| | | | Flarelight Effects for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and After Effects
 Noise Industries adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro® 7 and X, Motion and Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere Pro®, PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro® 7 and X, Motion and Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere Pro®, PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt Announce Immediate Availability of SliceX powered by mocha
 New Final Cut Pro X Masking Plug-In Integrates mocha Planar Tracking Technology for Fast, Accurate Masking with Fewer Keyframes
Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, and CoreMelt today announced the immediate availability of a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in, SliceX powered by mocha. This new version of SliceX, previewed at NAB 2013 last month, comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt, resulting in the integration of Imagineer’s award winning Planar Tracker into CoreMelt’s shape masking tool.
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| | | | STS-GRIOT Gets Organized with Facilis TerraBlock SAN
 Michigan-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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| | | | SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab Are Key to Rolling Out Red Carpet for Cannes Film Festival 2013
ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists on Festival de Cannes 2013 Entries
At the 66th Festival de Cannes, May 15 - 26, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing, and/or SCRATCH Lab® for their production dailies or VFX reviews. The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers. (http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html)
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| | | | Bavaria Film GmbH Purchases ASSIMILATE SCRATCH Site License
 SCRATCH Site License Significantly Enhances Efficiency, Productivity and Creativity
ASSIMILATE®, a leading global provider of dailies and post-production tools for digital cinema and broadcast workflows, today announced that one of Europe’s largest production houses, Bavaria Film and D-Facto Motion, the creative house of Bavaria Film, have purchased a company-wide site license for ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® finishing software and SCRATCH Lab®, its advanced production dailies and VFX tool.
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| | | | NAIT and SGO form Educational Partnership to Equip Students with Cutting-edge Technology
 Mistika and NAIT unlock an exciting new vision together
NAIT, the second largest Polytechic in Canada reknowned for its nationally accredited engineering, media and applied research, has invested in SGO's Mistika. NAIT DMIT (Digital Media and IT) is the only transmedia school of its kind in Canada, and has chosen the powerful and diverse Mistika software to enhance its digital media curriculum and content creation programs in Stereoscopic 3D and 2D. To keep students at the front of the digital industries when they graduate, NAIT DMIT believes that training and equiping students with the most up-to-date knowledge and cutting-edge tools is a bottom line.
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| | | | Method Studios Announces Top Flight Animation Hires
 Global VFX House Welcomes Erik-Jan de Boer, James Jacobs and Keith Roberts
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today the addition of three world-class animation artists to the Method Studios’ creative team.
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| | | | Tim Dillon joins MPC New York as Executive Producer of Digital/Experiential
 The momentum continues to build in MPC New York, where the addition of interactive and experiential force Tim Dillon completes the aggressive expansion of MPC Digital. A go-to talent for cross-platform projects across the digital, mobile and physical realms, Dillon brings to MPC more than a decade of experience working as senior producer and design lead for big-league clients such as Coca-Cola, Google, Tate, Dewar’s, Intel and TED, as well as Creator’s Project and Lifetime’s “Project Runway Catwalk”.
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| | | | CINEGY expands in Florida and Brazil with CIS GROUP
 CIS GROUP, a technology re-seller and systems integration company, is proud to announce its partnership as a reseller with Cinegy. Responsible for the Brazilian, Argentinian, Caribbean and Florida (USA) markets, CIS Group is to provide expert consultancy on and installation of the full line of Cinegy products.
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| | | | Antenna Forges Creative Pact with Barcelona’s Custom EFX
 Studios plan to collaborate on advertising projects originating in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere.
Seeking to extend its global footprint and add some European flair to its creative offerings, multi-platform content creation company Antenna has forged a strategic alliance with Barcelona-based Custom EFX. The agreement provides Antenna with access to the talent and resources of one of Europe’s top boutique providers of visual effects, animation and post-production services, with a client list that includes some of the world’s best known brands. Custom EFX secures access to the U.S. market via a well-established production services provider with a strong, national sales network. It will also have the opportunity to market Antenna’s services in Europe.
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| | | | The Nation Creates Captivating “Brands in Wonderland” Campaign For Innovid
 Campaign Includes Web Video, Microsites, Banner & Print Ads For Leading Immersive Video Advertising Provider
Award-winning design & branding agency The Nation has partnered with Innovid, the leading immersive video technology platform, again on a new integrated campaign entitled, “Brands in Wonderland.” This comes on the heels of The Nation’s hugely successful “Cats” campaign for Innovid last year, which was a viral sensation.
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| | | | Ntropic Expands; Welcomes Tom Wright As New Managing Director, North America
 Ntropic has welcomed Tom Wright as Managing Director, North America. He joins Ntropic founder Nate Robinson in guiding the company across its Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco offices. Wright, previously SVP, Director of Integrated Production, at twofifteenmccann developed his approach to advertising and production in senior leadership roles with some of the most awarded creative agencies in the industry and on some of the most successful content brands in recent memory - most notably with Xbox. Wright also led production on last year’s Cyber Lion awarded Help Remedies campaign, the Halo4 launch and the TED-honored Xbox Kinect Effect work. Wright's experience also includes executive roles working with brands as diverse as Jeep, Ray-Ban, Sprint, Hewlett Packard, Ford and Coca Cola.
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| | | | Lucky Post Editor Wes Williams Helps “Car” Shine For MidFirst
 The new campaign for MidFirst Bank via agency Riester connects the company’s emphasis on loyalty and deep sense of purpose to the passions of its customers. This desire to achieve performance at the highest level is lovingly illustrated in the repair of a classic GTO “The Judge” featured in “Car."
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| | | | Ripple Timelines for Final Cut Pro
 The world’s first FCP X effect that moves videos through time.
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, announces the availability of Timelines from Ripple Training, a plugin designed exclusively for Final Cut Pro® X. Ripple Timelines is a collection of eight transition effects that create graphical timelines for videos.
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| | | | SynthEyes Makes Tracks for Linux
 3-D Tracker now a 3-P Tracker: Linux, OS X, and Windows
The SynthEyes 3-D tracking application completes a triple-header with the introduction of its Linux version by developer Andersson Technologies LLC, joining the existing Windows and Mac OS X versions.
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| | | | Inaugural "Production Pipeline Expo" To Launch May 3-4 at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hanger
First Annual Visual Effects and Animation Expo to Present Expert Panels, Guest Speakers and Educational Sessions
What originally began as the “Career Fair & Technology Expos” of 2011 and 2012 has evolved into a brand new, two-day event, entitled the “Production Pipeline Expo.” This inaugural event, which will be held May 3-4 at the Barker Hanger (Santa Monica Airport,) has been designed as a full blown visual effects and animation expo, complete with expert panels, “must see” presentations, best in class educational sessions, provocative speakers, and an unprecedented level of attendee talent with an eye on new opportunities. The announcement was made today by the expo’s founder/originator Anthony Horn, most recently Director of Marketing and Development for the Visual Effects Society.
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| | | | emotion3D announces Stereoscopic Suite X3 plugins for The Foundry’s Nuke
emotion3D announces the upcoming release of its award-winning suite of stereoscopic plugins for The Foundry’s Nuke platform. The Stereoscopic Suite X3 for The Foundry’s Nuke features emotion3D’s unique toolset for working with stereoscopic material, bringing the exceptional functionality of SSX3 to a new group of artists.
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| | | | Boris Soundbite Powered by Nexidia Wins StudioDaily Prime Award
StudioDaily Recognizes Boris Soundbite as the Most Innovative New Post-Production Product
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Soundbite has received a StudioDaily Prime Award for the Most Innovative New Post-Production Product.
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| | | | Boris FX Expands Real-Time Performance of Boris Continuum Complete
New Boris Continuum Complete v8.2 Features Fast OpenGL Rendering, New Real-Time Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) Version 8.2. The new v8.2 release features up to 100% improvement in render time for OpenGL-accelerated filters. In addition, nearly all BCC AVX for Avid filters can now be rendered in real-time.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt Announce New Final Cut Plug-in at NAB2013: SliceX powered by mocha
 Imagineer to Preview New mocha 3.2 with Added Internationalization and Localization, and Support for Contour ShuttlePro
Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, and CoreMelt (http://www.coremelt.com) today announced a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in, SliceX powered by mocha. This new version of SliceX comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt, resulting in the integration of Imagineer’s award winning Planar Tracker into CoreMelt’s shape masking tool.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces Support for the Next Versions of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
Blackmagic Design today announced that its entire range of desktop video products will support the next generation of professional video editing software from Adobe®, including Adobe® Premiere® Pro and Adobe After Effects®. The integration will be available as a free download from the Blackmagic Design site when these future Adobe products are available. See related Adobe sneak peeks: adobe.com/go/nab_reveal.
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| | | | Boris FX Showcases New VFX Browser for Boris Continuum Complete
Quickly Preview Thousands of Visual Effects Presets with Host Application Video
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today unveiled a new VFX browser for its flagship Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) plug-in collection. Available as a free download, the new BCC Effects Library Browser plug-in allows editors and motion graphics artists to instantly preview thousands of BCC presets via animations that integrate timeline video. The free plug-in can be used on any system with a BCC-compatible host application – even if BCC is not installed.
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| | | | Versatile Distribution Services Delivers Turnkey Systems Optimized for 4K and 2K ASSIMILATE SCRATCH DI and Dailies Workflows
New Turnkeys to be Offered in North America Exclusively by CineSys-Oceana
Versatile Distribution Services (VDS), a distributor specializing in integrated solutions for the media and entertainment industry today announced the immediate availability of integrated 4K and 2K turnkey workstations featuring ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® Digital Intermediate software. SCRATCH enables digital cinema and broadcast artists to generate dailies, conform, color-correct, and finish within a real-time, integrated, user-friendly solution. The turnkey systems will be available exclusively in North America through CineSys-Oceana, one of the largest media and entertainment industry resellers.
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| | | | Fusion-io Unveils 1.6 TB ioFX for Workstation Applications
 High Capacity ioFX Delivers Peak Performance for Professional Computer Graphics Applications including 4K Visual Effects Production, Stereoscopic 3D, Digital Intermediate, Computer Assisted Design and Video Editing
Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that the ioFX workstation acceleration platform is now available with 1.6 TB of capacity, in addition to the original 420 GB form factor. The high capacity ioFX is ideal for video editing, computer assisted design (CAD), 4K and stereoscopic production, as well as digital intermediate (DI) finishing.
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| | | | Media 100 Expands Support for AJA and Matrox Hardware
New Media 100 Suite Version 2.1.3 Now Available
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for corporate, broadcast, and post-production, today announced that Media 100 Suite Version 2.1.3 is now available. Media 100 Suite v2.1.3 adds support for AJA’s Io Xt, Io Express, T-TAP, and KONA LHe Plus video I/O hardware as well as Matrox’s Mojito MAX.
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| | | | NAB2013: Vizrt and never.no demonstrate Integrated Social TV - graphics platform
 It’s increasingly common for viewers to use smart phones and tablets to comment on the TV shows they’re watching with others in the social media sphere. Viewers also use social media to share Instagram photos, videos, personal photos, Facebook posts, tweets, and other “User Generated Content” (UGC) that broadcasters want to select and feature on their live shows.
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| | | | Mistika brings new developments, products and performance-leading Innovations for post, DI and broadcast to NAB
SGO launches Mistika Air at NAB – Intelligent Broadcasting solutions for more efficient workflows
“Mistika has become a system and workflow solution associated with leading developments which address the very latest desires and trends of the post, DI and broadcast markets. NAB is a perfect place to showcase our technology with work done by our amazing customers from the small boutiques to the biggest film studios and broadcasters all around the world. We will continue to push development that keeps us one step ahead of the competition and which delivers many of the best solutions in the industry”
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| | | | Luma Pictures Adds A Whirlwind Of Effects To "Oz The Great And Powerful"
Luma Creates CG Tornado, Hot Air Balloon, Costumes, Landscapes And Magic
VFX stronghold Luma Pictures is coming off a whirlwind project, providing over 180 shots for Disney’s new “Oz The Great and Powerful.” The work provided by Luma, which now spans two studios worldwide, begins with one of the most iconic aspects of L. Frank Baum’s chronicles: the tornado which carries the central character to the distant and magical land of Oz. Luma also provided a variety of other effects including earth-to-sky landscape creation, full CG costumes, vehicles and magic effects.
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| | | | Method Studios Appoints Christian Kubsch as President
 Darin Grant joins Method as Chief Technology Officer
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today that Christian Kubsch has joined the company as President. Kubsch will oversee Method’s global operations including the company’s main base in Los Angeles along with locations in London, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta. Kubsch will report to Stefan Sonnenfeld, President of Creative Services, Deluxe. Darin Grant has been named Chief Technology Officer of Method Studios, and will report to Kubsch.
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| | | | Steele Opens New Santa Monica Location With Superbowl Spots, Feature Film, Stereo 3D Project For CI/Sony, And Mariah Carey Video For “OZ: The Great And Powerful”
 STEELE Studios, a leading creator and producer of visual content for Films, Commercials, Television, Broadcast, Music Videos and Online/Viral Media, has relocated its offices to 1131 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Ph: 310/450-0600. Jo and Jerry Steele, co-founders, STEELE Studios, made the announcement.
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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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| | | | Imagineer Systems Partners with CoreMelt at NAB 2013; Unveils New Version of SliceX for FCP X Powered By mocha
Imagineer to Preview New mocha 3.2 with Added Internationalization and Localization, and Support for Contour ShuttlePro
Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, today announced it has partnered with CoreMelt (http://www.coremelt.com) to integrate Imagineer’s Planar Tracker into SliceX, the shape masking plug-in for FCP X. SliceX is available for demonstration at the Imagineer Systems booth at NAB 2013 during the week of April 8, 2013 at booth #SL3329 in the Plug In Pavilion in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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| | | | NAB2013: Vizrt Introduces Virtual SloMo and Motorsports to Viz Libero 5.5
 At the 2013 NAB Show, Vizrt will present the new features and workflow improvements in Viz Libero 5.5, its 3D virtual sports enhancement and analysis system. Viz Libero 5.5 now offers Virtual SloMo, which uses an advanced image-based algorithm to generate ultra-slow motion (up to 1500 fps) footage rather than relying on high-speed camera systems.
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| | | | SGO relies on ATTO's Fibre Channel technology to provide high-performance Mistika solutions to be showcased at NAB 2013
 Visit the SGO Booth SL10321 and ATTO Booth SL7613 at NAB 2013
SGO relies on ATTO Technology, Inc., the storage and network connectivity solutions provider to bring even greater performance standards to Mistika workflow solutions for high-end film and broadcast projects. Mistika's breath-taking speed is indicative of how demanding it is on bandwidth to its storage devices, and ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) provide that vital connection. With ATTO Technology's experience in engineering advanced technology into real-world product solutions, they provide SGO with a unique competitive advantage.
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| | | | Zoic Adds Emmy®-Winning Rainer Gombos As Creative Director
 Game of Thrones VFX Supervisor Joins Visual Effects Studio
Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios has signed Emmy®-winning Creative Director Rainer Gombos. Gombos will serve as a Creative Director and VFX Supervisor. He joins Zoic on the heels of his 2012 Emmy® Award win for Best Visual Effects for his work as VFX Supervisor on the season two finale of HBO’s acclaimed series, Game of Thrones. The German visual effects veteran, most recently at Pixomondo, boasts a diverse background in blockbuster features including Fast Five, Sucker Punch, 2012, Beautiful Creatures and Sin City, commercial work for Snickers, Saturn and Total to name a few, as well as myriad music videos and video games. Gombos comes from a fine arts background, bringing passion and precision to every project he works on.
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| | | | NAB2013: Vizrt Brings IP Workflow, 4K Rendering, and Integrated Workflow for Video and Graphics
 See us in Las Vegas, April 8th – 11th 2013. Booth SL3305
NAB is the world's largest event covering the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. At this year’s show, representatives from Vizrt’s worldwide offices will be on hand to demonstrate the company’s completely integrated graphics and video workflow. Vizrt technology enables operators to distribute and monetize content to mobile devices, web portals and any screen. Highlights within the Vizrt booth will be its recent advancements for media asset management (MAM), broadcast graphics, as well as online and mobile video delivery.
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| | | | Tokyo Chrominator for Final Cut Pro X
 Dazzle audiences with shiny metallic effects to spruce up logos and text
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces Tokyo Chrominator, designed exclusively for Final Cut Pro® X. Now available for FxFactory, the plugin can be found under Tokyo Chrominator in the FCP X effects browser. Especially useful for adding production value to logos and text, Chrominator lets editors instantly give images a glossy, beveled 3D look complete with animated lighting. In addition to the basic version of the effect, which can be easily customized, there are six presets available including gold, silver, brass and more, making it easy to instantly achieve an interesting look or to use as the basis for one’s own unique variation. Tokyo Chrominator is available now in FxFactory for 49 USD.
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| | | | ALT Systems Brings Powerful Gaming Technology to Award-Winning HP Z Workstations
 Game 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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| | | | Dramatic 70-metre wide Presentation film for the “COP 18 Climate Change Conference” for The United Nations post produced by David Cox using Mistika walks away with an IVCA Silver Award for Best Post Production
 “This project pushed the boundaries and utilised Mistika's capabilities to the fullest, including compositing, grading, conforming and delivering...” David Cox, Mistika VFX Artist and Colourist
The IVCA’s Silver Award for Best Post Production has been given to the stunning Mistika-related project titled “COP18 /CMP8 (Climate Change Conference)” for the United Nations by WRG QATAR LLC for COP18 and The State of Qatar. Mistika VFX Artist and Colourist, David Cox was asked to post produce the high-resolution, wide-screen presentation to be projected onto a seventy-metre wide screen for The United Nations Climate Change Conference using SGO’s Mistika as the obvious choice. The size and shape of the final films demanded a specific resolution and aspect ratio. The conforming, compositing and grading were carried out on a single Mistika post production system in an uncompressed environment, at a resolution of 7104 x 1080, which provided the very wide aspect ratio of almost 7:1.
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| | | | NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology Puts Qube! Through the Paces
 Remote Capabilities and Reliable Results Make Render Management Software the “Backbone of BFA Program”
Free is great until system crashes become more common than polished renders. New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology learned this lesson the hard way after entrusting its render queue to free render farm management solutions. These systems were unable to provide the reliability required to produce quality animations and images for its students’ thesis projects, leading the Computer Animation and Interactive Media department to a solution that would: PipelineFX’s Qube!™.
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| | | | Tokyo ReAnimator for Final Cut Pro X
 Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces Tokyo ReAnimator exclusively for Final Cut Pro X. Designed to give editors maximum control with minimum fuss, this new product provides tools that help clean up and repair dead pixels. Lens dirt, sensor dust issues and other small-scale artifacts all disappear, leaving the filmmaker with high-quality shots. Whether you're looking for a quick fix or a seamlessly perfect result that will stand up to the closest viewing, ReAnimator will help you get there. Get Tokyo ReAnimator for $49 USD right now.
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| | | | Vizrt Presents View of the IP-Based Newsroom of the Future
 Bringing the IP future of Broadcast News into focus
The creation, distribution and on-air display of broadcast graphics are perhaps the most complex, labor and time intensive parts of the news production process. That’s why it’s important for news department staff to work collaboratively and in many cases simultaneously to get the story out before the competition does.
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| | | | MAXON Announces Strategic Alliance with Adobe to Bring Creative Professionals New Levels of Digital Media Content Creation
MAXON, the developer of CINEMA 4D, a leading 3D animation software for film, broadcast and motion graphics professionals, today announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Adobe Systems Incorporated to further collaborate on technology that provides creatives in the motion graphics and visual effects industry with new levels of digital media content creation. As part of the alliance, both companies are expected to collaborate and engineer a pipeline between Adobe® After Effects® software and CINEMA 4D to give users a seamless 2D/3D foundation.
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| | | | Panel Pop Transitions for Final Cut Pro X
 Customizable animation at your fingertips, available now for FCP X
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, brings 26 unique, ready-to-use panel transitions to users’ fingertips with Panel Pop from Stupid Raisins. A fresh take on video transitions, Panel Pop allows editors to simply drag and drop effects in Final Cut Pro X for seamless fluidity throughout their entire show. With the ability to change direction, timing, and motion for each transition, the customizability of Panel Pop transitions is never ending. Panel Pop is available for 49 USD and now with a 30-day money back guarantee, you have nothing to lose!
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| | | | LightWave 3D Group Unveils Architectural Design Bundle
 Offers everything designers need for3D visualization with industry-leading modeling, rendering and animation tools
The LightWave 3D® Group, a division of NewTek, Inc., announced today a new Architectural Design Bundle that couples LightWave 11.5 3D modeling, animation and rendering software with WTools3D’s LWCAD 4.5 CAD tools for LightWave. The bundle includes a powerful set of features that architects, set designers and interior designers can use to cost-effectively create professional 3D visualization and animation for the most demanding design projects.
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| | | | MAXON Applauds Oscar® and Visual Effects Society Awards Winners and Nominees
 Innovative VFX Sequences in Life of Pi, Prometheus and Men in Black 3 Benefit from CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology
MAXON congratulates the many customers that won and were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society (VES) and other prominent creative arts organizations for outstanding achievement in the visual effects and other categories who leveraged the company’s professional 3D solutions – CINEMA 4D and Body Paint 3D – to create this year’s most proclaimed characters, backgrounds and environments.
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| | | | DIVE Provides On-Set VFX Supervision & Innovative Digital Workflow For Dir. Niels Arden Oplev's "Dead Man Down"
 The visual effects and postproduction team at DIVE -- a division of ShootersINC, which specializes in visual effects and picture finishing for feature films, television shows and commercials – provided on-set VFX Supervision, on-set live compositing, and extensive postproduction including the creation of an innovative digital workflow for Director Niels Arden Oplev’s (“Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”) newest feature film “DEAD MAN DOWN,” which premieres in theaters nationwide Friday, March 8th.
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| | | | Alphadogs Post Beats The Train To The Finish For “The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek”
AlphaDogs Post Production is pleased to announce they have completed work on the AFI Thesis Film, The Trestle At Pope Lick Creek. Based on the play by Naomi Wallace, the film is a coming-of-age story with a wicked twist that reaches into the depths of a nation and asks, "what lies beneath?" The film premieres at the American Film Institute on Saturday, March 9th with two screenings at 8:00pm and 9:30pm.
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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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| | | | Adobe Brings the Power of Photoshop to Mobile Phones
Brand New App Adobe Photoshop Touch for Phone Optimized for iPhone and Android Devices
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of a new version of Adobe® Photoshop® Touch, optimized for iPhone, iPod touch, and Android smart phones. Inspired by the highly successful Photoshop Touch for tablets, the phone app brings core features of Photoshop desktop software to mobile devices and offers similar intuitive, touch-based gestures and features.
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| | | | Cinerama Restores Films with Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer
BCC Flicker Fixer Removes Flicker, Emulsion Blotching, Artifacting, and Image Weaving
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that David Strohmaier, Restoration Producer for Cinerama, Inc., is using Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer in Adobe After Effects to remove flicker, emulsion blotching, and artifacting during the film restoration process.
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| | | | Boris FX Rolls Out New Boris Continuum Units Product Family
Pick and Choose Boris Continuum Complete Filter Categories Starting at $199
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that each category of Boris Continuum Complete filters is now available as a separate Boris Continuum Unit, allowing artists to choose toolsets that are geared towards their specific needs.
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| | | | SUGARfx Subtitles for Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects and Premiere Pro
Easy-to-use Subtitle plugin offers support for several subtitle formats and hundreds of international languages and fonts
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds SUGARfx Subtitles to its family of powerful plugins. The new versatile software allows users to add permanent subtitles to their finished movies in Final Cut Pro®, Motion, Adobe® Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. In addition to supporting a wide variety of fonts, the software is capable of handling hundreds of languages, as well as importing several subtitle formats, making it one of the most versatile subtitle tools available today. Helpful on-screen controls allow editors to easily import text and adjust font, style and color to fit the project’s style perfectly. SUGARfx Subtitles is available now on FxFactory for 49 USD.
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| | | | Sony Pictures Imageworks Vancouver Studio Continues To Build Stable Of Talent With Addition Of Jason Dowdeswell, Steve Nichols
Respected Effects/Animation Leaders Join Sony Pictures Imageworks as new VP, Vancouver Production Operations & Senior Animation Supervisor
Sony Pictures Imageworks, the Academy Award®-winning visual effects and digital creature and character animation company, has further enhanced its Vancouver, British Columbia studio with the appointment of Jason Dowdeswell as Vice President, Production Operations and Oscar® winner Steve Nichols as Imageworks Senior Animation Supervisor, it was announced today by Randy Lake, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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| | | | Post Asylum Keeps Its Pants On
 Dallas, 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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| | | | Studio l'Equipe relies on Mistika to introduce cutting-edge colour grading toolsets to Brussels for feature films
 As part of the on-going expansion of digital acquisition, Brussels-based Studio l’Equipe, one of Belgium’s leading post production facilities has invested in SGO's Mistika to meet the demands of a rapidly changing and highly competitive feature film market. Studio l'Equipe has installed a Mistika 4K system with a Mistika Assist station, to help accelerate the post production process by allowing simultaneous access to Mistika projects for ingest, online functions and the creation of deliverables, without disturbing the master Mistika system. Both Mistikas are connected to a 72TB SAN storage system.
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| | | | Europa Sound & Vision embraces SGO Mistika to add high-end colour grading, on-line finishing and DCP creation facilities in Sweden
 Leading Swedish post production house Europa Sound & Vision has significantly boosted its facilities and workflow with the purchase of three Mistika systems providing deliverables up to 4K. The investment consists of a Mistika for high-end colour grading, another for real-time compositing, online finishing and DCP creation, combined with a Mistika Assist workstation, all sharing a 96TB SGO SAN in a collaborative workflow environment. The primary focus is on 2D projects but the systems can easily be upgraded to Stereo 3D and High Frame Rate (HFR) when required.
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| | | | Method Studios Provides VFX Expertise To KIA Super Bowl Spots
 Artists create fully CG animals, environments and augmented female robots
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has collaborated with agency David&Goliath on two commercials for KIA which premiered during Super Bowl XLVII. "Space Babies," directed by Jake Scott (RSA), and "Hotbots," directed by Carl Erik Rinsch (MJZ) provided a wealth of inspiring VFX challenges to Method's creative team in Los Angeles. Stephanie Gilgar, Method Studios' Executive Producer comments, "It's an honor to have been entrusted to deliver two of the most VFX-heavy ads seen during this year's big game - a yearly highlight in the US television commercials industry".
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| | | | Wayne Brinton, VFX Supervisor at Modus FX
The Importance of the Human Connection in the Digital Workflow
For visual effects supervisor Wayne Brinton, the secret to doing great work is great relationships. That means that the first task in every job is to put a face to the name. Not only does work move more smoothly that way, but for Brinton, even a short period of time together on set can save days of work back at the studio.
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| | | | ASSIMILATE Strengthens Sales Operations in South Asia and South East Asia with Appointment of Whiteways Holdings as Exclusive Distributor
ASSIMILATE, the leading global provider of DI and dailies tools for digital cinema, episodic television, commercials and spot tools announced today the appointment of Whiteways Holdings Pte, Ltd as exclusive distributor for its SCRATCH® and SCRATCH Lab® product lines in South Asia and South East Asia. Whiteways will work with ASSIMILATE’s existing resellers and will also appoint new resellers in areas where needed. Prasenjit Sengupta, now director at Whiteways, is responsible for driving sales, and building and overseeing customer relationships in the region.
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| | | | Bounce Transitions and Shatter Transitions for Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects
 Nattress releases two new transition effects to bounce and shatter footage on and off the screen
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces two brand new transition plugins from Nattress to FxFactory for FCP® X, Motion, After Effects® and Premiere® Pro. A package of four fun, bouncy effects, Bounce Transitions lets editors quickly bounce footage on and off the screen using realistic motion algorithms for natural bounce or spring movement. Nattress Shatter Transitions create dynamic transitions based on either breaking apart the outgoing video or bringing together the incoming video.
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| | | | The Room Debuts New Finishing Facility inside Technicolor – PostWorks New York
 With 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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| | | | LOGAN and Conscious Minds Bring Calvin Johnson, Alex Morgan, Neymar Jr. and Allyson Felix into Animated Games for Nike+
 LOGAN plunges Nike+ users into a spectacular post-apocalyptic ice storm of a world with two 6:00, fully CG, stylized character-animated games featuring a cast of top athletes – NFL receiver Calvin Johnson, soccer players Alex Morgan and Neymar Jr., and sprinter Allyson Felix – and promoting a new line of weather-resistant clothing. LOGAN, which collaborated with Conscious Minds on the project, handled an incredible array of character design, modeling, matte painting, character and environment animation, dynamics and final compositing.
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| | | | ASSIMILATE Ships Support For a Wave of New Cameras and Formats in SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab
Sony F5/F55, Canon C500, CinemaDNG and Dramatically Faster ARRIRAW Debayering Highlight New Release
ASSIMILATE, the leading global provider of DI and dailies tools for digital cinema, episodic television, commercials and spot workflows, announced today a significant upgrade to its SCRATCH™ and SCRATCH Lab™ software. Following quickly on the heels of its November 2012 delivery of version 7, ASSIMILATE has significantly expanded the SCRATCH arsenal for on-set and post-production professionals as they strive to push the boundaries of digital cinema, TV and commercials.
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| | | | The Mission Brings Chocolate to Life for Hershey's
 Venice, CA-based visual effects studio The Mission infuses chocolate confectionaries with excitement and joy for Hershey’s out of Arnold, NY. The new VFX-heavy :15s “Curious Kiss” and “Like Me” feature lively CG work by The Mission showcasing the timeless magic in the creation of Hershey’s Kisses. The campaign revolves around sweet moments that come from unwrapping a Hershey’s Kiss, fresh from the factory, with a friend or loved one. In the heartwarming: 15, “You’re Like Me,” we follow the delightful journey of the Kisses from factory to consumption, finding that the many available varieties can satisfy even the most conflicting of tastes.
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| | | | Atomic Fiction Takes Flight with Shotgun Software
 Visual 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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| | | | BigStar Soars with Iconic Promo Teaser for HBO’s “Game of Thrones”
 HBO tapped creative strategy and production company BigStar to create the promotional teaser for the highly anticipated third season of “Game of Thrones.” The promo creatively captures the theme "Their World Returns to Ours," with the show’s iconic raven of Westeros ominously soaring through contemporary real-world environments. Season 3 premieres on March 31, 2013.
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| | | | Ripple Tools for Final Cut Pro X
 Make a splash with Ripple Tools, available now for FCP X
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, brings 12 easy-to-use, super handy title effects to users’ fingertips with Ripple Tools. A versatile and powerful effects toolbox for use in Final Cut Pro® X, Ripple Tools is a set of plugins that allow the user to quickly accomplish a number of effects and editorial tasks. Add split screens; use 8 or 16 point mattes; add adjustment layers to control the look of multiple clips; color balance using traditional color wheels; apply vintage and black-and-white effects; move images in 3D space and use the incredibly useful guides for aligning text and graphic elements on the screen. Ripple Tools is now available for only 29 USD.
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| | | | Version 1.5 Free System Update Available for Roland V-800HD
 Roland Systems Group has announced the immediate availability of a free system update for the powerful Roland V-800HD Multi-format Switcher. This new update includes over ten new features or improvements addressing requests from the growing user base that use the V-800HD in live production environments and installed applications.
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| | | | LOOK Effects Signs Everett Burrell
 Burrell to Join as Visual Effects Supervisor
LOOK Effects is delighted to announce they have hired industry veteran and Emmy-award winner, Everett Burrell as Visual Effects Supervisor. Burrell will be based in LOOK’s Los Angeles headquarters office where he will supervise current and future feature film projects, beginning early next month.
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