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Filmmakers and game cinematographers are increasingly turning to real-time virtual production technologies to blend real-world tools with their virtual world. At the heart of this development is the virtual camera. James Cameron revolutionized digital cinematography with his innovative control of the virtual camera using motion capture. This "Virtual Vrit" technology is now being offered for a fraction of the cost, with OptiTrack™'s Insight VCS.
"Our goal has always been to offer ...
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Join the Autodesk panel at Develop 2010
Autodesk-hosted panel discussion to address rise in social and casual gaming and games based learning at leading European gaming conference
Autodesk, a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, is pleased to announce it will be hosting it annual Autodesk Gaming Panel Discussion session at the Develop Conference, Brighton, UK on Thursday 15th July 2010.
Chaired by Autodesk’s senior industry ...
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Extending the use of its renowned 3D content and toolsets toward game developers, DAZ 3D-Gizmoz has announced the availability of the Digimi Game Developer Kit, which allows users of DAZ Studio to create and customize high-quality 3D characters and directly export them into their favorite game engine. DAZ 3D-Gizmoz has additionally instated a brand new content catalog, dedicated specifically to game developers, which further enhances game development possibilities by providing ...
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After two years of development the team at Tender3D are very happy to announce the public launch of Tender3D.com. Tender3D.com is the first dedicated tendering, management and payment system built specifically for the 3D industry. The Tender3D.com software brings together the highest quality purchasers of 3D animation and content with the most talented 3D suppliers in the world.
“We’ve been blown away by the quality of the suppliers and how enthusiastic ...
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Global visual entertainment services group Prime Focus has completed visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the latest movie in the blockbuster Twilight franchise. Prime Focus created the “Diamond Skin Effect” for Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson), in which his skin sparkles when exposed to sunlight. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is directed by David Slade and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. ...
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Software developers Worldweaver Ltd, based in Pinewood Studios (UK), announce upcoming features of DX Studio v4, due for release later this summer.
Key to version 4.0 will be a new player for Android devices (such as the Google Nexus One or the Motorola Droid), and a lightweight cross platform Java+OpenGL player.
Other important v4 features include instant edit and preview, editor based performance monitoring, additional water and terrain tools, and a significant ...
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Prime Focus revamps their pipeline with a site license purchase of Nuke, by The Foundry
Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk), has announced that Global Visual Entertainment Services group, Prime Focus, has purchased a site license of Nuke to revamp their in-house pipeline.
Since its modest beginnings in Mumbai in 1997, Prime Focus has grown into the world’s leading Visual Entertainment Services group, employing over 1,200 staff ...
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Escape Studios and The Mill have launched a new online competition to discover the new stars of CG in the UK and US
The CG Graduate Design Awards is the first international competition of its kind and, with help from sponsors The Mill, it aims to uncover fresh computer graphics talent just coming out of university on both sides of the Atlantic. So, if you’re a student or recent graduate dreaming ...
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EIZO UK this month sees the launch of the new EIZO ColorEdge CG223W specifically designed for still and moving image work such as pre-press, digital photography, video editing and post production
The ColorEdge CG223W uses a VA (vertical alignment) panel LCD panel with a native resolution of 1680 × 1050 (16:10 aspect ratio) and reproduces 95% of the Adobe RGB colour space. It has a maximum brightness of 270 cd/m2, contrast ...
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The Third Floor used Maya and MotionBuilder to help create help create a highly detailed previsualisation that allowed the filmmakers realise their creative visions on Paramount Pictures’ and Marvel Entertainment’s blockbuster, “Iron Man 2”
With help from technology created by Autodesk, Inc., previsualisation has become an integral part of modern moviemaking. For Paramount Pictures’ and Marvel Entertainment’s blockbuster “Iron Man 2,” Los Angeles–based previsualisation studio The Third Floor used Autodesk ...
