roster includes John Bonta, Sean Coleman, Siggy Ferstl, Billy Gabor, Dave Hussey, Tim Masick, Victor Mulholland, Stephen Nakamura, Mike Pethel, Tom Poole, Rob Sciarratta and Matt Turner. Recent commercial projects are campaigns for Apple, BMW, Heineken, Nike and Travelers Insurance. Recent feature film credits include “A Single Man,” “High School,” “Collapse,” “Public Enemies,” “Star Trek,” “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three,” and “Watchmen.” Company 3 www.company3.com is an Ascent Media www.ascentmedia.com company.

London – Broadcast Video Expo –February 16, 2010 – Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox Vetura Playback, a new application on the Mac for convenient playback of H.264 and .mov files using any of the Matrox MXO2 I/O devices. Field journalists equipped with a Matrox MXO2 device that includes the Matrox MAX H.264 encoding accelerator can shoot and edit their stories, then quickly encode to a very high quality H.264 file faster then realtime. Via any internet connection, the small H.264 file can be efficiently uploaded to headquarters then ingested to a video server or played directly to air using another MXO2 device and the Matrox Vetura Playback application.

“The new Matrox Vetura Playback application lets broadcasters leverage the power of Matrox MAX H.264 encoding acceleration to deliver breaking news stories to air in HD faster than ever before,” said Wayne Andrews, Matrox product manager. “Matrox gives them the tools they need to scoop their competition.”

The Matrox MXO2 products will be demonstrated on stand D66 at Broadcast Video Expo being held February 16-18, Earls Court 2, London.

Key features of the Matrox MXO2 family for Mac

* Convenient form factors for use in studio, on set, in the field, and in OB vans
* Works with Intel-based MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, and Apple Xserve systems
* Broadcast-quality HD/SD video and audio input/output
* Flexible support for leading codecs, file formats, cameras, and workflows
* Extensive application support including Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, and many more
* 10-bit HDMI input, output, and monitoring with calibration controls including blue-only
* 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion on capture and output
* Hardware acceleration of Final Cut Pro Dynamic RT segments, HDV, and DVCPRO
* Matrox Vetura Playback application for convenient playback of H.264 and .mov files
* Also available with Matrox MAX for faster than realtime H.264 encoding
* Three-year hardware warranty and complimentary telephone support

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Price and availability

Matrox MXO2 products are available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. The 1.9 release, which includes the Matrox Vetura Playback application, will be available free of charge within 10 days from the Matrox website for registered owners of Matrox MXO2 Mini, Matrox MXO2 LE, Matrox MXO2 and Matrox MXO2 Rack. Other features of the 1.9 release include Active Format Description (AFD) support in the SDI video signal using the patent-pending Matrox 4VANC method, support for 16 channels of embedded SDI audio, and support for Apple’s Core Audio.

About Matrox

Matrox Video Products Group is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for accelerated H.264 encoding, realtime editing, audio/video input/output, DVD/Blu-ray authoring, scan conversion, capture/playout servers, clip/still stores, and CGs. Matrox’s Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, post-production facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, and videographers worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Janet Matey

Marketing Communications Director

Matrox Video Products Group

tel: (514) 822-6037

fax: (514) 685-2853

janet.matey@matrox.com

www.matrox.com/video

Next Generation of Grain Tool Makes Debut

February 12, 2010 (Stockholm) Digital Vision has again been selected to participate in the Demo Room events surrounding the 16th Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat, set for February 16th -19th in Rancho Mirage, CA. The Tech Retreat is a premiere event in the broadcast and post production industries, attracting leading thinkers, companies, and experts to four days of presentations and demonstrations by forward-looking industry experts and companies. Participation in demo room must be approved by a technical standards review committee and requires a presentation of new technologies.

Digital Vision will be presenting Nucoda Film Master and Phoenix 2009.1 in the Demo Room, but the focus is on the next generation of grain tool and open EXR grading. This fifth generation grain reducer features completely new algorithms including grain characteristics analysis for automated grain reduction, new motion estimation engine and a new, innovative aptio-temporal filter. This next generation tool provides stunning images, virtually artifact free, that retain original sharpness.

Bruno Munger of Digital Vision commented, “The HPA Tech Retreat is an outstanding place to meet our colleagues in an atmosphere focused on quality information sharing. We are extremely proud of next generation grain tool as well as the Open EXR floating point grading. We believe that they will be powerful resources for our customers as they serve their clients. The Demo Room is a perfect place to show it off and we look forward to participating again.”

About Digital Vision
Digital Vision provides innovative image restoration, enhancement, color correction and data conforming systems that major movie studios, television networks and post production facilities use to master and deliver feature films, TV programs and commercials. The company’s Nucoda product line provides a strong
tapeless and non linear grading for HD broadcast and 2k/4k digital intermediate productions. The company’s award-winning products are a standard of the media and entertainment industry and are deployed at top facilities and broadcasters around the world.

Digital Vision AB was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with three wholly owned subsidiaries, Digital Vision (US) in Los Angeles, California; Digital Vision UK in London, England; and Digital Vision in Hong Kong, China. The company maintains its global presence through a network of qualified distributors. Digital Vision is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange. For further information, go to www.digitalvision.se.

All trademarks used herein, whether recognized or not, are the properties of their respective companies.

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Media Contacts:

Digital Vision Contact:
Alexa Chollet
Email: alexa.chollet@digitalvision.se
Tel: +1 818 769-8111

USA PR Contact:
Christine Purse
ignite
Email: chris@ignite.bz
Tel: +1 818 508 0450
Mob: +1 323 806 9696

 Film Master Helps Facilities Deliver Some of the Hottest Films

Unspooled At Sundance

February 1, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) Digital Vision, whose highly regarded color grading and enhancement products are part of the workflow at leading facilities around the world, congratulates the filmmakers and films that screened and competed at the Sundance Film Festival, just wrapped in Park City, Utah.

“Our customers are the facilities and artists that support the creativity of storytellers. Our focus is directly on them, and we are proud to have contributed to the work of the filmmakers whose projects premier, screen or compete at Sundance,” noted Alexa Chollet, Director of Marketing, Digital Vision.

Projects at Sundance that were supported by Digital Vision products include:

Final Frame, New York
Bass Awards (NEXT)
The Tillman Story (US Documentary Competition)
My Perestroika (US Documentary Competition)
Joan Rivers (US Documentary Competition)

Lit Post, Hollywood
Frozen (US Dramatic Competition)
The Perfect Host (Park City at Midnight)

Tunnel, Santa Monica
The Dry land (US Dramatic Competition)

Will Cox, Final Frame Co-Founder and Colorist noted that, “Over the past decade, we have had the amazing opportunity to work with some of the most talented independent filmmakers on the scene today. We help them execute their technical requirements, but our job is ultimately to empower their creative voice. Digital Vision helps us to do that, time and again.”

Kyle Jackson, Owner of Tunnel Post in Santa Monica, commented that, “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to work with talented filmmakers doing exceptional work and support the indie community as we did with ‘The Dry Land.’ Those collaborations are everything to us, and Digital Vision supports us every step of the way.”

About Digital Vision
Digital Vision provides innovative image restoration, enhancement, color correction and data conforming systems that major movie studios, television networks and post production facilities use to master and deliver feature films, TV programs and commercials. The company’s Nucoda product line provides a strong suite of products for tapeless and non linear grading for HD broadcast and 2k/4k digital intermediate productions. The company’s award-winning products are a standard of the media and entertainment industry and are deployed at top facilities and broadcasters around the world.

Digital Vision AB was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with three wholly owned subsidiaries, Digital Vision (US) in Los Angeles, California; Digital Vision UK in London, England; and Digital Vision in Hong Kong, China. The company maintains its global presence through a network of qualified distributors. Digital Vision is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange. For further information, go to www.digitalvision.se.

All trademarks used herein, whether recognized or not, are the properties of their respective companies.

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Media Contacts:

Digital Vision Contact:
Alexa Chollet
Email: alexa.chollet@digitalvision.se
Tel: +1 818 769-8111

USA PR Contact:
Christine Purse
ignite
Email: chris@ignite.bz
Tel: +1 818 508 0450
Mob: +1 323 806 9696