| | | | | MPC LA Goes to Battle for DIRECTV
 When MJZ Director Rupert Sanders and Grey New York needed high-end VFX to bring a World War II epic, a medieval fantasy battle, and a bit of science fiction together in a new spot for DIRECTV, they turned to the team at MPC. The spot is a showcase of MPC’s impressive skillset and resources. The LA office led a team that included artists across MPC’s global family of studios, taking the project from rough concept design to photo-real rendering to flawless compositing.
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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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| | | | MPC LA Announces Andy Boyd As Head Of 3D
 MPC LA is proud to announce the addition of Andy Boyd as the studio’s new Head of 3D. A respected VFX supervisor in the commercial and film industries, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to MPC, as well as a client base built over his 15 years working around the globe.
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| | | | Chris Bernier Joins MPC NY AS VFX Supervisor And CG Lead
 A welcome addition to the MPC family, Chris Bernier joins as VFX Supervisor and CG Lead. “We are delighted that Chris has joined our growing team,” says NY Executive Producer Justin Brukman, continuing, “Chris is an immense creative talent as demonstrated by his impressive reel. We’re looking forward to him taking the lead on a number projects – both our creative and production teams are thrilled to have him on board.”
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| | | | Autodesk and Technicolor Sign Enterprise Technology Agreement
Enterprise Agreement Provides Flexible Global Access to Autodesk Product Portfolio Including Creative Finishing
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced an enterprise technology agreement with Technicolor at this year’s National Association of Broadcaster’s (NAB) Show in Las Vegas. The deal includes flexible global access to Autodesk’s entire technology portfolio to help meet Technicolor’s needs, as well as global priority support and consulting services.
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| | | | Academy Award Nominations Celebrate Marriage of Storytelling, Artistry and Technology
Digital Artists Worldwide Relied on Autodesk Media & Entertainment Software to Create the Best Movies of the Year
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Media and Entertainment technology has played a pivotal role in the creation of some of the most iconic and breathtaking movie imagery over the past two decades. From large post-production studios to small boutique houses, talented artists across the globe — from North America and Europe to Asia and Australia/New Zealand — combined digital artistry, Autodesk software and great storytelling to make the most celebrated films of this past year.
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| | | | Autodesk Honors Promising Filmmakers with 5th Annual Visual Effects Society Student Award
 "Natalis" From Filmakademie in Germany Wins Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
For the fifth consecutive year, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) extended its support for tomorrow's artists, animators, designers and filmmakers by sponsoring the Visual Effects Society's (VES) award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project" at the 11th annual VES Awards held on February 5, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Chris Bradshaw, senior vice president at Autodesk presented the honor to Jan-Marcel Kühn from Filmakademie for Natalis.
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| | | | MPC Trips Into The Fantastic With Fly Buys
 Loyal Fly Buys users know that pretty amazing things can happen when they take advantage of the sprawling rewards program. In a new spot done in collaboration with Psyop LA, MPC suggests that Fly Buys may be even more remarkable than most of its loyal users realize.
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| | | | MPC Drives New Lexus Campaign Alongside Team One, RSA
 The new Lexus ES and the first ever ES Hybrid are debuting across the US in a pair of elegant spots born through collaboration between MPC LA, Team One, and RSA Director Brett Foraker. MPC united its LA and Vancouver studios for the spots, which showcase an array of VFX.
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| | | | Finish Adds Grading via FilmLight’s Baselight
 Award-winning London post house Finish, a specialist in 2D and 3D visual effects for commercials, has broadened its service offering to include high-end colour grading through the purchase of two Baselight systems from FilmLight.
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| | | | Digital Nirvana and Venera Technologies Announce Technology Partnership
Two Companies Bring Together Complementary Products to Provide Broadcasters with Best-in-Class Quality Control Signal Monitoring Solution
Digital Nirvana and Venera Technologies—leaders in quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) signal monitoring—have formed a technology partnership. By virtue of this agreement, Digital Nirvana will leverage Venera’s test and measurement components within Digital Nirvana’s flagship Monitor IQ broadcast monitoring solution.
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| | | | Science.D.Visions Announces Release 2 for 3DEqualizer4 Matchmoving Software
Significant Upgrade to 3DEqualizer4 Features Calculation of Multiple Synchronized Witness Cameras , Improved Lineup Controls, Streamlined User Interface, New Generation Scripts and Python Commands
Science.D.Visions today announced Release 2 (R2) of its matchmoving software, 3DEqualizer4. Winning an Academy Award® in 2002 for Technical Achievement, 3DEqualizer site licenses are installed in four of the world’s top ten Visual Effects (VFX) production houses, including Double Negative, Cinesite, Weta Digital, and the Moving Picture Company (MPC). 3DEqualizer helps visual effects and post-production artists measure, merge and ‘matchmove’ live action film sequences and plates with virtual 3D environments and effects to create a seamless look and realistic completed scenes. 3DEqualizer 4 R2 is currently in BETA, and is expected to ship in 2013.
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| | | | Colorist Ricky Gausis Joins MPC LA
 MPC LA is pleased to announce the addition of their second colorist, Ricky Gausis, to bolster a US color grading department headed by Creative Director Mark Gethin. Gausis, who has worked at MPC for 10 years, has developed an individual style influenced by Jean-Clément Soret in London.
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| | | | Prometheus VFX Art Director Steven Messing leverages CINEMA 4D to create CG designs
 Original 3D Matte Paintings, Story Boards, Set Designs, Costumes, Creatures, Landscapes and Spacecrafts Help Define Visual Tone of Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Thriller
MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce that acclaimed digital artist, Steven Messing, utilized the company’s popular CINEMA 4D software application to conceptualize and design complex visual effects shots in the production of Twentieth Century FOX’s Prometheus.
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| | | | Volt Studios Heats Up With Summer Expansion
 Minneapolis Post Studio Adds MPC Remote Color Viewing, Exclusive Minneapolis Representation of Editor Jonathan Del Gatto & New VFX/Design Talent
Summer marks a time of expansion for premiere Minneapolis post studio Volt Studios with the launch of its remote color viewing services through MPC (The Moving Picture Company), exclusive Minneapolis representation of editor Jonathan Del Gatto, and the addition of two staff artists to Volt Studios’ motion graphics and VFX department.
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| | | | Hoxton Redsox Touch Base as London's Newest VFX Studio
 Hoxton Redsox has opened as London’s newest visual effects (VFX) studio. Based in the heart of London’s East End, the company brings together a core team of VFX artists who have many years of combined expertise in post production gained from contributing to BAFTA, Emmy and British Arrow-winning projects, plus expertise from working at industry-leading post houses.
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| | | | VFS Scores the Hat Trick
Named School of the Year at CG Student Awards for third year in a row
Vancouver Film School (VFS) has been named School of the Year for the third straight year at the CG Student Awards, formerly known as the Computer Graphics Student Awards (CGSA).
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| | | | 14 Academy Award-Nominated Movies: One Thing in Common
Digital Artists Worldwide Used Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation Software to Create 2011's Most Celebrated Movies
Digital artists devoted days and years behind the scenes to help create the movie magic seen in many of this year's Academy Award-nominated films. In the categories for Best Visual Effects and Best Animated Film (Feature and Short) in particular, many artists relied on the same set of tools -- Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software from Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK).
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| | | | MPC Creative And Tbwa/Chiat/Day Storm Grammys With Bon Iver, Adele
 MPC Creative created a pair of visually stunning spots for the Grammy Awards, one starring Bon Iver and another featuring singer-songwriter Adele. Directors Ryan Knowles and Dan Marsh, Executive Producer Paul Abatemarco, and MPC Head of Production Jenny Bright worked closely with TBWAChiatDay on the campaign, helping to develop the look and feel of the broader, four-spot campaign and handling the two spots' full production effort from concept to completion. This was a comprehensive effort that included everything from practical photography to 2D and 3D animation to compositing. Chiat approached MPC Creative with an opportunity to work with top artists that represented the Grammy brand, and by September the team was already hard at work on the efforts.
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| | | | The Mission Signs Joey Brattesani As Lead Flame Artist/VFX Supervisor
 Venice-based effects house The Mission brings Joey Brattesani on board as Lead Flame Artist/VFX Supervisor. The 20+ year industry vet has done work at many of the top VFX houses. His highly celebrated work as a Flame Artist has earned him two Emmy nominations for Best Visual Effects for Young Indiana Jones and a VES Award for Outstanding Matte Painting Work for his work on Smallville.
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| | | | PandaPanther Soars with Activision's Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Promotion
 PandaPanther husband and wife duo Jonathan Garin and Naomi Nishimura, in conjunction with 72andSunny, directed a 2:00 minute promo spot for Activision's new entertainment property "Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure," which was released on Oct. 16th in North America. The promo, which was created to illustrate the Skylanders' back story, can be seen as a :90 spot on TV and online. The full 2:00 piece will be shown in theaters as a stereoscopic 3D trailer before the upcoming Puss In Boots 3D motion picture.
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| | | | Autodesk Celebrates the Evolution of Creative Finishing at IBC 2011
Autodesk Flame Premium and Autodesk Flare Software Provide Integrated Solutions to Support Collaborative Workflows and Global Pipelines
This year at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Sept. 9 to 13, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), will demonstrate its powerful creative software tools for television, film and post-production, with particular focus on Autodesk Flame Premium software (launched last year at IBC) and Autodesk Flare software (launched here in 2009).
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| | | | FilmLight’s new products prove an immediate success
 Our Blackboard 2 grading control surface and Baselight TWO colour grading systems, can be seen for the first time in Europe at IBC 2011. Both new products are already enjoying record sales among broadcasters, post houses and production facilities worldwide.
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| | | | IBC 2011: Autodesk Presents Great Views and Great News
Join Autodesk for New Product Demos, Customer Presentations and More — Live in Amsterdam or Online Through AREA
At this year's International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) Sept. 9 to 13 in Amsterdam, Autodesk will demonstrate the latest version of Autodesk Smoke for Mac OS X editorial finishing software, along with the latest versions of the company's 3D visual effects software for television, film and post production: Autodesk Flame Premium software, which launched at IBC 2010, and Autodesk Flare software, which launched at IBC 2009.
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| | | | Technicolor Launches Franchise Licensing Program with the Establishment of Technicolor PostWorks New York
PostWorks New York becomes Technicolor’s first post production franchisee
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announces it has entered into an exclusive franchise licensing agreement with PostWorks for the use of the Technicolor brand and know how in the New York market. As part of the agreement, Technicolor will sell its New York post production assets to PostWorks and will provide the company access to its proprietary color science and post production workflows.
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| | | | World-Renowned VFX Company MPC Announces The Spring Opening Of Their New York Studio
MPC will be opening the doors of its new creative studio in New York with a complete range of integrated services. In addition to the world class Visual Effects work the company is known for, the studio will tap into the global MPC network of creative talent and resources to provideColor Grading and Digital, Design and Production Services across the US markets.
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| | | | Eric McCasline Joins Public Art | Pixomondo
 Producer. Production Manager. VFX expert. These are a few of the titles that Eric McCasline has collected over the years. He can now add Head of Production at Public Art, the commercial division of Pixomondo, to his impressive list of credentials.
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| | | | Autodesk Flame Premium 2012 Offers Tools for Total Creative Control
New Tools for Relighting, Enhanced Stereoscopic 3D Workflow and CG Interoperability
At NAB 2011 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is now shipping Autodesk Flame Premium 2012, the company's production-proven creative 3D visual effects and finishing software. Introduced in late 2010, Flame Premium combines the award-winning Autodesk Flame visual effects toolset with a powerful timeline workflow for conform and editing, as well as real-time color grading. Flame Premium 2012 features groundbreaking tools for relighting in post, an enhanced stereoscopic 3D (S3D) finishing workflow, and improved integration with Autodesk 3D animation software.
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| | | | Louis Morin, "Source Code" and Modus FX
Building a Thriller with Invisible VFX
Visual effects supervisor Louis Morin’s latest project, "Source Code", comes to the big screen across North America today. Modus FX, who collaborated recently with Morin on "Barney’s Version", was one of six facilities that contributed stunning, seamless CG for the new thriller by emerging British director Duncan Jones. The film is just the latest in the new generation of films blending brilliant, yet imperceptible, visual effects with live action.
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| | | | Autodesk Technology Helps Conjure Movie Magic for Academy Award Honorees
Autodesk Celebrates Digital Artists Behind Most-Acclaimed Movies of the Year
The remarkable transformations of cityscapes in "Inception" were achieved with the help of visual effects software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), marking the 16th consecutive year that Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation tools were used on a Best Visual Effects Oscar–winning movie.
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| | | | Modus FX Delivers Visual Effects for "Source Code"
Montreal Studio Serves as Lead Facility for Next Duncan Jones Thriller
Montreal-based visual effects studio Modus FX served as the lead facility for Duncan Jones' upcoming action thriller "Source Code", scheduled for release on April 1.
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| | | | MPC completes 700 shots for Narnia, creating Reepicheep and the Dragon
Michael Apted has directed the latest instalment of "The Chronicles of Narnia", "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", produced by Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media. MPC completed over 700 VFX shots for the film, creating Reepicheep, Eustace the Dragon, a deadly Sea Serpent, extensive digital environments, and the ocean going ship of the film's title. MPC also delivered 40 of the shots in full 3D stereo.
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| | | | CAUSE AN EFFECT Launches in Los Angeles
Creative Director Nick Piper, London Artist Tim Rudgard, Make VFX, and Vendetta Post Join Forces to Form a New Kind of Visual Effects Company
A team of long-time collaborators from London and Los Angeles -- Creative Director Nick Piper, Visual Effects Artist Tim Rudgard, Make VFX and Vendetta Post -- have joined forces to form CAUSE AN EFFECT.
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| | | | Method Studios Hires Dan Glass, Drew Jones and Stephane Ceretti
LA & NY-based visual effects company bolsters feature film offerings; expands into the UK
Visual effects company Method Studios is expanding its feature film VFX offerings with the appointment of three major talents: Dan Glass, Drew Jones and Stephane Ceretti. As senior creative director, Glass will oversee both feature and commercial projects at Method. On the production side, Jones will lead film projects globally as Method’s vice president of feature films.
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| | | | MPC creates CG mouse and 50,000 mouse traps for Kerry LowLow
dom&nic have directed Kerry LowLow’s latest commercial ‘Mouse,’ a spot illustrating how far a mouse will go for a nibble of cheese on toast. The commercial exhorts the irresistible flavour of their low fat cheese with an acrobatic super stunt mouse defying thousands of mouse traps.
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| | | | MPC’s Paul Harrison wins Best Telecine at the UK Music Video Awards
MPC’s Paul Harrison wins the Best Telecine Award for his work on Paolo Nutini’s promo, ‘Candy’ directed by Nez at Colonel Blimp. Paul worked closely with Director of Photography Eric Madisson to create the beautiful promo, trying to enhance the vibrant colours whilst staying truthful to the feeling of the film.
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| | | | Autodesk Software Plays Starring Role in Creation of 'G.I. Joe' Movie
VFX Studios in California, London and Canada Craft Spectacular Effects Using Autodesk Flame, Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and FBX
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) salutes the hundreds of artists worldwide who collectively created close to 1,500 visual effects shots for this summer's action-packed movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra."
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| | | | SIGGRAPH and MPC Vancouver join forces to show 'Watchmen Revealed'
Ben Cole, Landon Bootsma, Tim Mulvihill and Harry Mukhopadhyay will explore how the MPC Vancouver team helped to recreate one of the most acclaimed comic books in history, revealing the challenges they faced in assembling some of the more complex scenes and answering questions surrounding the diverse techniques used at the studio.
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| | | | Toyota, Range Unveiled
Brett Foraker has directed 'Range Unveiled,' Toyota's latest commercial which uses a classical cloth illusion to uncover each model in Toyota's line. MPC provided the post including extensive cloth simulation for the ad which was produced by Ciaran Bennett at CHI and Partners and Annabel Ridley at RSA.
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| | | | Escape Studios Launches First Online ZBrush Course
Comprehensive HD Quality Training on Industry's Leading Sculpting Tool; Self-paced Course Taught by Escape's Renowned Tutors
Escape Studios, the number one source for developing a successful career in the CG industry, today announced the launch of its new online ZBrush Foundation course.
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| | | | Escape Studios Launches First Online ZBrush Course
Comprehensive HD Quality Training on Industry's Leading Sculpting Tool; Self-paced Course Taught by Escape's Renowned Tutors
Escape Studios, the number one source for developing a successful career in the CG industry, today announced the launch of its new online ZBrush Foundation course.
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| | | | Escape Studios Appointed Official NY Reseller for eyeon Software
Escape Studios Continues to Add Value and Support for the Local NY Visual Effects Community; Hosts NY Leg of eyeon's Generation World Tour
Escape Studios, the number one source for developing a successful career in the CG industry, and Toronto-based eyeon Software Inc., a leading provider of dynamic desktop compositing and workflow management solutions, today announced that Escape has been selected as the official eyeon reseller in New York.
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| | | | Aardman Adopts Escape Studios' Online Learning Tool
Renowned Animation Firm Selects Modular and Flexible Maya Courseware to Augment In-house Technical Training
Escape Studios today announced that industry-acclaimed animation firm Aardman has selected Escape's comprehensive, yet easy-to-use Maya courseware and online learning system to augment its in-house computer graphics training program.
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| | | | Escape Studios Offers Pixar's RenderMan Fundamentals Course
Five-day Intensive Course Begins in New York on Nov. 17; Limited Seats Available
Escape Studios, the number one source for developing a successful career in the CG industry, today announced that its new New York facility is offering a five-day Pixar's RenderMan® Fundamentals course.
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| | | | Escape Studios Expands with a New York State of Mind
Leading Online Training Institute Opens U.S. Headquarters in NYC
Renowned London-based training institute Escape Studios has established a New York office, offering its new online learning to U.S. students interested in pursuing professional computer graphics (CG) production careers, as well as to veterans who want to add to their skill set.
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| | | | Escape Studios Launches New Online Learning Tool
Maya Training with World-class Staff and Customizable Coursework
Students now have access to world-class training in Autodesk Maya at the click of a mouse, with the launch of Escape Studios' revolutionary computer graphics (CG) online learning tool.
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| | | | Smoke & Mirrors NY Welcomes Senior Flame Artist Dan Kelly
Smoke & Mirrors New York is pleased to announce the addition of senior Flame Artist, Dan Kelly. Dan most recently served at New York-based rhinofx as a Senior Inferno Artist, leveraging his extensive background in both commercial and long-form VFX projects.
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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: The Foundry launches Furnace 4 for Shake
Leading visual effects software developer The Foundry is delighted to announce the launch of Furnace 4 plug-ins for Shake, a major product release comprising next generation motion estimation technology and a host of cool tools, designed to ease the routine processes involved with the production of first class digital visual effects.
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| | | | News: Visual Effects In Vegas
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: Autodesk Announces Maya 8.5
3D Artists Gain More Creative Control with New Autodesk Maya 8.5 Software Introduces Unified Simulation Framework and Maya Python Scripting
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced Autodesk Maya 8.5, the latest version of its Maya 3D animation, modeling and rendering software. Maya is widely used for games development, as well as film and television visual effects production. Now shipping, Maya 8.5 gives artists enhanced creative control, enabling faster completion of complex animations and simulations.
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| | | | News: Hollywood reviews with cineSync
New cineSync v1.1 redefines the post production review and approval paradigm
Rising Sun Research, an innovative developer of tools for visual professionals, today announced the public release of cineSync v1.1, a new version of the company's ground-breaking remote review and approval tool. Based on Apple® QuickTime technology, cineSync continues to redefine the post production review and approval paradigm.
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| | | | News: Thomson Provides Broad Support for Oscar
Technicolor Contributed to the Academy Awards®-Nominated Films
Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE: TMS), through its Technicolor business, today announced its contribution towards the motion picture industry's highest accolades – the Academy Awards®. Technicolor dominated in its contributions to the nominated films announced on January 31 in the key categories of Best Picture, Best Animated Film, Achievement in Cinematography, and Best Documentary Feature, including major contributions toward the films nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects.
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