| | | | Panasonic and Twentieth Century Fox Team For Global Promotion of James Cameron's AVATAR
Panasonic Contributes to Creation of Highly Anticipated Hollywood Release
Panasonic Corporation today announced collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Lightstorm Entertainment on the global promotion of James Cameron's AVATAR. As the film's exclusive audio visual partner, Panasonic has provided some of its latest AV technology products to help create the eagerly awaited film which will debut in theaters worldwide on December 18 in both 2D and 3D. Through this collaboration, Panasonic will add momentum to its ongoing efforts to promote its industry-leading Full HD 3D technology to consumers.
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| | | | I.E. Effects Launches Full-Service Stereoscopic 3D Pipeline
On-set through Distribution under One Roof
I.E. Effects announced that the company is now offering a complete postproduction solution for stereoscopic projects. With a strong background in stereo work, I.E. Effects has assembled the talent base, the tools, and the expertise to offer everything from on-set supervision to distribution, all under one roof.
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| | | | Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH Presents: "From Toys to Technology - Stereoscopic Display"
Oregon's Biggest Industry Movers and Shakers Discuss Stereoscopic Technologies, May 18 at Portland Community College Cascade Campus
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.
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| | | | Alioscopy Demonstrates 3D Auto-stereoscopic Workflow with Autodesk 3D and Compositing Software at NAB 2009
Company will Showcase 3D Auto-stereoscopic ‘No-Glasses’ Display along with Creation and Finishing Techniques for Generating Multi-View Content
Alioscopy® USA, a 3D visualization technology provider, today announced its involvement with Autodesk, Inc. at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference at the Las Vegas Convention Center (April 20-23, 2009). Located at the Autodesk booth (South Hall, Booth SL 2120), Alioscopy will demonstrate finished auto-stereoscopic 3D content playing on its LCD display, and will provide information on how artists and technical directors (TDs) can use Autodesk® 3ds Max® software (with planned future support for Autodesk® Maya® and Autodesk® Softimage® software) and Autodesk® Toxik™ software to help create and composite auto-stereoscopic 3D animated content for play-back on Alioscopy LCD displays.
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| | | | Modern VideoFilm Goes Stereoscopic With da Vinci's Resolve® R-3D
da Vinci Systems, LLC, today announced that Burbank, Calif.-based Modern VideoFilm, a leading provider of post-production services to the film and television industries, has upgraded to the Resolve® R-3D stereoscopic digital enhancement suite. With two da Vinci R-3D systems, Modern VideoFilm now has the capability to color grade nonlinear 3D files in real time, a significant advantage for entering the rapidly expanding 3D entertainment market.
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| | | | Prime Focus Software Seeking Beta Testers for Deadline 4.0
Popular Render Queue Management Software Offers Improved Scalability, Stability and Improved Mac OSX Experience
Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus VFX, is actively recruiting visual effects facilities to participate in the Beta Testing program for Deadline 4.0. The soon-to-be-released version of the company's hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms features a host of new upgrades, which beta testers will have the opportunity to experience first-hand.
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| | | | Quantel first in the world to release RED Rocket support
Quantel eQ, iQ and Pablo users already benefiting from faster loading and better workflow with RED projects
Quantel has just released a new version of software for its eQ, iQ and Pablo systems which, among a number of other useful new features, also includes support for the RED Rocket accelerator board.
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| | | | Iosono, Todd-AO Launch First 3-D Sound Mixing Facility
Groundbreaking Sound Format Due for Theatrical Rollout Next Year
Iosono today announces that Todd-AO has become the first sound facility in the United States to acquire the ability to mix feature films in its revolutionary "3-D sound" format. Proprietary Iosono technology has been added to Stage 2 at Todd-AO's Burbank facility allowing mixers to create three-dimensional film soundtracks.
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| | | | ASSIMILATE Ignites RED 4K Workflow with New ROCKET FUEL Bundle
ASSIMILATE’s ROCKET FUEL Bundle: RED ROCKET, Quadro FX3800 SDI Board, and SCRATCH CINE v5.0 Workflow
Today at the REDucation Community Day in Los Angeles, CA (Los Angles Center Studios), ASSIMILATE™ announced its new, ROCKET FUEL bundle that includes the needed tools for real-time ingest, conform, delivery and output of RED ONE™ 4K digital camera material.
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| | | | Digital Vision Unveils Powerful Nucoda 2009 Upgrades
Stereoscopic, Color Grading Tools, Intuitive Tracker Set System in Orbit
Digital Vision, a global leader in the development of high quality picture enhancement and color grading systems, has unveiled a new ground breaking software development milestone for its 2009 Nucoda Platform.
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| | | | DUCK Makes Ending Credits Happy For Sony Pictures Animation
The animated feature film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is based on the classic children's book about the town of ChewandSwallow, where mysterious storms begin raining down hot dogs, pancakes, bananas, spaghetti, burgers, and more, to everyone's delight. But when the storms get out of control, the town needs a hero. And they don't mean a sandwich.
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| | | | Digital Vision Unveils Powerful Nucoda 2009 Upgrades at HD World
New Release Introduces Powerful Additions to FilmMaster, Nucoda, and Phoenix
Fresh from strong reviews at IBC, Digital Vision has announced their participation in the trade show HD World in New York on October 14-15, 2009. At the popular exhibition, Digital Vision will present the new Nucoda Platform 2009 Software Release as part of the continuing development for Film Master, Nucoda HD and Phoenix systems.
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| | | | FlyingS3D launches all-Stereo3D post house with Pablo
New Paris post facility opens with a workflow “dedicated to 3D”
FlyingS3D, a brand new Paris, France-based post production facility dedicated to stereoscopic 3D, has purchased a Quantel Pablo 4K equipped with the Stereo3D option as the centrepiece of its Stereo3D workflow.
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| | | | Prime Focus Launches View-D™
2D-to-3D Conversion Process Lets Filmmakers Create Stereoscopic 3D Content with Unprecedented Quality and Freedom for Filmmakers
Prime Focus, one of the world's largest visual entertainment services groups, is proud to announce the launch of View-D™, a proprietary 2D-to-3D conversion process that allows filmmakers to efficiently create stereoscopic 3D movies from source material shot on virtually any medium.
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| | | | E-Motion chooses Quantel for Stereo3D post
Highly innovative Italian production and post facility takes Stereo3D to ‘the ultimate level’
E-Motion, the Genoa-based production and post-production company, has purchased a Stereo3D-equipped Quantel Pablo 4K color correction system.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New HDLink Pro DisplayPort
The world’s first HD and 2K monitoring solution for new DisplayPort monitors that features deep color support, 3 Gb/s SDI, 3D interactive lookup tables and 6 channels of audio.
Blackmagic Design today announced HDLink Pro DisplayPort, a new model of the popular HDLink Pro monitoring converter range that allows new low cost deep color DisplayPort computer monitors to be used for SDI monitoring. HDLink Pro DisplayPort can be seen on Blackmagic Design’s IBC 2009 stand located at #7.D08
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Studio 2
The world’s first low cost 10 bit SD, HD switchable editing card with SDI, HDMI, component, S-Video and composite capture and playback, hardware down converter and 4 channel balanced audio for €545
Blackmagic Design today announced DeckLink Studio, a new model capture card designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, with increased analog connectivity for older analog equipment as well as SDI/HD-SDI and HDMI connections for the latest cutting edge digital equipment.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases Massive Software Update for All DeckLink cards
New DeckLink v7.3 includes ProRes 4:4:4:4, RED easy setups, 1080p50/60 support and DeckLink Studio 2 for Windows and Mac OS X 10.6 support
Blackmagic Design today announced the immediate availability of DeckLink 7.3 with loads of features for the video professional. DeckLink 7.3 is a free update and available for download now to all DeckLink customers for Windows, Mac OS X 10.6 and now Linux.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New Low Price for Studio Videohub Routers
New low price for Studio Videohub 16 x 32 SDI router with 3 Gb/s SDI support 16 x 16 RS-422 control, automatic auto switch and full SDI re-clocking makes professional routing more affordable
Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price on its popular Studio Videohub 3 Gb/s SDI router with 16 x 32 SDI routing, 16 x 16 RS-422 deck control, full SDI re-clocking all in a compact design less than 1 inch thick.
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| | | | StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro - Advances Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering for Production
Powerful Displacement Mapping with Hardware Tessellation and Stereoscopic Camera Support Among Many New Features to Streamline Productivity
StudioGPU continues to democratize the 3D production space for broadcast, cinema and design with the release of MachStudio™ Pro 1.2, a real-time 3D workflow and rendering package that leverages the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation. Now available worldwide, MachStudio Pro 1.2 includes many dynamic new features powered by the new industry-leading AMD ATI FirePro™ V8750 professional 3D workstation graphics accelerator, which is included with the program. This powerful combination of hardware and software gives 3D artists a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic-quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear desktop workspace.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces the Purchase of all Assets of DaVinci Systems LLC
The world’s greatest color correction systems and film restoration products from DaVinci are now part of Blackmagic Design’s family of high quality post production tools!
Blackmagic Design today announced the purchase of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC. This purchase means Blackmagic Design will now offer DaVinci Resolve DI color correction systems and DaVinci Revival film restoration products for sale worldwide.
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| | | | IBC 2009: Autodesk Launches Lustre 2010 and Extensions for Visual Effects Products
Creative Tools Provide Improved Performance, Open Platforms and Interoperability
At IBC 2009 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) launched Autodesk Lustre 2010 digital color-grading software and Extension 1 releases for the 2010 versions of its visual effects and editorial finishing software: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint and Autodesk Smoke.
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| | | | NVIDIA CUDA Drives Innovation in Broadcast and Film Production
Technology Innovators da Vinci, Lowry Digital, ASSIMILATE and GIC Deliver Significant Performance and Cost Benefits Using NVIDIA CUDA Parallel Computing Architecture
NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual computing, is making it possible for production houses to work faster and easier with the immense quantity of high-resolution data generated for HDTV, Blu-Ray and 4K digital cinema.
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| | | | eyeon to Unveil Generation 2.0 at IBC
Major Update of Visual Effects Desktop Introduces Stereo 3D Support and More
eyeon Software Inc. will introduce Generation 2.0 at IBC in Amsterdam, September 11-15. Generation fills a gap in post and VFX workflows by giving producers, supervisors, artists, and editors a common ‘visual effects desktop’ for shot management and review and approval.
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| | | | Bluefish444 Introduces Epoch Range of 2K/HD/SD PCIe 3G SDI & 3D Stereographic
Applications include digital intermediary, digital content creation, video servers, encoding, decoding & streaming of MPEG And H.264, live and non-live CG supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OSX operating system
Bluefish444 today introduced to the international community its Epoch range of video cards, which are available immediately. Epoch is a modular and extremely powerful product line of cost effective multi channel 2K/HD/SD SDI PCIe uncompressed video cards containing a new Bluefish444 technology called RapidFlow+MR2
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| | | | Cine-tal will support many exhibitors at IBC 2009
New Cinemage B Series product to be used by leading IBC exhibitors as the 10 bit color reference monitor of choice.
Cine-tal Systems, a developer of image monitoring and color management solutions, announces the list of IBC exhibitors that will use its award winning Cinemage product line to demonstrate their products.
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| | | | IRIDAS at IBC 2009
IRIDAS will show the latest SpeedGrade, FrameCycler and MetaRender products at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam, September 11-15, at the RAI Convention Center (Hall 7, Booth H11). IRIDAS will demonstrate advanced tools for previs, review, dailies and finishing, and a refined workflow for stereoscopic moviemaking.
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| | | | Digital FX Adds DVS CLIPSTER To Growing Arsenal
Digital FX, a Baton Rouge based film and television post-production studio, today announced the addition of DVS CLIPSTER in their 4K DI workflow. Digital FX is the only facility outside of Los Angeles or New York with this high-end technology.
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| | | | Spy Post purchases Pablo 4K color correction system
San Francisco post house launches new Visual Effects unit with Quantel technology
Spy Post, the San Francisco post house known for its work in commercials and feature film post production, has purchased a Quantel Pablo 4K non-linear color correction system. The Pablo is equipped with a full raft of Quantel’s MME acceleration technology as well as Quantel’s Stereo 3D toolset.
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| | | | IBC 09: FOR-A to Intro Color Equalizer
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will introduce the CEQ-100HS color equalizer during IBC2009, which runs Sept. 11-15 at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam (Hall 2, Stand A51/B59).
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| | | | eyeon Releases Fusion 6 3D SDK and Learning Edition
Expanding Resources for Experienced Fusion Artists and Students
eyeon Software Inc. has announced the release of the Fusion 6.0 Software Developer’s Kit, as well as a new Learning Edition of the company’s award-winning compositing application. Both will be presented at the eyeon booth (#2619) during the SIGGRAPH exhibition in New Orleans, Aug. 3-7, 2009.
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| | | | One Maya More Value: Autodesk Maya 2010 Software Gets a Radical Makeover
One Affordable Product Offers Advanced Simulation, Compositing and Network Rendering Capabilities
At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Autodesk Maya 2010 software, which unifies the Autodesk Maya Complete 2009 and Autodesk Maya Unlimited 2009 feature sets with matchmoving, compositing and rendering capabilities into a single affordable offering.
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| | | | ROK!T Studio Open for Business
The New Motion Graphic Design Studio Will Reside on EFILM’s campus
ROK!T studio™, a new motion graphic design studio, will deliver leading edge design for trailers, visual effects and main title graphics in 2D and 3D for film, television and global media.
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| | | | StereoBrain Helps Transform 3D Post Production
Inition will present the latest version of the StereoBrain Processor, a 3D HD video processing unit created for stereoscopic 3D production, post and broadcast, on stand 4.C70 at the IBC this year (September 11-14).
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| | | | eyeon Software Announces New Software Financing Option
Helping Artists and Facilities Get Back To Business
eyeon Software Inc. has announced a new financing option for its entire range of software products. For a limited time, users can purchase licences for eyeon applications with a $995 USD down payment and negotiate flexible payment plans as required.
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| | | | Quantel confirms attendance at IBC 2009
New developments in post production, broadcast and Stereo3D on show
Quantel announced today that it will be exhibiting at IBC 2009. The stand will highlight the latest developments across Quantel’s range of post production, broadcast and Stereo3D systems.
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| | | | Cooke Optics to Present First Look at Iconic Panchro Lens at IBC 2009
At IBC 2009 Cooke Optics will unveil the first working prototype of the highly anticipated Panchro by Cooke lens. The PL mounted lens for 35mm film and digital production, which was announced at NAB 2009, is a modern redesign of the original Cooke Panchro lenses that were instrumental in establishing Hollywood as the center of 20th century film production.
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| | | | Tweak Software Launches Major Upgrade for RV Playback Software
RV 3.6 features 2K Uncompressed Playback from Disk, Remote Sync, HDR LUTs, Stereo 3D and More
Tweak Software, developers of RV, the image and sequence viewer for animation and visual effects, announced today the release of a significant new version. New features introduced with RV 3.6 include: 2K uncompressed playback from disk, remote sync, HDR LUTs, and a Package System for RV scripts and other extensions.
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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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| | | | eyeon Software Launches Fusion 6.0
Open Release Candidate of Award-Winning Compositing Application Now Available
eyeon Software Inc. announced that the highly- anticipated Fusion™ 6.0 node-based compositing application is now available as an Open Release Candidate. The award-winning compositing application has been a mainstay of the visual effects industry for over 20 years.
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| | | | Chaos Software and Asynthetic release Pdplayer 1.0.2
Chaos Software and Asynthetic announced the release of Pdplayer 1.0.2, a professional image sequence player and viewer for the 3D, CG and VFX industry. The new upgrade adds support for stereoscopic playback, EXR and VRIMG image layers, and versioned footage.
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| | | | Sam Raimi’s Latest Horror Film Taps I.E. Effects
Post Facility Delivers Key VFX Shots for Drag Me to Hell
Director Sam Raimi and visual effects supervisor Bruce Jones recently turned to Culver City-based I.E. Effects to deliver key visual effects sequences for Drag Me to Hell. The horror film, which opened May 29, tells the story of a woman who is subject to a supernatural curse and features stunning visual effects sequences.
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| | | | Quantel releases Marco V4
Quantel’s field editor gains more features and capabilities
Quantel announced today the general release of Marco V4 software, which adds useful new features and capabilities to its field editing companion for Quantel’s Enterprise sQ integrated news production systems. Marco V4 is already in use with broadcasters in Europe and Asia, who have welcomed its enhanced capabilities.
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| | | | Westlake Village Studios Selects SAN Solutions' High-End Video Production SAN for Heart of HD Operations
State-of-the-Art HD Facility Achieves Flexible, Efficient, High-Volume Media Access With SAN Solutions' Centralized Real-Time Storage Infrastructure
SAN Solutions, a leading architect of enterprise-class network storage infrastructures for the media and entertainment markets, today announced that its Video Production SAN is being used at Westlake Village Studios to provide a truly centralized real-time storage and networking infrastructure.
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| | | | iZ3D Monitors Adds Two More Regional Retailers
Consumers Can Explore the 3D Experience Prior to Purchase at Altex Computers and Electronics and NCIX Computers
iZ3D Inc., designer, developer and pioneer of advanced stereoscopic 3D visualization systems, has further expanded its nationwide presence in brick and mortar stores. Altex Computers and Electronics (http://www.altex.com) is a popular regional chain in Texas and also offers online purchasing. The second new retailer is NCIX Computers (http://ncix.com/), a regional chain in British Columbia that also offers an online store.
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| | | | Codex Digital Debuts New Transfer Station At NAB 2009
Complete portable recording and dailies transfer system eradicates tape workflow roadblocks
Codex Digital, specialist in high-resolution media recording systems, arrives at NAB 2009 in an upbeat mood, with its media recording products ensconced on a variety of flagship broadcast and motion picture productions, and a new product combination launching that could spell the end of tape-based acquisition.
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| | | | iZ3D Beefs Up Rebate Program in Time for Mother's Day
iZ3D Extends $50 Rebate to NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Card Customers; Website Now Includes a “3D Bucks Rebate Center” to Make 3D Even More Affordable
iZ3D Inc., designer, developer and pioneer of advanced stereoscopic 3D visualization systems, has expanded the scope of its rebate program. Previously the $50 rebate, which was exclusive to AMD ATI Radeon® Graphics Card customers, now includes NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics card customers as well. nVidia or AMD customers that purchase an iZ3D monitor simply register their purchase online or mail in required rebate documents.
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| | | | Sony Pictures Digital Productions And Animation Mentor Put New Twist On Old Tradition With State-Of-The-Art Online Mentor Program
Professional Mentors and Student Apprentices Share the Benefits of Unique Online Collaboration Among Sony Pictures Artists and Top Student Apprentices from IPAX Member Schools
Sony Pictures Digital Productions professional education program (IPAX), created in 2004 by the award winning visual effects and animation company to help train the next generation of talent at the leading computer graphics and animation schools, recently offered an innovative online mentorship program utilizing Animation Mentor's unique online training technology.
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| | | | Keisoku Giken Launches Uncompressed Portable Recorder for Tapeless Workflow
Keisoku-Giken Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of uncompressed imaging solutions, for production, post-production, and digital cinema environments, announced today the launch and immediate availability of the UDR-100 uncompressed portable recorder, which can record stereoscopic 3D in HD or capture 2K. At NAB 2009 the UDR-100 will be shown capturing from an ARRI D21.
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| | | | Quantel and Spatial View Announce Stereo3D Technology Strategic Partnership
Industry Leaders in Stereo3D Content Creation And Autostereoscopic Multi-Platform 3D Displays Unite To Expedite Cost-Effective Market Adoption
Quantel and Spatial View Inc. announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership agreement that will make it easier and more cost-effective for content creators of any size to accelerate 3D development projects. The first partnership project will be a plug-in that enables Stereo3D material produced on Quantel systems to be displayed on a wide variety of Spatial View devices, including 3D displays, computer screens, and the iPhone™ 3G, without the need for 3D glasses.
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| | | | Avid Unveils New Brand Identity
New identity reflects move to integrate five industry-leading businesses and commitment to deliver interoperable, open audio and video solutions to customers
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled a new brand identity as part of the company's business transformation to better serve the interests and needs of its audio and video customers - who range from home enthusiasts to complex media enterprises, and create the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world.
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| | | | Frantic Films Software Announces Deadline 3.1
Render Queue Management Software Now with MetaRender Support from IRIDAS
Frantic Films Software, the R&D division of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, today announced the launch of Deadline 3.1, the company's hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms.
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| | | | Cooke Optics announces the rebirth of the legendary Panchro lens
Cooke Optics Ltd., a premier manufacturer of precision lenses for the motion picture industry, today announced the rebirth of an iconic lens, the Panchro By Cooke lens. The PL mounted lens for 35mm film and digital production is a modern redesign of the original Cooke Panchro lenses that were instrumental in establishing Hollywood as the centre of 20th century film production. The legendary lens is expected to be available at the end of 2009.
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| | | | EditShare Adds Assimilate to the List of DI Workflow Partners
New integration brings real-time DPX workflow with support for multiple 2K and HD streams from a single server
EditShare®, a technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, today announced a technology partnership with ASSIMILATE™, a leading developer of high-resolution and stereoscopic applications for the DI market. The new development combines the award winning EditShare shared storage solutions - XStream Series - with ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH® Digital Process Solution, enabling real-time DPX and RED 4K workflows across DI and non DI post-production equipment. Benefits of this new integration offer the highly popular EditShare project sharing with unmatchable real-time performance for SCRATCH artists.
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| | | | Frantic Films Software at NAB 2009
Deadline 3.1 Announced; Prize Giveaways and Call for Participation for Awake Beta-Testing Program
Frantic Films Software, the R&D arm of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, will be showcasing its software products at NAB 2009 April 20th - April 23rd from booth #SL4430.
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| | | | Codex Digital Aims to Eradicate Tape 'Workflow Roadblocks'
Codex Digital will be c/o BandPro #C10408 at NAB 2009
Codex Digital arrives at NAB 2009 in an upbeat mood, with its media recording products ensconced on a variety of flagship broadcast and motion picture productions, and a new product combination launching that could spell the end of tape-based acquisition.
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| | | | The Foundry Lets Customers do the Talking at NAB 2009
Booth SL326
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.
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| | | | AJA Io HD Helps Horror Meet Comedy for Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE
For “Horror Meets Comedy,” a series of six short pilot films commissioned by Microsoft for Xbox LIVE, online director John Clisham joined a group of a-list and up-and-coming horror directors that included James Wan of “Saw,” Andrew Douglas of "The Amityville Horror" remake and David Slade of "30 Days of Night."
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| | | | Lightbeam Systems UltraPro Series
Starting at under $6,000, new solid-state 2K and 4K high-resolution compositors drive next-generation digital effects
Lightbeam Systems has released a new series of cutting-edge solid-state compositors, complete with premium NVIDIA® Quadro® FX graphics and advanced multi-core processing. These systems bring the reality of genuine 2K and 4K multi-stream compositing to the desktop, significantly reducing the cost of production while allowing artists to complete projects at a fraction of the time over traditional hardware compositing solutions.
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| | | | eyeon Fusion Battle-Tested on Linux
Feature Film Work on Twilight, Inkheart, and Changeling
eyeon Fusion on Linux is proving itself in high-end feature film work on box office successes such as Twilight, Changeling, and Inkheart, as well as Terry Gilliam's upcoming film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, starring the late Heath Ledger. Running Fusion on Linux provides a seamless workflow for facilities who have invested in the platform, for example for their render farms.
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| | | | Shrek The Musical: Autodesk Animation Technology Brings Magic Mirror to Life
In the new Broadway hit "Shrek The Musical", DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is relying on Autodesk, Inc. 3D character animation technology. A customized system based on Autodesk MotionBuilder software is being used to generate a digital face in the Magic Mirror, which speaks to Lord Farquaad in real-time for every show.
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| | | | Autodesk Announces Three New Software Releases for the Mac
Growing Portfolio of Autodesk Creative Tools for Mac OS X
To coincide with the annual Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced today that it has expanded its portfolio of Macintosh 2D and 3D software tools for entertainment, multimedia and design professionals. The three new 2009 products for Mac OS X are Autodesk Toxik procedural compositing software, Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and texture painting software, and Autodesk ImageModeler image-based modeling and photogrammetry software.
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| | | | CafeFx Announces 2009 Production Slate, Art Department Expansion
CafeFX’s Emmy Award For “John Adams” Is A Highlight of 2008
Award-winning visual effects facility CafeFX has announced an impressive 2009 visual effects production slate. CafeFX has been awarded work on some of the industry’s most highly anticipated films from such notable directors as Martin Scorsese, Michael Mann, Stephen Sommers and Brad Silberling, as well as a major theme park attraction. To meet the creative needs of a production pipeline in high gear and to provide accessibility and convenience for its Westside clients, CafeFX has expanded its art department to the fourth floor of the building it shares with The Syndicate, its Santa Monica-based sister company.
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An Introduction to the Stereoscopic 3D Creative COW Magazine Issue - From the time we first heard stories as humans, we have wanted to be persuaded by illusions. When we are, we never say, That could never happen, because it just did.
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 Tiny Stereoscopic Rigs - Big Pictures
In this article from the Stereoscopic 3D issue of The Creative COW Magazine, Bernie Laramie, co-founder of Stereoscope, discusses rigs and stereoscopic hardware used in creating high-end 3D movies.
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 IMAX - The Biggest Name in 3D
IMAX talks about what they look for in bringing 3D to their screens. IMAX has made a big commitment to 3D exhibition: 200 new screens coming on line as quickly as possible, with IMAX producing all of their documentaries in stereoscopic 3D.
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 The 3DVX
Stereoscopic, uncompressed 10-bit HD RAW - from a pair of modded DVX100s!
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 Blogs:
 Are we sure this is a good idea?
I LOVE Yellow Submarine . Loooooooove Yellow Submarine. I'm old enough to remember The Beatles upending New York, which remains a pivotal cultural memory of mine. I dove in all the way, too, including my golden, gleaming Yellow Submarine lunchbox, 1968's de rigeur fashion accessory. (That one's not mine. I...
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Tron 2 Review
More specifically, a review of the rapidly emerging news about the slice of nerd-vana that may or may not be named Tron 2. Those of us who became devoted some classics of science fiction filmmaking between, oh, I don’t know, let’s say 1977 and 1983, have reasons to cast the...
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RealD: Monsters
In my Monday-morning breakdown of the numbers after the opening weekend of Monsters vs. Aliens, I noted a disproportionate share of the dough coming from 3D screens: $58.2 million for the weekend, on 4104 screens 28% of those screens were 3D, and accounted for 58% of the gross! .03% --that's...
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Episode #080 - June 15, 2009
History of 3D Movies with Ray Zone, ILM does Nuke, Apple Snow Leopard, Swift 3D v6, Acrobat.com ends beta, Music2Hues, iPhone 3G S shoots video, updated Macbooks and more creative news and interviews - creativecow.net
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