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News: National Broadcast chooses Autodesk media and entertainments Discreet Flint systems for Visual effects
Irish National broadcaster (R.T.E) has chosen Autodesk Media and entertainments Discreet Flint systems
 
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News: Autodesk Introduces Discreet Inferno Visual Effects System on Linux Operating System
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today launched its Academy Award-winning* Discreet Inferno visual effects system running on the Linux operating system. The Discreet Inferno system enables the world's top digital artists in broadcast facilities, post-production houses and film studios to deliver extraordinary moving imagery.
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News: RE:Vision Effects releases Twixtor and ReelSmart Motion Blur for 64 bit Discreet Systems
RE:Vision Effects, Inc. announces 64 bit support of their Irix Discreet Systems (Sparks) versions of Twixtor, their popular retiming solution and ReelSmart Motion Blur, which adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion. The new releases also work within the Linux versions of Smoke and Flint and are available for Burn render farms.
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News: Boris Continuum Complete Version 1.1 for Discreet
Integrated visual effects run on Discreet Architecture
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film production, today announced that version 1.1 of Continuum Complete for Discreet Sparks is now available.
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News: RE:Vision Effects, Inc. releases RE:Flex 3 for After Effects, Shake, Discreet Systems and combustion 4
RE:Flex brings intuitive morphing and warping directly to combustion 3.0 or later, After Effects 5.0 or later, Shake 3.01 or later, and Discreet Systems (IFFFS)! Superior results are achieved using RE:Vision Effects' proprietary and sophisticated technology.
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News: RE:Vision Effects announces Linux support of Twixtor 4.5 and ReelSmart Motion Blur (RSMB) 3.2 Sparks for Discreet Systems
Also released is an update for IRIX users
RE:Vision Effects announce Linux support of their Discreet Systems (Sparks) versions of Twixtor, their popular retiming solution and ReelSmart Motion Blur, which adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion. The new releases work within the Linux versions of Smoke and Flint and are also available for Burn render farms.
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Holophone's H2-PRO Scores A Hat Trick For Soccer Broadcasts On Three Major Italian Networks
Italy’s Soccer Championship and Champions/Europa League Events Covered in HD Video and Dolby Surround Sound for Mediaset, Sky Italy and Ra
Frame S.P.A, a leading Italian-based television production company specializing in both national and international broadcasts, turned to Holophone’s H2-PRO for Italy’s Soccer Championship and several Champions/Europa League Events.
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Mr. X Takes Flight with Amelia
Comprehensive Visual Effects for Film Biography of Aviation Pioneer
Mr. X, one of Canada’s leading creative visual effects houses, provided CG aerial scenes and other effects shots for AE Electra Productions’ Amelia, directed by Mira Nair. The film tells the story of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 during her quest to become the first woman to fly solo around the globe.
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Veteran Cinematographer Steven Poster Shoots‘Tap Dreams,’ Dance Documentary, With Panasonic’s AG-HPX300 P2 HD Camcorders
Celebrated Director of Photography Steven Poster recently shot two pilot segments of a dance-centric documentary, 'Tap Dreams', with Panasonic’s new AG-HPX300 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorders.
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Rick Balabuck appointed to Sales Director post for Virtual Studio developer Lightcraft Technology
Technology sales and business development veteran will steer growth of on-set 'VFX pipeline' systems developer Lightcraft
Lightcraft Technology has announced the appointment of Rick Balabuck, a film and broadcast industry sales and business development veteran, as Sales Director to oversee growth of the company’s time and money-saving on-set VFX compositing and camera tracking systems.
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Bruno Munger Joins Digital Vision
Respected Technologist Tapped for Product Manager Role
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of mastering and finishing systems for film and television post-production, has announced that Bruno Munger will step into the role of Product Manager – Grading & Finishing, effective immediately.
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RE:Vision Effects releases ReelSmart Motion Blur v. 3.3.0 for Autodesk Softimage; adds 64-bit Linux support and floating licensing on Windows
RE:Vision Effects today released version 3.3.0 of ReelSmart Motion Blur for Softimage animation software. ReelSmart Motion Blur (RSMB) automatically tracks every pixel in a sequence and blurs based on calculated motion. RSMB is fully integrated with your 3D scene, so it also works from Motion Vectors generated by shaders and user-supplied points (for example, tracker positions). RSMB gives Softimage artists an extremely fast, intelligent 2D motion blur for 3D renders, dramatically speeding up the rendering pipeline.
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Crash+Sues Helps Bring 21st Century Slavery Out Of The “Shadows”In “Not For Sale”
Innovative & Compelling Campaign Recently Made Young Guns Short List
CRASH+SUES recently joined forces with the Not For Sale non-profit organization and Martin/Williams to create “Shadows,” a spellbinding 60-second spot informing viewers that slavery still exists - and closer to home than they know.
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Foundry slashes Sparks prices as Autodesk revokes Development licence
The Foundry, a leading developer of visual effects, image-processing and compositing software, announced today that effective immediately, it has significantly reduced prices on plug-ins for Autodesk® advanced systems, as it is no longer part of the Autodesk Authorised Developer Network programme and can no longer guarantee continued development or support.
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Paragon Studios Provides ADR Services For Nicole Kidman For Feature Film "Australia"
ADR Work Linked to Studio in Australia Through SSL C300 Digital Film/Post Console and Pro Tools® Via the Internet
Paragon Studios, a premier multi-room recording and post-production facility located near Nashville, recently completed numerous ADR sessions over four months with Academy Award winning actress, Nicole Kidman for the feature film Australia released today.
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Maxon Delivers Fully-Loaded Cinema 4D R11; Raises Bar For 3D Animation Excellence
Next Generation Product Suite Offers Non-Linear Animation, a Boost in Rendering Speed and Quality, Including Re-Engineered Global Illumination, and the Highly Anticipated Projection Man Matte Painting System
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 11 (R11), the next generation of its highly acclaimed 3D animation software suite.
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Animal Goes “Beatnik” to Bring Authentic Coffee House Cool to Sheetz Bros. Coffeez
Visual effects studio Animal recently produced two :30 spots for Pittsburgh agency Smith Brothers and client Sheetz Convenience Stores.
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Unexpected Uses Krakatoa on VFX-Intensive Ad Campaign for Snickers via BBDO Moscow
Frantic Films Software, the software development arm of VFX studio Frantic Films (a division of Prime Focus Group), announced that its high-volume point-based particle renderer Krakatoa was used by German post facility Unexpected on a recent commercial campaign for Snickers Russia.
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Color Symmetry Version 1.5 With Universal Look Authoring Announced
With Color Symmetry, Custom Looks Can Now Be Created and Viewed Across Popular Post-Production Tools
Duiker Research Corp., creator of the Color Symmetry plug-in suite, has announced Color Symmetry Version 1.5 with Universal Look Authoring.
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Guava selects Tiger Technology to streamline its sophisticated production workflow
Affordable metaLAN Server and stoneGate software facilitates Mac, Windows, and Flame/Smoke integration
Tiger Technology Sarl, developer of high performance, affordable storage area networking (SAN) and workgroup management software solutions, today announced that New York-based visual effects company Guava, part of the Nice Shoes family of full service HD post-production house specializing in high-end commercial work, had selected stoneGate and metaLAN Server to streamline their sophisticated production workflow.
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Holophone®’s H4 Supermini Brings Surround To Discovery HD Canada Documentary
For the pilot episode of an upcoming series for Discovery Channel Canada, Michael Nunan, post sound supervisor for Toronto-based CTV Television, whose properties include Discovery Channel HD Canada, required a means of recording surround sound to accompany the HD video planned for the production.
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Boris Continuum Complete Sparks Version 3.0 Ships
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete Sparks version 3.0 (BCC Sparks 3.0) is now shipping.
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Asylum Signs VFX Supervisor Paul O'Shea
Asylum announces the signing of Paul O'Shea as their newest VFX Supervisor. Paul spent seven years working for The Moving Picture Company where he had the opportunity to work some of the top spot directors.
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News: Holophone
Mic being used for Sound Effects on Major 3-D Animated Film
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News: Autodesk at 2007 International Broadcasters Convention
Ideas Visualized. Stories Realized.
Autodesk, Inc. will be participating in the 2007 International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) being held in Amsterdam from September 7 to 11, 2007.
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News: SpectSoft expands in L.A. and announces RaveHD 2.5 will launch at NAB
RaveHD makers, SpectSoft, have announced the appointment of Rick Balabuck to the growing team. Rick will be responsible for sales and support of the entire range of products from SpectSoft in the Southern California area.
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News: Imagineer Systems Announces Immediate Availability of motor
motor Extends Powerful, High-End Visual Effects Design Capabilities to Affordable, Accessible Rotoscoping Design Tool for the Digital Media Design Community
Imagineer Systems, creators of next-generation VFX tools, announced today the immediate availability of motor, the Company’s first offering in its new initiative to deliver sophisticated, high-end visual effects and design capabilities to mainstream visual effects artists.
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News: The Foundry debuts Furnace 4 for Shake and launches Tinderbox for Combustion at NAB 2007
Leading visual effects developer The Foundry will take up residence on booth SL14413 in the South Hall at NAB 2007. Visitors looking for stunning 2D visual effects and hardcore image-processing tools will find a host of advanced, yet cost-effective, solutions to enhance workflow and boost productivity from The Foundry.
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News: Cine-tal releases Cinemage software version 2.1 and SDK
New software release adds DVI and Standard Definition inputs--Now supporting 3D LUTs from Quantel iQ, Discreet Flame, Assimilate Scratch Kodak CMS, and FilmLight--Software Development Kit (SDK) provides extensible platform for custom software applications, automation and integration into existing software packages
Cine-tal, a leading developer in image processing, display and collaboration solutions, announced the release of version 2.1 software for the Cinemage intelligent display server. Cinemage 2.1 provides a host of new features and a software developer’s kit. An important new feature is the DVI input. With the DVI input Cinemage provides a calibrated desktop monitor and an HDSDI/SDI reference monitor integrated into a single package. Cinemage version 2.1 adds compatibility with standard definition video formats. Both standard definition and 720p video formats may be viewed pixel to pixel or scaled to full screen for optimum viewing accuracy.
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News: !mpossible Pictures Creates Action-Packed Effects For Polaris Holiday Package
Riding high off its recent regional Emmy wins for its graphics package for the Colorado Avalanche NHL team and commercial for Ford, creative digital studio !mpossible Pictures has just completed hard-hitting graphics and VFX for a new Nationally broadcast Polaris® ATV and RANGER™ utility vehicle holiday spot.
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News: Imagineer adds tracker support for Quantel generationQ
Latest release of monet, mokey add support for exporting data to Quantel generationQ
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based developer of innovative visual effects tools, announced today that its latest release of monet and mokey include support for exporting tracking data to Quantel generationQ via a new TrackImport plug-in.
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News: Avid Technology Names New General Manager, Avid Video
Graham Sharp appointed to lead company's Video division
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the appointment of Graham Sharp as vice president and general manager, Avid Video, effective immediately. Sharp joined Avid Technology in 2001 to lead sales, marketing and support operations for the Avid Video division in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. Under his leadership, Avid's Video division has more than doubled revenue and significantly improved gross margins across these geographies.
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News: Imagineer monet adds support for eyeon Fusion
Latest release of monet adds support for exporting data to Fusion
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based innovators of next-generation VFX tools, announced today that its latest release of monet™ includes support for exporting tracking data to eyeon Software’s Fusion.
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News: Producer Julie Morrandez & VFX Artist Hector Espinosa Join The !mpossible Team
- Award-winning creative digital studio !mpossible Pictures has expanded its team with the addition of Producer Julie Morrandez and VFX Artist Hector Espinosa. The two have already launched into projects for Discovery Channel, McDonald's and DISH Network among others.
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News: Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink HD Studio
World’s First Post Production Grade HDMI and Analog Component Capture Card
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink HD Studio, the world' s first capture and playback card to support both HDMI and analog component video. DeckLink HD Studio can be seen on Blackmagic Design’s IBC 2006 stand located at #7.526.
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News: Westwind Media joins the list of studios putting RaveHD to work in its pipeline
With support for Davinci, Quantel, Avid, FCP and Discreet products, studios are looking at RaveHD as a viable VTR replacement
SpectSoft LLC., a leading provider of uncompressed video solutions on the Linux® platform announced today that Westwind Media - Burbank joins the list of studios who are putting RaveHD to work in their pipeline.
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News: Autodesk Technology Puts the Sizzle in This Summer
Lady in the Water, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, X-Men: The Last Stand, and More
From computer-generated sea creatures to entire virtual cities, digital artists relied on Autodesk, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ADSK) media and entertainment solutions to realize stunning visual effects for this summer’s hottest films. The industry’s leading post-production facilities delivered blockbuster action, adventure and dramatic content created with Autodesk’s advanced visual effects, animation, editing and digital color grading solutions.
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News: !mpossible Pictures Designs 2006 BDA Gold Award-Winning Network Package For NRB
Creative digital studio !mpossible Pictures was recently honored with a 2006 BDA Gold and Bronze Award for its work on the NRB Network on-air identity and logo, respectively. The identity package was part of the network's soft launch, which is currently airing on DirecTV channel 378.
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News: R!OT Santa Monica and Encore Hollywood join the list of SpectSoft RaveHD
RaveHD 2.0 will begin to replace many of the workflow functions that other DDR and VTR systems were providing
SpectSoft LLC., a leading provider of uncompressed video solutions on the Linux® platform, welcomes both R!OT-Santa Monica and Encore-Hollywood to the list of studios putting RaveHD to work in their pipeline.
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News: Australian Post-Production Facility, Frame, Set & Match, Adopts Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the first purchase in Asia Pacific of its flagship Discreet Flame visual effects system running on the Linux operating system. The purchase was made by Frame, Set & Match (FSM), a Sydney-based, independent post-production facility with more than 20 years of experience in television commercials, feature films, television series and television documentaries.
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News: Hydraulx Makes its Mark with Sapphire Plug-ins on X-Men: The Last Stand
The third and final installment of the Marvel Comic's cinematic X-Men series finds the mutant population facing the threat of extinction by way of a "cure". A mutant antigen is created, which the government exploits--ultimately resulting in open war between humanity and the anti-cure mutants. Ever seeking a peaceful coexistence, the decimated X-Men join forces with their human counterparts in a parry to restore the balance of power between the two races. From digital facelifts to levitating the Golden Gate Bridge, X-Men 3 is hailed as a visual effects masterpiece.
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News: BBC Installs Autodesk Media And Entertainments Visual Effects System
Eurotek today announced that BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has invested in Autodesk's media and entertainments Discreet Flint. The Discreet Flint, supplied and installed by Eurotek, will be based at BBC Belfast headquarters.
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News: 2006 FIFA World Cup
Autodesk Technology Used to Create World-Class, High-Definition Commercials and Broadcast Graphics
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that its technology was used to create high-definition television (HDTV) content for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Autodesk solutions provide digital artists with the creative tools and processing power necessary to quickly and efficiently produce content containing the level of detail required for HDTV programming.
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News: RaveHD
SpectSoft LLC., a leading provider of uncompressed video solutions on the Linux® platform, today announced RaveHD is now shipping supporting extended RS422 controls for both master and slave mode.
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News: Thursdays Are !mpossible On Discovery Channel
-- Thursday nights will never be the same after watching an imaginative Discovery Channel promo campaign created by !mpossible Pictures. Charged with "branding the night," the award-winning creative digital studio has designed and produced a series of 12 high-concept animated promos and banners, including the recent Discovery Channel "Atmosfearic Thursdays" and "Conspiracy Thursdays."
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News: !mpossible Pictures Creates Ambitious Chrome Effects In New Ford Spot
In a new spot for the Ford F-150, creative digital studio !mpossible Pictures created arresting visual effects, which transform the truck into a Chrome-laden machine. Working closely with Director Jeff Smith of Oasis Films and ad agency JWT, !mpossible acted as the visual effects supervision and postproduction arm on "Chrome Encounters."
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News: Blackmagic Design Announces Multibridge Pro Conversion and Editing Solution
At NAB, Blackmagic Design announced Multibridge Pro, their newest breakout box-based HD/SD editing solution with PCI Express.
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News: Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink HD Extreme
Blackmagic Design announced at NAB DeckLink HD Extreme, the world’s first PCIe HDTV capture card to feature both SDI and analog connections combined with full HD and SD compatibility, and released at a retail price that's the same as current SD-only products.
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News: Autodesk at National Association of Broadcasters 2006 Convention: Creating the Whole Picture
At NAB 2006, Autodesk is revealing its latest media and entertainment technology, designed to help broadcasters, post-production facilities, and film and broadcast production companies realize their most creative ideas.
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News: Fuelling Productivity
The Foundry’s new Furnace 3 plug-ins for Autodesk artists
Leading visual effects developer The Foundry has announced the launch of its Furnace 3 plug-ins for Autodesk’s Media & Entertainment Division systems products. This is a major product release featuring eleven brand new image processing tools, many of which automate time-consuming processes in the creation of digital visual effects.
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News: Twixtor and ReelSmart Motion Blur released for Intel-native FCP 5.1
RE:Vision Effects is now shipping universal binary plug-ins of Twixtor and ReelSmart Motion Blur (RSMB) for Apple Final Cut Pro that support both PPC- and Intel-based Macintoshes. Twixtor is the sophisticated slow-mo and speed-up solution, and ReelSmart Motion Blur adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion.
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News: SRS Labs Introduces New Portable Surround Sound Encoder and Upgraded Pro Tools Plug-in at NAB 2006
SRS CSE-06P Belt-Mounted SRS Circle Surround Encoder Targeted for Live HD Event and News Capture
SRS Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRSL), a leading provider of audio technology solutions, today announced that it will unveil two of its newest surround solutions at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2006 Conference and Expo, April 22-27, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (booth N731).
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News: Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 2.1 Plug-in
New Version Adds Enhanced Interface and Improved Performance and Previews
Synthetic Aperture today announced Color Finesse® 2.1 PI, a major new upgrade to their color correction software. This new version updates the Adobe After Effects-, Premiere Pro- and Apple Final Cut Pro-compatible plug-in with an enhanced interface and improved performance. Color Finesse 2.1 will be on display at NAB 2006 in Synthetic Aperture's booth, SL5138G.
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News: Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 2.1 HD+ Standalone Application
Advanced Color Correction Software Adds New Self-Contained Application
Synthetic Aperture today announced shipment of Color Finesse® 2.1 HD+, the standalone version of their award-winning Color Finesse color corrector. Color Finesse will be on display at NAB 2006 in Synthetic Aperture's booth, SL5138G.
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News: RE:Vision Effects updates RE:Flex with High Dynamic Range Image Support
A Major Performance Upgrade for Adobe® After Effects® 7.0; Other Platforms also Updated.
RE:Flex provides superior morphing and warping for After Effects. RE:Flex uses both open and closed splines for its free-form interface rather than a mesh-based solution. RE:Flex is especially easy to learn because it uses the After Effects' own drawing and masking tools to direct the warping and morphing; as such, there is no need to learn a whole new user interface.
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News: Autodesk Congratulates Visual Effects Oscar Winner King Kong
Eleventh Consecutive Year that Autodesk Clients Win Best Visual Effects Academy Award
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) congratulates visual effects facility Weta Digital, which crafted champion visual effects for the Oscar-winning film King Kong. Autodesk also congratulates Industrial Light & Magic and Sony Pictures Imageworks for shaping the Visual Effects category nominated films The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and War of the Worlds.
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News: !mpossible Pictures Entices Puzzlers And Coffee Lovers In New Promotion For Starbucks, The NY Times And Discovery Times Channel
Six-Week-Long Crossword Puzzle Competition Offers Grand Prize Of Starbucks Coffee For Life
Award-winning creative digital studio !mpossible Pictures created the broadcast campaign for "The Ultimate Coffeehouse Crossword Challenge," a "clue-driven" collaboration sponsored by Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), The New York Times and the Discovery Times Channel.
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News: Bollywood Embraces Autodesk Technology for Moviemaking
Avitel, EFX Labs, Raj Taru Studios, Spirit and USL Add "Lustre" to their Businesses
As the Indian entertainment industry continues to flourish, many film studios and post-production facilities are turning to digital color grading technology from Autodesk, Inc. Five Indian studios and post-production facilities recently adopted Autodesk's Discreet Lustre system, which is used to realize "look and feel" ideas in movies around the globe.
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News: RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Flex for Fusion 5
RE:Flex brings intuitive morphing and warping directly to eyeon Software's Fusion 5! Superior results are achieved using RE:Vision Effects' proprietary and sophisticated technology. RE:Flex is especially easy to learn because it uses the Fusion's own drawing and masking tools to direct the warping and morphing; as such, there is no need to learn a whole new user interface.
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News: Learn from Industry Leaders at Flashforward2006 Seattle
Adobe is offering 2 days of sessions, brainstorming, and inspiration to creative professionals
Flashforward2006 Seattle is proud to announce the addition of a 2-day Adobe Technology Track, which will be taking place during the 4-day, Flash®-focused conference. On February 28th and March 1st, all Flashforward2006 Seattle attendees will have the opportunity to learn from leaders shaping the industry and also meet and brainstorm with Adobe’s After Effects® Development Team, the Audition® Development Team, and the Flash Product Team.
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News: RE:Vision Effects updates Twixtor and ReelSmart Motion Blur with High Dynamic Range image support and a major performance upgrade for Adobe
RE:Vision Effects releases updates to the After Effects-compatible versions of Twixtor, their popular retiming solution, and ReelSmart Motion Blur, which adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion. The versions updated are compatible with After Effects, combustion, Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro.
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News: RE:Vision Effects, Inc. releases Twixtor 4.5 for eyeon Software's Fusion
RE:Vision Effects releases a major update to Twixtor, their popular retiming solution. Twixtor 4.5 is now available for Digital Fusion 4 and Fusion 5.
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News: Autodesk Technology Transports Moviegoers to Worlds of Wizardry and Whimsy!
From an inviting ice castle to a thawing waterfall,  many of the holiday season’s movies were shaped with Autodesk, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ADSK) media and entertainment software. Leading post-production facilities, including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and The Orphanage, relied on Autodesk’s systems and software to realize their wildest wintry ideas. 
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News: Autodesk ships Combustion 4 desktop visual effects and compositing software for Apple Macintosh
New Version Helps Macintosh-based Artists Realize their Ideas with Sophisticated New Tools and Workflow to Create Visual Effects
Autodesk, Inc.(NASDAQ: ADSK), today announced it has begun shipping Autodesk Combustion 4 software for Apple Macintosh. Combustion 4, Autodesk's desktop visual effects software consists of a powerful feature set including vector paint, particles, effects, animation and 3D compositing. This new version for the Mac operating system streamlines the creative process for visual graphics creation by providing enhanced interoperability with third-party desktop applications, improved paint tools and workflow efficiency.
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News: Sapphire Brings Finesse to FotoKem
FotoKem, the premier independently owned film & video postproduction facility based in Burbank, CA., has been providing services to the Hollywood community for more than 40 years.
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News: Flashforward2006 Seattle Brings Latest Technology to Flash
Exhibits, seminars, and acclaimed speakers come together to inspire industry professionals
The design and development community will once again be exposed to the latest cutting-edge Flash technology this February at Flashforward2006 .  Flashforward is the first and most-renowned conference focused on Flash, recently acquired by Adobe Systems, which in a period of six years has been attended by over 20,000 professionals in industries ranging from design to animation to motion graphics.  This year, Seattle’s Convention Center will be hosting the Flashforward Conference from the 27th of February thru the 2nd of March. 
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News: Autodesk solutions reign king in new King Kong film
Ideas for the iconic 1930s adventure realized through Autodesk technology
Color grading for Universal Pictures’ King Kong was realized using media and entertainment technology from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK). Visual effects facility Weta Digital relied upon Autodesk’s Discreet Lustre system to digitally color grade the entire film.
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News: RE:Vision Effects, Inc. releases Twixtor for Softimage|XSI
RE:Vision Effects releases Twixtor, their popular retiming solution, for SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® animation software.
Twixtor 4.5 raises the bar in motion estimation. Nick Brooks, Academy Award and Emmy Award winner for visual effects says, "Twixtor 4.5 represents a new touchstone in retiming. The difference in accuracy means that retiming artifacts are either drastically reduced or disappear on the hardest to retime footage. "
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News: Autodesk Introduces Linux-based Version of Autodesk Toxik Visual Effects Software
Offers Film Studios and Post-Production Facilities Greater Choice in Back-End Digital Film Workflow
At the Digital Media Festival in Sydney, Australia, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today launched Autodesk Toxik visual effects software running on the Linux operating system.
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News: RE:Vision Effects releases ReelSmart Motion Blur for Fusion 5
adds floating point support.
RE:Vision Effects releases a major update to their Fusion version of ReelSmart Motion Blur (RSMB) that adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion, and also blurs using user-supplied motion vectors.
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News: GenArts To Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins on a Wide Range of Products at DV Expo West
Company to preview Sapphire V.2.0 for Avid
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced that it will be demonstrating Sapphire Plug-ins on a variety of host platforms at DV Expo West at the Los Angeles Convention Center, December 7 – 9. 
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News: Japan
First Autodesk Toxik Software Extension Released: Blend and Comp
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that IMAGICA Corp. has added 15 seats of Autodesk Toxik software to its post-production pipeline, along with training from Autodesk Consulting. Autodesk has also released the first feature extension to the Toxik collaborative visual effects and compositing software. This extension, called Blend and Comp, contains tools that make frequent digital compositing tasks easier.  
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News: Tiger Technology MetaSAN instrumental in post-production of Hollywood Award-winning film "Svetlana's Journey"
Flexible SAN-based shared storage environment allows the movie to be completed within 4 weeks – from shoot to Hollywood!
'Svetlana’s Journey', directed by Michael Cory Davis and post-produced by Topform Studio in Bulgaria, won Best Short Subject at the Hollywood Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. Svetlana's Journey was chosen from among 2,200 film submissions - shorts, features and documentaries. The film features young Bulgarian star Violeta Markovska, as well as Maxim Gentchev, Gergana Dzhikelova and Elvira Ivanova.
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News: Mr. Wonderful Creates A Whole New Game With High-Def NHL Sports Package For OLN
How do you re-launch one of the nation's most visible sports? Mr. Wonderful, a new design and effects company, was charged with the task of developing a fresh sports package for OLN's coverage of the National Hockey League, which was designed and delivered in 1080i HD, as well as 4:3 NTSC.
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News: Autodesk Technology Goes Prime Time in House, Lost, Nip/Tuck and other 2005-2006 Television Shows
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that its media and entertainment systems and software are shaping more than 40 television shows for the 2005-2006 television programming season.
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News: Spy Post Creates Enchanting View Of Saturn In New Three-Spot Campaign
To tout the exciting features of the 2006 Saturn vehicles, postproduction studio Spy Post created a captivating campaign for the sporty ION sedan, Relay family utility vehicle and VUE SUV.
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News: RE:Vision Effects, Inc. releases Twixtor 4.5 and ReelSmart Motion Blur 3.0 for Avid Systems
RE:Vision Effects announces major upgrades of their Avid compatible versions of Twixtor, their popular retiming solution and ReelSmart Motion Blur, which adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion.
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News: Boris Final Effects Complete Now Available
Integrated visual effects complement existing offerings
- Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film production, today announced the availability of a new version of Boris Final Effects Complete (FEC).
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News: Imagineer Systems Reports a Successful First Year for monet
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based developer of the innovative mokey, monet and mofex visual effects tools, reports today that sales of its monet tracking and compositing software has exceeded all expectations since its launch 12 months ago. With more than 100 systems sold to a surprisingly diverse group of facilities ranging from editing to visual effects facilities, broadcasters to feature film facilities, monet has proven its broad application within the market.
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News: GenArts to Mark Milestones at IBC '05
Company will Preview Sapphire v2.0 for Avid, Introduce New Managing Director
GenArts Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced that the International Broadcast Conference will mark important milestones for the company – the unveiling of the next version of Sapphire Plug-ins for Avid AVX 2.0, the availability of Sapphire Plug-ins v3.07 for 64-bit Discreet systems, and the introduction of new managing director, Anish Dhanda.
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News: Ideas Realized for Chinese Epic
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that Seven Swords, a new epic Chinese feature film by Director Tsui Hark, was realized with six of Autodesk’s media and entertainment solutions. Based on Liang Yu-Shen’s classic novel “Seven Swordsmen from Mount Tian”, the film will be released worldwide in fall 2005.
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News: Imagineer Announces New Versions of monet and mokey at IBC 2005
Improvements in performance, feature set and compatibility
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based developer of innovative visual effects tools, announced today its plans for IBC 2005. On stand 7.431 visitors will be able to see for the first time the latest versions of monet v2, mokey v4 and the range of Shake plug-ins mofex announced at NAB 2005. All these products will offer major new features, performance upgrades and support for other systems and will ship from September 19th 2005.
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News: Red Giant Software Releases Primatte Keyer 3 and Key Correct Pro
Red Giant Software, publisher of a line of professional desktop tools including the award-winning Magic Bullet™ technology, today announced the availability of Primatte Keyer 3 and Key Correct Pro.
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News: Autodesk Underscores Strength in 3D and Visual Effects at SIGGRAPH 2005
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), is making a strong showing at SIGGRAPH 2005 with the announcement of 3ds Max 8 software, the newest version of its widely used professional 3D animation solution.
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News: GenArts To Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins At SIGGRAPH
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced that it will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at Siggraph 2005 (Los Angeles Convention Center, August 2-4) in the Plug-in Pavilion – booth number 2139.
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News: Autodesk Releases New Versions of its Visual Effects, Editing and Digital Color Grading Systems
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today released new versions of its visual effects, editing/finishing and digital color grading systems.
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News: Shooters Post & Transfer Adds Sony HDCAM SR Capabilities To Its Facility
First HDCAM SR™ Facility in Philadelphia Offers Digital Intermediate Solution for Feature Filmmakers
The surge in motion picture production in the Philadelphia area has increased demand for high-end digital post production and mastering services that conform to independent moviemakers' budgets. Shooters Post & Transfer, has responded to this need with the addition of a Sony HDCAM SR™ SRW-5000 VTR to its facility in Old City, Pa.
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News: Gasket Pulls An Animated All-Nighter for AICP MN Sponsor Open
Gasket, the new animation, design and visual effects company launched by Greg Shultz, recently completed the sponsor show open for the AICP Show in Minneapolis, MN. The AICP Show honors the best commercial work from the previous year.
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News: Digital Artists Realize Their Ideas for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Bewitched, Land of the Dead and Other Summer Blockbusters with Autodesk
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that its digital content creation solutions have been used by digital artists to realize their ideas for eye-catching visual effects in many of this summer’s upcoming and released blockbuster films.
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News: RE:Vision Effects, Inc. releases FieldsKit 1.5
RE:Vision Effects releases FieldsKit version 1.5 for After Effects-compatible applications (Adobe After Effects, discreet Combustion, Adobe Premiere Pro, Digital Fusion and Apple Final Cut Pro, and others).
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News: NewTek and e-on offer 3D Natural Environment Creation and Rendering at Breakthrough Pricing
e-on's Vue 5 Infinite® and NewTek's LightWave 3D® Bundled at $1199 Savings off Regular Combined Prices
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, and e-on software, the leader in natural environment creation software, today announced a special offer providing Vue 5 Infinite®, e-on's flagship solution for the creation of natural 3D environments, and LightWave 3D®, NewTek's Emmy®-award winning 3D content creation and rendering package, to purchasers at the special price of $995US.
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News: Digital Artist Greg Shultz Launches New Animation, Design & VFX Company Gasket
Award-winning digital artist Greg Shultz has launched GASKET to serve the commercial, music video and feature markets with a creative collective offering design, visual effects and 2D/3D animation.
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News: China
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that China Central Television (CCTV), China’s largest national television network, has expanded its post-production pipeline with media and entertainment solutions from Autodesk. This expansion enables CCTV to centralize its in-house broadcast graphics, offer high-definition (HD) programming, and prepare for the broadcasting of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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News: Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Software Developer Colorfront
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Colorfront Ltd. for $15 million USD. On April 18, 2005, Autodesk announced a definitive agreement to acquire Colorfront — the leading developer of color correction technology for film studios and digital film laboratories.
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News: RE:Vision Effects releases Twixtor 4.5 and ReelSmart Motion Blur 3.2 for Shake
RE:Vision Effects releases a major update to their Shake version of Twixtor, their popular retiming solution and a minor update to ReelSmart Motion Blur (RSMB), which adds and removes motion blur based on per-pixel calculated motion.
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News: Caf
Leading studio adds XSI software to their 3-D tool set to improve productivity and facilitate artist collaboration
Avid Technology, Inc. today announced that Los Angeles-based studio Café FX has integrated SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® software in their visual effects pipeline for major motion pictures. 
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News: Sapphire Plug-ins Get Real on the DR. PHIL Show
Produced by Paramount Domestic Television, the DR. PHIL show is a nationally syndicated daily one-hour talk show series that draws on Dr. Phil McGraw’s experience in psychology and human functioning. Since the show’s launch in 2002, Dr. Phil has encouraged millions of people to "get real" about their own behavior and create more positive lives.
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News: GenArts Announces Free Sapphire Plug-Ins Tutorial For After Effects And Final Cut Pro
Now Available for Download
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced the immediate availability of a new tutorial for the After Effects version of Sapphire Plug-ins.  Designed for experienced users of After Effects®, Final Cut Pro®, and other compatible host applications, the tutorial is intended to instruct those who are new to Sapphire how to utilize the plug-ins and become familiar with some of the more common and vital parameters.
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News: Belgium
HoverlorD Adopts Belgium’s First Discreet Lustre System
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced that Belgium’s new cinematography facility, HoverlorD, has selected Autodesk® systems as the backbone of its post-production pipeline, enabling its digital artists to realise their ideas with greater speed and creativity.
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News: Sin City Gets A Touch Of Noir From Genarts Sapphire Plug-Ins
Visual effects company Hybride uses Sapphire Plug-ins on 735 shots of Robert Rodriguez' film
Set in the dark alleys of Basin City, a fictitious corrupt city populated by crooks, bent cops and hookers, the noir drama Sin City is Robert Rodriguez’ stunning film interpretation of Frank Miller's acclaimed graphic novel series. 
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Combustion 4, a first look by Ken LaRueCombustion 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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Creating a Promo Transition with CombustionCreating a Promo Transition with Combustion
As the lines between television and the internet continue to blur, it seems like every TV channel wants you to look at their website. Whether you're CNN or community television, you'll have to rise above the straight cut or dissolve to get the viewer's attention.In this tutorial, Lee 'Rod' Roderick will show you how to use Discreet combustion to create a promo transition that combines digital video and motion graphics. Once you set it up, you can substitute your own clips and text.
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Cycore Effects HD 1.0 ReviewCycore Effects HD 1.0 Review
This article by Barend Onneweer investigates the improvements and new additions in Cycore Effects HD and tries to evaluate whether the new additions and improvements are worth the price. Although Cycore seems to aim for After Effects users at this point in time, the article might be of interest for Discreet Combustion users, too.
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3D Transitions in discreet combustion: part 23D Transitions in discreet combustion: part 2
Purpose: To build a transition that helps to instruct the use of the 3d workspace, and how to put it to use in a production piece. This is part 2 of a two-part tutorial.
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3D Transitions in discreet combustion3D Transitions in discreet combustion
In this tutorial, Ben Munkres demonstrates building a transition in order to instruct in the use of the 3d workspace and how to put into use in a production piece.
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