VariCamp - May 17-19, 2007 - East Coast
VariCamp - September 27-29, 2007 - Midwest
Advanced VariCamp - September 30, 2007 - Midwest
VariCamp - February 7-9, 2008 - Los Angeles
Advanced VariCamp - February 10, 2008 - Los Angeles

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PANASONIC and HD EXPO LAUNCH P2 EDUCATION PROGRAM P2 Workflow Workshop Illuminates Revolutionary Tapeless Workflow In a Two- Day Program

The long-anticipated evolution to  a tapeless production process has begun, and content creators are increasingly utilizing revolutionary new tools in a wide variety of productions. To assist the creative community in the rapid transition to this tapeless workflow, Panasonic and HD EXPO have announced a national workshop series that will explore the process from production through delivery.

Launching this June in a number of U.S. cities, the P2 Workflow Workshop is a rigorous training program for content creators that will illuminate the tapeless workflow from pre-production through delivery.  The workshop includes a thorough explanation of non-linear acquisition and its underlying technology including the Panasonic P2 product line. For more information call 818-842-6611 or email evie@hdexpo.net.

Avid Launches Worldwide Academic Partner Program Company offers grants, scholarships, certified training and curriculum support to colleges and universities worldwide.

Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) announced the launch of the Avid Academic Partner (AAP) program, a worldwide initiative designed to assist colleges and universities in preparing students for successful careers in the media industry. The AAP program delivers affordable, integrated Avid product offerings and courseware as well as the ability to achieve Avid-Certified Campus status. More...

Avid Advances Open Platform Initiative with More Than 50 Third Parties at NAB 2007 Leading manufacturers adopt company’s Avid DNxHD codec; company also demonstrates Open Storage Initiative and broad interoperability with third-party software and hardware tools.

Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) announced that it is collaborating with more than 50 leading software and hardware manufacturers to promote open workflows, standards, and product interoperability for digital media production professionals.  In addition to the 27 hardware and software companies that will demonstrate product interoperability with Avid® tools in the Avid Developer Community (#SL1413) and a range of third-party booths, 24 other leading manufacturers have licensed the Avid DNxHD® codec and plan to integrate Avid’s revolutionary 8-bit and 10-bit HD encoding technology into their product offerings. More...

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Insight Media is hosting an upcoming webinar on Expanded Color Gamuts for Displays on Thursday, May 10th, at 12:00 Noon EDT. Matthew Brennesholtz, Sr. Analyst, Insight Media is the presenter.

This webinar will cover the colorimetry of expanded color gamut displays and will include a discussion of basic colorimetry, color gamuts of existing normal and expanded color gamut displays, technologies to achieve wide color gamuts in displays and cameras, color encoding in video signals including DCI and xvYCC, evaluation and comparison of color gamuts produced by different displays, and status of roll outs of wide color gamut displays.

For more information and to registration and payment by credit card, go to: insightmedia.info/webinars/gamuts.php

CONTACT:   Insight Media, Dian Mecca, (203) 831-8464, dian@insightmedia.info.