| | | | Mixamo Extends Support for Autodesk 3ds Max Bipeds
3D Character Animation Service Becomes First Online Platform to Enable Application of High-quality Motions Directly onto Biped System Control Rigs
Expanding its technical leadership within the character animation space, Mixamo Inc. today announced support for Autodesk 3ds Max software biped system control rigs, significantly streamlining animation workflow for 3D artists and game developers.
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| | | | "WET": A2M Embraces Autodesk Middleware and Animation Tools to Boost Game Pipeline
A2M's First Mature-Rated Game Title Combines Acrobatics, Swordplay and a Dual-Targeting System
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that Montreal-based game developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) relied on several Autodesk software applications to facilitate creation of the new game title "WET." The game's characters and levels were built using Autodesk Maya and Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D animation software. Autodesk Kynapse middleware was used to implement artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the game's many nonplayable characters.
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| | | | Autodesk Virtual Entertainment Conference
Autodesk has announced that it will be hosting its first Virtual Entertainment Conference next Wednesday, September 30th, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM PST. The online event is free and will showcase the latest versions of Autodesk’s entertainment solutions in action- from film, to game development, design and much more.
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| | | | Autodesk Expands Options for Mac Users
Autodesk and Parallels Team to Support Mac Virtualization for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Autodesk Inventor Professional, 3ds Max and Revit Software
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Parallels, a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software, announced that they have signed an agreement to make Parallels Desktop for Mac Autodesk's preferred Mac virtualization software.
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| | | | MAXON CINEMA 4D's Advanced 3D Animation Capabilities to Take Center Stage at the Association of Medical Illustrators Conference
Medical Illustration Professionals Leverage Highly Acclaimed 3D Software Application to Quickly and Easily Render 3D Visual Representations of Complex Medical and Biological Information
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced details of its involvement for the 64th Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI) Annual Meeting – the leading conference for medical illustration and allied visual communication professionals – taking place July 29 – August 1, 2009 at the Omni Richmond Hotel, in Richmond, Va.
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| | | | Di-O-Matic Announces Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) Lip Sync Software
Latest Version of Lip Sync Plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max Software will Offer 64-bit Support, Enhanced User Interface, and Crucial Productivity Enhancements
Di-O-Matic, Inc., a leading developer of 3D character animation software and plug-in tools today announced Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition), the latest version of its lip-syncing software, used by top 3D animation studios to achieve highly accurate voice-to-character matching.
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| | | | Academy Award® Winner Chris Landreth to Speak at SIGGRAPH 2009
SIGGRAPH 2009 announces Academy Award® winner Chris Landreth as a special guest speaker during this year’s renowned Computer Animation Festival. Landreth will show his newest short film, The Spine, and share insights into the development, and psychologically-driven animation of the film’s characters during a special discussion held on Thursday, 6 August.
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| | | | DAZ 3D Announces Update to DAZ Studio and Unveils New Prosumer Version
DAZ Studio 3 Advanced Provides Easy-to-use, Professional Tools for Serious 3D Artists; Free Standard Version Ideal for Beginners and Hobbyists
Providing artists with greater opportunity for advanced 3D content creation, DAZ 3D today announced a new free version of its celebrated 3D art and animation package, DAZ Studio 3, as well as the debut of its enhanced, professional-quality toolset, DAZ Studio 3 Advanced, ideal for 3D animators, designers and illustrators.
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| | | | WASP3D to showcase Interactive on-air graphics solution at Broadcast Asia 2009
The leading real-time 3D interactive graphics solution to feature WASPi Mimosa & WASP3D 2009 at the expo
WASP3D, the leading workflow based interactive 3D broadcast graphics solution announced that it would be showcasing its touch screen based broadcast presentation tool, WASPi Mimosa and WASP3D 2009 edition at Broadcast Asia, Singapore.
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| | | | HRA Launches New Workflow Software for Animated TV Series Production
Redboard™ storyboarding technology significantly improves production efficiency while reducing potential errors and overall costs
Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) today unveiled Redboard, a software-based system that enhances existing CG workflows by adding and integrating the skills of the traditional storyboard artist. Redboard improves communication and efficiency and increases confidence for directors and producers, while significantly reducing costs by minimising errors that might otherwise occur in later stages of the production.
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| | | | Electric Rain Releases Swift 3D v6 For Win & Mac
Flagship 3D animation software for Adobe Flash adds powerful modeling and texturing tools, improved lighting and scene development capabilities and huge performance increases
Today Electric Rain presented Adobe® Flash® designers with a new version of its popular Swift 3D® software. Swift 3D version 6.0 adds exciting capabilities to enhance its already robust feature set, enabling 3D designers of all levels to introduce 3D to their projects with minimal effort and no limitations.
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| | | | Toon Boom Releases Animate Pro
Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Animate Pro, the high-performance animation software for professionals. Toon Boom Animate Pro is the most complete professional animation software for serious animators, offering award winning state-of-the-art content creation, animation and compositing toolset for any animation style within a single all-in-one desktop application.
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| | | | Craft Animations Aligns with RTT to Advance Real-time 3D Animation for Design and Visualization
Adds Realistic Movement to Interactive Photo-real Visualizations; Cost-effective Animation Solution Saves Hours, Days and Weeks of Laborious Animation Time
With the goal of delivering powerful, new real-time 3D animation tools to the industry's leading designers and visual minds, Craft Animations™ AB and Realtime Technology (RTT) AG today announced a strategic alliance that includes the upcoming port of Craft Director Tools to RTT DeltaGen.
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| | | | Digieffects Launches Robust Warping Tool for After Effects
FreeForm AE Brings High-End Functionality to After Effects
Digieffects®, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins, today announced that FreeForm AE is available for purchase. FreeForm AE, a plugin for Adobe After Effects, is an intuitive and robust warping tool that allows users to manipulate a flat object into almost any shape using a mesh in 3D space.
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| | | | Toon Boom Announces Studio 5
Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Studio 5, a new version that brings stop-motion animation to its existing wide array of animation capabilities.
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| | | | NewTek LightWave 3D® – A Vital Weapon in the "Battle for Terra"
NewTek LightWave 3D used to create 3D animation and visual effects in full-length, animated, 3D sci-fi adventure film
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced today that its award-winning LightWave 3D® rendering, modeling and animation solution was used to create the new animated, science fiction, adventure film “Battle for Terra,” which opens today at movie theaters nationwide.
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| | | | MAXON Website Now Available in French and Russian
Serving CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D users in French and Russian-speaking countries.
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of 3D modeling, texturing, animation and rendering solutions, today announced the availability of the MAXON website in two additional languages, French and Russian, which now augment the existing English, German and Japanese versions.
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| | | | ArtVPS names the day for Shaderlight launch
ArtVPS, the specialist developer of ray-tracing technology, has announced the launch date for a pre-release version of Shaderlight, a revolutionary new rendering technology that will deliver massive productivity and creativity improvements over traditional ray-trace rendering engines.
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| | | | Craft Animations Launches 3D Animation Tools for Gamecaster's GCS3 Virtual Camera Control Hardware
Time-saving Toolset Eliminates Need for Traditional Keyframing and Enables Real-time Cinematic Production Within Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya
Imagine the ability to direct real-time virtual camera controls within Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Maya® with actual camera hardware. It's a director's fantasy that has now become reality with the release of Craft Camera Tools™ for GCS3™, a software and hardware bundle developed by Craft Animations™ AB and Gamecaster® .
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| | | | NCIS, CSI: NY, House, True Blood, The Good Wife: Autodesk Software Fills the Air
Many of This Season's Most-Watched Programs Feature Autodesk Technology
Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season's most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in "House," the evocative color finishing of "Mad Men" and the UEFA Europa League rebrand.
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| | | | Superfad Sends Message from Wyclef Jean & Voila
The Garrigan Lyman Group recently tapped Superfad to create a branding commercial that would embody the spirit and beauty of Haiti for Voila, a Haitian telecommunications company. At the heart of the campaign is Haitian-born superstar Wyclef Jean from whose hands spill the paint that creates an animated and colorful representation of the essence of Haiti.
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| | | | DUCK Makes Ending Credits Happy For Sony Pictures Animation
The animated feature film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is based on the classic children's book about the town of ChewandSwallow, where mysterious storms begin raining down hot dogs, pancakes, bananas, spaghetti, burgers, and more, to everyone's delight. But when the storms get out of control, the town needs a hero. And they don't mean a sandwich.
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| | | | Announcing: The Previsualization Society
Cross-Disciplinary Community to Focus on the Development of Previsualization
The Previsualization Society, a non-profit, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of previsualization ("previs"), was officially announced today. Founded by previs practitioners for those who produce or use previs, the Previsualization Society will build a community to maximize the current and future capabilities and contributions of the previs medium.
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| | | | “Battlestar Galactica” Wins 2009 TCA Program of the Year Award
NewTek LightWave 3D® award-winning visual effects showcased in acclaimed television series
NewTek Inc, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, congratulated “Battlestar Galactica” as the recipient of the 2009 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award for Program of the Year. The program, which relied on NewTek LightWave 3D® to create award-winning visual effects, was recognized at the 25th annual TCA Awards in Los Angeles after its final season.
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| | | | StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro - Advances Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering for Production
Powerful Displacement Mapping with Hardware Tessellation and Stereoscopic Camera Support Among Many New Features to Streamline Productivity
StudioGPU continues to democratize the 3D production space for broadcast, cinema and design with the release of MachStudio™ Pro 1.2, a real-time 3D workflow and rendering package that leverages the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation. Now available worldwide, MachStudio Pro 1.2 includes many dynamic new features powered by the new industry-leading AMD ATI FirePro™ V8750 professional 3D workstation graphics accelerator, which is included with the program. This powerful combination of hardware and software gives 3D artists a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic-quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear desktop workspace.
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| | | | NewTek Announces SpeedEDIT™ 2 Video Editor
New benefits include enhanced Sub-Project capabilities and broader high definition support
(Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, revealed SpeedEDIT™ 2, an upgrade to its resolution-independent video editor that offers numerous advancements, including support for additional file formats and enhanced Sub-Project capabilities for more flexible real-time layering.
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| | | | NewTek Extends TriCaster™ Upgrade Guarantee
TriCasters purchased by December 23 can be exchanged for full purchase price credit towards TriCaster, model XD300, previewed at IBC 2009
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the TriCaster Upgrade Guarantee Program. Customers can trade up any TriCaster™ portable live production system purchased between January 15 and December 23, 2009 for full purchase price credit toward a TriCaster, model XD300 previewed at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2009. TriCaster, model XD300, is scheduled to ship late Q4 2009.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ and TodoCast™ to Produce and Live Stream Todd Rundgren Pay-Per-View Concert
Fans from around the world can purchase pay-per-view access to historic sold-out musical event
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, Panacea Entertainment and Todocast™, the affordable portable live satellite web-broadcasting system, announced today that they are offering pay-per-view tickets to a live stream of the upcoming sold-out Todd Rundgren concerts in Akron, Ohio on September 6 and 7 at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET and Chicago, Illinois on September 12 and 13 at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ to Produce and Live Stream First Virtual Car Introduction from Concourse d’Elegance®
High Impact Television chooses device to deliver first look at the Infiniti® 2011 M Sedan
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that NewTek TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used by High Impact Television to produce and live stream the first ever virtual new car introduction from the legendary Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance®, featuring the Infiniti® 2011 M Sedan.
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| | | | Now Shipping—Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) Lip Sync Software
Newest Version of Lip Sync Plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max Software from Di-O-Matic Offers 64-bit Support, Enhanced User Interface, and Crucial Productivity Enhancements
Di-O-Matic, Inc., a leading developer of 3D character animation software and plug-in tools, today began shipping its Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) software.
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| | | | NVIDIA Tesla GPU Computing Solutions Selected for Flagship Z Workstation from HP
GPU Computing Adoption Continues to Rise as Tesla Is Made Available for HP Z800 Workstation Customers
NVIDIA today announced that HP's most powerful and expandable workstation-the HP Z800 Workstation-is now configurable with up to two NVIDIA® Tesla™ graphics processing units (GPUs), another key indicator of the demand being seen for GPUs in the high performance computing (HPC) space.
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| | | | Two Films Screening at SIGGRAPH 'Computer Animation Festival' Rely on MAXON CINEMA 4D's Power, Versatility and Ease-of-Use
Internationally Renowned Festival Takes Place During SIGGRAPH Conference, August 3rd through August 7th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that two of its customers, Nucleus Medical Art, and artist Betsy Kopmar, have created film projects using MAXON software that will be included in the prestigious SIGGRAPH ‘Computer Animation Festival’, taking place during the SIGGRAPH 2009 Conference at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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| | | | StudioGPU MachStudio Pro Adds Support for Google SketchUp Pro and Rhino Software
New Exporters Offer Artists, Designers and Engineers Immediate Access to Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering
StudioGPU announced today that MachStudio Pro™, a professional 3D-workflow and rendering package created by artists for artists, now offers free exporters for Google SketchUp Pro and McNeel Rhino 3D modeling and animation software.
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| | | | MAXON Software Customer Projects to Screen at SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival
Internationally Renowned Animated Film Forum to Include Nucleus Medical Art’s “Atherosclerosis” and Betsy Kopmar’s “Night Fishing with Cormorants”
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that two of its customers, Nucleus Medical Art, and artist Betsy Kopmar, have created projects using MAXON software that have been selected for inclusion in SIGGRAPH’s prestigious ‘Computer Animation Festival’, taking place during the SIGGRAPH 2009 Conference, August 3 – 7, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
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| | | | NewTek Releases 3D Motion Graphics Packs for Sports
Network-style, customizable animated graphic templates for LightWave 3D® and 3D Arsenal™
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of the 3D Content Pack Volume 1: Sports, a collection of network-style, ready-to-use, customizable animated 3D scenes designed for use with LightWave 3D® and 3D Arsenal™.
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| | | | Big Machine Design Relies On Maxon Cinema 4d To Create Futuristic Cgi Video Trailer For Highly Anticipated Upcoming Game Title, "Front Mission Evolved"
Artists Leverage CINEMA 4D’s Power, Performance and Ease-of-Use and Tap its Advanced Render, Thinking Particles, MoGraph and MOCCA Modules to Create Complex, Awe-inspiring Game Cinematic
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Big Machine Design (BMD), an award winning visual production company specializing in visuals for film titles, advertising, TV shows, games, and more, relied heavily on MAXON CINEMA 4D to create the stunning, fully CGI trailer for Square Enix’s highly-anticipated game title, "Front Mission Evolved".
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| | | | StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro—Supercharges 3D Workflow with Real-Time Finishing and Compositing
Renders Scenes Up to 900 Times Faster than Traditional Solutions – Reducing Times from Hours to Seconds
StudioGPU announced today the immediate availability of MachStudio Pro™, a professional 3D workflow and rendering package created by artists for artists. MachStudio Pro offers a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear workspace by leveraging the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation.
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| | | | eyeon Software Launches Fusion 6.0
Open Release Candidate of Award-Winning Compositing Application Now Available
eyeon Software Inc. announced that the highly- anticipated Fusion™ 6.0 node-based compositing application is now available as an Open Release Candidate. The award-winning compositing application has been a mainstay of the visual effects industry for over 20 years.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ Expands NHL Awards Coverage
Portable live production system to live stream red carpet arrivals on nhl.com
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used to live stream pre-event red carpet coverage of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2009 Awards at 5:15 p.m. CST /3:15 p.m. PST on June 18.
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| | | | Filmmakers / Students Hone their Skills at International Academy of Film and Television’s Short-Term Workshops
IAFT Upcoming Filmmaking Sessions Include Digital Video Production, Hi-Def/RED Camera and 3D Animation
The International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) is offering three new short-term Filmmaking workshops in Digital Video Production, Hi-Def/RED Camera and 3D Animation. Beginning June 2009 and ranging in length from four days to three weeks, the sessions are open to film students and filmmakers alike who are interested in expanding their skills or learning the latest techniques in a particular area.
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| | | | Pixomondo Opens New Flagship Studio In Los Angeles
Announces 2009 Production Slate, Including 2012 and NINJA ASSASSIN
International visual effects company Pixomondo has opened a new flagship studio in Los Angeles, California. Extending its global reach, Pixomondo now has a worldwide network of studios located in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich and Stuttgart, as well as London and Shanghai, from which it produces feature film, television and commercial visual effects.
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| | | | NewTek Announces Winner of NAB Show 2009 Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp Giveaway
NewTek awards rare collectible autographed guitar to NAB Attendee
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that attendee Peter Lebow was the winner of the Company’s NAB Show 2009 Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp signed guitar giveaway. Lebow was randomly chosen in a drawing at the NewTek 2009 NAB Show booth and received the Epiphone SG-Special Guitar adorned with autographs of Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Chris Slade (AC/DC) and Kip Winger (Winger).
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| | | | Frantic Films Software Announces Deadline 3.1
Render Queue Management Software Now with MetaRender Support from IRIDAS
Frantic Films Software, the R&D division of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, today announced the launch of Deadline 3.1, the company's hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms.
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| | | | NewTek NAB TriCaster™ Upgrade Guarantee
TriCasters purchased before June 27 can be exchanged for full purchase price credit towards new models announced at the 2009 NAB Show
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the NAB Upgrade Guarantee Program. Customers can trade up any TriCaster™ portable live production system purchased between January 15 and June 27, 2009 for full purchase price credit toward any new TriCaster product introduced at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show taking place in Las Vegas from April 20 to 23.
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| | | | Frantic Films Software at NAB 2009
Deadline 3.1 Announced; Prize Giveaways and Call for Participation for Awake Beta-Testing Program
Frantic Films Software, the R&D arm of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, will be showcasing its software products at NAB 2009 April 20th - April 23rd from booth #SL4430.
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| | | | NewTek HD/SD Replay System Now Shipping
NewTek releases 3PLAY™, a multi-channel, HD/SD slow motion replay system
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has begun shipping 3PLAY™, a multi-channel, high definition/standard definition (HD/SD) instant replay system at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show April 20 to 23 in Las Vegas.
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| | | | The Studio Acquires VICON T10 Motion Capture System
New York Design Facility Specializes in Animatics; Plans Expansion into 3D Animation with Advanced Mocap System
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, today announced the sale and installation of its T10 motion capture system at graphic design and 2D animation company The Studio, located in New York City.
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| | | | Dulce Systems Unveils New Addition to its Performance Family of Products
The PRO IDC 4Gb Fibre Channel Dual Controller Storage Array
Dulce Systems, an innovator in high-performance storage solutions, has unveiled the PRO IDC storage system solution which will help transform high definition, digital intermediate, 2K ,and 4K post production, into high-throughput, collaborative production environments streamlined for maximum efficiency and creativity.
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| | | | Apace Systems interWorks: Integrated Media Data, Applications & Workflow Management
Apace interWorks enables collaboration, communication and media data, applications and workflow management between different vendors and applications with web based access
Apace Systems Corporation®, a leading media workflow and storage solution provider for all media, announces immediate availability of its vendor neutral integrated workflow solutions enabling media project level collaboration and interoperability.
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| | | | Frantic Films VFX Takes On 'Dragonball: Evolution'
Award-winning VFX studio Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, has contributed 334 shots to the forthcoming feature film "Dragonball: Evolution" from Twentieth Century Fox. Directed by James Wong, the movie releases in the U.S. nationwide on April 10, 2009 and stars Justin Chatwin, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, and Chow Yun-Fat in the live-action film adaptation of the popular Japanese manga comic book series.
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| | | | Frantic Films VFX Does Previz for 'Watchmen'
Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, announced that it has contributed extensive previsualization (previz) work on the Zack Snyder-directed feature film "Watchmen" from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was released in theaters on March 6.
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| | | | Sorenson Squeeze 5 Bundled with Avid Editing Software Gives Users Seamless End-to-End Process for Publishing High-quality Video
Avid's Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter Utilize Powerful Encoding and Compression Capabilities of Sorenson Squeeze to Prepare Video for Publishing
Sorenson Media today announced that Sorenson Squeeze 5 is being shipped with the latest versions of Avid Technology Inc.'s suite of video editing applications, including Avid® Media Composer® (v 3.5), Symphony™ (v 3.5) and NewsCutter® (v 7.5) software. Sorenson Squeeze 5 enables independent editors, producers and filmmakers who use Avid video editing software to easily deliver video in all of the most popular video formats, with advanced encoding options and superior results.
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| | | | NewTek 3PLAY™ at 2009 Nickelodeon Countdown to the Kids' Choice Awards
Multi-channel, HD/SD slow motion replay system to capture and replay celebrity orange carpet arrivals
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that its NewTek 3PLAY™ multi-channel HD/SD slow motion replay system will be used to capture and replay footage of celebrity arrivals on the famed orange carpet at the 2009 Nickelodeon Countdown to the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p.m. CST) on the Nickelodeon channel.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ to Live Stream Inaugural Streamy Awards
International Academy of Web Television awards program will recognize outstanding original Web television programming on March 28
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that its TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used to produce and live stream the first annual Streamy Awards Ceremony and Gala from the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. PST (9:30 p.m. CST).
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| | | | Grand Large Inc. Launches GL-X Division
Grand Large Inc. announces the launch of its GL-X division to the US and international markets. GL-X is a new media hybrid specializing in production, post and music solutions. The division focuses on packaging new media projects, commercials, web-based series, interactive web development and viral videos.
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| | | | Company X & Detox Create Lush Animated Video For Nat King Cole
Visually Compelling Teaser Is Part Of Launch For RE: GENERATIONS, Remix Album Of Nat King Cole Tracks
EMI Records recently tapped Company X to produce a promotional music video for RE: GENERATIONS, a remix album featuring modern interpretations of jazz legend Nat King Cole's indelible work, which released on March 10th.
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| | | | NewTek Launches Live Product Demo Webcasts
Sessions to be offered every two weeks on www.newtek.com/demo; First installments on March 18 and 19
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it will offer free live demonstrations of its products beginning on March 18 and 19. Produced and streamed using NewTek TriCaster portable live production systems, each session will be held every two weeks and will focus on one NewTek product line.
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| | | | Massive Insight™ Brings Film Realism to Engineers, Architects and Researcher
Massive Announces Call for Entries for Exclusive Massive Insight™ Beta Program; Software Successfully Deployed by ARUP to Accurately Simulate Fire Evacuation
Massive Software, developer of the Academy Award winning animation system, today announced the introduction of Massive Insight™ and issued a call for entries for an exclusive beta testing program. Massive Insight utilizes AI-driven agents that use natural senses such as vision and hearing to accurately simulate real-world behavior, and can be used to simulate any object or creature moving on earth - from pedestrian, planes, trains and automobiles to insects and microbes.
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| | | | Elliott Animation Achieves more Creative Control and Cost Benefits with Craft Camera Tools for GCS3
Revolutionary System Allows Complex Shot Creation for "Rollbots" without Incurring Additional Costs
It's rare when a production facility discovers a way to dramatically increase the complexity of an animated series while staying on budget. Toronto-based Elliott Animation made this very breakthrough using Craft Camera Tools™ for GCS3™ , a software and hardware bundle developed by Craft Animations™ AB and Gamecaster®® , for its new animated children's series "Rollbots."
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| | | | Craft Animations Welcomes USC School of Cinematic Arts to New Academic Partner Program
Educational Initiative Allows Select Universities to Enhance Curriculum with Craft's Innovative 3D Animation Toolset
Craft Animations™ AB, leading developer of professional real-time 3D animation technology, today announced its new Academic Partner Program, which offers leading colleges, universities and 3D animation schools subsidized access to Craft Director Tools™ .
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ at NBA All-Star Jam Session Turns Fans into Sports Anchors
NewTek will also demo breakthrough multi-channel, HD, instant replay device at NBA D-League practice Feb. 13
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, announced today that NBA Digital will utilize TriCaster™ portable live production system to produce fan fantasy NBA TV sportscaster segments during the NBA All-Star Jam Session at the Phoenix Convention Center February 12 to 16.
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| | | | Using eyeon Fusion on Pink Panther 2
Digital Dimension Completes VFX on Latest Clouseau Caper
eyeon Fusion™ was used on every visual effects shot in Pink Panther 2, the latest film in the Inspector Clouseau series, starring Steve Martin. Six-time Emmy® Award-winner and four-time Visual Effects Society Award-winner Digital Dimension completed all of the 200 shots on the feature.
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| | | | NewTek Unveils New 3D Technology
LightWave® CORE™, a next generation, node-based 3D solution is revealed
NewTek Inc. revealed today LightWave® CORE™, its next-generation 3D application via a streamed live presentation to 3D artists around the world. LightWave CORE is a completely new system offering a unified environment that allows anything to be animated in any number of ways. LightWave CORE is a node-based, multi-processing, unified application, designed to be as future-proof as possible, with a concentration on capacity and performance.
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| | | | eyeon Fusion Battle-Tested on Linux
Feature Film Work on Twilight, Inkheart, and Changeling
eyeon Fusion on Linux is proving itself in high-end feature film work on box office successes such as Twilight, Changeling, and Inkheart, as well as Terry Gilliam's upcoming film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, starring the late Heath Ledger. Running Fusion on Linux provides a seamless workflow for facilities who have invested in the platform, for example for their render farms.
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| | | | Craft Animations Extends Craft Director Tools to CINEMA 4D
New Era of Animation Tools Provide High-quality, Real-time Cinematic Results in a Fraction of the Time
Further expanding the artist-friendly workflow, Craft Animations™ today announced the availability of its Craft Director Tools™ for users of MAXON CINEMA 4D. Craft Director Tools utilize high-end artificial intelligence and autonomous control systems to drastically condense traditional animation processes. Combining these unprecedented animation tools with CINEMA 4D's ease-of-use and image quality, users receive a time-saving and cost-effective animation solution capable of saving hours, days and weeks of laborious animation time.
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| | | | NewTek Releases LightWave 3D® v9.6
Featuring increased stability, hair and fur cloning, nodes and workflow acceleration
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of LightWave® v9.6, a major update to its award-winning 3D application, LightWave 3D®. LightWave v9.6’s new capabilities include improvements to animation, rendering and workflow, with FiberFX cloning, Layout snapping and automatic drag-and-drop file loading. More than 625 feature requests and reported issues have been implemented and resolved between 9.5 and 9.6. LightWave v9.6 is the fifth free update in the LightWave v9 series.
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| | | | NewTek Supports NBA San Antonio Spurs Nonprofit Event
NewTek TriCaster™ Selected to Produce and Live Stream Spurs Annual TUX ‘N TENNIES Dinner and Auction
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the National Basketball Association (NBA) San Antonio Spurs chose TriCaster™ portable live production system to produce and live stream their 21st Annual TUX ‘N TENNIES Dinner and Auction on Friday, January 9.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ Chosen to Produce and Live Stream 60th Annual Emmy® Awards for Technology and Engineering
NewTek TriCaster™ to also produce and live stream Global Media Awards
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced today that its TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system was chosen by TV Worldwide to produce and live stream the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 60th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards and the inaugural Global Media Awards at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009 in Las Vegas.
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| | | | Digidesign Ships Pro Tools 8 Software
Provides everything needed to create, compose, score, record, mix, produce and broadcast in single application.
Digidesign®, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), today announced the immediate availability of Pro Tools 8 software, the company’s highly-anticipated, next-generation music creation and audio production software.
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| | | | Prime Focus Group Companies Help Steal the Show for 'The Maiden Heist'
Frantic Films VFX and Prime Focus London Contribute Effects; Post Logic Studios Completes DI
Frantic Films VFX, Post Logic Studios and Prime Focus London, all Prime Focus Group companies, completed visual effects, the main title sequence and the digital intermediate for the forthcoming feature film "The Maiden Heist" from Yari Film Group Releasing, LLC.
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| | | | CafeFx Announces 2009 Production Slate, Art Department Expansion
CafeFX’s Emmy Award For “John Adams” Is A Highlight of 2008
Award-winning visual effects facility CafeFX has announced an impressive 2009 visual effects production slate. CafeFX has been awarded work on some of the industry’s most highly anticipated films from such notable directors as Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, Stephen Sommers and Brad Silberling, as well as a major theme park attraction. To meet the creative needs of a production pipeline in high gear and to provide accessibility and convenience for its Westside clients, CafeFX has expanded its art department to the fourth floor of the building it shares with The Syndicate, its Santa Monica-based sister company.
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| | | | NewTek LiveSet™ Pack Now Available
Network-style virtual sets for TriCaster PRO™, TriCaster STUDIO™, TriCaster BROADCAST™ and VT[5]™
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of NewTek LiveSet™ Pack Volume 1, a series of five virtual sets designed for use with TriCaster PRO™, TriCaster STUDIO™ and TriCaster BROADCAST™ portable live production and virtual set systems and VT [5] production suite.
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| | | | Craft Animations Announces Free Real-time 3D Tools
Condensed Versions of Select Craft Director Tools Offer Professional Results to the Masses; Time-saving Solutions Work Seamlessly with 3ds Max and Maya
Broadening its already widespread FreeWare catalog and extending real-time 3D animation to the masses, Craft Animations™ today announced free light versions of its highly regarded Craft Director Tools™ .
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| | | | Ingenuity Engine Taps Krakatoa for Zabeel Investments Commercial
Directed by Graeme Joyce, Frantic Films Software's High Volume Point-Based Renderer Creates Dreamy Sandscape
Frantic Films Software, the R&D arm of award-winning visual effects studio Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, announced that its high-volume point-based particle renderer Krakatoa was used by Los Angeles-based VFX studio Ingenuity Engine on a TV commercial for Zabeel Investments.
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| | | | NewTek Releases Graphics Packs for Sports
Network-style, customizable graphic templates for TriCaster™, VT[5]™, SpeedEDIT™ and LiveText™
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of Graphics Pack Volume 1 and 2: Sports, two sets of high-definition compatible graphic templates designed for use with TriCaster™, VT[5]™, SpeedEDIT™ and LiveText™ during live sports video production.
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In this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Doug Bassett reviews C4D 9.5: Real-World 3D Animation Production, by Larry Mitchell and published by Charles River Media; 1 edition; copyright (January 5, 2006), 432 pages; ISBN: 1584504374 and writes... ''If I had to tell you about this book in one sentence it would be that this book is the extension of the C4D Quick Start manual. You will learn much more about the 'how to' than the Quick Start and like the Quick Start, you will not get an explanation of the tools or why something works the way it does, but you will remain focused on the 'how to' and the project goal.''
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