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Monitor calibration seem to be crawling all over the place? Check out this new tool called the "Calibug". The Calibug is a USB drive that comes with all sorts of testing tools, generators, patterns, and instructions on how to calibrate a monitor. This small tool has everything you need to calibrate your monitor to match, with instruction on how to use it.
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Color picker and color scheme extension for Mac OS X
From the middle of the twentieth century onward, the RYB wheel has provided artists and designers with a fundamental model for working with color. I'm referring not just to a model for mixing pigments, but also for developing color schemes based largely on the theories of one-time Bauhaus professor Johannes Itten. (Whether you recognize the name or not, he's responsible for many notions you might have about what constitutes appropriate color schemes for your designs.) But virtually every piece of software available to designers today uses native RGB color processing. So what's a designer to do? Well, while you can't mix colors in RYB on screen in most programs, you can still design using the now-classic RYB color model with a variety of tools, including a relative newcomer called Painter's Picker from Old Jewel Software.
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On key and a cut above the rest
I’m not an editor, so I didn’t know the shortcuts and the quick ins and outs of using Premiere. But then I ran across Bella Corporation’s EZ Keyboard products and I knew I needed to get one. These keyboards have color-coded keys that correspond to tools used in editing programs, and have the tool’s icon printed on them for easy reference. What better way to get around Premiere, short of kidnapping an editor and duct taping him to my desk (of course leaving one finger free for him to point to the right tool when I ask a question)?
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Quiksilver Entertainment is producing a Limited Edition version of Sony Electronics' popular Cyber-shot DSC-U60 digital camera. Designed to go anywhere, the camera is targeted to action sports enthusiasts who desire a product that can keep up with their intense, and often soggy, lifestyle.
Unique Agreement Sets Benchmark for Customer Service
InFocus Corporation, a manufacturer of digital projection technology and services, has selected UPS Supply Chain Solutions as its provider for logistics services.
50 stone and masonry textures available as free downloads
NewTek today released the fifth installment in its ongoing series of free texture collections. The latest library is available now as a free download for registered members of NewTek's forums.
Alienware announced today that Alienware PCs have overcome the "world's fastest personal computers." Alienware systems outperformed the Power Mac G5 systems in six out of seven head-to-head comparisons, including tests using Adobe Premiere, MP3-encoding, Microsoft Word, and Quake III.
P-H700AE DLP Projector Features Faroudja's Video Processing and Carries DCDi by Faroudja Brand on Faceplate
Genesis Microchip Inc. announced that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. selected the combination of Genesis Microchip's gm1601 display controller and FLI2310 video format converter for its new DLP Home Theater Projector, model SP-H700AE. Featuring the DCDi by Faroudja brand on its faceplate, the flagship SP-H700AE DLP Projector will be available this December in the U.S. and Canada at a suggested retail price of $12,000 USD.
Kodak Digital Cinema System designed for cinema advertising
Eastman Kodak Company announced that Cinema Screen Media, one of the U.S.'s leading full-service suppliers of advertising to movie theaters, will be a major customer for the Kodak Digital Cinema Pre-Show System.
NewSoft announced today the immediate availability of Presto! DVD PowerSuite, designed to provide consumers of all experience levels with the industry’s fastest, easiest solution for capturing, editing, authoring and burning high-quality DVDs.
In-house recording department records about 500 events per year
One of the nation's oldest and most respected conservatories, Cleveland Institute of Music has a recording department that records and catalogues approximately 500 events each year. In addition to its degree programs in performance and composition, CIM offers a Bachelor of Music degree in audio recording. Work is currently underway to build a new recital hall at Cleveland Institute of Music, with top-of-line recording and sound reinforcement equipment, including 24bit/96kHz PCM, DSD capability and a complete ATC (Acoustic Transducer Company) Loudspeaker 5.1 surround system.
RealOne for mMode to Offer Full-motion Mobile Video and Audio of Top Consumer Brands
The new service, RealOne for mMode with premium brand-name consumer content specifically organized for viewing and listening on mMode mobile devices, is available today on AT&T Wireless' mMode-enabled Nokia 3650 handset as well as the Nokia N-Gage.
Will provide Orange its pvServer and pvAuthor solutions to provide a streaming experience
The deal follows a three-year period during which PacketVideo Network Solutions and Orange worked together to develop new mobile video and audio services for Orange customers. The two companies are currently working with content companies, handset manufacturers and application developers to deliver the best mobile media experience to Orange customers. As a scalable solution, the move will see a seamless transition for Orange customers migrating from the 2.5G to the 3G network.
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