DFT Digital Film Technology, provider of high-end film and digital post production solutions that preserve, manage, and deliver your pictures, will debut FLEXXITY at NAB 2011, SL11608.

The FLEXXITY software suite offers specialized software applications for dailies, archive & restoration, video playout and file mastering, as well as ingest, transfer and transcoding tasks.

FLEXXITY helps facilities maximize their value and delivery of their content. Each software application based on the FLEXXITY platform addresses a post production workflow including; film and digital dailies, archive and restoration, playout of content supporting a vast number of file and video formats, as well as ingest and transfer applications. more

LYNX Technik AG, provider of modular interfaces is launching five new fiber optic splitters for its Series 5000 product range, a card and rack based terminal equipment solution. They will be showcased at NAB 2011 booth N820.

The new passive optical modules split an optical input into two or more optical outputs, allowing users to efficiently distribute fiber optic signals. more

LYNX Technik AG, provider of modular interfaces is adding three CWDM fiber optic multiplexers / demultiplexers to its Series 5000 product range of rack and card based terminal equipment. They will be showcased at NAB 2011 booth N820.

The three CWDM multiplexers / demultiplexers are used to combine and transport 18 3G/HD/SD-SDI, 9 Ethernet signals, or a mixture of SDI and Ethernet signals over a single fiber connection. They include: more

LYNX Technik AG, provider of modular interfaces is launching a number of new fiber interfacing solutions for its Series 5000 product range, a rack and card based terminal equipment solution. They will be showcased at NAB 2011 booth N820.

The new CWDM compatible modules; an optical transmitter, receiver, and transceiver, provide an electrical to optical and optical to electrical conversion solution for the transmission of SDI content to fiber over long distances. They include: more

Rio Rancho, NM – March 2011… Lectrosonics, recognized the world over as a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, is pleased to announce 2011 marks the company’s 40th anniversary. Founded in March of 1971 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Lectrosonics has evolved into a leading manufacturer with a global presence.

Lectrosonics’ first product was the Voice Projector series of portable PA systems and lecterns. In 1975, the company’s first wireless microphone was added to the product line. Shortly thereafter, these products were marketed under the Freedomike® trademark. more

Upgrading its audio infrastructure to deliver a more immersive experience to its partners, the not-for-profit Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, Washington, recently installed a HARMAN Soundcraft Vi1 digital console after a successful hands-on demonstration and in-concert run through. After viewing the console at the LDI Conference in Las Vegas, Technical Director John Bauer immediately ordered a demo console and was surprised to see it waiting for him in his office when he returned.

The Mount Baker Theatre provides its guests with a variety of Broadway and off Broadway shows, local productions of Broadway shows, symphonies, local musical acts and dance recitals. As a non-profit organization, the theatre works to enrich the culture and reinforce a sense of community within the region.

“The Vi1 is a console you can jump right on, whether you are a seasoned pro or a new user, which is why we were able to more

Davita National Meeting

Freelance Technical Services selected the Vista Spyder X20-1608 to manage video processing for Capa Productions, producing the DaVita Inc. national meeting in National Harbor, Md., and Elite Business Productions, producing the Siemens Healthcare Leadership & Sales Conference in Orlando, Fla. The Spyder X20 is a versatile hardware-based video processor combined with the flexibility of a universal routing switcher. Designed to provide maximum versatility, the Spyder X20 lets creative producers blend, window, mix and scale any content format for the most powerful and imaginative multi-window presentations.

“We chose the Spyder X20 for its versatility, powerful feature set and small footprint,” said Timothy J. Durr of Freelance Technical Services. “We used the Spyder X20 at both shows and were impressed with its ease of operation, flexibility in live editing situations, instant adjustments more

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BUENA PARK, Calif.—In conjunction with an international launch at the Music Messe Expo, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announces the availability of the iPad app StageMix for the Yamaha LS9 digital audio console. The new software will be shown at NAB in April.

Similar to the iPad app recently launched for the Yamaha M7CL console, StageMix is an application for the Apple iPad that allows remote control of LS9 mix functions via a simple, intuitive graphic interface from anywhere within wireless range. The application enables the engineer to set up monitor mixes from a performer’s position on stage directly controlling mix parameters via the iPad. To run StageMix on an iPad, a wireless connection from the iPad to a WIFI access point and an Ethernet connection from the WIFI access point to the LS9 is required.

Yamaha LS9 controllable parameters scheduled to be implemented in StageMix are more