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services into the entertainment area for some time now, so partnering with MTI provides both companies with added ability to service customers in this very important space.” At the core of their cooperation will be the Control Dailies service with a high-speed Internet connection between the two cities, which will ensure that customers receive ontime and compatible dailies. Unique to the operation will be a real-time connection between the two facilities, allowing for coastto-coast interaction. “This will allow our customers on both coasts to be able to see their images in high-quality video when needed,” says Chernoff. “MTI has been at the leading edge of digital dailies technology for 10 years,” says Pandolfino. “When no one else was thinking about digital dailies, I remember Larry being a lone voice in the post wilderness evangelizing the virtues and efficiency of tapeless dailies workflows. My partner, Chris Ryan, and Robert Keske, our chief information officer, flew to L.A. to demo the product. Their conclusion was that Control Dailies is the best and most complete solution they’ve seen in the space.” “At the heart of our choice to collaborate with Nice Shoes was the fact that while being a leader in the creative space, they also have a reputation of having a strong technology backbone,” says Chernoff. “I’m very happy that we were able to bring together this relationship, and that Nice Shoes will house our technology in New York. Knowing the creative and engineering talent Nice Shoes brings to the partnership ensures that our Los Angeles-based customers will be well served.” For additional information, visit www.niceshoes.com and www.mtifilm.com. FotoKem Expands NextLab to Louisiana FotoKem has opened a satellite office in New Orleans, La., to support local productions and provide quick deployment of its award-winning NextLab services and expertise. The downtown location, near the French Quarter, provides a range of postproduction services and support, with an infrastructure for file-based dailies, file-delivery services and offline editorial systems. FotoKem is currently working with multiple television productions and feature films in the region.
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To ensure rapid content delivery from one location to another, the satellite office is fully integrated with FotoKem’s GlobalData platform, which facilitates delivery of content via a secure Internet connection. GlobalData can be linked directly to editing rooms, creative offices, company media centers or any location worldwide. “FotoKem customers shooting in the region have prompted this expansion,” says FotoKem vice president Mike Brodersen. “The need for local, file-based postproduction and location mobile services is growing as the state enjoys record-breaking production stimulated by tax incentive programs. We are looking forward to helping filmmakers streamline post in the southeast region with NextLab and experienced on-ground staff.” Tom Vice, vice president and general manager of FotoKem’s NextLab division, says, “The file-based workflow is increasingly entrenched in the filmmaking process, and the need for powerful and reliable tools grows exponentially…. We are excited to bring our decades of postproduction experience to the region, and provide local support for one of the most advanced tools the industry has to offer.” The NextLab division of FotoKem focuses on developing new and efficient workflows of the highest quality while addressing the unique challenges of the various digital camera technologies on the market. The division has developed proprietary file-based workflow software that securely stores media, archives to LTO and provides quality-control tools, offering access to metadata, audio syncing, color management and transcoding. FotoKem’s NextLab Mobile systems are built on NextLab software, and consist of integrated, portable units that bring powerful postproduction capabilities on set or near location. An extension of the company’s inhouse technological advancements and professional services, NextLab Mobile units can be deployed to assist with streamlining workflow and the dailies process and providing fast delivery to editorial and finishing. The expansion into New Orleans is being overseen by industry veteran Peter Santoro, FotoKem’s vice president of feature and commercial services. For more information, visit www.fotokem.com.
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IQstor Goes Big With IQ-XL Storage-solutions provider IQstor has introduced the IQ-XL, the latest in the company’s emerging line of high-performance RAID storage systems. It is an ideal product for multi-streaming HD/2K/4K video formats for digital content creation, postproduction, broadcasting and off-line archival applications. The 16-bay IQ-XL is designed to offer unparalleled performance with built-in videostreaming technology that eliminates frame drops. The system can scale to maintain a sustained throughput well in excess of 4,000 MB/s at an affordable price. With eight 8-gig FC ports in a dual active/active controller configuration, the IQ-XL can readily support an eight-user production workgroup. The system can also scale via expansion chassis to support up to 720 TB. For transaction-intensive database applications, the IQ-XL provides up to 500,000 IOPS. The system is also CommandSoft FibreJet Certified. For additional information, visit www.iqstor.com. GoPro Enhances CineForm Studio Software Line GoPro has released the latest version of its professional family of 2-D and 3-D production software, GoPro CineForm Studio, CineForm Studio Premium and CineForm Studio Professional, all of which add powerful features that will appeal to consumers and professionals alike. “This announcement represents a significant milestone in GoPro’s efforts to provide a complete camera-to-software solution for 2-D and 3-D productions for its entire customer base,” says David Newman, GoPro’s senior director of software engineering. “The updated GoPro CineForm Studio software line has huge implications, not only for consumers and enthusiasts, but for professional cinematographers and filmmakers who are increasingly embracing new camera technologies to help them tell their stories in ever more exciting and unique ways. The new software maintains an intuitive user interface for basic tasks but also

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