Superman Returns, the latest blockbuster from Warner Bros, footage was soaring all over the PNY booth at Siggraph 2006 in Boston. At the Digital Intermediate (DI) station, ASSIMILATE's SCRATCHTM paired with Globalstor®'s ExtremeStor-DI, using the NVIDIA Quadro® FX 5500 SDI by PNY, was showing a high-performance fault-tolerant hi-definition DI solution. Academy award-winning VFX supervisor Scott Anderson, founder of Digital Sandbox, used a similar solution for color management of Superman Returns. At the On-Air Broadcast Graphics station, visitors could see examples of major networks on-air HD graphics demonstrated by VizRT, who were showing Viz|Trio, a powerful 2D and 3D on-air broadcast character generator. The VizRT system was using the power of the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI by PNY to demonstrate the on-air quality demanded from VizRT's broadcast clients.
At the center of the booth was the stunning digital sign, which was powered by Harris® InfoCasterTM digital signage software using the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY. Broadcast and motion picture clips were displayed which had been created using PNY graphic boards including: Disney's The Wild created by ReelFX Creative Studios, 2006 Feature Reel from Rhythm + Hues Studios, and PBS Kids® It's a Big Big World produced by Wainscott Studios . For full details on our activities at Siggraph 2006 click here. Read PNY's Media Alert on Siggraph 2006 here.

Reel FX Creative Studios Uncages "The Wild" with NVIDIA Quadro® FX by PNY graphic boards

Reel FX Creative Studios, an award-winning Dallas-based studio, created the opening sequence of Disney's latest animated picture "The Wild" using the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 by PNY Technologies® graphic board and IRIDAS' FrameCycler. As an integral part of the production pipeline, this powerful combination allowed Reel FX to create a dynamic opening sequence, on time and on budget.

"We are proud to be associated with Reel FX and the great work they achieved using the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 by PNY graphic board and IRIDAS' FrameCycler. It proves yet again how well this robust and reliable ultra high performance graphic board performs in the film and broadcast market," said Jeff Medeiros business development manager, PNY Technologies Inc. To increase the efficiency of their production pipeline, Reel FX animators have IRIDAS' FrameCycler installed together with NVIDIA Quadro FX by PNY graphic boards in their workstations. "All of our animators can view their animations in real-time at full resolution as they work. This is critical, because if it takes too long to render or view an animation, it limits creativity," said Dale Carman, Chief Visioneer at Reel FX Creative Studios. Read full case study here Read Media Alert here For information on the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 by PNY Technologies click here

Spotlight on: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI by PNY Technologies

Delivering uncompressed SDI output in 2K, HD or SD format, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI by PNY is the ultimate HD-SDI "live-to-air" Broadcast and Film solution. Adopted by major television networks and film companies, NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI by PNY has been integrated with numerous broadcast and video applications to enable high definition live-to-air 3D graphics, broadcast news, traffic and weather graphics, 2k digital film playback and digital intermediate uses.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI by PNY graphic boards also allow film production, post-production, and finishing professionals to preview the results of 3D compositing, editing, and color grading in real time on high definition (HD) broadcast monitors. This graphics-to-video-out solution delivers uncompressed 8-, 10-, or 12-bit SDI, enabling a direct connection to broadcast monitors, switchers, tape decks, or SDI projectors. For information on the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI by PNY Technologies click here

PNY Technologies at IBC

Visit PNY Technologies and NVIDIA at IBC 2006, where we will be exhibiting a full range of Professional HD Solutions that address the diverse needs of video, broadcast and film production professionals.
Dates: September 8th -12th 2006 Booth #: 7818 Location: RAI Convention Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands For information on IBC 2006 visit: www.ibc.org

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