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Sony, Technicolor, Dolby and VFX Powerhouse LOOK Effects Join “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” All-Star Lineup
Industry titans back New York’s largest post event on June 8, 2013
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is excited to announce growing support for its Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story event held on June 8, 2013 at the French Institute in the heart of Manhattan. Industry luminaries Sony Creative Software, Technicolor and Dolby recently signed on as sponsors, joining the likes of AbelCine, ACE, Adorama, AJA, Art of the Guillotine, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design, Boris FX, CCW, Digieffects, EditShare, DV Expo East, HP, IFP, Imagineer Systems, MoPictive, MPSE, Noise Industries, NY Editors Collective, NYWIFT, ProductionHUB and Tekserve.
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Professional Video Editors Spoke, Autodesk Listened
News: Professional Video Editors Spoke, Autodesk ListenedImproved Functionality, Greater Flexibility and Accelerated Performance Roll Out in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 Release
Hot off two 'Best in Show' Awards at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) in Las Vegas last month, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 professional video editing software is expected to be available beginning May 29, 2013. As part of the product roadmap and influenced by extensive feedback from editors, the release will feature numerous enhancements to help improve functionality, add flexibility and increase speed.
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Bella Corporation Ships KillerKeys Express
Killerkeys Express And The Companion iPad App Now Available
Bella Corporation today announced that KillerKeys Express for Windows and the companion KillerKeys Express iPad App are now available.
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STS-GRIOT Gets Organized with Facilis TerraBlock SAN
News: STS-GRIOT Gets Organized with Facilis TerraBlock SANMichigan-based creative editorial boutique STS-GRIOT offers clients a complete post-production experience – delivering rough cuts, finishing, motion graphics, compositing, color grading, sound design and more. Award-winning editors at the mid-size studio collaborate with local and national ad agencies to deliver TV and web spots for high-profile companies such as Toyota, Ford, Chevy, Comcast and the US Navy.
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Ntropic Taps Autodesk Software to Give Life to Marco Brambilla’s “Creation [Megaplex]”
News: Ntropic Taps Autodesk Software to Give Life to Marco Brambilla’s “Creation [Megaplex]”Ntropic Creative Director and Founder Nate Robinson pushed the boundaries of Autodesk Flame visual effects software and Autodesk Maya 3D animation software to deliver extraordinary visual effects for "Creation" - the newest stereoscopic 3D video installation from Artist Marco Brambilla. An epic conclusion to Brambilla’s 3D video collage “[Megaplex]” trilogy, “Creation” features 1500 visual elements derived from iconic film sequences spiraling through the center of a hypnotic and visually stunning double helix. The piece will be on display for a limited time at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York, NY May 3- from 10:00pm to 12:00am, May 4.
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Thinkbox Software Releases Stoke MX Particle Reflow Tool for Autodesk 3ds Max
News: Thinkbox Software Releases Stoke MX Particle Reflow Tool for Autodesk 3ds MaxThinkbox Software today announced Stoke MX, a particle simulator plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max designed to simplify and accelerate the creation of high-volume particle clouds driven by velocity fields.
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Legends of Storytelling Gather in Manhattan for Filmmaker Event Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story
Registration now open for a one-day celebration of the art of filmmaking, Held at French Institute June 8
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, revealed its all-star list of guest speakers and panelists for Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story, a special one-day symposium for the creative community. “Building on the momentum of many successful events focusing on film editors, it seems a natural move to celebrate all of the talent involved in the process,” says Josh Apter, founder and president of Manhattan Edit Workshop. “From sound design and visual effects to groundbreaking transmedia projects, post-production is about using all of the elements of sight, sound and story to create a truly unique experience. Anyone interested in what happens when the cameras stop rolling in the fast-evolving craft of visual storytelling is going to find something that speaks to them here.”
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Autodesk Flame Fires Up VFX Production for The Vanity
News: Autodesk Flame Fires Up VFX Production for The VanityFounded in 2010, Toronto-based independent post-production company The Vanity works on commercials for notable brands that span a gamut of industries, from automotive to fashion, sports drinks and fast food.
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Digital Bytes Sees the Future of 4K Production with Facilis TerraBlock
News: Digital Bytes Sees the Future of 4K Production with Facilis TerraBlockA talented team of creatives at Utah-based video production studio Digital Bytes, Inc. supports local and national companies such as e-Bay, AMC, Rio Tinto and Ernst & Young with production and post services for a wide range of projects, from commercials and corporate videos to live events and documentaries. To deliver high-quality results that keep customers coming back, the team relies on a solid post production workflow managed by Digital Bytes Multimedia Producer Kiyoshi Nagahama.
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Reel FX Delivers Colorful Carnival Nostalgia For McDonald’s
News: Reel FX Delivers Colorful Carnival Nostalgia For McDonald’sDallas/Santa Monica-based digital studio Reel FX infuses a colorful boardwalk stroll with the bubbly nostalgia of classic carnivals in the new :30, “Joywalk,” for McDonald’s out of Moroch, Dallas, TX. The spot features the first person viewpoint of a young woman sipping a bubbly $1 Coca-Cola from McDonald’s as she takes in the atmosphere of a bustling boardwalk carnival with her handsome date. Reel FX handled comprehensive post production on the spot, including editorial, visual effects, coloring, cleanup and online.
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HP Leads Workstation Industry with Solutions for Creative Professionals
Fusion-io’s Steve Wozniak selects HP Workstations to advance computing architectures
This week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, HP is demonstrating its leadership and market expansion in the media and entertainment industry with solutions that drive innovation and performance for some of the world’s most demanding customers.
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World-Renowned Editor Walter Biscardi, Jr. Launches Industry Training & Website
News: World-Renowned Editor Walter Biscardi, Jr. Launches Industry Training & WebsiteA Production Website Focused on the Creativity and Business Behind the Technique
Millions of creatives the world over know editor & Post Production specialist Walter Biscardi, Jr. thanks to the CreativeCow.net website where he has shared knowledge and advice to countless people since 2000. Over 25,000 online posts later, Walter is sticking to his roots of helping to educate his production and entertainment peers.
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Autodesk and Blackmagic Design Announce Technology Collaboration
Blackmagic Design and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced that the two companies intend to collaborate on future integrations between Blackmagic Design technology and Autodesk technology. This collaboration will build seamless workflows for customers in the professional video, television and commercial post-production industries.
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Editors Embrace Autodesk Smoke Pro Editing Software to Tell Great Stories
News: Editors Embrace Autodesk Smoke Pro Editing Software to Tell Great StoriesThe Smoke Community Continues to Grow as New Users Adopt the Easy-to-Use Workflow of Editing and Effects Together
Since Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced the radical redesign ofAutodesk Smoke professional video editing software at the 2012 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB), video editors have enthusiastically embraced uniting editorial and effects together to create compelling stories.
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NVIDIA Accelerates Creative Workflows at NAB 2013
New NVIDIA GRID Visual Computing Appliance Featured Among Demos for Broadcasters, Visual Effects Artists and Animators
NVIDIA is showcasing how professionals creating and distributing content can accelerate their workflows using the latest GPU technologies and partner software in booth SL3905 and throughout the conference at NAB 2013.
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Autodesk and Technicolor Sign Enterprise Technology Agreement
Enterprise Agreement Provides Flexible Global Access to Autodesk Product Portfolio Including Creative Finishing
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced an enterprise technology agreement with Technicolor at this year’s National Association of Broadcaster’s (NAB) Show in Las Vegas. The deal includes flexible global access to Autodesk’s entire technology portfolio to help meet Technicolor’s needs, as well as global priority support and consulting services.
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Complete StorNext System Ideal for Mid-Size Post and Broadcast Facilities
Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), a proven global expert in big data management and data protection, today announced three new StorNext appliances that enable high-speed collaboration and workflow management from ingest through archive for post-production and broadcast facilities.
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Christie Continues Setting The Bar Higher At National Association Of Broadcasters Show 2013
Visual Display Technology Leader Introducing Groundbreaking Products
Christie® is showcasing its newest offerings at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show April 8-11 including the world premiere of 3-chip DLP® technology displaying 4K resolution at 60 Hz with the introduction of the new Christie D4K2560 and Christie D4K3560 projectors.
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Imagination Technologies announces Caustic ray-tracing hardware certification on Lenovo workstations
Imagination Technologies (IMG.L), a leading multimedia, processor, communications and cloud technologies company, announces its Caustic Series2 R2500 and R2100 ray-tracing acceleration boards are now certified on Lenovo’s ThinkStation D30 and S30 workstations.
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Camp Creative Chooses ProMAX Platform for Shared Storage Solution
News: Camp Creative Chooses ProMAX Platform for Shared Storage SolutionProMAX, the innovative provider of turnkey editorial, shared storage, and asset management solutions, has announced that Camp Creative has chosen ProMAX Platform as their shared storage solution. Camp Creative, a marketing and experiential event design agency serving clients in the Bay Area and across the U.S., had Platform installed to meet their creative needs in January of this year, and the server has been running nonstop as the facility's replacement for its aging SAN (Storage Area Network).
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GenArts Releases Sapphire 7 with scheduled debut at NAB 2013
GenArts® Inc., the global leader in specialized visual effects software, today released Sapphire 7. This new release provides users with greater control, increased speed, and an expanding arsenal of effects; empowering users to create higher quality effects in less time.
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ALT Systems Brings Powerful Gaming Technology to Award-Winning HP Z Workstations
News: ALT Systems Brings Powerful Gaming Technology to Award-Winning HP Z WorkstationsGame Developer Editions for Autodesk® and Unreal Engine Users Launch at GDC
ALT Systems, a full-service systems integrator and workflow solutions provider, has announced its collaboration with HP, Autodesk, Epic Games and PNY Technologies to offer high-performance game development packages designed specifically to support Autodesk® and Unreal Engine users. Unveiled today at GDC 2013, these systems optimize pipelines with a new combination of elite tools for the professional gaming community.
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Autodesk Debuts 2014 Entertainment Creation Suite
News: Autodesk Debuts 2014 Entertainment Creation SuiteAutodesk announced the new features of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2014 today. The versatile workflow includes award-winning 3D animation, visual effects and creative tools, Autodesk Maya 2014, Autodesk 3ds Max 2014, Autodesk MotionBuilder 2014, Autodesk Mudbox 2014, Autodesk Softimage 2014 and Autodesk Sketchbook Designer 2014, all which have been updated to offer new workflow enhancements that help artists collaborate, manage complexity and move data through their pipeline more efficiently.
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OptiTrack Reveals Prime 17W Motion Capture Camera at GDC 2013
News: OptiTrack Reveals Prime 17W Motion Capture Camera at GDC 2013OptiTrack announced today the Prime 17W motion capture camera, the latest offering in the company's Prime Series line of high performance motion capture and tracking cameras. With 1.7 Megapixels (MP) and a wide angle field of view (FOV), the Prime 17W is equipped to maximize coverage in a variety of volumes.
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Autodesk Reveals New Gameware Advancements at GDC 2013
Game Development Solutions Boost UI Design, Artificial Intelligence, Lighting and Animation Tools
Game Developers Conference 2013 -- Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) unveiled new versions of its widely adopted game development middleware from the Autodesk Gameware product line that allow developers to create more compelling gaming experiences.
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NVIDIA Unveils Industry's First Visual Computing Appliance
News: NVIDIA Unveils Industry's First Visual Computing ApplianceNVIDIA GRID VCA Delivers Remote GPU Acceleration and Turnkey Simplicity for Small and Medium-Size Businesses
NVIDIA today introduced the industry's first visual computing appliance - enabling businesses to deliver ultra-fast GPU performance to any Windows, Linux or Mac client on their network.
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Thinkbox Software Releases Stand-Alone High-Volume Particle Renderer, Krakatoa SR
News: Thinkbox Software Releases Stand-Alone High-Volume Particle Renderer, Krakatoa SRThinkbox Software announces the release of Krakatoa SR, a stand-alone version of Thinkbox Software's high-volume particle renderer for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems that can be integrated with any 3D content creation application.
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OptiTrack™ Simplifies Motion Capture with Release of Motive Software
News: OptiTrack™ Simplifies Motion Capture with Release of Motive SoftwareMotion capture provider OptiTrack™ today announced the launch of Motive, a unified software platform designed to eliminate the complexities historically associated with motion capture workflows. Motive delivers cleaner motion data, enables larger capture volumes and can be tailored to meet a full range of production studio and research facility needs. With an easy-to-navigate interface, Motive provides a high-performance solution for data management and processing as well as skeleton solving. When customized with the Motive Body Module add-on, the system delivers simultaneous full body and finger tracking, even in very large capture areas.
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Autodesk Invites 3D Pros to Animation Software Reveal
News: Autodesk Invites 3D Pros to Animation Software RevealOn Tuesday, March 26, Autodesk will commence Unfold 2014 -- a two-day celebration unveiling the latest 3D animation software releases. Festivities will include live and virtual events, where artists can see Autodesk's newest technology in action, interact with product managers, learn from 3D experts and check out new customer projects.
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Jollyfy Announces SXSW Mobile Video Theme-a-Thon Contest for Creative Designers
News: Jollyfy Announces SXSW Mobile Video Theme-a-Thon Contest for Creative Designers‘Jollyfy@SXSW Theme-A-Thon’ Contest to Award 32GB iPad Mini to Designer With Most Popular SXSW Video Theme for Jollyfy, the First iPhone and iPad App Enabling Users to Add Their Own Themes in Camera Viewfinder
Jollyfy today announced a creative designer contest, the ‘Jollyfy@SXSW Theme-a-Thon’ which challenges iPhone and iPad developers and designers to create the most popular video themes around the SXSW interactive/film/music festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas March 8-17. The Jollyfy@SXSW Theme-a-Thon provides interactive designers with a chance to gain global recognition during SXSW, and win a 32 GB iPad Mini. The Jollyfy theme which gets the most downloads and has the most videos created with it between the date of submission and March 20th will be declared the winner. Jollyfy will announce the winner on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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Dell Helps Soho VFX Siege the Castle in Time for Jack the Giant Slayer Premiere
Dell’s comprehensive media and entertainment solutions helped award-wining visual effects (VFX) studio,Soho VFX, deliver 214 visual effects shots on tight deadline, without sacrificing quality, for today’s opening of Jack the Giant Slayer, a fantasy—adventure film based on the Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tales.
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Animation Mentor Now Accepting Applications For New VFX Fundamentals And Teaching New Curriculum Within Its State-Of-The-Art Fully-Distributed Pipeline
Animation Mentor, the state-of-the-art online school of animation and VFX, is now accepting applications for the inaugural Summer 2013 term of its new VFX Fundamentals.
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Thinkbox Software Releases Krakatoa MY For Autodesk Maya
News: Thinkbox Software Releases Krakatoa MY For Autodesk MayaThinkbox Software today announced the release of Krakatoa MY, the high-volume particle renderer for the Autodesk Maya 3D software running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
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Academy Award Nominations Celebrate Marriage of Storytelling, Artistry and Technology
Digital Artists Worldwide Relied on Autodesk Media & Entertainment Software to Create the Best Movies of the Year
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Media and Entertainment technology has played a pivotal role in the creation of some of the most iconic and breathtaking movie imagery over the past two decades. From large post-production studios to small boutique houses, talented artists across the globe — from North America and Europe to Asia and Australia/New Zealand — combined digital artistry, Autodesk software and great storytelling to make the most celebrated films of this past year.
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Autodesk Kicks Off ‘Gwen & Dave’ Animated Vacation Getaway Contest
News: Autodesk Kicks Off ‘Gwen & Dave’ Animated Vacation Getaway ContestArtists are encouraged to create an animated vacation short or postcard image that features Gwen and Dave using assets from the film and tools from the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate for a chance to win great prizes.
It's time to put on your thinking caps! Autodesk is calling all artists to design the animated vacation of a lifetime for Gwen and Dave - new characters from "Gwen & Dave," an animated short created by Autodesk and Hatch Studios.
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RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match v1.1, with automatic color matching for multiple shot, multicam and stereo shoots. New features and pricing are now available.
RE:Vision Effects, acclaimed effects plug-in industry leader and makers of Academy Award winning software, announces the version 1.1 release of RE:Match for Adobe® After Effects® and Adobe® Premiere Pro®.
RE:Match takes intuitive color and texture matching to a whole new level by addressing common problems on multiple shot, multicam and stereo shoots. RE:Match is a set of plug-ins to match one view of video or film to another so that it looks as if it was shot with the same camera and settings. RE:Match assumes that both image sequences are taken roughly at the same location but perhaps were not shot at the same time or from the same point-of-view.
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Inside The Cutting Room Kicks Off the 2013 Speaker Series With Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
Host Bobbie O’Steen talks with the Oscar®-nominated editor about his work on Moonrise Kingdom, Black Swan and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, announced today the return of its popular speaker series Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen. Produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop and held at the French Institute, Inside The Cutting Roombrings audiences “behind the scenes” with legends of visual storytelling. Superstar guests include Alan Heim, Carol Littleton, Stephen Rotter, Kate Sanford and Thelma Schoonmaker*. Host Bobbie O’Steen comments, "It gives me great pleasure to host this new series at the French Institute, which will celebrate the elusive art of editing and explore the crucial decisions that take place ‘inside the cutting room’.”;
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Autodesk Honors Promising Filmmakers with 5th Annual Visual Effects Society Student Award
News: Autodesk Honors Promising Filmmakers with 5th Annual Visual Effects Society Student Award"Natalis" From Filmakademie in Germany Wins Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
For the fifth consecutive year, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) extended its support for tomorrow's artists, animators, designers and filmmakers by sponsoring the Visual Effects Society's (VES) award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project" at the 11th annual VES Awards held on February 5, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chris Bradshaw, senior vice president at Autodesk presented the honor to Jan-Marcel Kühn from Filmakademie for Natalis.
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Post Asylum Keeps Its Pants On
News: Post Asylum Keeps Its Pants OnDallas, Texas-based Studio Streamlines Post Production with Autodesk Smoke
Post Asylum is a Dallas, Texas-based facility comprising three high-end, award-winning creative post boutiques: PA Editorial; Pure Evil Music and Sound Design; and PA Motion Design/VFX. Each boutique is dedicated to not only satisfying, but exceeding client needs and expectations.
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Brickyard Helps Adobe Execute Trick Play for Big Game Ad
Brickyard VFX delivered animation for Adobe spot "Animals," a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends, which premiered exclusively online. Conceived by ad agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners and directed by Tom Routson of Tool of North America, the spot features a pair of whip-smart talking animals. You can view the spot here: http://youtu.be/CwMYpH_oA-g
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Imagination Technologies ships Caustic Series2 R2500 and R2100 ray tracing acceleration boards
Revolutionary affordable add-in boards bring interactive ray-traced graphics into the creative workflow
Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia technologies company, is now shipping its Caustic Series2 PC boards, the R2500 and R2100, which accelerate PowerVR OpenRL applications including the Caustic Visualizer™ viewport plug-ins for Autodesk® Maya® and 3ds Max® and the Neon viewport in Rhinoceros 5 from Robert McNeel and Associates.
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The Room Debuts New Finishing Facility inside Technicolor – PostWorks New York
News: The Room Debuts New Finishing Facility inside Technicolor –  PostWorks New YorkWith three finishing suites, facility targets independent films, documentaries and television
The Room, a boutique finishing facility servicing independent films, documentaries, long-form television and similar projects, has moved into a new, custom-built facility housed within Technicolor – PostWorks’ West Village location at 110 Leroy Street. The new site, which was designed by acclaimed architect Rafi Segal, includes three finishing suites, each anchored by Autodesk Flame Premium workstations, which feature tools for compositing, color grading, visual effects and graphics.
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Atomic Fiction Takes Flight with Shotgun Software
News: Atomic Fiction Takes Flight with Shotgun SoftwareVisual effects and animation studio Atomic Fiction was recently nominated for a Visual Effects Society (VES) Award for their work on the crash sequence in Robert Zemeckis’ aviation drama Flight and it was Shotgun Software's Shotgun production management tool that kept the project organized. An agile, mid-size studio, Atomic Fiction strives to equip its artists with the best technology tools and Shotgun has been an integral part of that toolset since the studio launched in 2010.
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Autodesk 2013 Best of the Best Show Reel Call for Submissions
News: Autodesk 2013 Best of the Best Show Reel Call for SubmissionsAutodesk is seeking the latest and greatest creative talent to submit content for its 2013 Best of the Best Show Reel, which will premiere at NAB 2013 from April 8-11 in Las Vegas, NV.
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Animation Mentor Offers The AMP™ Studio Production Pipeline, The First Fully Distributed Studio Production Pipeline, And Integrates Vfx Coursework To Address Industry Needs
News: Animation Mentor Offers The AMP™ Studio Production Pipeline, The First Fully Distributed Studio Production Pipeline, And Integrates Vfx Coursework To Address Industry NeedsAnimation Mentor, the state-of-the-art online school of animation and VFX, announces the AMP™ studio production pipeline — the first-of-its-kind, fully distributed production pipeline — and the addition of a VFX curriculum and restructured Animation Program. These offerings teach the exact skill set that studios seek: The ability to professionally collaborate and apply studio best practice workflows within a studio production pipeline and across multiple disciplines.
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Advanced Systems Group, Autodesk Present 'Smoke 2013' Event
Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading West Coast video and film integration firm and Autodesk Silver Partner, and Autodesk will present “Smoke 2013,” a presentation highlighting the new professional video editing and visual effects software, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. Registration opens at 6 p.m., with a demo by Dean Schirm, Autodesk solutions engineer, from 7-8 p.m. A discussion and Q&A will follow until 9 p.m. Food and beverages will be served.
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Autodesk Evolves Flame 20th Anniversary Edition Software with Extension 2
Integrates Customer Feedback into Product Development to Optimize High-End Visual Effects and Editing Workflow
Today Autodesk announced the latest extension release for Flame 20th Anniversary Edition Software - a major redesign of its premier VFX software that is a part of Autodesk Flame Premium 2013. Extension 2 includes new features and performance enhancements based on customer feedback. Available to current users with active subscription contracts, these enhancements refine the high-end visual effects and finishing workflow, accelerating production and enabling greater creativity.
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Professional Video Editing Just Got Better - Autodesk Smoke 2013 Now Shipping
News: Professional Video Editing Just Got Better - Autodesk Smoke 2013 Now ShippingSmoke Software Development Process Shaped by Extended Free Trial and Extensive User Feedback
Endorsed by twenty five thousand Facebook fans, six industry awards and thousands of new users through the trial download and active forum communities, Autodesk, Inc., (NADSAQ: ADSK) announced that the new Autodesk Smoke 2013, professional video editing software is now shipping.
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What Could You Do With 90 Days of Maya and 3ds Max?
Autodesk recently kicked off a 90-day project license of Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max 3D animation software. Why does this matter? Freelance artists and boutique creative shops now have greater flexibility to create high-end professional work for short-term projects using Maya or 3ds Max at a significant cost savings.
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Autodesk 2013 Game Show Reel Call for Submissions Now Open
Autodesk has opened a call for submissions for its annual Game Show Reel. Set to debut at GDC 2013 from March 27-29 in San Francisco, the reel will feature some of the industry's top creative talent. It will also be broadcast on AREA, the Autodesk Web site and Autodesk YouTube Channel, as well as at other Autodesk-sponsored events throughout the year – offering artists a great avenue to showcase their recent work.
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Autodesk Kicks Off 14th Annual 3December Celebration on December 3
Honoring 3D Computer Graphics and Artists from Around the World
On December 3, 2012, Autodesk Inc., with support from HP, AMD and Intel, will kick off 3December 2012 - an annual celebration of 3D computer graphics and the artists who create them featuring a series of virtual and live events. From December 3-7, 3D artists around the globe will be able to get an in-depth look at work from some of the industry's top talent, learn from the pros and network with professionals through live events hosted by Autodesk, as well as virtual events, MasterClasses and tutorials hosted on the company's 3December website.
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Autodesk Ushers In New Era of Cloud Based Design
World’s First Comprehensive 3D CAD in the Cloud Unveiled at Autodesk University 2012
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), the leader in cloud-based design and engineering software, previewed Autodesk Fusion 360, the world’s first comprehensive cloud-based 3D modeling offering, at Autodesk University today.
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RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match, with automatic color matching for multicam and stereo shoots. Stereo features can be matched taking occlusions into account.
RE:Vision Effects, acclaimed effects plug-in industry leader and makers of Academy Award winning software, announces the initial release of RE:Match for Adobe® After Effects® and Adobe® Premiere Pro®. RE:Match takes intuitive color and texture matching to a whole new level by addressing common problems on multicam and stereo shoots. RE:Match is a set of plug-ins to match one view of video or film to another so that it looks as if it was shot with the same camera and settings. RE:Match assumes that both image sequences are taken roughly at the same location but perhaps were not shot at the same time or from the same point-of-view.
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Autodesk Releases 'Starforce Battlement' Mobile Game
News: Autodesk Releases 'Starforce Battlement' Mobile GameNew Proof-of-Concept Game Developed by Autodesk Illustrates the Power of Scaleform Mobile SDK
Autodesk Inc., announced the release of "Starforce Battlement," a new 2D mobile tower defense game developed by the Autodesk Gameware team using the Autodesk Scaleform Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) and Autodesk 3ds Max software. Created as a proof-of-concept game, "Starforce Battlement" is an engrossing mobile experience that demonstrates the latest capabilities of the Scaleform Mobile SDK. It is available today on iOS as a free iPad download and will be available on Android devices this year. The game and all its assets, including the FMOD sound engine, are also provided to customers who purchase a Scaleform Mobile SDK license.
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Autodesk Flame 20th Anniversary Edition Now Available
Major Redesign of Autodesk Flagship VFX Software Includes Robust Visual Effects and Color Grading Toolset
Autodesk today released the Flame 20th Anniversary Edition., a major redesign of its premier VFX software. Announced at this year's International Broadcasting Convention 2012 (IBC), the new software is part of Autodesk Flame Premium 2013. The suite integrates visual effects, editorial and real-time color grading, streamlines complex tasks, improves speed and features a new creative workspace, top-level editorial timeline integration and an enhanced GPU pipeline.
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RODEO FX, One Of The World’s Premiere Visual Effects Companies For Major Motion Pictures, Launches Advertising Division
News: RODEO FX, One Of The World’s Premiere Visual Effects Companies For Major Motion Pictures, Launches Advertising DivisionNew Unit Welcomes André Ü Montambeault As Creative Director/Senior Flame Artist/Colorist
RODEO FX, one of the world’s premiere visual effects companies, regularly contributing unique visual imagery to Hollywood’s blockbuster motion pictures, has launched an Advertising Division. Concurrently, André Ü Montambeault has been named to the new division as its Creative Director, Senior Flame Artist and Colorist. Montambeault reports to Benoît Touchette, who serves as VP of the Advertising Division. The announcements were made today by Sébastien Moreau, President/VFX Supervisor/Founder, RODEO FX.
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Shawn Kelly/Animation Mentor Workshop in Vancouver
News: Shawn Kelly/Animation Mentor Workshop in VancouverAnimation Mentor Cofounder Teaches Advanced Techniques to Make the Work Stand Out
Animation Mentor, the state-of-the-art online animation school founded by animators for animators, in partnership with Autodesk, Inc., hosts a special two-day educational event:
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Colorfront Wins Emmy Award For On-Set Dailies
News: Colorfront Wins Emmy Award For On-Set DailiesColorfront On-Set Dailies continues to dominate file-based production on major motion pictures and episodic TV shows
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today announced it has been awarded a 2012 Primetime Engineering Emmy from the Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences for Colorfront On-Set Dailies, the market-leading on-set dailies system for motion picture and TV production.
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Brickyard VFX Takes Red Sox Fans Out to the Ballgame in New Spot Celebrating Fenway Park’s 100th Anniversary
News: Brickyard VFX Takes Red Sox Fans Out to the Ballgame in New Spot Celebrating Fenway Park’s 100th AnniversaryBrickyard VFX co-founder Dave Waller both developed and directed "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," his second spot in a campaign celebrating Fenway Park's 100th anniversary. The spot is currently airing, and follows Waller's "Splendid Splinters,” which aired earlier in the season. The Boston Red Sox and local ad agency Conover Tuttle Pace tapped Waller and Brickyard VFX to create two spots for the four-spot campaign.
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Exciting news from VIEW Conference! Oct 15-19 2012, Turin, Italy
VIEW conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez has announced that senior visual effects supervisor Dan Glass of Method Studios will give a world premiere presentation on the feature film “Cloud Atlas”. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, the Warner Bros. release received a 10-minute standing ovation at its Toronto Film Festival premiere. “Cloud Atlas” is scheduled for wide release beginning in late October.
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Big Lazy Robot Leverages iPi Motion Capture™ To Bring Futuristic World To Life In ‘Keloid’
News: Big Lazy Robot Leverages iPi Motion Capture™ To Bring Futuristic World To Life In ‘Keloid’Markerless Motion Capture Technology Facilitates Intricately Choreographed Robot Soldiers’ Performance In Short Trailer
The world of “Keloid” -- as realized in the intense two-minute, CG trailer for the future sci-fi feature created by Barcelona, Spain-based design/animation boutique Big Lazy Robot -- brims with danger, intrigue and a nightmarish future robot society, brought to life thanks to their inventive use of iPi Soft’s iPi Motion Capture™ software.
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Translating the Human Experience Through Documentary Editing
Learn the art of documentary editing from award-winning editors at Manhattan Edit Workshop; The Art of Documentary Editing runs October 29th – November 2nd; early bird pricing ends October 5th
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is proud to announce the return of its five-day intensive workshop, The Art of Documentary Editing, from October 29th – November 2nd. Taught by Janet Dalton, MEWshop’s director of education and freelance editor, and MEWshop owner and filmmaker Josh Apter, students will explore the many techniques of documentary editing, from the creative decisions that make a great story to established workflow methods for picture and sound that every editor should know.
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MelroseMAC Taps Martin Vann As CEO
Former Senior VP of Worldwide Sales at AVID Leads Technology Solutions Offering, MelroseTEC
Technology re-seller and systems integration company, MelroseMAC, has tapped longtime sales and solutions executive Martin Vann as its new Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the operations of the MelroseMAC retail business, Vann will also oversee the recently launched technology solutions arm of the company, dubbed MelroseTEC. Vann was a key collaborator in the foundation of the new division.
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Stardust Completes 10-Spot Campaign For Corona
News: Stardust Completes 10-Spot Campaign For CoronaAnimated Commercials Feature Narration From Football Legend Jon Gruden
Bi-coastal production company Stardust recently delivered a 10-spot campaign from Corona promoting their sweepstakes to send several lucky fans on a trip to a prime football destination. Stardust was recruited for the project via agency Pereira & O’Dell to develop a package of fast-paced, high-energy animated shorts in a contemporary hand-drawn comic style.
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Autodesk Unveils New Gameware Navigation Artificial Intelligence Middleware
News: Autodesk Unveils New Gameware Navigation Artificial Intelligence MiddlewareRe-Engineered Middleware Provides More Open, Accessible and Efficient AI Solution; Empowers Game Developers to Create More Believable Character Behaviors
Autodesk Inc. has revealed the next-generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) middleware, Autodesk Gameware Navigation. Gameware Navigation is the successor of Autodesk Kynapse AI middleware, which empowers game developers to create believable character behaviors for video games. This technology has been re-engineered to offer developers full source code access, a more accessible API (application programming interface) and remote visual debugging tools.
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Treehouse Launches in Dallas
News: Treehouse Launches in DallasEditorial boutique founded by former ReelFX editor Peter Tarter.
Peter Tarter, a creative editor with a national clientele and credits that include work for JC Penney, Hyundai, Dodge, Toyota and Home Depot, has formed Treehouse, a high-end editorial boutique in Dallas. The new company will focus on advertising and independent film projects. Along with creative editorial, Treehouse offers visual effects, compositing and editorial finishing services.
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Chainsaw Launches New Editorial Facility
News: Chainsaw Launches New Editorial Facility10,000 square foot Hollywood facility includes 25 editorial suites.
Chainsaw a leading independent post production company servicing American Idol, the Academy Awards and many other television productions, has opened a second, state-of-the-art editorial facility in Hollywood. The new 10,000 square foot facility, located on Santa Monica Boulevard near North Sycamore Avenue, two blocks from the main Chainsaw building, features 25 rooms that can function either as editorial suites or production office space and is designed to accommodate episodic and long-form television productions.
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XDT Launches Catapult Server Version 4.1 At IBC 2012
XDT’s highly efficient WAN and LAN transfer technology now starting at US$1,995, providing networked transfers at up to Gigabit speeds.
XDT Pty. Ltd. has launched version 4.1 of its Catapult Server product at IBC 2012. Catapult Server v4.1 is a powerful solution for broadcast, post production and corporate users, and will ship in October, 2012.
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Autodesk Smoke 2013 Pre-Release Trial Attracts Thousands of Video Editors
Professional Editors Thrilled by Extended Smoke Software Free Trial and Opportunity to Contribute to Development Process
At the International Broadcasting Convention 2012 (IBC), September 7 to 11, 2012, Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADSK) will show off the latest version of the Autodesk Smoke 2013 professional video editing software pre-release trial. Since announcing the new Smoke earlier this year, Autodesk has been closely collaborating with thousands of editors working in broadcast, cable and corporate video to guide the development of the software. IBC will be the first public viewing of the pre-release trial version 4.
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Autodesk Streamlines Flagship VFX Software With Flame 20th Anniversary Edition
Flame Premium 2013 Provides Enhanced Integration Between Effects, Audio, Editorial, Conform and Grading
At the International Broadcasting Convention 2012 (IBC), September 7 to 11, 2012, Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADSK) will demonstrate the powerful new Flame 20th Anniversary Edition software. The new software is part of Autodesk Flame Premium 2013, a high-end software toolset that integrates visual effects, editorial and real-time color grading. The new edition streamlines complex tasks and improves speed with a new creative workspace, top-level editorial timeline integration and an enhanced GPU pipeline.
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Access to Media Assets is No Object for Marquis
Marquis Broadcast, specialist in content workflows and media integration software, has been working with Object Matrix, manufacturer of MatrixStore, a disk based nearline and archive storage solution, designed to protect both video content and metadata in video workflows, to create a new solution to allow easy archiving and access to media assets.
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Genndy Tartakovsky presents exclusive footage of Hotel Transylvania at VIEW Conference
The VIEW Conference is proud to announce that award winning director Genndy Tartakovsky (“Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai Jack,” “Star Wars: Clone Wars”) will present and discuss his feature film debut, Sony Pictures Animation’s 3D monster comedy Hotel Transylvania, for the first time in Italy during the 2012 conference, October 16 to 19 in Turin, Italy.
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Oculus to Bring Virtual Reality to South Korea
News: Oculus to Bring Virtual Reality to South KoreaFormer Autodesk Gameware and Scaleform executive to head up Korean business operations
The newfound momentum behind virtual reality crossed the Pacific today as Oculus, a developer of virtual reality technology, announced that it had hired Dillon Seo to direct its business operations in South Korea. Seo, a 7-year industry veteran and former Business Director for Scaleform, will lead the launch of the Oculus Korea office and spearhead collaboration with Korean game studios that are developing innovative video game experiences with the company’s new virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift.
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NVIDIA Maximus Takes Commercial VFX to New Heights at a52
News: NVIDIA Maximus Takes Commercial VFX to New Heights at a52When looking for ways to field-test the phenomenal power of the latest NVIDIA® Maximus™ enabled workstations, the company teamed up with longtime customer a52, a boutique visual effects studio based in Santa Monica, Calif. The visual effects and post-production arm of sister companies Elastic and Rock Paper Scissors, an editorial company founded by Academy Award-winning editor Angus Wall, a52 has worked on numerous award-winning advertising campaigns, as well as the Emmy winning Game of Thrones opening title sequence, and last year’s Red Cross Holiday campaign, which recently received top honors at the Annecy Animation Festival. Having used NVIDIA Quadro® GPUs exclusively in their artists’ workstations, as well as their Autodesk Smoke and Flame systems, a52 offered the perfect venue to evaluate the second generation of NVIDIA Maximus enabled-workstations.
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Autodesk, Lightstorm Entertainment and Weta Digital Drive Virtual Production Forward
Leaders in Virtual Production Collaborate to Develop Next-Generation of the Technology Behind James Cameron’s “Avatar” Movie
Autodesk, Inc., (NADSAQ: ADSK) has partnered with Lightstorm Entertainment and Weta Digital to develop the next generation of virtual production technology for the motion picture industry.
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Visual Computing Labs Brings ‘Arjun: The Warrior Prince’ to Life Using Autodesk Software
Autodesk Software Helps Shape India’s Biggest Mainstream Animated Film
Indian animation and visual effects powerhouse Visual Computing Labs (VCL), a division of Tata Elxsi Ltd., leveraged Digital Entertainment Creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) to produce its second mainstream animated Bollywood film — “Arjun: The Warrior Prince”. A joint collaboration between Disney and UTV Pictures, the film was directed by Arnab Chaudhuri.
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NVIDIA Maximus Fuels Workstation Revolution with Kepler Architecture
World’s Fastest, Most Efficient GPU Comes to Design and Creative Professionals in Latest NVIDIA Professional Flagship GPU Platform
NVIDIA today launched the second generation of its breakthrough workstation platform, NVIDIA® Maximus™, featuring Kepler™, the fastest, most efficient GPU architecture.
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Imagination announces Caustic Visualizer interactive ray traced viewport plug-in for Autodesk® Maya®
New visualization software and true full-frame interactive viewport hardware acceleration technologies showcased at SIGGRAPH 2012
Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia technologies company, today announces its ground-breaking Caustic Visualizer™ viewport plug-in for Autodesk® Maya® 2013*. Imagination will be demonstrating Caustic Visualizer’s highly interactive full-frame performance on the new PowerVR low-power ray tracing hardware reference platform.
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Autodesk Announces Extensions for 2013 3D Animation Software
News: Autodesk Announces Extensions for 2013 3D Animation SoftwareNew Extensions Provide Augmented Simulation System and More Efficient Pipeline Tools
Autodesk Inc., has announced new extensions for Autodesk Maya 2013 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 3D animation software, which are included in the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2013. Available to users with active Subscription contracts, the extensions will help artists create more sophisticated physical simulations, and move data more easily through complex pipelines.
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Geomerics Adds Mobile Support and Workflow Enhancements to Enlighten : See at SIGGRAPH, Booth (#550)
Enlighten upgrade brings a simplified workflow, and support for iOS, Android and static lightmaps, to game developers
Geomerics, a leading lighting technology company, today announced the release of a major upgrade to its award-winning Enlighten software. In addition to now reaching mobile developers with new iOS and Android runtime support, this release includes major enhancements to the product’s workflow and the addition of static lightmaps. Geomerics, whose Enlighten software just picked up the 2012 Develop Award for Technology Innovation, will be showing the new functionality in the ARM booth (550) at Siggraph 2012.
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Autodesk Announces Scaleform for Unity Engine and Mobile Game Development
News: Autodesk Announces Scaleform for Unity Engine and Mobile Game DevelopmentA Leading User Interface Solution Offers Standalone Mobile Platform and Unity Plug-in at Affordable Price
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced new versions of Autodesk Scaleform user interface (UI) middleware for mobile game development, offering an Adobe Flash-based gaming and application platform, as well as a new Unity game engine plug-in.
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Touch the Future of Education at SIGGRAPH 2012
Professional Benefits of Interactive Tablets to be Demonstrated in Booth #819 and Autodesk Education Summit; New Partnership with Digital-Tutors Announced
At SIGGRAPH 2012, August 5 - 9th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Wacom® (Booth 819) will showcase the ways its Cintiq® and Intuos®5 tablets are helping educators enhance teaching and better assisting students to create professional portfolios that lead to exciting careers in animation, game development, graphic arts and design.
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Fabric Engine Announces Creation Platform At Siggraph 2012
News: Fabric Engine Announces Creation Platform At Siggraph 2012Creation Platform is the World’s First Dedicated Platform For Building High-Performance Graphics Applications
Fabric Engine Inc, a software company focused on high-performance 2D and 3D graphics solutions, announced today Creation Platform, a framework for building custom, high-performance graphics applications. By providing the major building blocks for tool creation, Creation Platform allows developers to spend less time building back-end architectures, and more time building critical workflows and high-performance functionality into their tools.
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OptiTrack to Showcase New Camera Series at SIGGRAPH 2012
Precision Motion Capture and Tracking Technology for Full-Scale Productions; Live Demos and Presentations from Autodesk, Oblong Industries, Fabric Engine and Halon Entertainment in Booth #610
At SIGGRAPH 2012, OptiTrack will launch a brand new series of motion capture cameras specifically tailored to large-volume, full-scale productions. Mocap demos will be conducted in booth #610, and will also include a look at the Flex 13, which debuted in March 2012 and is OptiTrack’s solution for high precision, small and medium-volume tracking applications. Autodesk, Halon Entertainment, Fabric Engine and Oblong Industries will join OptiTrack on stage to demonstrate how OptiTrack virtual and motion capture cameras can be painlessly integrated into both established and custom-made pipelines.
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Ingenuity Engine and Katy Perry are "Wide Awake" for 3D Music Video
News: Ingenuity Engine and Katy Perry are "Wide Awake" for 3D Music VideoVisual Effects Studio Teams with DNA and Panasonic to Create Dream World
Ingenuity Engine - an artist driven and owned visual effects studio - completed extensive work on the 3D music video for "Wide Awake," which was written for the 3D "Katy Perry: Part of Me" film which opened on July 5. The video was directed by Tony T. Datis of production company DNA.
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RE:Vision Effects releases ReelSmart Motion Blur and DE:Noise for Vegas™ Pro by Sony Creative Software
RE:Vision Effects, acclaimed effects plug-in industry leader and makers of Academy Award winning software, announces the initial release of their ReelSmart Motion Blur and DE:Noise plug-in products for Vegas™ Pro by Sony Creative Software.
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Key Code Media Announces the Formation of New Consulting and Design Division
News: Key Code Media Announces the Formation of New Consulting and Design DivisionKey Code Media announces the formation of their new Consulting and Design Division. Ed Locke will lead this division, which focuses on developing sources of competitive advantage for our clients. The team’s expertise spans engineering, IT, media workflows and financial modeling. The new Consulting and Design Division’s specialization and experience are in providing workflow automation, distribution pipelines, and solutions for effective asset management, all focused around metrics justifying the business’ investment.
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Manhattan Edit Workshop and theC47 Present: The Filmmaker's Intensive 2012
Learn the art and science of documentary film from top working professionals in the industry; Early bird special ends Monday, July 16th
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop) and theC47 are excited to announce The Filmmaker’s Intensive (TFMI), an annual two-week program that takes aspiring filmmakers out of their day-to-day environments and allows them to fully immerse themselves in the art and science of making movies. This year's program is specifically designed to provide each student an intense education in non-fiction filmmaking from some of the best documentarians in the industry.
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3D Design Plays Key Role in Unprecedented Antarctic Expedition
British Antarctic Survey uses Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping software to find clues to beginning of life on earth and climate change
An ambitious British expedition to Lake Ellsworth in Antarctica is using Autodesk digital prototyping software to help discover new answers about the evolution of life and effects of climate change.
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Archion Technologies’ Tight Integration with Square Box’s CatDV & Cache-A Archive Appliances Provides Total Workflow Solution
A Complete, High Quality, Cost-Effective Solution for Leading Content Creation Tools Now Available at Far Less Cost Than Competitors
Improving media workflows and providing creative post production and graphics professionals with superior flexibility, Archion Technologies is collaborating with Square Box and Cache-A to offer facilities of all sizes a complete, cost-effective solution for Apple, Adobe, Avid and Autodesk workflows. The integration of Archion’s EditStor ES™ shared storage system, Square Box System’s CatDV Media Asset Management software and Cache-A’s line of archive appliances provides a much-needed alternative to expensive solutions at a fraction of their cost.
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New Wacom Cintiqs Paint a Pretty Picture
News: New Wacom Cintiqs Paint a Pretty PictureThe Cintiq 24HD touch and Cintiq 22HD provide an immersive and natural pen-on-screen experience for professional creators of digital content
Tailored around the increasing demands of creative professionals, Wacom® announces two new members of the Cintiq® family of interactive pen displays, the Cintiq 24HD touch and Cintiq 22HD. Artists and designers now have two new options for working directly on screen. As with the Cintiq 24HD, Wacom's latest Cintiqs feature best-in-class widescreen HD displays, ultra-wide viewing angles and premium color performance. To give professional artists and designers enhanced focus on their work and creativity, Wacom introduces the powerful combination of a precision pen and natural multi-touch. With the addition of these models to the Cintiq lineup, anyone, from freelance industrial designers sketching in a small studio to Hollywood animators creating the next blockbuster movie, can find a Cintiq that best fits their workflow.
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NVIDIA Maximus Helps Sony Pictures Imageworks Create Smoking Fast VFX for Men in Black 3
News: NVIDIA Maximus Helps Sony Pictures Imageworks Create Smoking Fast VFX for Men in Black 3Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) has a long legacy of technical innovation tapping NVIDIA® Quadro® professional GPUs for feature film visual effects, ranging from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to Alice in Wonderland and the Spider Man film franchise. For Men in Black 3 (MIB3) the company once again turned to NVIDIA technology to realize dramatic speed increases and visual effects workflow efficiencies.
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Artistic Image Creates Award-Winning Live-Action/3D Video & Print Campaign For Cavitron
News: Artistic Image Creates Award-Winning Live-Action/3D Video & Print Campaign For CavitronThe Package, Which Transforms the Great Outdoors into a ‘Dental’ Landscape, Wins Top Honors at the 2012 Manny Awards in NYC
Artistic Image (AI) was called upon by Dudnyk, a full-service healthcare marketing agency in Horsham, PA to create imagery for a series of live-action/CGI-driven videos and print images for Cavitron, maker of dental hygiene tools, that transports hygienists out of the dentist’s office into a serene, dental-inspired outdoor landscape where a series of al fresco vignettes showcase their product’s new, exclusive features. The project tapped into the full range of the hybrid live-action, 3D, design, animation, compositing, editorial, and finishing company’s services and talent, as well as it’s seamless approach to executing complex multi-faceted concepts – from start to finish.
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Brickyard VFX Goes “Mad” for Turn
News: Brickyard VFX Goes “Mad” for TurnBrickyard VFX collaborated with ad agency gyro on a new spot for Turn, a tech company that amplifies marketing outreach. Capturing the iconic style of “Mad Men” in its art direction, color correction and overall aesthetic, the :30 spot aired exclusively during the show’s season 5 finale on June 10.
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Free Pre-Release Trial of Autodesk Smoke Video Editing Software Now Available
News: Free Pre-Release Trial of Autodesk Smoke Video Editing Software Now AvailableHot Off its Debut at NAB, Smoke 2013 Is Now Offered for an Extended Trial Download
Autodesk, Inc. announced that Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing software, a completely redesigned and repackaged pre-release version of the all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac, is now available as a free trial download http://www.autodesk.com/smoke-trial.
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Calling All Artists: Showcase Your Work in Autodesk's 2012 Animation Show Reel
News: Calling All Artists: Showcase Your Work in Autodesk's 2012 Animation Show ReelEvery year, the art of animation takes center stage at SIGGRAPH. Autodesk is inviting all 3D artists to submit their work for a chance to be included in this year's Animation Show Reel, which will be showcased at Autodesk's SIGGRAPH booth in Los Angeles, CA from August 7-9. The show reel will also be featured on the Autodesk YouTube Channel, the AREA community and the Autodesk website.
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Brian Nilles Joins NaturalPoint Executive Team as Chief Strategy Officer
Motion Capture Veteran Brings Technical and Industry Expertise to OptiTrack Brand
NaturalPoint, makers of OptiTrack motion capture and tracking technology, announced today the addition of industry veteran Brian Nilles to the Executive team as Chief Strategy Officer.
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Archion Technologies Announces Bold ‘Trade In Trade Up’ Program for Avid Unity MediaNetwork Storage Owners
-- Limited Time Offer Enables Low Cost and Seamless Expansion of Popular Avid SAN with Award-Winning Synergy XTR --
Continuing to significantly improve return on investment and extend the life of Avid Unity™ MediaNetwork™ systems for thousands of clients worldwide, including media enterprises like CBS, Sony, Turner Broadcast and 20th Century Fox, Archion Technologies announced today an exciting “Trade In Trade Up” program on its new Synergy XTR™ storage chassis. For a limited time, customers can trade in their old Synergy chassis or Avid MEDIArray 1, 2, ZX, LP and XT for Archion’s newest Unity expansion chassis – Synergy XTR. Customers that purchase a 32 Terabyte (TB) Synergy XTR directly from Archion will receive $8,000, while customers choosing a 16TB Synergy XTR will receive $6,000.
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Gaikai Adopts Autodesk Scaleform to Raise the Bar on User Interface Design Across a Myriad of Devices
Gaikai to include Autodesk Scaleform middleware on its open Cloud Gaming Platform to deliver state-of-the-art User Interfaces on PCs, Digital TVs, Set-Top Boxes and Mobile Devices.
Gaikai Inc., the innovative cloud gaming service, announced today that it has signed a strategic deal with Autodesk, Inc. to enable the use of Autodesk® Scaleform® user interface (UI) solution within the Gaikai open cloud platform. Gaikai will leverage key elements of Scaleform and Adobe® Flash® within the Gaikai platform to deliver industry-leading UI implementations across a wide range of entertainment devices.
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Autodesk Announces 2013 Digital Entertainment Creation Software Portfolio
New Releases Remove Technical Barriers to Creativity With Enhanced Workflows and Toolsets
Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced the 2013 versions of its Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software and suites, used by leading artists working in film, game development, television and advertising. The new releases improve consistency and interoperability between applications, making it even easier for artists to take advantage of powerful new and enhanced creative features.
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3ds max 2014: Data Operator & Data Presets for Particle Flow3ds max 2014: Data Operator & Data Presets for Particle Flow
In this Autodesk 3ds max 2014 tutorial, Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz looks at two features that are now a standard part of the product: The Data Operator allows you to use math, via a graphical user interface, to manipulate particles. Presets allow you to save and load Data Operator setups previously created by you or others.
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NAB 2013: Autodesk Expands Its ReachNAB 2013: Autodesk Expands Its Reach
This year, Autodesk comes to NAB 2013 not simply as a successful company in the professional content creation space, but a player in the consumer market as well. SketchBook alone has 15+ million users and the use of Smoke has also now reached thousands of new customers. On the professional side, the newly debuted Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2014 includes updated versions of Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Softimage and Sketchbook Designer. Autodesk has also announced partnerships with Blackmagic Design and Technicolor.
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NAB 2013: Day Four With Ryan SalazarNAB 2013: Day Four With Ryan Salazar
Only Ryan's own words suffice, "WOW! Has this been a SPECTACULAR Show or what?!?! It was intense... I interviewed Vince Pace of the Cameron | Pace Group and Marc Hamaker of Autodesk, among many others during the Show! I feasted my eyes upon so many wonderful innovations that I can't wait for them to be released throughout the coming year! I had my own TV Crew, courtesy of NAB LIVE! 2013, and I came face-to-face with a shark! It was all I had hoped for and definitely MORE!"
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NAB 2013: On the Post Production Trail - Day ThreeNAB 2013: On the Post Production Trail - Day Three
Dennis Kutchera reports on Day Three at NAB 2013. Excitement is still buzzing, especially for Autodesk Smoke 2013, TV Logic, the 6K RED Dragon and the Technicolor session on color in the filmmaking process.
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NAB 2013: On the Post Production Trail - Day TwoNAB 2013: On the Post Production Trail - Day Two
Take a look at the NAB Show floor through the eyes of Dennis Kutchera, who is hot on the Post Production trail. Day two finds him looking at Sony and Panasonic booths, the Autodesk Smoke 2013 presentation and some lust-worthy grading monitors.
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My Not-So-Secret Diary: NAB 2013
I'm not sure how many times you have to go to NAB before the old(er) people stop pinching your cheeks, but it turns out two isn't the number of times. Not that it bothers me in the least because I'll be the first to tell you I know nothing. I...
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NAB 2013 Wrap-Up - Stay Tuned!!
Usually one of the happiest days of the year for me is the day I'm driving back from NAB. All the stress leading up to the show: Handling the hundreds of requests for a booth meeting (some of them actually during the show), wearing out lots of shoe leather walking...
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NAB 2013_Wally Cam Interviews
Throughout NAB 2013, I had some fun with a small bullet cam grabbing on the spot interviews with all sorts of people about all sorts of topics. The only rule I had was it had to be fun and no editing required! Here's all of the videos in one place!...
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State Sets for 3ds max 2013, Photoshop & After Effects
Creative COW leader Michael Hurwicz provides an introduction to State Sets, a new feature in Autodesk 3ds max 2013 that revolutionizes interoperability with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects.
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Autodesk 3ds max & Di-O-Matic's Facial Studio
In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how easy it is to create, add materials to, animate and lip-sync a head in Autodesk 3ds max using the plug-ins from Di-O-Matic called 'Facial Studio' and 'Voice-O-Matic'.
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