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Production Leaders Partner for JWT Shanghai's Fantasy Westward Journey Campaign - 07/15/10

NEW YORK and SHANGHAI - (August 4, 2010) - World-class animation studio Nathan Love (www.NathanLove.com) is very proud to detail its collaborations with director Willis Wong, Lunar Films and Hopr in producing two broadcast/web spots for J. Walter Thompson Shanghai and their clients at NetEase.  The innovative spots starring celebrity Jay Chou and promoting Fantasy Westward Journey, one of China's most popular online games, recently debuted in high-profile broadcast and cable outlets across China. The first spot brings Fantasy Westward Journey to life in the real-world, featuring Chou, sitting on the steps of the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center, playing... Read Full Story

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EVOLVER.COM AUTOMATES 3D AVATAR AND DIGITAL CLONE CREATION - 07/23/09

Evolver.com Automates 3D Avatar and Digital Clone Creation New Web-based Application Generates Free Realistic 3D Avatars and Clones for Virtual Worlds, Social Networking, Games and Animation07.22.2009 Aliso Viejo, CAEvolver, has just completed a two month public alpha cycle to launch a fully functioning website where visitors can create and export 3D avatars and clones in a matter of minutes using simple slider and selection functions offering a wide range of creative latitude. Evolver delivers 3D characters designed for a broad range of uses. The sites simplicity and user friendly interface makes it easy for anyone to dive in and create a 3D avatar or clone quick... Read Full Story

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OPEN EFFECTS ASSOCIATION FORMED AT NAB 2009 - 05/29/09

- Promoting Open Standards for Visual Effects -Seven companies joined forces at NAB last month to launch The Open Effects Association.  This non-profit, UK-based company aims to develop and promote open standards across the visual effects community. Founding members are Assimilate, Autodesk, Digieffects, FilmLight, The Foundry, GenArts and RE:Vision Effects. These companies have helped artists create ground-breaking VFX shots on just about everything that hits cinema screens.  The Associations initial focus is to improve the OFX image processing plug-in standard launched by The Foundry in 2004.  The goal for the OpenFX API is to reduce the level of development and support r... Read Full Story

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Autodesk SIGGRAPH 2009 Show Reel Call for Submissions - 05/15/09

SIGGRAPH is just around the corner and Autodesk is seeking fresh and exciting new work for its Best of the Best Animation Show Reel, which will be showcased during SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans, LA from August 4-6.Anything from video game cinematics, short films, feature films, commercials, broadcast design, music videos, or episodic projects created with 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, MotionBuilder, Toxik or Mudbox is welcome. Dont miss this amazing opportunity to show off your work. The reel will be featured in Autodesks booth, on the exhibition floor and streamed live from the AREA.Deadline for imagery submission and video content is Friday, June 12, 2009.For more details about the submissio... Read Full Story

Autodesk Announces Three New Software Releases for the Mac

Autodesk Announces Three New Software Releases for the Mac - 01/07/09

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. As well, 2009 versions of Autodesk Maya 3D modeling, animation and rendering software and Autodesk Stitcher photo-stitching software are already avail... Read Full Story

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NVIDIA First to Offer Full Support for OpenGL 3.0 - 12/17/08

Further demonstrating its leadership and commitment to OpenGL and the standardization process, NVIDIA today released fully supported drivers for OpenGL 3.0 for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux on its select GeForce and Quadro solutions. These drivers enable software developers to take full advantage of all OpenGL 3.0 capabilities, accelerating their delivery of cutting-edge media platforms and applications.   Building on four months of public beta testing, NVIDIA is now the first hardware developer to offer full support of the Khronos Groups new cross-platform 3D graphics standard. The new drivers implement the OpenGL 3.0 API and the GLSL 1.30 shading language to offer devel... Read Full Story

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Escape Studios Launches First Online ZBrush Course - 12/12/08

Escape Studios, the number one source for developing a successful career in the CG industry, today announced the launch of its new online ZBrush Foundation course. Comprised of over 11 hours of HD video tutorial content created by industry experts, ZBrush Foundation enables artists of all levels to grasp the incredible power of Pixologics industry standard sculpting tool. Delivered through Escapes proprietary online learning system, ZBrush Foundation provides students with a comprehensive learning experience and the ability to ask questions of Escapes industry professional tutors, using the systems unique Q&A feature. For more information on Escapes ZBrush Foundation course, ... Read Full Story

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NVIDIA Announces that NASA Astronaut and Space Commander Eileen Collins to Speak at NVISION 08 - 05/30/08

NVIDIA today announced that Commander Eileen Collins, former test pilot, astronaut, and space shuttle commander, will speak at NVISION 08. NVISION 08, which takes place on August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California, is a three-day mega-event for professionals and enthusiasts who are passionate about visual computing. Thousands of engineers, designers, developers, researchers, artists, enthusiasts, gamers, film makers, business professionals, and consumers from around the world are expected to attend. We are extremely pleased and honored to have Commander Collins join us at NVISION 08, said Rob Csongor, vice president of marketing, NVIDIA. As both the first woman space shuttle p... Read Full Story

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Confronter The Tower of Time: Released - 05/26/08

Confronter The Tower of Time This newly released PC Video Game "Confronter The Tower of Time" is worth trying. It's awesome graphics and sounds are truly engaging! ...The Great Clock situated inside The Tower of Time, Powered by the nine magical stones, happened to appear from the nine planets... ... It possesses the power of controlling The Time... Website: www.eivaagames.com Read Full Story

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Avatar Reality Collaborates with e frontier to Add Realistic Home Models to Upcoming MMVW Blue Mars - 02/22/08

Avatar Reality Inc., a development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today announced collaboration with e frontier Inc. to utilize their Shade 10 and Shade Home Design software to bring a variety of architecture home designs into Blue Mars, a new massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW) launching at the end of 2008. Set in Terraformed Mars, Blue Mars players will live out their celestial fantasies through personalized avatars. Using Shade 10 and Shade Home Design, players will easily create realistic home models and have access to a vast library of highly detailed 3D objects such as furniture, musical instruments, cars and buildings. Blue Mars oc... Read Full Story

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NVIDIA Redefines Notebook Workstation Market - 02/22/08

NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the world leader in visual computing technologies, today introduced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M professional GPU for notebook and laptop workstations. This new graphics solution defines a new level of graphics performance and advanced visual computing for designers, engineers, and scientists who demand the functionality of a desktop workstation on a notebook platform. Design professionals, who rely on the high-performance and advanced features of NVIDIA Quadro graphics in a desktop workstation, can also experience this same level of performance in a notebook workstation, said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Solutions, NVIDIA. With the new NVI... Read Full Story

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MIDWAY GAMES & ECLIPSE RELY ON RIOT'S - 01/03/08

MIDWAY GAMES & ECLIPSE RELY ON RIOT'SVISUAL EFFECTS EXPERTISE FOR LAUNCH OF "AREA 51"Burbank-based ad agency Eclipse tapped the talented team of artists at Riot to promote the newest version of "Area 51," a video game title to be released by Midway Games this month. The new commercial entitled "Blacksite" is currently airing nationwide.To view the new commercial, go to: http://www.riotny.com/client_area/area51/pr"Blacksite" opens with a post-apocalyptic panorama of a town in ruin -- smoke-filled skies, turned-over vehicles, and demolished homes. A young girl walks through the devastation holding her teddy bear, singing "Ring Around the Rose... Read Full Story

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