Archive for July, 2010

Newest extender supports 3DTV pass-through and 1080p full HD with IR.

CHATSWORTH, CA – Connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that the newest extension solution from its Gefen ToolBox line of wall-mountable hardware is currently shipping. The Gefen ToolBox Extender for HDMI 3DTV uses innovative HDBaseT technology from Valens Semiconductor to enhance the length and features of its high definition extension capability. more

Developers Quickly and Easily Tap Into the Power of Fermi

NVIDIA (Booth #717) announced today new releases of its Application Acceleration Engines (AXE), optimized for the newest Quadro® graphics processing units (GPUs) based on the company’s new NVIDIA® Fermi architecture, which were launched today. more

LightWave 10 VPR showing a final-quality render with full lighting and shading including subsurface scattering, and with the OpenGL Overlay option allowing artist access to rigs and controls to animate in the fully rendered environment

NewTek, worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, today announced NewTek LightWave 10, the next generation of its Emmy award-winning professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. LightWave 10 will combine ground-breaking CORE technology with enhanced Modeler and Layout to deliver the most extensive upgrade in years to LightWave’s production-proven workflow. more

First GPUs to Combine ECC, Double Precision Floating Point and Massive Geometry Processing, Delivering Five Times Faster 3D Performance, Eight Times Faster Simulation Performance and Immersive Stereoscopic 3D

NVIDIA (Booth #717) today launched the era of the ‘computational visualization workstation’ for designers, engineers, researchers and animators by introducing its Quadro® graphics processing units (GPUs) based on NVIDIA® Fermi architecture, and by also introducing the new NVIDIA 3D Vision™ Pro solution. The new Quadro GPUs deliver performance that is up to five times faster for 3D applications and up to eight times faster for computational simulation*, shattering previous benchmarks. more

Study Shows Productivity Gains of Up To Nearly US$20,000 per Workstation, per Year, for 2011 Releases

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is announcing the publication of four research reports from Pfeiffer Consulting quantifying the specific performance, productivity and efficiency gains of Autodesk Maya 2011 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software, as compared to specific earlier versions. Benchmark tests indicate that, in common 3D workflow situations, the new features and enhancements in the 2011 releases can help yield a return on investment (ROI) of nearly US$20,000 per year, per workstation for Maya and as much as $16,000 per year, per workstation for 3ds Max. more

Leading LA post house meets new challenges in ‘Alejandro’ with Quantel

Newbury, UK, 27 July 2010: Los Angeles full service post house STEELE studios’ new Quantel Pablo and iQ have been put to the test again on the new Lady Gaga mini-featurette ‘Alejandro’, immediately after completing Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka’ World Cup video in Stereo3D. The nine minute masterpiece was shot by renowned Director and Photographer Steven Klein and features many highly stylized environments reminiscent of Apple’s iconic big brother commercial of the nineteen eighties. more

Montreal Facility Delivers Visual Effects for The American and SUPER

Montreal, Que: July 27, 2010… Montreal’s Modus FX is celebrating its third anniversary this summer with a full slate of feature film work. Recent projects include Anton Corbijn’s The American, Jaco Van Dormael’s Mr. Nobody, Richard J. Lewis’ Barney’s Version and James Gunn’s SUPER. In just 36 months, the facility has made a name for itself delivering high-end visual effects for an international clientele who have come to appreciate the company’s expertise and artistry. more

MX-FR80R

Lightware U.S.A., the US distributor for Budapest-based Lightware Visual Engineering products, has announced that the MX12x12DVI-Slim and MX16x16DVI-Slim DVI matrix switchers and the MX-FR80R hybrid multi-format matrix switchers are now available in America.

The Slim series offers the smallest and lightest 12×12 or 16×16 DVI matrix switchers on the market today. Their 1.5-inch depth, aluminum alloy body and fan-less design make them ideal for many space and noise-sensitive applications; they are especially well suited to military, medical, conference rooms, avionics and 3D imaging. In space-constrained areas, the Slim switchers can even be mounted behind other rack-mounted equipment. more

Its arc structure resembling the keel of a ship, the China State Shipbuilding Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai China showcases the nation’s time-honored history of shipbuilding and is one of the few pavilions that will remain as a museum after the Expo concludes. Electrosonic provided the extensive audio, video and show-control systems for the pavilion that enable visitors to explore the role of shipping in China’s past, investigate exciting concepts for future floating cities and farms, and simulate navigation. Electrosonic was challenged to deliver multi-image and edge-blended displays onto unusual surfaces; and furnish immersive interactive experiences for visitors. more

Offering its most advanced 3D technology with real-time viewport rendering, support for instant OpenGL shading views, advanced data interchange, immersive filmmaking and visualization tools

NewTek, worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products announces NewTek LightWave™ 10, the next generation of its Emmy® award-winning professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software. LightWave 10 will combine ground-breaking CORE Technology with enhanced Modeler and Layout to deliver the most extensive upgrade in years to LightWave’s production-proven workflow. more