Agoura Hills, CA 6/7/2008 10:55:13 PM
News / Business

DIGITAL PRODUCTION BUZZ TO FEATURE LEO LAPORTE, RUBY ON RAILS, AND CINEMA CRAFT COMPRESSION

Leading Digital Media Podcast Showcases Technology Star, Web Programming Tool, and New Video Compression

Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ, the world's only interactive talk radio for digital production, post-production and distribution, will feature discussions with Leo Laporte (“The Tech Guy”), Rails Envy’s Jason Seifer about Ruby on Rails, and Filmmaker Brian Gary on Cinema Craft’s new Compressor plug-in. The show airs live on Thursday, June 12, 6:00 pm Pacific.

Emmy-award winning Leo Laporte is a best-selling author, speaker, and broadcaster specializing in technology coverage nationwide on radio, TV, and the Internet, where he is known as “The Tech Guy.” Laporte hosts and produces some of the most popular technology podcasts in the world, such as his national radio technology talk show every Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Eastern on the Premiere Radio Networks including XM Channel 158. He also appears regularly on many television and radio programs including Live with Regis and Kelly. Laporte visits The BuZZ to discuss his podcasts and the latest in digital media technology. For more information, visit http://www.leoville.com/.

 

Rails Envy’s Jason Seifer is a web developer, podcaster, speaker, and expert on Ruby on Rails, the interpreted scripting language for developing database-backed Web applications and programming. Seifer discusses his take on Ruby on Rails. Seifer and business partner Gregg Pollack offer Web application design and development, Ruby on Rails training, speaking appearances, and host a weekly Rails Envy podcast. For more information, visit http://www.railsenvy.com/.

 

Final Cut Studio 2 users can now expand the capabilities of Compressor with Cinema Craft’s new Encoder MP plug-in. Award-winning producer, director, and writer Brian Gary will stop by the show to talk about the new plug-in and its anticipated impact in digital production and post-production.  In addition to his filmmaking credits (including “Clandestine”, the prequel to “LA Confidential”), Gary is an accomplished editor and author covering Compressor and Quicktime. For more information about Cinema Craft, visit http://www.omni-cinemacraft.com/.

 

“The Digital Production BuZZ is a very cool show. Guests like Leo Laporte,’The Tech Guy’, and Jason Seifer from Rails Envy are not only informative, they are entertaining,” said show Producer Cirina Catania. “Every week gives us something new to learn and take back into the studio or editing room. It is a digital production and post-production community sharing tips, tricks and news. I’m having an extraordinary time with it.”

 

Be sure to catch the upcoming episode of Digital Production BuZZ Thursday, June 12, 6:00 pm Pacific at www.digitalproductionbuzz.com, or download the podcast from iTunes. To listen to others from Creative Planet’s Digital Product BuZZ archives, please visit www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/archives.

 

About Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ

Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ was the first podcast on air about digital production and remains the leader of programming related to the subject.  The BuZZ is produced by production veteran Cirina Catania and co-hosted by internationally-renowned digital media expert and Apple-certified trainer Larry Jordan and Michael Horton, head-cutter of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG).  New episodes of The BuZZ podcast air live every Thursday at 6:00 pm PDT, and are available on iTunes and digitalproductionbuZZ.com.

 

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PR Contact:

Kristi Prost, Director of Marketing and PR

Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc.

Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ

818.879.5105 (main)

866.977.BuZZ (toll free)

kristi@digitalproductionbuZZ.com

 

Production and Booking Contact:

Cirina Catania, Producer

Creative Planet’s Digital Production BuZZ

661.347.1349

cirina@digitalproductionbuZZ.com