PALO ALTO, Calif., March 6, 2012 — HP today introduced new multicore updates and increased expandability on its powerful line of HP Z Workstations. The new workstations feature the latest eight-core Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 product family, offer up to 512 gigabytes (GB) of DDR3 memory, and support multithreaded workstation applications that professionals rely on. The latest additions to the industry-leading line of HP Z Workstations also feature third-generation PCI Express technology, providing customers increased performance and seamless integration of new graphics cards. HP Designs Workstations with Customer Needs in Mind HP Workstations are used by some of the world’s…
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In theaters this week, “Act of Valor,” the first feature film from the media company Bandito Brothers, harnesses the power of HP Workstations and HP DreamColor displays to develop an extraordinary composite of real-life heroism and innovative filmmaking.The film stars a group of active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs in a fictionalized account of Navy SEAL operations. It takes audiences on a mission to recover a kidnapped CIA operative that unexpectedly results in the discovery of an imminent, terrifying global threat. The filming of “Act of Valor” took place on 48 days over 12.5 months and was shot in 12 states and…
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 14, 2012 – HP today unveiled the world’s first all-in-one workstation with a 27-inch diagonal display. Designed like no other, the display of the new HP Z1 Workstation snaps open so users can easily swap out parts and make upgrades without any tools required. The HP Z1 combines a sleek industrial design with accelerated performance featuring Intel Xeon processors, NVIDIA Quadro graphics, support for more than 1 billion colors and HP’s world-class reliability.Built for computer-aided design, digital media and entertainment professionals, the HP Z1 provides blazingly fast rendering and performance. It offers a full range of workstation-class…
Happy Holidays, film fans! Cinema Without Borders has put together a list of our Top Ten Products of 2011. We encountered many of these technological treats in our tests, as well as in personal use, and would like to share our joy with CWB loyalists. Who knows, you might just find the perfect Christmas gift for a friend—or yourself! Without further ado, here are our top ten products of the year for 2011! (In alphabetical order) 1. Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection CS 5.5 is a complete package for post production. Users can access professional video editing in Premiere,…
For six years now, I’ve used a mobile device for my video and film watching life. I love watching movies to death, and I’ll spend a great deal of time with my iPad in café or restaurant, streaming video to no end. But my main problem has always been the weak reception of my 3G; it’s clear that 3G isn’t your best option for playing smooth, high quality video. Therefore I went after personal Wi-Fi devices. My first few tries ended up with failure—some units I tried weren’t much better than my iPad’s 3G. My next test came when a…
During last year HP presented a few incredibly high quality displays that are ideal to use by film editors and added a few new one recently. To learn more about HP displays, we had a conversation with Larry Mahoney. Larry is the worldwide product manager for HP’s performance displays.CWB: Please tell us about the HP ZR24W Performance Display.Larry Mahoney: The HP ZR24w is the sweet spot of our current ZR Performance Display offerings. It is a 24-inch diagonal display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. We find that customers in content creation and a lot of other fields really like this…
At Cinema Without Borders we are planning on running a series of reviews and stories about film editing on HP Z600 Workstation. To introduce this system we had an interview with Barry Lewis, senior product manager, Workstations Worldwide Market, HP.CWB: Please tell us about the architecture of the Z600. Barry Lewis: The HP Z600 Workstation is a dual processor workstation, based on the latest generation Intel technology, which includes Xeon processors with includes integrated memory controllers. Intel’s technology also incorporates QuickPath Interconnect Architecture QPIA that replaces the older front-side bus architecture. For a dual processor system with three channels of…
Hp’s Z210 entry level Workstation is a powerful film editing system with an affordable price tag. To learn more about Z210, we interviewed Renganathan Subramanyam (Renga) who is responsible for worldwide product marketing of HP’s entry-level personal workstation product line. Renga has over 25 years of experience in diverse roles in the computing and networking industry, in service and support, pre-sales consultancy and product marketing. Prior to moving to the U.S., Renga was the regional product manager for HP Workstations for Asia Pacific, based out of HPs regional headquarters in Singapore. Cinema Without Borders: What is the difference from this…
I have been a film director for many years, mostly focused on documentary filmmaking, and my favorite aspect of filmmaking comes in the editing phase. There are more tools for editing a film now than ever before—you are not limited to just a Moviola. There are more technical editing tools, but there is no change in the nature of editing. Editing is a talent that few people have and takes years to perfect; like a musician writing music, you must be able to pick up the tempo of each film you edit. I like what non-linear and digital editing systems…
Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects CS5 have introduced a revolutionary way for editing films and adding visual effects to them. To understand more about these two great products of Adobe, we talked to Steve Forde, Senior Product Manager, After Effects and Al Mooney, Product Manager, Adobe Premiere Pro.Bijan Tehrani: My first question is about After Effects and what are the new features that come with the 5.5 version. *Steve Forde: The big new features that we introduce in CS5.5 are things that we heard from a lot of our users who, with the advent of DSLR, are not…