| | | | 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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| | | | Ingenuity Engine Taps Krakatoa for Zabeel Investments Commercial
Directed by Graeme Joyce, Frantic Films Software's High Volume Point-Based Renderer Creates Dreamy Sandscape
Frantic Films Software, the R&D arm of award-winning visual effects studio Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, announced that its high-volume point-based particle renderer Krakatoa was used by Los Angeles-based VFX studio Ingenuity Engine on a TV commercial for Zabeel Investments.
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| | | | 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: 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: 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: 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: Far Across The Universe, Genarts Sapphire Plug-Ins Ignite Battlestar Galactica
Zoic Studios uses GenArts’ tools to create visual effects for SCI FI Channel show
The setting: deep space. The cast: hunky heroes in tight tunics, lip-glossed damsels in distress, and faceless bad guys in helmets and inexplicable shin guards. The premise: a rag-tag colony of intergalactic fugitives, and their battle-scarred spaceship, waging war against forces of evil as they pursue the myth of a home planet.
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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: 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: 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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| | | | News: AJA Debuts New XENA Video Capture and Playback Workflows for Windows XP
XENA LS and LH Offer Integrated Capture and Playback Solutions for Motion Graphics and Design Professionals
AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced the XENA LS and XENA LH video and audio I/O cards for Windows XP. The new XENA lineup marks AJA's entree into integrated video capture and playback solutions designed to fit a variety of creative workflows based on the Windows XP platform.
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| | | | News: wondertouch Offers Autodesk Combustion Desktop Software Post Production Professionals More Than 50% Off on particleIllusion 3.0
Limited-time Promotion Allows Purchase of particleIllusion 3.0 for the Windows and Mac OS X Platforms at Reduced Price of $179.00 through November 15, 2005
wondertouch™, a leading software developer of high performance particle effects creation tools, today announced a special limited-time upgrade promotion that allows registered owners of the Autodesk® Combustion® 3 or Combustion 4 desktop software programs to receive more than 50% off the USMSRP of particleIllusion™ 3.0, the latest version of the company's cornerstone, sprite-based particle effects software application.
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 Combustion 4 Training Course
Michael Hurwicz looks at Kenneth LaRue's combustion 4 training DVDs and concludes that this set is great for novices and intermediates alike, but if you're already an expert, you may only need the 'What's New in Combustion 4' set that's available.
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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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 Combustion 4, a first look by Ken LaRue
Creative Cow's Ken LaRue explores the just announced Discreet combustion 4. Packed with many new features that Ken enthusiastically describes as ''Hot!'' and which include quite a number that many users have had on their own personal wish lists, C4 is drawing a lot of attention and discussion here in the Creative Cow forums. In this article, Ken helps us explore many of the reasons why...
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Episode 015 - Growing Your Creative Business with Andy Stinton, Clients and Technology, Creative News Update with Ron Lindeboom, Total Training for Apple Final Cut Pro and Macromedia, Combustion 4, Video to iPods with podFlicks and more creative tech news, interviews and reports - www.creativecow.net
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