The renowned Hollywood technical service provider Javelin Ventures has taken on the responsibilities in conveying the stateside training and support of sofatronic’s Kaleidoscope to motion picture post-production facilities. This strategic global partnership brings together decades of industry and technical expertise from both sides of the Atlantic with a shared vision to establish the Kaleidoscope platform as the standard for BD-J development.

Javelin will provide a comprehensive support and training program to ensure seamless integration of the Kaleidoscope middleware into the workflow of both designers and programmers creating Blu-ray discs and their interactive applications. This includes in-depth training seminars as a part of the Javelin High Definition Training Center (HDTC) as well as on-site and over-the-phone technical support services.

“After a careful analysis, we knew Kaleidoscope could be the answer for many of the complicated and tedious problems in BD-J development and the solution that application developers have been waiting for. The Javelin team is exicited to work closely with sofatronic to provide support and training for Blu-ray developers.”--Mark Johnson, CEO Javelin Venture.

The first of many training seminars will be held this coming month in the US and in Europe. For more precise dates, registration can be found online at the Javelin and sofatronic websites.

sofatronic is a leading developer and technology provider for DVD’s follow up format Blu-ray. In addition to the kaleidoscope platform, sofatronic focuses on custom application development for the Blu-ray format.

Kaleidoscope offers the film industry increased value and services to enhance revenues on its franchises, while simultaneously providing an exciting new HD home cinema experience for consumers. The sofatronic group is a 20 strong team divided between Hamburg and Los Angeles. Its founders – René Baisch, Nils Hammerich and Rouven Malecki – gained international standing with their first company, mobile games developer and publisher elkware. More information can be found online at www.sofatronic.com or by contacting Marchsreiter Communications.

Javelin Ventures delivers forward-thinking education, services and products for professional DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD production. Javelin’s mission is to help production facilities and motion picture studios make the transition to next generation home entertainment formats. Starting with education and training classes for facilities with little to no HD and BD production expertise, and moving through services and products for facilities looking to optimize their production workflow, Javelin’s approach offers support to production facilities of all capacities. More information can be found online at javelindvd.com.