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N A B P R O D U C T S Farmers Wife addresses budgets P ALMA DE MAL- LORCA, SPAIN — Farmers Wife (www.farmerswife. com), which makes scheduling and fa- cility management software, was at NAB with Farmers Wife V.4.8 and the new Production module, which in- cludes new budget- ing and purchase order modules. The purchase order module allows users to track POs by a unique number and directly link the order to projects as well as track the received invoice amounts from suppliers. The budgeting module for Farmers Wife Advanced is a tool for planning, creating and man- aging budgets. PilotWare simplifies reality post L OS ANGELES — PilotWare (www.pilotware. com), a media asset management solu- tion provider for real- ity TV, game shows and talk shows, was at NAB with new products. The Pilot- Ware Digital solution includes PilotWare Transcoder, which allows footage ingested to Avid and Final Cut Pro NLEs to be shared to LAN and Web users via the PilotWare Digital Server. New multicam viewing features allow users to select a shoot date and time, then view all corresponding cam- era angles simulta- neously. Remote Web access allows clients browser- based access from anywhere. Red Giant shows particle and toon plug-ins S AN FRANCISCO — Red Giant Software (www.redgiantsoftware.com) was show- ing a number of new visual effects plug-ins at this year's NAB show, including Trapcode Par- ticular 2 and ToonIt 2. Now in beta, Particular 2 is an Adobe After Effects particle system that's expected to ship this summer. The release will be priced at $399 and includes new 3D features. ToonIt uses Toonamation algorithms to transform images into captivating cartoon shading. The tool — also priced at $399 — eliminates time-consuming techniques such as rotoscoping and hand painting. The Ver- sion 2 release offers new natural media ef- fects that go beyond simple cartooning with simulated airbrush, bristle paint, Gouache, or scratch board styles. Users can choose from more than 40 new presets that quickly estab- lish a style. And a new "Heat Vision" filter gen- erates a heat signature similar to the one used in the film Predator. Lightcraft demos on-set solutions P ASADENA, CA — At NAB, Lightcraft Technology (www.lightcrafttech.com) showed the Previzion Portable and Airtrack systems, which allow users to preview and manipulate VFX shots on-set while recording accurate tracking data for post production. The Previzion Portable is an affordable, in- tegrated VFX pipeline-in-a-suitcase that pro- vides what's needed to create blue- and greenscreen VFX shots in realtime. The sys- tem includes keying, color correction, realtime rendering of video and 3D elements, accurate camera and lens tracking, compositing and camera motion recording. Airtrack steadily tracks rotary motion in re- altime without any external reference point, and can be combined with the Intersense IS1200 for a portable 6DOF tracking solution. The Previzion Portable and Airtrack provide an integrated camera tracking and VFX pre- view system that gives creative camera con- trol to directors and DPs, while recording complete timecode-synced camera and lens motion data for post. H ENSTEDT-ULZBURG, GERMANY — At NAB, Tamuz (www.tamuz.tv) pre- sented its range of LCD video monitors, including the low-budget, full HD LBM 24 HD that is part of the company's new Vidre series. The line is affordable but still offers high-quality pictures. The LBM 24 HD is a 24-inch full HD LCD color video monitor for SD/HD/3G- SDI 4:2:2 video signals. The panel is a 16x9 with 1920x1080 pixel resolution. High-quality interface electronics allow 1:1 image reproduction, confirming EBU 3320/3325 class-2 standards. Tamuz is offering two different models, though both accept 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576i, 480p and 480i video signals. The HD1 version has one SD/HD/3G-SDI 4:2:2 /4:4:4 with loop, one XGA and one DVI/HDMI. The HD2 version has one SD/HD-SDI 4:2:2 with two loop outs, one XGA, one DVI/HDMI and an array of selectable features such as HV delay, ATC timecode display, safe area, audio VU meters, video test pattern, blue only, RGB and YUV color space. Tamuz sees the LBM 24 HD units being used on budget-critical applications in broadcast, post, acquisition or telecine. Pricing starts at $2,500. Tamuz shows affordable HD LCDs 46 Post • May 2009 www.postmagazine.com