Events Rewind : Reseller Events

Avid New Thinking ROCKS the Hard Rock!

JFeliceNY — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:12:00 GMT

The Seminole Hard Rock and Casino in Hollywood, Florida was the last stop of Avid's New Thinking tour for the summer.

On the evening of June 26th, 2008, digital media enthusiasts from all over the Greater Miami and Ft Lauderdale areas came out to witness, first-hand, Avid's hot, new editing line-up.

Greg Estes, Avid's Chief Marketing Officer, kicked off the meeting by explaining Avid's "thinking" behind "New Thinking: our commitment to quality, performance and value."

Avid Application Editors Bob Russo and Kevin Camoosa were on hand to demonstrate the new Avid Media Composer Nitris DX and Avid Symphony Nitris DX.

Avid Gold Premier Reseller, Virtual Media, was also present to answer any questions from the crowd.

We would like to thank all who participated in making this event a success. We would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy SUMMER, and we will see you all in the Fall in such cities as San Juan, PR; Baton Rouge, LA; and Dallas, TX!

Joe Beirne from PostWorks Packs the House as he Presents “Digital Non-Linear Editing Destroyed the Cutting Room”

JFeliceNY — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:00:00 GMT

120+ digital media enthusiasts braved the cold to attend Joe Beirne’s dynamic presentation at the North Cabana Room in NYC’s trendy Maritime Hotel.

Hosted in association with Avid Gold Premier Reseller, Video Corporation of America (VCA), Beirne guided the audience through the early days of editing in the cutting room up to the technological advances of today, particularly the advances of Avid’s DNxHD codec. He demonstrated how PostWorks has benefited from using DNxHD in their facilities, allowing them to edit at the highest quality resolution while taking advantage of the decreasing price of shared storage that Avid Unity provides.

Joe Beirne is the VP of Technology at PostWorks, one of the largest and most successful post-production houses in NYC. PostWorks does editorial and finishing work for 100’s of independent films and dozens of major TV shows, including 30 Rock and The Wire.

After Beirne’s presentation, Avid Application Editor Kevin Camoosa gave a demo of Avid Unity with special attention to DNxHD resolutions, showing both their quality and bandwidth.

The audience was urged to have a cocktail, munch on some food, network, and get up close and personal with Avid!

Virtual Media and Avid SHATTER the Myth and Tell the Truth About Shared Storage Solutions

JFeliceNY — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:24:00 GMT

Myth: Avid Unity is very expensive.
Myth: Avid Unity doesn't stack up to the competition in terms of features, benefits and performance.

Truth: Avid Unity is an affordable, intelligent storage solution that is engineered to handle high volumes of media.

It all became clear as Avid Channel Manager Paul Strawn and Avid Applications Editor Kevin Camoosa presented The Myths and Truths of Shared Storage at NYC's trendy Maritime Hotel. Strawn and Camoosa showed how Avid Unity systems offer significant advantages over simple SANs and integrate seamlessly into the production process.

Hosted in association with Avid Gold Premier Reseller, Virtual Media, attendees witnessed Unity's simultaneous, real-time sharing of high resolution media, centralized storage and interoperability with Avid media management, transcoding and archiving tools.

And, all in a festive, networking-friendly environment!