Archive for March 9th, 2010

Customizable User Interface, 3D Editorial Timeline and Skinning Workflows Make 3D Animation Easier

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), announced Autodesk Maya 2011 software – the latest version of its Academy Award–winning 3D animation software. A new user interface (UI), 3D editorial capability and enhanced skinning workflow help provide computer graphics (CG) artists with an end-to-end creative workflow at an exceptional value. Autodesk Maya software has been used on countless games as well as every Oscar-winning movie for Best Visual Effects since 2001. more

Automated Lip Sync in Face Robot and Innovative Rigs with Interactive Creative Environment (ICE) Kinematics Set New Bar for Character Animation

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Autodesk Softimage 2011, a comprehensive 3D application featuring a unique, multithreaded GigaCore architecture and innovative tools: the Interactive Creative Environment (ICE) and Face Robot facial animation toolset. Softimage is also an ideal companion product to both Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max software pipelines with its easily programmable effects simulations, advanced character rigs and lip-synched facial setups. more

Producing Higher Quality Imagery and Animation Is Now Faster and Easier

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software — the latest version of its modeling, animation, rendering and compositing application. A new node-based material editor, innovative hardware renderer and full-featured compositor are new features offered in the 2011 release to help accelerate the creation of compelling imagery and entertainment content. more

New Products Offer Increased Production Efficiency by Focusing on User Interaction, Workflow, Interface Design and Interoperability

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has announced the latest versions of its Digital Entertainment Creation software for 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, compositing, digital sculpting and 3D painting. The 2011 versions offer new features and enhancements that help accelerate workflows and improve interoperability, helping artists to maximize their creativity and optimize their productivity. Autodesk has also launched new versions of Autodesk Kynapse and Autodesk HumanIK game development middleware, focused on improving ease of use. more

Lowry Digital, a subsidiary of Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. – India’s fastest growing film and entertainment services company and a member of the Reliance ADA Group – collaborated with groundbreaking-director James Cameron on his Oscar®-winning 20th Century Fox 3-D feature film, Avatar. The company applied their proprietary digital image processing to enhance the imagery in the film. more

Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, announced today that it has hired Elizabeth Krajewski as Executive Producer at its New York facility. Krajewski joins Beast from Jump, bringing with her extensive editorial as well as visual effects experience. more

Linear Acoustic Director of Business Development, Asia, To Lead “Audio Under Control� Session

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Linear Acoustic, the leader in television audio control from production to transmission, will feature its AERO.air (5.1)™ 10-Channel Transmission Loudness Manager, AERO.qc™ Audio Quality Controller and LAMBDA-II™ Professional Digital Audio and Metadata Monitor at the annual Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Digital Broadcasting Symposium 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Gencom Technology Booth 19.) In addition, Daniel Wang (Wang Zherun), Linear Acoustic director of business development, Asia, will lead a technology presentation titled “Audio Under Control� on March 9 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. more

– VFX veteran formerly executive producer at Image Metrics and Digital Domain –

Visual effects company Method Studios announced today that it has brought VFX veteran Patrick Davenport on board as Vice President of Operations at its Santa Monica location, where he will be responsible for overseeing Method’s facilities in both Los Angeles and New York. more

DSLR guru Jem Schofield teams up with Mac Business Solutions to present Video-DSLR production and postproduction techniques

WHO: Jem Schofield: Founder of theC47, an online and offline resource for production based training, information and services, and host of gearbox, Jem is a producer, creative director and author. His company, Buttons Productions, produces video, print, web and motion graphics projects for an ever expanding client base. Jem is an Apple® Master Trainer and author of the Apple Pro Training Series book, Motion® 4 Quick-Reference Guide. He is also the co-author of Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Studio® 2 and contributing author of DVD Studio Pro 4, 2nd Edition. Jem also writes tutorials and product reviews for Studio Daily. more

Nucoda’s Film Master Supports Oscar Winning Documentary

(Stockholm, Sweden) Oscar winning documentary “THE COVE” follows an elite team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers in a covert mission to penetrate a remote and hidden cove in Japan, where they uncover a horrifying microcosm of devastating ecological crimes; a massive slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises every year and the subsequent sale of their mercury tainted meat. The unforgettable story of THE COVE, directed by renowned photographer Louie Psihoyos and produced by Paula DuPré Pesmen and Fisher Stevens, is inspiring audiences worldwide to take action. The film puts viewers in the water and in the drama with the filmmakers with breathtaking impact. more