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Version 9 of WaveLab is now available. New version presents itself in a new look, hosts a sheer endless number of quality tools for mastering and editing. Customers who have activated WaveLab versions 7, 8 and 8.5 or WaveLab Elements versions 7 and 8 since February 2, 2016, are eligible for a free, downloadable Grace Period update to the latest version.

Key features of WaveLab Pro 9:

• World’s leading audio editing and mastering solution with up to 384 kHz sample rate support
• Revolutionary new user interface with innovative windows docking system
• New master section with 12 effect slots plus extended monitoring and processing functions
• Fully M/S compatible: comprehensive M/S audio editing, processing and monitoring
• MasterRig high-end mastering plug-in suite including 6 modules, 8 instances and full M/S support
• Advanced EBU R128-compliant loudness metering, including a loudness graph, loudness meta normalizing and true peak support
• High-quality SoX-based Resampler, Multiband Expander and Multiband Envelope Shaper
• WaveLab Project Manager and customizable naming scheme
• Direct exchange of audio files with Cubase and Nuendo

 
Key features of WaveLab Elements 9:

• Audio editing and mastering software, tailored to hobby musicians, podcasters, journalists and home studio owners
• Revolutionary new user interface and innovative windows docking system
• New master section with 5 effect slots
• MasterRig mastering plug-in including 5 plug-in modules: EQ, Compressor, Limiter, Saturator and Imager
• High-quality SoX-based Resampler, plug-in management and organization for simplified overview of all plug-ins used within the project
• Enhanced editing workflow with volume clip handles and auto-replay option
• CD burning engine and metadata support for multiple formats
• Direct exchange of audio files with Cubase and Nuendo

The PIX-LR audio interface provides Sound Devices-designed high performance mic preamps, level control and metering to the PIX-E family of recording monitors! It is an optional accessory that mounts to the bottom of any PIX-E monitor. Backorders will be filled at the earliest, new orders are expected to ship in approximately three or four weeks. In order to use the PIX-LR. users must update to PIX-E firmware v2.00, available for download now for the PIX-E5H, PIX-E5 and PIX-E7 models. In addition to supporting the new PIX-LR audio interface, version 2.00 supports Record Start/Stop triggers on SDI Out (PIX-E5 and PIX-E7 only), and also contains multiple stability and performance improvements. Get the new fimware here.

PIX-LR Key Features

• Two XLR-3F active-balanced, mic/line-level inputs
• Two 3-pin XLR-3M balanced analog outputs
• Two dedicated rotary gain controls
• Large, backlit transport controls for record and playback
• Bright 23-segment LED metering with limiter indication
• Sound Devices mic preamps with high pass filters and limiters
• Supports 48V phantom power for condenser microphones
• Supports input linking for stereo level and pan control

Press Release

Blackmagic Design announced that DaVinci Resolve Studio was used to complete post production, including the final DI and online edit, on this year’s French Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, “Mustang.”

Set in a remote village in northern Turkey, “Mustang” tells a gripping coming of age story about five young sisters fighting a conservative upbringing when some innocent fun in the sea with male classmates has life changing repercussions, including being taken out of school, imprisoned in their own home and prepared for an arranged marriage.

“I was instantly interested in working on a story about women’s issues, especially one told from a female perspective as everything is seen through the eyes of the youngest sister, Lale,” said Yov Moor, the independent colorist on the feature. In addition to using DaVinci Resolve Studio on the final grade with tools including Grouping, the tracker, and masks, Moor also made use of Resolve’s editing capabilities to ensure he completed all his post production work on “Mustang” within just five days.

“A very useful aspect of working with DaVinci Resolve was the fact that we could use both it’s editing and grading toolsets, all from the same application,” Moor explains. “I was able to quickly and easily do things like correct fading on a shot, or even simply test new ideas, all without wasting precious time sending scenes to be reedited and waiting to receive the new results.”

When it came to grading, Moor began not with a traditional brief, but instructions on what sensations director of photography David Chizallet and the director, Deniz Gamze Ergüven were aiming to achieve within each shot.

“The girls in Mustang are always moving, bursting with energy. My grading work was really to enhance this vibrancy and life through color,” Moor adds. "Five days to work on any film is challenging, but it’s especially difficult when you’re dealing with a topic as delicate as in ‘Mustang.’ Luckily, the whole creative workflow offered by DaVinci Resolve was completely seamless.”



Press Photography
Product photos for DaVinci Resolve Studio and all other Blackmagic Design products are available at www.blackmagicdesign.com.

About Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.

Press Release

Blackmagic Design announced the Cintel Film Scanner was used by Cinema Arts, a subsidiary of the Vasallo Vision Group, to restore more than 20 Mexican film classics for distribution on Spanish-speaking channels Cine Nostalgia and Cine Estelar.

Also owned and operated by the Vasallo Vision Group, Cine Nostalgia and Cine Estelar feature a number of movie genres, including comedy, classic western, drama and action from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, streamed in HD over cable platforms DirectTV, AT&T, Verizon, Cox and Frontier, as well as America TV and Canal 41 Miami. Cinema Arts, which is located in Mexico, was tasked with bringing the channel’s large volume of Mexican 35mm film classics to digital HD.

“It's not just about restoring a film,” states Cinema Arts CEO Carlos Vasallo. “Our goal is to present the highest quality and be faithful to its artistic and historical work as envisioned by the original producers, directors and screenwriters.”

Over the last three years, Cinema Arts has restored 1,000 of the 2,000 films stored in the Cine Nostalgia and Cine Estelar vault, from 35mm to full HD, with a goal to complete the HD migration before the end of 2016 with help from the Cintel Film Scanner. Cinema Arts invested in the Cintel Film Scanner, one of the first owned in Mexico, to meet the accelerated timeline.

“With Thunderbolt support and seamless integration with DaVinci Resolve Studio, the Cintel Film Scanner offers a much faster film restoration workflow than comparable products. Within the first few weeks of owning the system, we were able to successfully restore more than 20 movies. That's more than twice the speed in which we had been restoring the previous films,” notes Vasallo. “This was echoed by the people who attended our Cintel training. Many had experience with other film scanners, and they were absolutely astounded with Cintel’s realtime performance! Once we add the Cintel’s 16mm and audio gates, our results will be even better, exponentially speeding up the project to make our goal.”

Cinema Arts’ intensive film restoration workflow is based on the Cintel Film Scanner, DaVinci Resolve Studio color grading and Thunderbolt technology. First, staff physically remove the film’s visible damage, then use Cintel, connected to a Mac desktop system via Thunderbolt, to scan the film in realtime. Cintel’s extensive calibration capabilities let staff tweak digital elements to output a DPX file that is equivalent to the original film quality.

“The Cintel calibration tools take into account the photo and color quality of the original film, and thus we have been able to correct 70 to 80 percent of the film defects due to wear and tear,” says Vassalo. Once the scanning has been registered according to the parameters set up by the production and post teams, files are downloaded and digitalized to a DPX extension to begin the color grading part of the workflow using DaVinci Resolve Studio. No re-uploading or transferring needed.

Cinema Arts’ film restoration project features Mexican favorites, including films from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, with actors like Andrés García, Jorge Rivero, Sasha Montenegro, Maribel Guardia and more.

Press Photography

Product photos of Cintel Film Scanner and all other Blackmagic Design products are available at www.blackmagicdesign.com/press/images.

About Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.

Steinberg has announced the availability of the 8.5.15 maintenance update for Cubase Pro 8.5 and Cubase Artist 8.5. Two issues have been fixed with this minor maintenance update. This update resolves the issue where VCA connected channels are rendered unusable when adjusting the volume fader with the mouse scroll wheel alongside an issue with the video engine stopping when outputting video to external devices.