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| | | | Open Effects Association Formed At NAB 2009
Promoting Open Standards for Visual Effects
Seven companies joined forces at NAB last month to launch The Open Effects Association. This non-profit, UK-based company aims to develop and promote open standards across the visual effects community. Founding members are Assimilate, Autodesk®, Digieffects, FilmLight, The Foundry, GenArts® and RE:Vision Effects. These companies have helped artists create ground-breaking VFX shots on just about everything that hits cinema screens.
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| | | | News: The Foundry releases Keylight for Autodesk Combustion and Adobe After Effects 7.0 Standard Edition
Leading visual effects developer The Foundry today announced the release of Keylight, the Academy Award-winning blue and green screen keyer, for Autodesk’s Combustion and Adobe’s After Effects Standard Edition desktop software. Keylight is already available on a range of leading platforms including Autodesk’s inferno, flame, flint, fire and smoke systems, as well as Shake, Avid DS and the Professional version of Adobe After Effects.
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| | | | Digieffects Launches Falloff Lighting Plugin for After Effects
Provides enhanced lighting for After Effects' built-in lights
Digieffects® a developer of visual effects software plugins, today announced that Falloff Lighting is available for purchase. Falloff Lighting provides enhanced lighting for After Effects' built-in lights.
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| | | | Digieffects Launches Aged Film for Only $29
Professional Level Functionality at Breakthrough Pricing
Digieffects,® a developer of popular visual effects software plugins, today announced that Aged Film is available for purchase. Aged Film creates an aged “old movie look”, an effect which helps viewers understand what era the shot is set and believe that the story is set in the past.
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| | | | Bluefish444 Introduces Epoch Range of 2K/HD/SD PCIe 3G SDI & 3D Stereographic
Applications include digital intermediary, digital content creation, video servers, encoding, decoding & streaming of MPEG And H.264, live and non-live CG supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OSX operating system
Bluefish444 today introduced to the international community its Epoch range of video cards, which are available immediately. Epoch is a modular and extremely powerful product line of cost effective multi channel 2K/HD/SD SDI PCIe uncompressed video cards containing a new Bluefish444 technology called RapidFlow+MR2
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| | | | Digieffects Announces The Natural Forces Summer Tour
Digieffects sponsors Rogue Kite as they drive across America with a RED ONET Camera
Digieffects®, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins, today announced that it will sponsor Rogue Kite on The Natural Forces Summer Tour.
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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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| | | | Digieffects to Launch Plug-In at NAB, Reports 109% Revenue Growth in 2008
Plans to launch Natural Forces at NAB 2009
Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plug-ins, announced that revenue increased by 109% in 2008. The company was acquired by Robert Sharp in May of 2007 and has been proactively reinvesting in its technology, product development, brand identity, and customer service.
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| | | | Matrox Axio LE Release 4.0 Now Shipping
Realtime HD and SD Editing Platform Provides Support for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium and the Windows Vista 64-bit Operating System
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that software release 4.0 for the Matrox Axio™ LE realtime HD and SD editing platform is now available for download on the Matrox website. Release 4.0 supports Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4 software.
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| | | | Digieffects and Toolfarm to Slash Prices by 50% December 9 - 11, 2008
The Digieffects MegaSuite is available for $399
(Wilmington, North Carolina--December 8, 2008) Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plug-ins, and Toolfarm, the world's leading source for professional visual effects and motion graphics plug-ins, today announced that both companies are selling the Digieffects MegaSuite bundle at 50% discount for a limited time.
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| | | | House, True Blood, Bones, CSI, Californication and More Shaped With Autodesk Tools
Majority of This Season's Most Popular Shows Benefit from Visual Effects Technology
This year's fall television schedule features content created with the full range of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) entertainment solutions. From Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy; to NCIS, Entourage, Smallville, Pushing Daisies and Stargate: Atlantis; TV programs are advancing creativity through Autodesk Media & Entertainment technology.
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| | | | Digieffects Ships Simulate: Camera
The second plugin package in the Simulate series mimics camera and projection artifacts
Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it has shipped Simulate: Camera, a plugin package offering a specialized collection of effects for mimicking camera and projection artifacts. All Digieffects plugins support Adobe CS4.
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| | | | Autodesk Technology Helps Shape the Summer's Hottest Films
eading Studios used Autodesk Software to Create The Happening, Hancock, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and More
Autodesk, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADSK) entertainment software helped leading studios create many of the summer's most popular films. Autodesk software was used throughout digital film pipelines, from pre-visualization and virtual cinematography to mastering and final animation.
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| | | | GenArts To Showcase Sapphire Plug-Ins At IBC 2008
Company to demonstrate its VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products on stand 7.K41
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2008, being held September 12-16 at the Amsterdam RAI.
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| | | | Digieffects Ships Simulate: Illuma
Lighting plugin package is the first in the new Simulate series of products
Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it has shipped Simulate: Illuma, a plugin package offering a specialized collection of effects plugins for creating light and glow effects.
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| | | | Boris FX Adds Seven New Transition Plug-ins to the Recently Released Final Effects Complete 5.0 Package
Free for existing Final Effects Complete 5.0 customers, a new point release that includes; Blur Dissolve, Lens Wipe, Spherize Wipe, Griddler Wipe, Pin Wipe, Slant Wipe, and Rain Wipe
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 for FxPlug (FEC 5 FxPlug) and Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 for AE (FEC 5 AE) are now available as free updates for FEC 5.0 customers.
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| | | | Digieffects™ Ships Damage
Collection of four effects for "sabotaging your creativity"
Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it shipped Damage, a new set of plugins for video and film post production professionals.
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| | | | Tim Kolb Joins Digieffects as Chief Product Officer
Emmy award winning director/editor will steer product vision
Tim Kolb, an Emmy, Chicago Film Festival Hugo, and Telly Award-winning director and a 20 year veteran of video and television post production has joined Digieffects™ as the Chief Product Officer.
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| | | | Digieffects Acquires Walker Effects Plugins
Digieffects, a developer of popular software plugins for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion today announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the Walker Effects plugins from WalkerFX.
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| | | | Boris FX Introduces the Boris Box Set
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced today the release of the Boris Box Set. The motion graphics super collection includes the full range of award-winning compositing and effects capabilities offered by Boris FX; 2D/3D compositing, titling, paint, rotoscoping, and DVE technology for an MSRP of $1,995.00 USD. Macintosh users receive the Media 100 Producer editor with their purchase of the Boris Box Set.
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| | | | GenArts to Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins at DV Expo West 2007
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at DV Expo West 2007, being held December 5-6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Sapphire Plug-ins is a collection of over 200 image processing and synthesis effects that natively integrate with leading editing and compositing systems.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Matrox RT.X2 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Bundle
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that a new value-priced bundle of the Matrox RT.X2 realtime editing platform and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3 is now available worldwide. The bundle includes the RT.X2 realtime editing card and professional breakout box, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe Encore® CS3, Adobe OnLocation CS3, Adobe Device Central CS3, Adobe Bridge CS3, and professionally designed templates.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Interoperability
between Matrox Axio Realtime Editing Platforms and Omneon Spectrum and MediaGrid Active Storage Systems
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced interoperability between Matrox Axio™ realtime editing platforms and Omneon Spectrum™ and MediaGrid™ active storage systems.
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| | | | News: Digieffects Introduces Electronic Software Downloads and Slashes Prices
Digieffects Introduces Electronic Software Downloads and Slashes Prices Creative Professionals May Now Purchase Class On Demand Training from Digieffects
Digieffects, a developer of popular software plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, and Autodesk Combustion is taking new steps to meet customer requests since the change of ownership in May 2007.
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| | | | News: GenArts to Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2007
Company to demonstrate their VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products on stand 7.921
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2007, being held September 7-11 at the Amsterdam RAI.
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| | | | News: RE:Vision Effects releases DE:Noise 1.0
a plugin set that removes excessive noise and artifacts in one easy-to-use tool.
DE:Noise handles spurious frame-to-frame defects ranging from fine digital and electronic noise to blotchy spots (e.g. dirt on the film).
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| | | | News: Matrox RT.X2 3.0 Now Shipping
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that software release 3.0 for the Matrox RT.X2™ realtime editing platform is now available. The Matrox RT.X2 3.0 release provides support for Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3 software as well as support for additional HD and SD cameras and editing resolutions including the Panasonic P2 MXF 720p format.
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| | | | News: Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 for AE Ships
Support for Adobe CS 3.0, Custom On-screen Controls, Heads Up Display and Innovative, Accelerated Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 for AE (BCC 5.0 for AE) is now shipping.
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| | | | News: GenArts to Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins at SIGGRAPH 2007
Company to demonstrate their VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products in booth 321
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be exhibiting at SIGGRAPH 2007, being held August 7-9 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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| | | | News: CafeFX Creates High Drama for Spider-Man
Crane destruction of a Manhattan skyscraper sets the stage for a classic rescue by Spider-Man
Feature film visual effects facility CafeFX created a vertigo-inducing crane disaster sequence for SPIDER-MAN™ 3, setting the stage for a classic Spidey rescue.
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| | | | News: GenArts to Show Latest Sapphire Plug-ins at NAB 2007
Company to demonstrate new effects for Autodesk Systems and other host platforms in booth SL2829
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be featuring its expanded range of plug-ins at NAB 2007 in booth SL2829, a larger redesigned exhibit space.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Matrox RT.X2 SD Realtime Editing Platform at CABSAT 2007
Matrox Video Products Group today announced the Matrox RT.X2 SD realtime editing platform, designed for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities, and digital filmmakers delivering their projects in SD. Matrox-authorized distributor, Digital Image, will demonstrate RT.X2 SD on stand E2-21.
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| | | | News: Autodesk Congratulates Academy Award Winners and Nominees Numerous Films Created with Autodesk Solutions
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) congratulates Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Animal Logic for their Academy Award-winning work in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Happy Feet, respectively. Autodesk also congratulates ILM, LOLA VFX, Hydraulx, LaserPacific Media Corporation and Blue Sky Studios for their work on the Academy Award-nominated films Poseidon, The Black Dahlia and No Time for Nuts. From visualizing early concepts to finishing and color timing the final pixels, artists rely on Autodesk solutions to achieve their creative vision.
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| | | | News: RE:Vision Effects founders to receive Academy Award
Leading visual effects developer RE:Vision Effects, Inc. is delighted to announce that the company founders, Peter Litwinowicz and Pierre Jasmin, will be honored with a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®.
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| | | | News: Matrox RT.X2 Release 2.0 Now Shipping
Realtime native HDV 720p (JVC ProHD) editing now supported
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 2.0 software for the Matrox RT.X2™ realtime HDV and DV editing platform is now shipping. Release 2.0 provides significant new features including realtime native editing of JVC's ProHD HDV 720p format.
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| | | | News: Matrox Axio Release 2.5 Now Shipping
Tapeless workflow support and other new features added to realtime HD and SD editing platforms
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that software release 2.5 for the Matrox Axio™ realtime HD and SD editing platforms is now shipping. Release 2.5 provides significant new features including realtime native editing of MXF files for Panasonic P2, Sony XDCAM, and Sony XDCAM HD, as well as realtime native editing of JVC's ProHD HDV 720p format.
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| | | | News: 1 Beyond Announces HD octoflex2
8 full core processors offer video professionals unmatched performance, improved workflow and faster ROI
1 Beyond, Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing, compositing and storage systems today announced the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex2™, the industry’s first 8 full core processor system running Windows XP designed specifically for video professionals. Whether for editing, compositing or encoding, 8 full cores of processing power provide significant workflow improvements.
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| | | | News: GenArts to Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins at DV Expo 2006
Company to demonstrate their VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products in booth 821
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at DV Expo 2006, being held November 15-17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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| | | | News: Imagineer adds tracker support for Quantel generationQ
Latest release of monet, mokey add support for exporting data to Quantel generationQ
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based developer of innovative visual effects tools, announced today that its latest release of monet and mokey include support for exporting tracking data to Quantel generationQ via a new TrackImport plug-in.
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| | | | News: GenArts Honored at Succesful IBC 2006
Company wins IBC Exhibition Design Award
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, announces another successful exhibition at IBC 2006. GenArts was one of three recipients to be presented with an IBC 2006 Exhibition Design Award at the awards ceremony, where GenArts’ Marketing Programs Manager, Beth Balter, was interviewed for IBC TV.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces New Features for Matrox RT.X2 Including Realtime Native HDV 720p (JVC ProHD) Editing
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 2.0 software for the Matrox RT.X2 realtime HDV and DV editing platform will provide significant new features including realtime native editing of JVC’s ProHD HDV 720p format. Matrox RT.X2 is designed primarily for realtime native HDV and DV editing with Adobe Premiere Pro. It also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 I-frame codec so users can capture other HD and SD formats using RT.X2’s analog inputs and mix all types of footage on the timeline in real time.
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| | | | News: GenArts to Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2006
Company to demonstrate their VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products on stand 7.946
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2006, being held September 8-12 at the Amsterdam RAI. Visitors to GenArts stand 7.946 will be given demonstrations of Sapphire Plug-ins version 2 for Avid AVX Products and the latest versions with Mac Intel support for Apple Shake 4.1, Final Cut Pro 5.1, and Autodesk Combustion 4. GenArts will also be presenting their plug-ins on Adobe After Effects and Eyeon Fusion.
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| | | | News: AJA Showcases Video Solutions Tailor Made For Animators And Effects Artists At Siggraph 2006
The company's KONA and XENA video capture cards cater to artists with advanced support for leading graphics and effects applications and cost-effective HD I/O
AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, will be showcasing the latest versions of its KONA (Mac) and XENA (Windows) video playback and capture cards at SIGGRAPH 2006. The KONA 3 v2 and XENA 2K feature advanced support and plug-ins for seamless integration with leading graphics and effects applications, such as Apple Shake and Motion, Autodesk Combustion®, Eyeon Fusion®, Adobe After Effects® and Adobe Photoshop®. AJA Video will be demonstrating these technologies from Booth 1031 at this year's SIGGRAPH Conference, to be held in Boston, MA from August 1-3, 2006.
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| | | | News: Autodesk Technology Puts the Sizzle in This Summer
Lady in the Water, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, X-Men: The Last Stand, and More
From computer-generated sea creatures to entire virtual cities, digital artists relied on Autodesk, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ADSK) media and entertainment solutions to realize stunning visual effects for this summer’s hottest films. The industry’s leading post-production facilities delivered blockbuster action, adventure and dramatic content created with Autodesk’s advanced visual effects, animation, editing and digital color grading solutions.
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| | | | News: GenArts to Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins at SIGGRAPH 2006
Company to demonstrate their VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products in booth 1700
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at SIGGRAPH 2006, being held August 1-3 at the Boston Exhibition & Convention Center.
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| | | | News: 2006 FIFA World Cup
Autodesk Technology Used to Create World-Class, High-Definition Commercials and Broadcast Graphics
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that its technology was used to create high-definition television (HDTV) content for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Autodesk solutions provide digital artists with the creative tools and processing power necessary to quickly and efficiently produce content containing the level of detail required for HDTV programming.
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| | | | News: Matrox RT.X2 Professional Realtime Native HDV and DV Editing Platform Now Shipping
Matrox® Video Products Group announced that Matrox RT.X2™, a high-performance realtime native HDV and DV editing platform bundled with Adobe® Premiere Pro® is now shipping worldwide. Ideal for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities and digital filmmakers, Matrox RT.X2 is designed primarily for realtime native HDV and DV editing.
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| | | | News: AJA Intros 2K Support for Windows
Adds New Adobe Premiere Pro Support Into XENA Line v2 Software Offers Elegant Adobe Premiere Pro Implementation and XENA 2K Brings Multi-Format 2K Workflow to the Windows Desktop
AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced XENA 2K and the v2 software upgrade to the XENA LS and LH line of video playback and capture cards. XENA v2 software offers unparalleled support for Adobe® Premiere® Pro 2.0 across the Windows-based XENA product family. The XENA 2K video card is AJA's top-of-the-line card for Windows XP, delivering uncompressed SD, HD and Dual Link HD and enabling customers to work with 2K frames in a flexible and future-safe architecture.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Matrox RT.X2 Professional Realtime Native HDV and DV Editing Platform
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox RT.X2(tm), a high-performance realtime native HDV and DV editing platform bundled with Adobe® Premiere Pro®. Ideal for corporate communicators, event videographers, project studios, educational facilities and digital filmmakers, Matrox RT.X2 is designed primarily for realtime native HDV and DV editing. It also provides a high-quality MPEG-2 4:2:2 I-frame codec so users can capture other HD and SD formats using RT.X2's analog inputs and mix all types of footage on the timeline in real time.
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| | | | News: RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Map
RE:Vision Effects announces the release of RE:Map, the ultimate kit of mapping and distortion tools. RE:Vision Effects will be at NAB, booth SL5138 (the plug-in pavilion) to demo the newly released RE:Map and the rest of their products.
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| | | | News: RE:Vision Effects updates RE:Flex with High Dynamic Range Image Support
A Major Performance Upgrade for Adobe® After Effects® 7.0; Other Platforms also Updated.
RE:Flex provides superior morphing and warping for After Effects. RE:Flex uses both open and closed splines for its free-form interface rather than a mesh-based solution. RE:Flex is especially easy to learn because it uses the After Effects' own drawing and masking tools to direct the warping and morphing; as such, there is no need to learn a whole new user interface.
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| | | | News: Autodesk Congratulates Visual Effects Oscar Winner King Kong
Eleventh Consecutive Year that Autodesk Clients Win Best Visual Effects Academy Award
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) congratulates visual effects facility Weta Digital, which crafted champion visual effects for the Oscar-winning film King Kong. Autodesk also congratulates Industrial Light & Magic and Sony Pictures Imageworks for shaping the Visual Effects category nominated films The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and War of the Worlds.
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| | | | News: Bollywood Embraces Autodesk Technology for Moviemaking
Avitel, EFX Labs, Raj Taru Studios, Spirit and USL Add "Lustre" to their Businesses
As the Indian entertainment industry continues to flourish, many film studios and post-production facilities are turning to digital color grading technology from Autodesk, Inc. Five Indian studios and post-production facilities recently adopted Autodesk's Discreet Lustre system, which is used to realize "look and feel" ideas in movies around the globe.
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| | | | News: RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Flex for Fusion 5
RE:Flex brings intuitive morphing and warping directly to eyeon Software's Fusion 5! Superior results are achieved using RE:Vision Effects' proprietary and sophisticated technology. RE:Flex is especially easy to learn because it uses the Fusion's own drawing and masking tools to direct the warping and morphing; as such, there is no need to learn a whole new user interface.
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| | | | News: Boris Solutions Support New Adobe Versions
Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) version 4 is compatible with the newly released Adobe After Effects version 7 and Adobe Premiere Pro version 2. Earlier versions of BCC are not compatible with AE 7, due to version 7's new OpenGL windowing architecture.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Support for Adobe Production Studio and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 on Matrox Axio Realtime HD and SD Editing Platforms
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 2.0 software for the Matrox Axio family of HD and SD editing platforms will support the newly announced Adobe Production Studio and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. In addition to support for the latest Adobe software, Matrox Axio release 2.0 will include realtime multi-camera editing, realtime SD clip upscaling in an HD timeline, an accelerated shine effect, voice-over recording in the timeline, audio VU meters on capture, and WYSIWYG support for Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop CS2, Autodesk Combustion and 3ds Max, eyeon Fusion, and NewTek LightWave 3D.
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| | | | News: Zoic Studios Helps Ressurect A Bigger, Bolder Battlestar Galactica
New Episodes Feature Epic, Feature-Quality Spectacular Effects
For the January 13th episode of "Battlestar Galactica" entitled "Resurrection Ship, Part 2," visual effects company Zoic Studios worked on a scale greater than anything previously imagined for the small screen. Choreographing and executing all the effects for the episode, Zoic used a combination of live action greenscreen and CG animation to create a uniquely memorable viewing experience.
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| | | | News: Autodesk Technology Transports Moviegoers to Worlds of Wizardry and Whimsy!
From an inviting ice castle to a thawing waterfall, many of the holiday season’s movies were shaped with Autodesk, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ADSK) media and entertainment software. Leading post-production facilities, including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and The Orphanage, relied on Autodesk’s systems and software to realize their wildest wintry ideas.
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| | | | News: Autodesk ships Combustion 4 desktop visual effects and compositing software for Apple Macintosh
New Version Helps Macintosh-based Artists Realize their Ideas with Sophisticated New Tools and Workflow to Create Visual Effects
Autodesk, Inc.(NASDAQ: ADSK), today announced it has begun shipping Autodesk Combustion 4 software for Apple Macintosh. Combustion 4, Autodesk's desktop visual effects software consists of a powerful feature set including vector paint, particles, effects, animation and 3D compositing. This new version for the Mac operating system streamlines the creative process for visual graphics creation by providing enhanced interoperability with third-party desktop applications, improved paint tools and workflow efficiency.
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| | | | News: Sapphire Brings Finesse to FotoKem
FotoKem, the premier independently owned film & video postproduction facility based in Burbank, CA., has been providing services to the Hollywood community for more than 40 years.
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| | | | News: RE:Vision Effects, Inc. releases Twixtor for Softimage|XSI
RE:Vision Effects releases Twixtor, their popular retiming solution, for SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® animation software.
Twixtor 4.5 raises the bar in motion estimation. Nick Brooks, Academy Award and Emmy Award winner for visual effects says, "Twixtor 4.5 represents a new touchstone in retiming. The difference in accuracy means that retiming artifacts are either drastically reduced or disappear on the hardest to retime footage. "
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| | | | News: Boris Announces Availability of Continuum Complete Version 4
Integrated visual effects work in the native host interfaces
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film production, today announced the availability of version 4.0 of Boris Continuum Complete (BCC). BCC is a comprehensive suite of native filters and transitions for Adobe® After Effects®, Adobe Premiere Pro®, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple Motion®, Autodesk® combustion®, Eyeon® Fusion® and Boris Red® systems.
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 Articles and Tutorials:
 Writing a Logo with Light
In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader Ayman Abdel-Basset demonstrates a quick, easy way to use the eraser of the paint operator and the particle system of Autodesk Combustion to create a nice writing logo effect -- complete with shining rays. This tutorial is for advanced users of Combustion, but also has some useful tips for new users.
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 Sapphire Plug-ins Provide Big Help on ''Little Manhattan''
Film editor and FX artist, Alan Edward Bell shares some Hollywood secrets in this discussion of his recent job for 20th Century Fox and New Regency Pictures, "Little Manhattan." One tool he came back to again and again was GenArts' Sapphire Plug-ins -- both during the editing stage to create effects within Final Cut Pro, and during the finishing stage to finalize the effects at film resolution within Autodesk combustion.
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 Using the Diamond Keyer of Combustion 4 to change a selected color
In this tutorial, Ayman Abdel-Basset demonstrates how to use the new Diamond Keyer of Autodesk Combustion 4 along with the Color Correction operator to change the selected color of the footage.
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Episode #033 - May 04, 2006
Episode 033 - Autodesk Combustion with Steve Jennings, news with Ron Lindeboom, virtual animation studio, geting a VFX job, Adobe Road Show, Nvidia Gelato 2.0, the Space Cube, MacBook Pro batteries and more creative tech news, interviews and reports - www.creativecow.net
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