| | | | | What Could You Do With 90 Days of Maya and 3ds Max?
Autodesk recently kicked off a 90-day project license of Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max 3D animation software. Why does this matter? Freelance artists and boutique creative shops now have greater flexibility to create high-end professional work for short-term projects using Maya or 3ds Max at a significant cost savings.
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| | | | Spatial Harmonics Group Merges with Eclipse VFX
Los Angeles studio unites talents with Eclipse’s Beijing team
Los Angeles-based Spatial Harmonics Group has merged with China-based Eclipse VFX to form Eclipse VFX, Los Angeles. Headed by visual effects veterans Wayne England as Executive Producer, and Will Shepherd as Operations Director, the Santa Monica studio joins forces with Eclipse’s Beijing headquarters.
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| | | | RODEO FX Contributes 50 VFX Shots To The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2
 RODEO FX, one of the world’s premiere visual effects companies, regularly contributing unique visual imagery to Hollywood’s blockbuster motion pictures, has contributed 50 VFX shots to “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 2.” The company previously provided VFX to an earlier edition of the Twilight Saga series, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.” The announcement was made today by Sébastien Moreau, President/VFX Supervisor/Founder, RODEO FX.
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| | | | ALT Systems Ramps Up Training Programs
Develops unique courses for Autodesk® Smoke® for Mac, Appoints Autodesk certified trainer Brent Gilmartin to head efforts
ALT Systems, a full service systems integrator and workflow solutions provider, has expanded their training programs and appointed Brent Gilmartin as Artist Advocate and Senior Trainer. Gilmartin, a certified Autodesk trainer, will lead ALT Systems’ efforts in developing and implementing proprietary courses for Autodesk® Creative Finishing Products, beginning with the company’s new Smoke® for Mac curriculum for professionals new to finishing or unfamiliar with the Smoke interface.
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| | | | Pictorvision Goes 3D for Deutsche Telecom Spots
 Pictorvision announces that their state-of-the-art Eclipse 3D aerial system was recently flown carrying a pair of RED ONE M-X cameras for a Deutsche Telecom (the parent company of T-Mobile) package of spots called “A Thousand Little Things.” Directed by Paul WS Anderson (Event Horizon, Resident Evil series and the upcoming re-make of The Three Musketeers), the spots were shot in Berlin and Los Angeles by Director of Photography Vern Nobles.
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| | | | Global leader in 3D conversion comes to Chandigarh
Prime Focus opens 50,000 sq. ft. studio facility for 2D to 3D conversion, creating employment opportunities for over 3000 professionals
Prime Focus, one of the world’s largest visual entertainment services groups, has announced the launch of its new facility in Chandigarh, Northern India. This is the tenth Prime Focus facility in India. The company also operates studios in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Goa and Mumbai, in addition to international facilities in London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
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| | | | Image Engine Chooses Tweak Software’s RV for Playback and Review
Award-winning VFX Company Proved Software’s Value on “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”
Tweak Software, makers of RV, the next generation image and sequence viewer for VFX and animation artists, announced today that top Vancouver visual effects company Image Engine has adopted RV as its playback and review system of choice.
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| | | | NVIDIA Quadro Accelerates Tippett Studio VFX Creation
From CG Wolves in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" to Fluid Effects for "Immortals," NVIDIA Quadro Pro Graphics Enable Tippett to Work Faster, Iterate More Frequently
Tippett Studio, located in Berkeley, Calif. recently upgraded over 200 of their artist workstations to NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics solutions, enabling them to work up to five times faster.
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| | | | Prime Focus Makes Edward Cullen Sparkle in 'THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE'
Global visual entertainment services group Prime Focus has completed visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE," the latest movie in the blockbuster Twilight franchise. Prime Focus created the "Diamond Skin Effect" for Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson), in which his skin sparkles when exposed to sunlight. "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE" is directed by David Slade and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and hit theaters June 30, 2010.
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