http://news.creativecow.net/shake-news Shake News from Creative COW - your resource for news reguarding the topics that are most important for you and your industry. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862818 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862818 (Burbank, California--October 29, 2009) When cinematographer Wayne Kennan, ASC and his crew geared up for the new CBS series "Accidentally on Purpose", they were thrilled to see that a key part of the camera package was Vinten heads. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:25:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862767 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862767 (Chicago, Illinois--October 20, 2009) Just six months after its launch, Sarofsky Corp. is attaining its goal of bringing high-end design and concepting to many disciplines including advertising, entertainment and broadcast television. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:36:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862409 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862409 (London, UK--August 27, 2009) Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, has announced the latest release of its powerful compositing application Nuke. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862405 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862405 (Hauppauge, New York--August 26, 2009) The Tiffen Company, a Long Island based leading manufacturer and distributor of award winning photographic accessories, announced Version 2.0 of its popular Tiffen Photo fx™ creative effects software, for Apple® iPhone® and iPod Touch® owners. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:13:39 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862375 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862375 (Lake Success, New York--August 19, 2009) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced six new PowerShot cameras offering diverse photographic options for users who have just begun their photographic journey or have been mastering their skills for many years. The new camera line-up delivers the unique features users want, with the superb image quality, ease-of-use and stylish design they have come to expect from Canon. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:10:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862374 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862374 (Lake Success, New York--August 19, 2009) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has introduced a new flagship model to its 2009 VIXIA high-definition camcorder line, the VIXIA HF S11 Dual Flash Memory camcorder. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:04:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862331 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862331 (Marina Del Rey, California--August 6, 2009) FX studio Gradient Effects created the tragic central CG character and the visual effects in Gnarls Barkley’s “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul,” which has earned an MTV Music Video Award nomination for best special effects. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:30:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862320 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862320 (New Orleans, Louisiana--August 5, 2009) The Pixel Farm announced today the first showing of its latest software technology – PFPipe, a workflow enhancement tool. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:07:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862251 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862251 (Lake Success, New York--July 22, 2009) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced today the development of Hybrid Image Stabilizer (IS), the world's first* optical image stabilization technology that compensates for both angle camera shake and shift camera shake. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:31:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862180 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862180 (London--July 7, 2009) Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, today announced that Weta Digital, New Zealand’s premier multi-award winning VFX studio, has purchased a site licence of Nuke to enhance its in-house pipeline. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:14:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862166 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862166 (Newbury Park, California--July 3, 2009) MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Big Machine Design (BMD), an award winning visual production company specializing in visuals for film titles, advertising, TV shows, games, and more, relied heavily on MAXON CINEMA 4D to create the stunning, fully CGI trailer for Square Enix’s highly-anticipated game title, "Front Mission Evolved". Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:43:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862154 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862154 (Venice, California--July 1, 2009) Digital Domain is bringing a supporting cast of robot characters from the hugely anticipated summer action flick "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" to life, but that's not all they're helping to realize for filmmaker Michael Bay. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:17:14 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862048 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862048 (Newbury Park, California--June 9, 2009) MAXON Computer, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that its flagship software solution, CINEMA 4D, will be on display at Promax/BDA — the premier event for entertainment marketing, promotion and design professionals taking place June 16 -18 in New York City. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:02:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862047 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862047 (London, UK--June 9, 2009) Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, today announced that Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Lucasfilm Ltd’s multiple Academy Award-winning visual effects studio, has purchased a site licence of Nuke to complement its in-house pipeline. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:00:32 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862014 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862014 (London, UK--June 3, 2009) Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, whose software products have been used to make many of the past year’s biggest motion pictures, today announced a management buyout for an undisclosed sum led by Advent Venture Partners. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:49:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861926 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861926 (Portland, Oregon--May 13, 2009) As a child, would you have guessed that one of your favorite toys would influence the future of 3D imaging technology? Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced the "From Toys to Technology - Stereoscopic Display" event, scheduled to take place Monday, May 18, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Portland Community College (PCC) Cascade Campus. Highlighting Oregon-engineered stereoscopic display systems, the evening will discuss stereoscopic terms and concepts, and will offer an inside look at Oregon's very own youth phenomenon, the View-Master. Wed, 13 May 2009 16:18:29 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861756 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861756 (Halifax, Nova Scotia--April 20, 2009) Dover Studios, Inc. announced the release of Shake Techniques 2nd Edition, their latest visual effects training video. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:37:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861621 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861621 (Santa Monica, California--April 13, 2009) Creative production studio Fulltank announced today that it provided visual effects, including on-set supervision, for a CGI-intensive promo for "Chocolate Box," the new single from Prince's "MPLSoUND" album released on March 29th. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:45:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861556 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861556 (Toronto, Ontario--April 2, 2009) eyeon Software Inc., maker of the award-winning Fusion™ compositing application, announced its new SWAT certification program to ensure that new and established VFX artists receive the training and support they need to realize their full creative potential. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:41:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861520 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861520 (March 27, 2009) 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. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:55:25 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861514 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861514 (TORONTO, CANADA--March 25, 2009) eyeon Software Inc., maker of the award-winning Fusion™ compositing application, announced its new SWAT certification program to ensure that new and established VFX artists receive the training and support they need to realize their full creative potential. With the new SoftWare Artist Training (SWAT) umbrella program, the company has expanded its international network of trainers, colleges, online resources, and in-house product support personnel to ensure that every eyeon artist is up-to-speed on the latest versions of Fusion™, Generation®, Rotation®, and Vision®. eyeon will launch the new program at NAB, April 20-23, 2009, in Las Vegas. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:16:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861506 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861506 (London, UK--March 25, 2009) Much has changed at leading VFX software developer, The Foundry, during the last twelve months. This will be reflected on the show floor at NAB 2009, as the company plays host to a series of exciting ‘behind the scenes’ demos and product announcements at its booth #SL326 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:41:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861501 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861501 (Halifax, Nova Scotia--March 24, 2009) Dover Studios, Inc. today released Shake Compositing Workflow 2nd Edition, their latest visual effects training video. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:45:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861384 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861384 (Cupertino, California--March 3, 2009) Apple® today introduced the new Mac® Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier than before. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:49:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861244 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861244 (Los Angeles, California--January 30, 2009) On the heels of opening a new 8,000-square-foot space in San Francisco last summer, VFX company Ntropic has opened a Los Angeles location to service its growing client base in the commercial, feature film and music video arenas. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:50:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861232 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861232 (London, UK--January 28, 2009) The Foundry, a leading developer of visual effects, image-processing and compositing software, announced today that, under an exclusive arrangement with Autodesk®, it can once again offer support for the Autodesk Sparks range of its Tinder, Furnace and Keylight products. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:08:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861161 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861161 (Amherst, New York--January 6, 2009) ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today that its industry-leading iSCSI Software Initiator for Mac OS X, Xtend SAN has been updated with enterprise-class features to provide better security and automation for medium to large installations. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:19:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861156 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861156 (London, UK--January 6, 2009) 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. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:55:55 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861144 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861144 (Los Angeles, California--December 22, 2008) Final Cut Editor Dean Gonzalez recently teamed up with Director Mark Teitelman to complete two breathtaking promos for the NFL Network's exclusive presentation of Thursday Night Football, featuring storied AFC rivalries (New England Patriots vs. New York Jets and Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos). Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:03:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861112 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861112 (Lake Success, New York--December 12, 2008) Inspired storytelling, superior HDTV production values, and prudent budgeting are essential elements in the competitive world of producing innovative programming for today’s cable networks. For Varuna Entertainment, achieving these goals is made easier by using Canon’s XH G1 HD Camcorders to capture dramatic, challenging, and often dangerous footage for two of their latest cable “reality” series. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:29:43 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860988 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860988 (Wilmington, North Carolina--November 19, 2008) Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it has shipped Simulate: Camera, a plugin package offering a specialized collection of effects for mimicking camera and projection artifacts. All Digieffects plugins support Adobe CS4. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:57:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860910 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860910 (Lake Success, New York--November 5, 2008) Building on the success of the XH A1 and XH G1 High Definition (HD) camcorders, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has introduced the newly refined and upgraded hand-held XH A1S and XH G1S HD camcorders. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:28:43 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860899 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860899 (London--November 3, 2008) Leading visual effects software developer The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) is now shipping Ocula – the unique collection of plug-in tools that solve common problems with stereoscopic imagery, boost productivity in post production, and ultimately help to deliver a more rewarding stereoscopic viewing experience. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:06:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860874 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860874 (Marlborough, Massachusetts--October 30, 2008) Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a new Unit of the Boris Continuum family of visual effects plug-ins, Film Look, is now available. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:09:12 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860750 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860750 (Newbury Park, California--October 7, 2008) MAXON Computer USA, a leading developer of professional 3D modelling, painting, animation and rendering solutions and the developers of CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, today announced it is participating in three key animation and motion graphics events taking place this month. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:03:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860748 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860748 (October 7, 2008) To promote the new series, WORLD’S TOUGHEST FIXES, which premiered September 28, National Geographic turned to BIGSMACKtv. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:48:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860658 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860658 (Los Angeles, California--September 18, 2008) Director Sylvain White recently sought out the talent of Digit's Creative Director Elad Offer to help illustrate the idea of human connectedness for the respected humanitarian organization One World. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:51:03 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860572 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860572 (San Diego, California--September 11, 2008) Sony is introducing its full-frame _ (alpha) DSLR-A900 camera, aimed at serious photo enthusiasts looking for traditional SLR performance with the added benefits of digital photography. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:03:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860516 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860516 (Cambridge, Massachusetts--September 3, 2008) GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, today announced the immediate availability of Sapphire Plug-ins for OFX products. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:59:10 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860501 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860501 (London, UK--September 1, 2008) Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, has appointed Richard Shackleton as the new product manager for Nuke, its leading-edge VFX compositing system. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:56:43 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860494 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860494 (Burbank, California--August 29, 2008) Burbank’s MECHnology Visual effects finished the first season of ABC Family’s The Middleman, producing almost 400 visual effects for the series. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:50:02 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860487 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860487 (Chatsworth, California--August 28, 2008) Globalstor Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high-performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers, is pleased to announce that the Irish feature film, Kisses, which utilized Globalstor’s ExtremeStor-DI Tower for real-time 2K DI playback, has won first place in the Irish Feature category at the prestigious Galway Film Fleadh. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:21:11 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860437 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860437 (Cambridge, Massachusetts--August 21, 2008) GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2008, being held September 12-16 at the Amsterdam RAI. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:18:16 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860413 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860413 (LAKE SUCCESS, New York--August 18, 2008) A small spring-fed creek near Ennis, Mont., is having a big impact in wildlife habitat recovery. A new HD documentary about the O’Dell Creek Headwaters Restoration Project is set to show the world how a wetland drained for over 50 years can make a remarkable comeback. The combination of a 40:1 zoom range (for a portable EFP lens), Canon Optical Shift Image Stabilizer (“Shift-IS”) technology, and superb HD imagery from the Canon HJ40x10B telephoto EFP lens empowered veteran filmmaker Dickson Sorensen to capture the story of an extraordinary group of people working to help restore one of nature’s creations. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:36:06 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860395 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860395 (Siggraph--August 13, 2008) Duiker Research Corp., creator of the Color Symmetry plug-in suite, announced today Color Symmetry 2.0. Version 2.0 encompasses new capabilities that make it possible to create and emulate production looks, accurately view color and correctly exchange color data across a variety of film- and emerging all-digital production pipelines in motion pictures, television, commercials and games. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:35:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860362 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860362 (San Francisco, California--August 11, 2008) Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today launched Magic Bullet Steady, a new tool to remove camera shake, jitter, and noise. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:47:55 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860332 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860332 (London, UK--August 6, 2008) There have been many exciting developments at The Foundry during the last twelve months, across all areas of the company’s product portfolio. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:30:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860327 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860327 (Lake Success, New York--August 5, 2008) Providing network-level mobile production services for professional football, baseball, basketball, golf and hockey, as well as major sporting events such as the Super Bowl, demands mission-critical television coverage. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:07:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860319 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860319 (La Jolla, California--August 5, 2008) NewBlue, Inc. today continued its widening rollout of video effects plugins by unveiling a host of new offerings for Apple Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:08:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860274 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860274 (Cambridge, Massachusetts--July 29, 2008) GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be exhibiting at SIGGRAPH 2008, being held August 12-14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:44:41 GMT