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Wed 30th Sep, 2009
EDL import
Directors make rough cuts of their TV shows in FORscene before passing text Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) on to
their Avid and FCP craft editors. Now these editors can pass EDLs of their fine cut edits back to FORscene,
conveniently making them available for review, approval and further editing - from anywhere.
Tue 29th Sep, 2009
Recent press
TMCnet.com have a
featured article
about FORscene discussing the launch of Forbidden’s new loss free video codec.
"Belonging to company’s video codecs family,
the new Osprey video codec is best suited for editing over the public Internet.
It supports loss-free video compression,
enabling FORscene users to see broadcast quality video as they are editing".
Mon 28th Sep, 2009
Shareholders
Forbidden’s 2,000 private shareholders provide constant feedback on its consumer video service
Clesh,
which has continued to grow in power and sophistication.
Shareholders can apply for a free Clesh account by emailing info@forbidden.co.uk.
Fri 25th Sep, 2009
Front end
Forbidden is receptive to new ideas, and this is one reason
the FORscene Java front end is so effective as a professional video post-production tool.
The latest upgrade incorporates the feedback from this month’s IBC show.
Thu 24th Sep, 2009
Click4eco
Nestling amongst the world’s largest broadcasters and production companies,
FORscene appeals to the
Long Tail
- small businesses who use FORscene for editing, publishing and hosting videos for their websites.
One such company is
Click4eco,
who specialise in products with an environmental twist.
Wed 23rd Sep, 2009
Back end upgrades
The FORscene
Rich Internet Application
pushes the power and versatility of Java to its limits to deliver unrivalled performance through the Web;
but behind its uncluttered browser-based interface is a powerful distributed computer on the Internet backbone.
This FORscene back end has taken the majority of the development effort, giving constantly improving performance and capacity.
Tue 22nd Sep, 2009
Recent press
Broadcast
devotes a page this week to Technology News: IBC Focus.
They have picked up Forbidden’s Osprey launch, saying:
"Osprey [allows] FORscene users to see broadcast quality video during remote editing".
Mon 21st Sep, 2009
Mac upgrade
FORscene Load Mac 1.8.15 supports more of the
functionality
of FORscene’s Linux uploader box.
Videos on the upload queue are instantly accessible through any computer on the local network,
with their uploads prioritised when accessed remotely.
Fri 18th Sep, 2009
Air Post
Air Post Production
provide
FORscene to their clients. As with all major customers, Air’s FORscene carries their own branding.
Thu 17th Sep, 2009
MPEG
FORscene includes the facility to output high quality videos using the MPEG standard.
Forbidden has various licences for this, such as
this one.
Wed 16th Sep, 2009
IBC summary
A good spread of senior executives visited Forbidden at IBC 2009, showing particular interest
in FORscene’s tried and tested review / logging / rough cut Web-based workflows.
Savings in time and money from FORscene HD - showcased by IBC Television News -
excited HD productions, News broadcasters and even TV stations in the developing world,
who can now make TV programmes entirely in FORscene.
Tue 15th Sep, 2009
IBC conference
When IBC asked Forbidden to suggest an influential customer to speak at its conference,
we suggested Richard Thomson from Endemol UK. Richard used his position as a panel member on the
Cloud
Production and Delivery session to speak about Endemol’s success
in using FORscene in post-production of several recent television series.
Mon 14th Sep, 2009
IBC presence
Forbidden Technologies has three points of presence at this year’s IBC.
Our own stand is in the coveted Hall 7; our US partner Chyron is
showing FORscene’s integration into their
Axis
Web based graphics platform;
and finally we have a corner in the very heart of IBC Television News, who are
using
FORscene HD for wide area news
syndication.
Fri 11th Sep, 2009
Osprey launch
Today at IBC2009, Forbidden
launches
Osprey, FORscene’s latest video codec.
With Osprey, FORscene enables video editing at broadcast quality not just locally through a web browser interface,
but also wide-area over the public Internet, transforming the state-of-the-art in Web applications.
Thu 10th Sep, 2009
FORscene HD
FORscene can now
output HD directly
for the first time, extending the advantages of
web-based workflows deeper into television and video post-production.
The triple advantages of immediate remote access to video for editing from anywhere in the world,
only uploading the fraction of HD that is actually used in the final programme,
and ability to use existing computers and internet links,
are being made available to broadcasters around the world by IBC Television News.
Wed 9th Sep, 2009
FORscene Server
FORscene’s efficient compression and powerful Java front end have
set the pace for internet-based video editing tools. With the official
launch
of FORscene Server at IBC2009, customers can multiply the
number of users on their existing internet connections
- whilst preserving all the advantages of internet access from anywhere.
Tue 8th Sep, 2009
SDI
FORscene now supports
SDI,
improving FORscene’s integration into the high end broadcast environment.
The details have been
announced
through
RNS Reach.
Mon 7th Sep, 2009
Wedding present
Forbidden’s CEO has
transferred
100,000 shares to an Uncle and his wife as a wedding present.
These shares were bought on the market for this purpose.
Fri 4th Sep, 2009
New server
The FORscene video platform’s latest new server is its biggest to date.
Sitting on the internet backbone, and with storage capacity for up to 10,000 hours of video,
this server makes use of FORscene's
fat client
architecture to support enough
potential customers to generate revenue of around 100 times its hardware cost.
Thu 3rd Sep, 2009
Mac upgrade
Tapeless cameras can encourage video to be shot in many small clips.
Mac users with thousands of files to upload should upgrade to FORscene Load Mac
v 1.8.13.
Wed 2nd Sep, 2009
Recent press
"3sixtymedia has invested in remote-access editing technology from FORscene for use on the ITV Studios ob-doc The Lakes",
reports
Broadcast.
The article explains further:
"A FORscene server will be used to host footage for logging, assembly and viewing and review
while the production team are on location in The Lake District, Leeds, London and Manchester".
Tue 1st Sep, 2009
AIM
Forbidden is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange,
who recommend various announcements, such as
this one,
to enhance transparency. All AIM companies also have a corporate information page like
this.
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