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Herz-OG
A colossal 12GB synthesizer for Kontakt
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NOTE: Please read the product description and be sure to have any required software before purchasing this product. Digital download products are non-refundable. Please read our Refunds page for full details. This title is only available by download.
Kontakt files
Herz-OG is a colossal 12GB Kontakt Instrument synthesiser that's packed full with over 35,000 separate samples. It comes with a unique custom Kontakt interface with a simple elegant design and fully functioning sequencer. Herz-OG comes with over 600 preset instruments that are merely your starting points on the road to creating the patches of your dreams. Alternatively you can combine two or more patches to create multis that are incredibly complex in texture and sound.
With Herz-OG easy manipulation is everything. With its 15 Individual filters, 11 LFO shapes. Unison Voice Mode, a pair of multifunctional sync-able delays, separate ADSRs for pitch, filter and amplitude, variable sample start, saturation and analogue-feel knobs….and let's not forget that amazing sequencer, all accessible from one beautiful uncomplicated GUI, this instrument is a joy to use.
Herz-OG also lets you assign standard MIDI controllers to virtually any parameter so that you can control them from a MIDI controller in real-time. Add to that an immense 12Gb of immaculately recorded analogue and digital samples and you have an instrument that no self-respecting musician or composer should be without.
Searing leads, warm luscious pads, solid fat basses, intricate sequences, FX and much more, Herz-OG has it all!
IMPORTANT: Herz-OG requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.7.0 or higher. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player!
NB. Herz-OG requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.7.0 or higher –it will not work with the free Kontakt Player!
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Please note: The Kontakt files included in this product are compatible with the FULL version of Kontakt 5.6.8 or higher. They will will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
ETHERA EVI requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher –it will not work with the free Kontakt Player!
Please note: The included Kontakt Files require and are compatible with the FULL version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player.
Avanna will only work on a Windows PC and does not work on Mac OSX.
Avanna includes VOCALOID3 Editor Lite (also known as Tiny Vocaloid3 Editor). To use Avanna in your DAW (PC ONLY) you will need to purchase the full version of VOCALOID5 Editor from Yamaha HERE.
Please note: You must have a full version of Kontakt (version 3.5 or later) to use the Kontakt files within this sample library. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: This is not a 'standalone' product. It requires the VOCALOID5 EDITOR from YAMAHA
IMPORTANT: This hybrid scoring template requires:
MAC OSX ONLY
Logic Pro X 10.4.5 (minimum)
ETHERA Gold
ETHERA EVI 2.0
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the latest Kontakt engine. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the full version of the latest Kontakt engine. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: you will need the full version of Kontakt 5.3.1 or higher to use this title. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
PC Windows - minimum i7 Processor
16GB RAM (minimum) 65GB RAM (recommended)
Cubase PRO 10.5
Kontakt 6.2.2 (full version - not the Kontakt Free Player)
ETHERA Gold 2
ETHERA EVI 2
ETHERA Soundscapes 2
Eventide BlackHole
Fabfilter ProQ3
Please note: You will need the full version of Kontakt 5.3.1 or higher to use this title. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: ETHERA EVI requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.7.3 or higher – it will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: Use of the Kontakt .nki instrument patches requires a FULL version of Kontakt. If you only have the free "Kontakt Player" you will only be able to load them in a 'demo mode' (limited time). Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: You must have a full version of Kontakt (version 5.6.0 or later) to use the Kontakt files within this sample library. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: INSPIRING GUITARS requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.7.0 or higher –it will not work with the free Kontakt Player!
Please note: Velvet Vocal requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher – it will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: The FULL Kontakt version 5.6.0 or above is needed to use the included Kontakt Files within this library. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
You must already have a FULL VERSION of Native Instruments Kontakt (version 5.6.0 or later) in order to use the SURFACE TENSION Kontakt instrument. It is not a VST plugin or standalone instrument.
Please note: This Kontakt library will work within the free Kontakt Player 2 or higher, however, you DO NOT need to have Kontakt to use this product - it works as a plugin with your existing setup - see system requirements below. The library requires over 4 GB of free hard drive space.
Please note: These two libraries require the FULLY PURCHASED version of Kontakt 3.0 or higher – they will not work with the free "Kontakt 5 Player".
Please note: The Kontakt files included in this product are compatible with the FULL version of Kontakt. They will will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: You must have a FULL VERSION of Kontakt (NOT the free "Kontakt Player") to use the Kontakt instrument patches that come with this version of Morphology. Users are still able to use the other included sample format, even if they do not own Kontakt.
The library is presented in NI's KONTAKT format: THIS IS NOT A ROMPLER or PLUGIN - with this version you will simply be downloading the Morphology SAMPLE LIBRARY in WAV format which you can use with any music software - you DON'T get the NI "Kompakt Instrument" interface - but everything has been set up in KONTAKT patches which you also get, so if you have NI KONTAKT (the full version of Kontakt) then all the instruments are already programmed, mapped out and playable).
Please Note: This library requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.0 or higher. It will not work in the FREE Kontakt Player.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files require the full Kontakt engine. They will not work with the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included Wav sample files, even if they do not own Kontakt.
IMPORTANT! Northern Lights requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: You will need the full version of Kontakt 5.3.0 or higher to use the Extreme Environments Kontakt Instrument. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player. Audio loops available as AIFF Apple Loops and Acidized wav files are also included for non-Kontakt users. It is not a VST plugin or standalone instrument.
Please note: The Kontakt files within this sample library require the full version of Kontakt 4.2.2 or higher. This library is NOT compatible with the FREE Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please Note: You must have a full version of Kontakt version 4.2.4 or above to use this sample library. It will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Kontakt's Time Machine 2 algorithm requires it to run entirely in memory. It is recommended therefore that you use this in a 64bit environment with over 4 GB RAM.
Please note: Beat Master requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player!
Please note: You must already have a FULL VERSION of Native Instruments Kontakt (version 5.5.1 or later) in order to use the Extreme Vocal Environments Kontakt instrument. It is not a VST plugin or standalone instrument. The included Kontakt files will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with Kontakt 5.4.2 or later. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files require a full version of Kontakt - version 3.0 or later. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: This product requires Spectrasonics Omnisphere version 2.1.0d or higher. It is NOT compatible with Omnisphere v1.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the FULL version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher, which will be required to use both of the included titles (they will not work in the free Kontakt Player).
Please note: This product requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.5.14 or higher – it will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: The Malstrom and NN-XT patches only work with REASON version 2.0 or later.
*N.B. Some products requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher – they will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: Deeva requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher – it will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: This library contains Kontakt files for the fully purchased Kontakt 4.2 or higher. Will not work in the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: The Kontakt files within this multi format sample library requires the full version of Kontakt. This library will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: The full Kontakt version 4.2.4 or above is needed to use this library. It will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Kontakt 5 recommended.
The FULL Kontakt version 5.6.0 or above is needed to use the included Kontakt Files instruments within this bundle. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the latest Kontakt 5 or later. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: Dark Skies was created in Kontakt 3.5 so earlier versions of Kontakt will not be able to open the files. Zero-G offer a free download of the Kontakt2 instruments to any Dark Skies purchaser who needs the .nki files to work in Kontakt 2 or 3. Email information@zero-g.co.uk and Zero-G will send the files. The included Kontakt Files will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: A full version of Kontakt is NOT required for this library. You only need the FREE Kontakt 5 Player to use EPICA, but it is also compatible with the full version of Kontakt 5. The FREE Kontakt 5 Player can be downloaded here.
Please note: You will need the full version of Kontakt 5.3.1 or higher to use these titles. They will not work with NI's free "Kontakt 5 Player".
Please note: You will need the full version of Kontakt 5.2 or higher to use this library. It will not work with the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the FULL version of Kontakt. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the included sample files, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with full version of the latest Kontakt engine. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the Kontakt 4.2.4 engine and later versions of Kontakt. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the included sample files, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the latest full version of the Kontakt engine. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT A ROMPLER or PLUGIN - with this version you will simply be downloading the Outer Limits SAMPLE LIBRARY in WAV format which you can use with any music software - you DON'T get the NI "Kompakt Instrument" interface - but everything has been set up in KONTAKT patches which you also get, so if you have NI KONTAKT then all the instruments are already programmed, mapped out and playable.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with the full version of Kontakt 5.4.2 or later. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files require the full version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Please read the product description for the required Kontakt version for each Ethera in this bundle.
Please note: You must have a full version of Kontakt to use the Kontakt files within this sample library. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files require the full version of Kontakt 5.6.0 or higher. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: You must have full version of Kontakt to use the Kontakt files within this sample library. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: You must have full version of Kontakt to use the Kontakt files within these sample libraries.
Please note: This library contains Kontakt Files for the full version of Kontakt 5.6 or higher. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player.
Please note: The included Kontakt Files are compatible with Kontakt 3.5 up to the latest Kontakt engine. They will not work in the free Kontakt Player. Users are still able to use the other included sample formats, even if they do not own Kontakt.
Please note: You must have a full version of Kontakt to use the Kontakt files within these three sample libraries.
Please note: You must have a full version of Kontakt (version 4.2.4 or above) to use the Kontakt files within these four sample libraries.
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I'll be doing a demonstration and mini-workshop on Gelli printing for the Farmers Branch – Carrollton Art Association (FBCAA) meeting on September 18, 2018. Guests are welcome for the FREE demo 10:30 – noon. The mini-workshop is $10 and runs from 1-3pm. Location is the Craft Room of the Farmers Branch Senior Center.
Gelli or gel plates are the permanent silicone version of the old-fashioned and perishable gelatin plate. It's also possible to make your own permanent gelatin plate and Sharon will explain how to do this.
And best of all, expensive paper and paint are not required to get wonderful results. Plus you already have some of the tools to get started or you can find them around the house or yard.
I will demonstrate the major techniques: mark making, layering, and using stencils, stamps, masks, and found objects. Plus a newly discovered way to use magazine pages as resists.
Gelli prints can be framed or serve as the basis for a painting or mixed media work or just as part of your artistic process. They can also be used as collage in art journals, ATCs, card making, and mixed media.
Workshop: (Limit: 8 students) If interested in reserving a spot, Bess Saloman at besstek@yahoo.com.
Put the fun back into your art! If you're perfectionistic or have a fear of making a wrong mark or ruining a piece of art paper, gelli printing will definitely remove it. You will make lots of art! And it will be messy, but fun.
Basic supplies and tools will be provided: Acrylic paint, paper, brayer, water container, spray bottle, Gelli plate, stencils, masks, paper towels and other tools. (Sorry, you don't get to keep the tools, just the results.) Artists will also receive a summary handout on techniques.
You can bring additional supplies if you want to: Stencils, masks, mark-making tools, letter-size or 9×12 paper, and your favorite colors of acrylics in any brand. If you have a gelli plate and brayer, please bring those. Bring an apron or wear grunge clothes.


Plain Grey Wool Slim Tie by Profuomo. Shades of black & grey can be seen on this soft hard wearing narrow wool tie perfect for any occasion. A fantastic tie fabricated from top quality materials with the Profuomo shield embroidered on the tip. Tie width at widest point: 6.5cm. 100% Wool. Tie Designer: Profuomo. Made in Italy.


We help individuals in our communities.
The media shares those stories.
We help more individuals. See how that works?
Bredin was featured in the StarMetro Edmonton's article on why immigrants are choosing Alberta for settlement. The author suggests an important element is high-quality social programming offered to newcomers by organizations like Bredin Centre for Learning. In both exciting and challenging economic times, programs for job development and training are essential for all Albertans.
Our commitment to unemployed Albertans is unwavering, and the support we offer to clients and employer partners is successful because of the hard work of our government representatives. Alberta government's investment in Bredin programs benefits newcomers, under-employed and unemployed Albertans, Alberta employers and businesses, as well as the economy through job creation, job development and community building.
Christina Gray, Alberta Minister of Labour, recently joined us live on Facebook. Bredin Facebook followers had the opportunity to ask Minister Gray questions related to market prediction and employment standards. Thank you, Minister Gray, for hosting this Q&A session with our clients and Albertans who wanted to learn more about employment and labour in our province.
Bredin Centre for Learning was excited to be featured in Diversity Magazine, who covered an event hosted by Bredin at Santa Maria Goretti Centre in Edmonton. At this event, six immigrants, our clients, shared their digital stories. These shared personal journeys included hardships, successes, hopes and dreams, and helped to remind everyone on the Bredin team why we work so hard. These are the personal stories behind our work. Diversity and inclusion are important to Bredin and those we represent. It is an honour to showcase partners and employers who share these ideals, some of whom have undergone similar challenges themselves as newcomers.
CTV covered this Bredin event, recognizing successful immigrants and diversity champions in our community. The licensure process can be challenging for newcomers to navigate, and showcasing successful models helps to raise awareness of the foreign qualification recognition process and provide internationally-trained professionals with much-needed hope.
Bredin Centre for Learning was proud to be a part of the Newcomers Career Success Facebook Live Session hosted by the City of Edmonton. You can view us at the 1:23 point in the video. We are delighted to maintain a strong, positive and continuing relationship with the City of Edmonton and its representatives.
Bredin Centre for Learning takes pride in the detailed and personal interactions our counselors have with clients. CBC recognized the hard work of Bredin employees in meeting the needs and desires of our clients. Sometimes, a lack of resources and opportunities makes entering the workforce difficult. As a result, many newcomer clients take entry-level jobs outside of their experience, education or expertise when they first arrive to make ends meet. Bredin Centre for Learning seeks to provide clients with opportunities to network and showcase their talents. The Creative Connection Exhibition is just one example of the types of events Bredin employees organize for our clients. We value the personal story each of our clients. We feel proud they have chosen to settle here in Canada and include us in their journey.
We are honoured to work with diverse, talented and hardworking people from around the world who have chosen to make Alberta their new home. This event provided our clients with new opportunities and recognition. We are proud to work alongside the City of Edmonton and other organizations representing newcomers to ensure that the transition to a new home in Canada is stable and successful. From musicians playing culturally cherished instruments to painters and calligraphers, we were excited to share and showcase our client's messages of hope, love and goodwill with all Albertans and Canadians.
Bredin Centre for Learning values collaborations with organizations in the community Recently, we worked with the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, and the City of Edmonton to present an arts and crafts event hosted by Art Gallery of Alberta. Leisure and art are not always accessible to those experiencing instability, economic hardship or displacement. This event was organized to provide newcomers and their families with an opportunity to appreciate Canadian art and culture, and to provide a forum to participate and share their own passions. We strive to help our clients not only adjust to Canada, but to thrive and to enjoy becoming a part of our diverse culture and society.
Bredin is committed to supporting newcomers. When the Canadian government accepted Syrian refugees amidst the conflict, we were proud to be part of an initiative by the Edmonton Region Immigrant Employment Council to help refugees integrate into our communities. We worked with businesses to provide support and employment for men and women who plan to make Alberta their home.
The Bredin Centre for Learning team is always available to take your calls and respond to e-mail. We are invested and engaged in the communities we serve, and are delighted to share our events, experiences and stories with the public.
We are always delighted to share our stories and insight within the community!


Happy New Year all! It's been three months since we introduced our Attlib project, now renamed to referer-parser, and we are pleased to announce that referer-parser is now available in three additional languages: Java, Scala and Python.
To recap: referer-parser is a simple library for extracting seach marketing attribution data from referer (sic) URLs. You supply referer-parser with a referer URL; it then tells you whether the URL is from a search engine - and if so, which search engine it is, and what keywords the user supplied to arrive at your page.
Huge thanks to Don Spaulding @ Mirus Research for contributing the Python port of referer-parser; the Java/Scala port was developed by us in-house and it will be a key addition to our Snowplow ETL process in the coming months.
For more information, please see the Python README.
println(s.term)            // => "gateway oracle cards denise linn"
For more information, please see the Java/Scala README.
System.out.println(r.search.term);        // => "gateway oracle cards denise linn"
That's it! If you have any problems with the new versions of referer-parser, please raise an issue or get in touch with us via the usual channels.
And do let us know if you find referer-parser useful!


"In more ways than one, the Shirin Fozdar Scholarship has blessed me with great privilege and new horizons of opportunities. This prestigious recognition reaffirms and encourages the goals and direction I have been striving towards, giving me more conviction in my personal development and career journey in the coming years. With the generous assistance, I am given an invaluable opportunity to complete my studies with more peace of mind for my family, for which I am tremendously grateful. Furthermore, it is especially fulfilling for me to be recognized by a Programme with the fundamental goal of supporting the advancement of women across backgrounds. Working towards the benefit of developing communities, including their women, has always been a long-term life goal of mine. With my aspiration to pursue impact investing, I am continually building up my capabilities to strive towards the qualities and mission that the Scholarship cultivates in us."
"I am filled with gratitude upon being the recipient of the Shirin Fozdar Scholarship. This award has made me aware about my true potential and capabilities, which will motivate me to achieve my goals. Receiving this award is a perfect beginning to my student life at Singapore Management University and it encourages me to be a part of many more stimulating experiences during these four years and contribute back to the society and the Shirin Fozdar Programme."
"I am extremely thankful for this recognition because I know it will open up even more opportunities for my education, and contribution to the SMU body and to the community. Really, I'm so, so glad that my SMU dream is slowly becoming a reality and this is a testament to your dedication in helping undergraduates fulfil our goals and aspirations."
"I am immensely grateful to be the recipient of Shirin Fozdar Scholarship. This scholarship offer is extremely precious to me due to my heavy responsibility to repay my tuition loans. With this offer, I will be able to divert more attention and resources to other meaningful causes, allowing me to take up more non-academic commitments in school. Being able to pursue in areas that truly matters to me, I hope to make real impact to the community around me and beyond. Eventually, I also hope to inspire more women to take up greater commitments in SMU and continue to pursue their dreams despite their financial situation."
"Receiving the Shirin Fozdar Scholarship is a great honor to me and my whole family. This support has helped me to alleviate financial burdens and opened many opportunities for me to improve myself. Being a part of the Shirin Fozdar Programme, I believe that I would be more mature and able to bring goodness to the society."
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package com.github.dynamo.services;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import javax.ws.rs.GET;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;

import com.github.dynamo.core.Language;
import com.github.dynamo.model.EnumEntry;

@Path("languages")
@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
public class LanguagesService {

	@GET
	public List<EnumEntry> getLanguages() {
		List<EnumEntry> languages = new ArrayList<>();
		for (Language language : Language.values()) {
			languages.add( new EnumEntry(language.name(), language.getLabel()));
		}
		return languages;
	}

}

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BMW Could Convert Hybrid Cars To Electric-Only In Polluted Cities
By Adnan Farooqui on 11/29/2018 08:32 PST
German auto giant BMW has said that it has the capability to force its hybrid cars to an electric-only mode when they're being driven in inner-city areas that are heavily polluted. This would enable BMW's hybrid vehicles to compete with its all-electric rivals in cities that are looking to create emissions-free zones.
Klaus Froehlich, BMW's board member for development, told Reuters at the Los Angeles Auto Show that if this is done, the car will then be able to switch off its combustion engine automatically. The system would rely on BMW vehicles' connectivity and navigation systems.
The company has demonstrated this system to local authorities in some German cities that may be required to ban diesel cars that create a lot of emissions. That would be required in order to comply with the European Union's clean air rules.
It would also prove to be helpful for the people who live in these cities and don't own multiple cars. They could thus rely on their hybrid BMW's electric-only mode to drive in these cities with emissions-free zones.
Some of its recent hybrid models can actually cover a fair bit of distance in electric-only mode. Froehlich pointed out that BMW's new X5 sports utility vehicle boasts an operating range of 80 kilometers in electric-only mode.
Filed in Transportation. Read more about Bmw. Source: reuters
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Thank you again to everyone else for your entries. We'll have more giveaways, tutorials and vintage fun so stick around!
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Video Disk Control Protocol (VDCP) ist ein Kommunikationsprotokoll, das hauptsächlich verwendet wird, um Videoserver im Bereich der Fernsehtechnik zu steuern. VDCP wurde ursprünglich von der Firma Louth-Automation entwickelt und wird allgemein auch Louth-Protokoll genannt.

Es wurde in Auftrag gegeben von Hewlett-Packard und Grass-Valley, die beide erste Modelle ihrer Videoserver für den Einsatz in der Fernsehtechnik auf den Markt bringen wollten.

Als Basis benutzten Kenneth Louth und Stan Becker die Sony-Protokolle für deren LMS (Library Management System) und Videorecorder (VTR). Dabei verfährt VDCP nach dem Master-Slave-Prinzip, in dem die steuernde Einheit (Master), wie zum Beispiel ein Sendeautomationssystem, die Kommunikation bestimmt und die zu steuernde Einheit (Slave), in diesem Falle der Videoserver, die Befehle ausführt und darüber Rückmeldung gibt.

VDCP ist ein serielles, bidirektionales Kommunikationsprotokoll, das auf RS-422 basiert. Es wird vom Sony-9-Pin-Protokoll, einem industriekompatiblen Protokoll zur Steuerung von professionellen VTRs, abgeleitet.

Ein nachfolgendes Protokoll mit dem Namen NDCP, das auf TCP/IP basiert, wurde von der Firma Harris-Corporation, die im Jahre 2000 Louth-Automation aufkaufte, entwickelt. Es ist aber bis heute nicht im Einsatz, so dass VDCP nach wie vor als Standard betrachtet werden kann.

Kommunikationsprotokoll

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View from the Couch: The Black Scorpion, The Outer Limits, The Seven-Ups, etc.
David McCallum in a popular episode from The Outer Limits (Photo: Kino & MGM)
The Black Scorpion (Photo: Warner)
THE BLACK SCORPION (1957). Every once in a while, a movie would end up on Mystery Science Theater 3000 that didn't quite deserve the destruction thrust upon it by the Satellite of Love crew. Some good, some pretty good, and some average, such titles certainly didn't deserve to be lumped in with such cinematic atrocities as, say, Manos: The Hands of Fate or The Creeping Terror. Along with the likes of Gorgo, Marooned and Squirm, I would have to add The Black Scorpion, which, on the scale of "giant creature" movies from the 1950s, isn't on par with such gems as Them! and Tarantula but is a far better bet than The Giant Claw. The Black Scorpion has been released via the Warner Archive Collection, and away from the MST3K ribbing, it's an entertaining and fast-moving yarn in which an earthquake unleashes gigantic, prehistoric scorpions that swarm over the Mexican terrain. The special effects run hot-and-cold, as the impressive monsters seen in long-shot – created by Oscar-winning effects pioneer Willis O'Brien (King Kong, Mighty Joe Young) and Pete Peterson — are compromised by unfortunate close-ups that render the creatures ridiculous rather than riveting.
Blu-ray extras include an interview with visual effects legend Ray Harryhausen as he discusses his mentor, Willis O'Brien; the dinosaur sequence from Irwin Allen's 1956 production The Animal World, with stop-motion work by Harryhausen and supervision by O'Brien; and test footage by Peterson (discovered after his death) of "The Las Vegas Monster" and "The Beetlemen," created for a pair of unfilmed projects.
George C. Scott in The New Centurions (Photo: Twilight Time)
THE NEW CENTURIONS (1972) / THE SEVEN-UPS (1973). A commercial hit and an Oscar winner for Best Picture, 1971's The French Connection largely introduced the raw, gritty and cynical template that would be showcased in the majority of that decade's cop flicks. Here are two similar efforts in that rough'n'tumble vein, both newly released on Blu-ray by the Twilight Time label.
While The French Connection was burning up theaters, real-life cop Joseph Wambaugh's debut novel The New Centurions was setting the bestseller list on fire. The film version was released the very next year, and while it changed many of the particulars of its source, it retained its loosely structured look at the lives of various cops working for the LAPD. Top-billed George C. Scott is excellent as the veteran policeman who imparts his philosophies on his rookie partner, although it's Stacey Keach, as said partner, who essays the largest role. Scott Wilson and Erik Estrada portray fellow greenhorns on the force, and the movie examines the challenges they face on the streets and how these invariably affect their mental and emotional stability as well as their personal affairs. The vignettes alternate between drama and comedy, and the movie inspired such TV hits as Police Story (co-created by Wambaugh) and Hill Street Blues. Isabel Sanford, already playing Louise Jefferson on All in the Family, appears as a jovial lady of the night, while another television mainstay, Roger E. Mosley (TC on Magnum, P.I.), turns up briefly as a truck driver.
Roy Scheider (right) in The Seven-Ups (Photo: Twilight Time)
The Seven-Ups sports a more direct connection to The French Connection in that it's directed by that picture's producer, Philip D'Antoni. D'Antoni also oversaw the 1968 Steve McQueen classic Bullitt, so it's no coincidence that all three films contain what are rightly considered three of the best car chases ever filmed. The French Connection second banana Roy Scheider here takes center stage, portraying the leader of an elite team of ace NYPD detectives who specifically set their sights on big-time criminals. Here, the outfit gets involved in a skirmish between the Mob and a gang of thugs who kidnap gangsters with the expectation of receiving sizable ransom sums. Scheider is suitably intense, and if his colleague Ansel looks familiar, that's because he's played by Ken Kercheval, five years before he began his lengthy run as J.R. Ewing antagonist Cliff Barnes on TV's Dallas.
Blu-ray extras on The New Centurions consist of audio commentary by Wilson and film historian Nick Redman; separate audio commentary by film historians Lee Pfeiffer and Paul Scrabo; the theatrical trailer; and an isolated track of Quincy Jones's score. Blu-ray extras on The Seven-Ups include audio commentary by film historian Richard Harland Smith; a vintage behind-the-scenes featurette; an introduction by D'Antoni; interviews with D'Antoni, co-star Tony Lo Bianco, and technical adviser (and former NYPD detective) Randy Jurgensen; a piece on the car chase sequence; and an isolated track not only of Don Ellis's score but also the unused score by Johnny Mandel.
Both Movies: ***
Cliff Robertson and "The Galaxy Being" in the first episode of The Outer Limits (Photo: Kino & MGM)
THE OUTER LIMITS: SEASON ONE (1963-1964). The fact that it only lasted two seasons doesn't negate the importance, influence or enduring popularity of this crackerjack anthology series that originally aired on ABC. Opening with one of the most instantly recognizable voice-overs in TV history ("There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission."), each episode would devote an hour to a trippy fantasy yarn that often involved extra-terrestrials and usually spoke out against man's folly (often in the areas of science and/or war). Created by Leslie Stevens and guided through its first season by producer and frequent scripter Joseph Stefano (best known for adapting Robert Bloch's novel Psycho for Hitchcock), the series showcased early appearances by numerous rising actors (including Robert Duvall, Carroll O'Connor, Martin Sheen and Bruce Dern) and featured excellent effects that brought to life some rather unique creatures – the design of the diminutive alien convicts in the classic episode "The Zanti Misfits" should be laughable but actually proves to be quite terrifying. Other noteworthy episodes include "The Galaxy Being," the pilot episode starring Cliff Robertson; "The Man Who Was Never Born," featuring a strong turn by Martin Landau as a misshapen visitor from Earth's future; and the underrated "The Hundred Days of the Dragon," a political thriller that would have worked as a theatrical feature.
Blu-ray extras in Kino's new box set consist of audio commentaries on 23 of the 32 episodes by various film and television scholars. The set also includes a terrific 40-page booklet featuring an episode guide and an essay by David J. Schow (The Outer Limits Companion).
Season: ***1/2
Jan White in Season of the Witch (Photo: Arrow)
SEASON OF THE WITCH (1972) / THE CRAZIES (1973). George Romero's name has become so synonymous with zombies that it's sometimes easy to forget he actually made other types of movies. Here are two such examples.
Season of the Witch first made the rounds under the titles Jack's Wife and Hungry Wives, and either is a better representation of the film's content than Season of the Witch. The witchcraft angle is such a supporting ingredient in the overall story that it quickly takes a back seat to the numerous other themes on display. In short, those expecting a horror film (and, given the director, who wouldn't?) will be sorely disappointed. But those seeking something unusual will likely be fascinated by this time-capsule piece about a bored housewife (Jan White) who feels exceedingly unfulfilled as she grows older. Female empowerment, sexual repression (bookended with sexual fantasy), stifling chauvinism, generation-gap conflicts, MILF encounters, faddish pursuits, post-'60s paranoia — this film's got a full plate, although its impact is seriously undermined by some amateurish performances and an erratic pace. And, yes, the soundtrack includes Donovan's "Season of the Witch."
The Crazies (Photo: Arrow)
The Crazies, meanwhile, feels like a cross between Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain and Romero's own Night of the Living Dead, with plenty of the auteur's sociopolitical observations to juice the proceedings. After a government-sanctioned virus is accidentally unleashed on a small Pennsylvania town and turns many of its inhabitants insane, the military arrives to quarantine the area and contain the threat. But it soon becomes clear that, to the unaffected humans, the incompetent, trigger-happy soldiers are as hazardous to their health as their crazed neighbors. While far from Romero's best, The Crazies is in one way his most frightening film. Being afraid of zombies is natural, but being afraid of one's own government should be unimaginable as well as obscene. Yet that was the case during the film's original release — the era of Vietnam and Tricky Dick — and, with an unrepentant and morally bankrupt evildoer currently occupying the White House, that's also the case today, lending the film an uneasy topicality. The Crazies was later re-released under the title Code Name: Trixie, and a humdrum remake emerged in 2010.
Season of the Witch originally ran 130 minutes upon its initial release as Jack's Wife, with later versions trimmed to 90 minutes and 104 minutes. This new Blu-ray edition from Arrow showcases the 90-minute version but also contains the 104-minute extended cut (the 130-minute original has been lost). Extras include audio commentary by film critic Travis Crawford; a conversation between Romero and Guillermo del Toro; and an archival interview with White. Blu-ray extras on The Crazies include audio commentary by Crawford; behind-the-scenes footage; and an interview with co-star Lynn Lowry. Season of the Witch and The Crazies were released by Arrow this past November as part of the box set George A. Romero: Between Night and Dawn, included alongside 1971's There's Always Vanilla. All three films are now being offered individually by the outfit.
Both Movies: **1/2
Dana Andrews, Sally Forrest, Thomas Mitchell and Ida Lupino in While the City Sleeps (Photo: Warner)
WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956) / BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956). Fleeing from Germany to escape the brutal Nazi regime, director Fritz Lang eventually ended up in Hollywood, where he worked for 21 years before finally returning to close out his career in Europe. His final two American pictures, both released in 1956, have now made it to Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection.
Of the pair, While the City Sleeps is the superior movie, and a few less narrative coincidences could have elevated this to the level of Lang's noir classics The Big Heat and The Woman in the Window. As it stands, it's still a tasty treat, with an exemplary cast punching across the story of a serial killer (John Barrymore Jr.) and the newspapermen determined to bring him to justice, usually for less-than-noble reasons. Dana Andrews headlines as star reporter Ed Mobley, thinking nothing of using his own fiancée (Sally Forrest) as bait for the murderer. Vincent Price plays the haughty new owner of the newspaper; George Sanders, Thomas Mitchell and James Craig are the three editors hoping to advance their own careers on the backs of the slayings; and Ida Lupino appears as a columnist with divided loyalties. Not surprisingly, this rousing picture from Lang and scripter Casey Robinson (working from Charles Einstein's book The Bloody Spur) indicts morally slippery journalists almost as much as it frowns upon murderous mama's boys.
Dana Andrews and Joan Fontaine in Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (Photo: Warner)
Released less than four months after While the City Sleeps, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt turned out to be a disappointing way for Lang to end his stateside career. Andrews also stars in this one – he's cast as Tom Garrett, a writer who agrees to participate in an anti-capital punishment scheme hatched up by Austin Spencer (Sidney Blackmer), a newspaper publisher and the father of Tom's fiancée (Joan Fontaine). With the unsolved murder of a stripper still in the news, the men will plant evidence that Tom is the killer; once he's tried, convicted and sentenced to the electric chair, Austin will pop up to prove Tom's innocence. Suspension of disbelief has to be stretched beyond the breaking point to accept the daft premise – or, more specifically, that the men couldn't grasp the ways that this could go wrong – but what completely sinks the film is the twist ending, as ludicrous as it is laughable.
Blu-ray extras on both titles consist of the theatrical trailer.
While the City Sleeps: ***
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: **
Ken Wahl (center) in The Soldier (Photo: Kino & MGM)
THE SOLDIER (1982). James Glickenhaus, best known for the exploitation fave The Exterminator, is behind this junky action flick in which an American operative known only as The Soldier (a monotonous Ken Wahl) battles Russian terrorists who have taken Middle Eastern oil fields hostage. Clunky writing largely kills this one, although even the hyped action scenes come off as second-rate when compared to those in other films (for instance, a ski chase pales next to the superb one from the previous year's 007 outing For Your Eyes Only). Klaus Kinski makes a "Special Appearance" as a KGB agent, but his cameo lasts only about as long as it takes to tie one's shoes.
Blu-ray extras consist of audio commentary by Glickenhaus; separate audio commentary by film historian Jim Hemphill; and trailers for various films available from Kino.
Movie: *1/2
Cliff Robertson in Underworld U.S.A. (Photo: Twilight Time)
UNDERWORLD U.S.A. (1961). After street kid Tolly Devlin sees his father killed in a back alley by four hoods, he grows up determined to exact his revenge on the quartet, all of whom have become prominent mobsters. As the adult Tolly, Cliff Robertson is more rough-hewn than usual, and Richard Rust provides smooth menace as a flunky who dons sunglasses right before he plans to kill someone (including a little girl on a bicycle in one startling sequence). Samuel Fuller's direction, in full nihilistic bloom, is better than his screenplay, which often seems impatient to get to the good stuff.
Blu-ray extras consist of a piece on Fuller; Martin Scorsese sharing his enthusiasm for Underworld U.S.A.; the theatrical trailer; and an isolated track of Harry Sukman's score.
FROM SCREEN TO STREAM
(Recommended films currently available on streaming services)
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in Fences (Photo: Paramount)
FENCES (2016). Stage-to-screen adaptations often fail to expand in ways that take advantage of cinema's limitless potential, meaning viewers are often left with what's little more than a filmed play. For the most part, Fences, based on August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, falls into that camp, with director Denzel Washington (his third time at the controls, following the solid efforts Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters) doing very little to fill the parameters of the screen. Yet sometimes the material is simply too strong to be crippled by a lack of celluloid dazzle — that was the case with, for instance, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and that's certainly the case here. Reprising their roles from the 2010 Broadway revival, Washington and Viola Davis (snagging the Best Supporting Actress Oscar) are nothing short of remarkable as Troy and Rose Maxson, living in 1950s Pittsburgh and dealing with issues involving family, infidelity and dashed dreams. Washington remains so faithful to Wilson (who passed away in 2005, at the age of 60) and his text that he even credits the screenplay solely to the playwright (a far cry from Kenneth Branagh, who absurdly earned an Oscar nomination for adapting Shakespeare's Hamlet verbatim). Between the power of the prose and the potency of the performances, Fences easily earns its screen cred. (Amazon Prime)
Posted on March 28, 2018 0 By Matt Brunson	Blu-ray / DVD Posted in Blu-ray / DVD Tagged #Blu-ray / DVD, Reviews
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