Virtual Katy Press
Click the Date to read the article. June 24 - Virtual Katy announces Version 3 and Summer Promotions
January 15 - Virtual Katy Announces Support for Nuendo 4 June 19 -
Virtual Katy sponsor "The Future of Audio Post" Summit, London, 4th July
This exciting evening will offer editors a chance to connect with the industry's top professionals to discuss the latest post production technologies.
April 25 -
Virtual Katy Expands Product Line – Debut at NAB07
Virtual Katy expands VK product family offering advanced workflow integration for picture and audio post
April 11 -
Virtual Katy Introduces VK Connect
VK Connect bridges the gap between the sequence-oriented picture editing world and session structured
audio post world.
April 10 -
Virtual Katy Ships VK Version 2.5
The new 2.5 release will be demonstrated for the first time at the NAB 2007 exhibition
February 2007 - Virtual Katy at NAB 2007
VK CNA adds AAF handling and further integration with Pro Tools
January 2007 - Virtual Katy Ships VK CNA
The marriage of VK and Change Note Assistant provides additional tools for conforming.
November 2006 - Virtual Katy Qualifies for Intel Mac
Virtual Katy has qualified its VK products for Apple's new Intel-based computers. The support for the new Apple hardware provides performance gains for VK conforming.
November 2006 - VK Garners PAR Excellence Award
Virtual Katy leaves the AES convention with the PAR Excellence Award from Pro Audio Magazine. Recognition for technical achievments, the Virtual Katy company has had an amazing year; aquired technology, rolled out new products and expanded the team.
October 2006 - VK Launches VK CNA
Virtual Katy rolls out VK CNA. A marriage of the legendary Change Note Assistant technology with Virtual Katy's change management platform, VK CNA is the latest addition to the VK product line.
October 2006 - Virtual Katy Acquires Non-Fiction Software Technology
Virtual Katy purchases technology assets from Non-Fiction Software. Developers of the legendary Change Note Assistant, Virtual Katy will incorporate best-of-breed change management algorithms into VK products.
September 2006 - Audio Media Reviews VK2
Audio Media gives VK2 an fantastic review. "Sometimes a piece of software comes along that makes us wonder how the hell we managed without it. Virtual Katy is that piece of software." Audio Media review
August 2006 - Virtual Katy at IBC
Virtual Katy will exhibit their VK audio post assistant solutions at the IBC 2006 exhibition held in Amsterdam from September 8 through 12. Attendees to the IBC convention can see the company's next major audio post assistant release, VK 2.2, on stand 7.831. In addition to unveiling VK 2.2, Virtual Katy founder and audio post thought leader, John McKay, will present a paper on audio post workflows at the IBC conference on Sunday September 10 at 16.00hrs (www.ibc.org).
July 2006 - VK 2.1 Hits the Streets
The new point release offers workflow enhancements that fine tune VK ergonomics and elevate the overall change management performance. VK 2.1 deepens the control over the change management process and delivers a comprehensive solution for mastering the Pro Tools environment.
May 2006 - Virtual Katy Flies Through Time with Doctor Who
Sound editor Douglas Sinclair employs the VK audio post assistant on the hugely successful television show, "Doctor Who". After a 15-year absence, cutting-edge content creation tools such as Virtual Katy helped the "Doctor Who" sci-fi series make its epic return to the small screen with a slick new look and feel.
April 2006 - Digidesign and Virtual Katy Roll out Joint Promotion at NAB
Digidesign is pleased to announce it has partnered with Virtual KatyT Development Limited to offer a free version of their popular VK Conformer auto conform software to all purchasers of new Pro Tools|HD® Core systems and DV ToolkitT 2-a $395 value.
March 2006 - South Park Sound Editor Bruce Howell Adds Virtual Katy to the Mix
Supervising Sound Editor Bruce Howell uses the Virtual Katy software to accelerate the sound post process for their Emmy award winning South Park show. The widely popular animated series drives one of the most demanding postproduction schedules. Each show topic is developed, animated, cut and aired within a week. " We work everyday for 8 weeks straight - delivering a show every week . VK took what was once a 20 hour per week per show job of conforming sessions and turned it into a 20 minute per week per show job. It gave us 20 more hours of sound design, music, mixing etc.... It gave us the ability to raise the quality of the show!" comments Howell.
March 2006 - Virtual Katy Launches VK Conformer
Designed for the sole purpose of conforming and non-destructively recompiling Pro Tools sessions, VK Conformer is cut from the original award winning Virtual Katy software which was put to the test on Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. VK Conformer will make its debut at the NAB 2006 exhibition held in Las Vegas NV from April 24 through April 27 on the Avid Partner Pavilion, booth SL1513.
February 2006 - Veteran Sound Designer Mike Wood Keeps In Sync With VK
Working in sound post since 1983, Wood uses VK to accelerate the post process for every project he conforms including; Wimbledon , Opal Dream and Decameron. Mike was trained in sound at the BBC and has had a varied career in radio, music and television postproduction working on over 30 film and television projects as a sound editor/designer, including: "The White Countess" (James Ivory), "Wimbledon" (Richard Loncraine), "Hotel Rwanda" (Terry George), "The Wings of the Dove" (Iain Softley), "Tea with Mussolini" (Franco Zeffirelli), "Road to Perdition", (Sam Mendes), "Ordinary Decent Criminal" (Thaddeus O'Sullivan), " Tom b Raider" (Simon West), "The Four Feathers" (Shekhar Kapur) and "Anita and Me" (Metin Huseyin).
February 2006 - VK Realigns Sound Design at Mackenzie Cutler
Mackenzie Cutler has implemented the award winning VK audio post assistant into their facility, greatly accelerating the audio post process. A leading offline editorial boutique for high-profile commercials including the top rated Super Bowl XL FedEx spot, Mackenzie Cutler's impressive client list includes Sprint, Skittles, Starburst, Miller High Life, Staples, Time Warner Cable, Master Card, and Burger King. The Mackenzie Cutler sound design team uses VK for keeping up with the constantly changing and evolving picture.
February 2006 - Virtual Katy at NAB 2006
Virtual Katy will be heads to NAB 2006. We plan to exhibit the new VK2 release on the Avid Partner Pavilion, stand SL1513. Announced in January 2006 and scheduled to ship April 2006, VK2 offers Pro Tools users a comprehensive change management environment that elevates picture and sound collaboration to a whole new level.
January 2006 - Virtual Katy Rings in 2006 With Some Sizzling New Sales Incentives
Virtual Katy out rolls out two new sales incentive programs for audio professionals purchasing the VK2 audio post assistance product; "VK2 Early Adopter" and "VK2 Competitive Upgrade" programs.
January 2006 - Virtual Katy Announces VK2
Virtual Katy announces the next version of its widely popular sound post assistant - VK2. The new version is a quantum leap forward in processing speed, tracing, and comparison engine techniques. VK2 users will be able to trace the history of a shot, sequence, or any one element through the entire history of their project. VK2 users will also be able to easily view the impact of picture edits within their Pro Tools session and adjust the parameters accordingly. In addition to the groundbreaking features, core VK2 updates offer massive performance gains. VK2 users will be able to automatically process up to 2500 picture edits in less than a second.
December 2005 - Tattersall Sound and Picture Make VK Part of Post Workflow
Toronto 's leading post production facility, Tattersall Sound & Picture has implemented the VK workflow into their audio post process. The addition of the VK workflow has not only streamlined and integrated the picture and audio production for Tattersall, it has accelerated the overall audio post process. Tattersall Sound and Picture's recent high-profile film, television, and documentary projects include the film version of the popular video game Silent Hill, British Mini-Series Sex Traffic and a documentary on Beethoven. A dominating force on the creative post scene, Tattersall's accolades include numerous BAFTA, GEMINI and Genie awards.
November 2005 - Virtual Katy Scores Big with SoundPost
SoundPost Ltd, one of New Zealand 's largest sound post facilities, has implemented the VK workflow into their audio post process. VK automatically finds and compares the differences between two or more versions of a picture edit, then non-destructively re-compiles SoundPost's Pro Tools® session to reflect the changes. The re-versioned session is created in a fraction of the time it would take the SoundPost team to conform the changes manually.
January 2005 - Virtual Katy Garners Top New Technology Award
Virtual Katy Development Limited receive the Mix Magazine "Certified Hit"award in recognition of Virtual Katy -one the top new technologies at AES San Francisco 2004.
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