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Artists Use CINEMA 4D to Make Graphics Packages for 2009 Creative Arts Emmy, VMA

Artists Use CINEMA 4D to Make Graphics Packages for 2009 Creative Arts Emmy, VMA and CMA Award Shows By Meleah Maynard New York-based Mantra Design has been making graphics for the Country Music Association Awards for the past three years. For November’s show, they us...

	Artists Use CINEMA 4D to Make Graphics Packages for 2009 Creative Arts Emmy, VMA - 01/21/10 Artists Use CINEMA 4D to Make Graphics Packages for 2009 Creative Arts Emmy, VMA and CMA Award Shows By Meleah Maynard New York-based Mantra Design has been making graphics for the Country Music Association Awards for the past three years. For November’s show, they used MAXON’s CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects to create performance looks for 13 different artists, including Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker. The goal, says Anna Toonk, a senior producer at Mantra, was to come up with content that supported and enhanced the artists’ songs without overwhelming their performances. Christopher McCard, a designer and animator at Mantra, used Ill... Read Full Story
	Pixelux releases DMM plug-in for Autodesk Maya 2010 (physics simulation) - 12/08/09 Pixelux Entertainment is pleased to announce it's new DMM plug-in release for Autodesk Maya 2010 with an important new feature: « autocage ». This tool automatically builds a cage around any 3D mesh which can then be used with the DMM simulator. No more manual process required, the ability to use any complex 3D mesh, the possibility to change the resolution in one click: physics simulation has never been this easy! Try it out now for free at http://www.pixelux.ch. (30 days trial period). To allow everyone to try this important new feature, we have reset the trial period. Existing users can download this version for an extra free 30 days. About Pixelux Entertainment: The... Read Full Story
	NCIS, CSI: NY, House, True Blood: Autodesk Software Fills the Air - 11/05/09 Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season’s most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in “House,” the evocative color finishing of “Mad Men” and the UEFA Europa League rebrand. Ascent Media, which provides creative and technical services through its worldwide network of media facilities, including Encore Hollywood, RIOT and Level 3, uses a combination of Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects software, Autodesk Lustre color grading software, Autodesk Smoke edito... Read Full Story
	Ruins 2.0 - 10/30/09 Update: 1 Reduce memory occupating coefficient: Is very useful, Cuda shatter use more memory When you model is very complex in Ruins 1.5 , but in 2.0, General 200M is enough. Will not appear waring again: "Please increase memory!" 2 UniteUV: Unified UV When you use precision shatter or random shatter. IF you enable UniteUV, the setMaterial button will be unable.mean debrisiInSideSG only mapping 3d textures. ... Read Full Story
	i3DTutorials™ releases “Production Instruction with 3ds Max 2010: Volume I ™” - 10/28/09 i3DTutorials™ releases “Production Instruction with 3ds Max 2010: Volume I ™”Miami, FL - November 2009 – i3DTutorials™ announces their latest training product for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, “Production Instruction with 3ds Max 2010: Volume I ™". This new offering from the growing i3DTutorials™ library of Autodesk 3ds Max training products, introduces 3D artists to the advanced concepts and production workflows needed to complete complex modeling projects using professional polygon modeling techniques and workflows. Emphasizing production proven techniques and taking users step by step through a demanding production scene that mimics the complex scenar... Read Full Story
	Python & PyQt in 3dsMax - 10/26/09 Ok so here we go - we at Blur had released a plugin about a year ago that began exposing Python functionality to Maxscript.... We since decided that it was not good enough. We have developed a way to run Python as a complete replacement of Maxscript in 3dsMax, utilizing Python and PyQt to develop tools, we're hoping to revolutionize the ability to develop fast, efficient and powerful utilities. All the information you need to get going can be found at our new development website: http://blur-dev.googlecode.com Please feel free to post on the wiki pages for requests, bugs, and comments. Its still very beta and are looking forward to trying to make this the new future of... Read Full Story
	TD-College Upcoming Courses! - 10/16/09 TD-College is proud to announce the release of yet another in-depth technical course: The RenderMan Specification in Depth. We thrive on cranking out talented and motivated people who innovate, create and invent new methods and technologies. Our individual courses are for folks who are looking to expand their skills in specific areas or for artists looking to build up some technical chops in CG production. To succeed in this industry, one needs to be self-motivated to learn new techniques and skills. With that in mind, TD-College pairs you up with the big names in the industry to walk you through and polish your craft. In the pursuit to expand our courses, TD-College is proud t... Read Full Story
	Mixamo Extends Support for Autodesk 3ds Max Bipeds - 10/14/09 Expanding its technical leadership within the character animation space, Mixamo Inc. today announced support for Autodesk 3ds Max software biped system control rigs, significantly streamlining animation workflow for 3D artists and game developers. Previously relying only on traditional motion-capture and keyframing processes to animate biped characters, 3ds Max users are now able to obtain access to Mixamo’s online collection of customizable, motion-capture quality character motions and bake them directly onto their bipeds. Mixamo accelerates productivity of artists and game developers by allowing the creation of premium 3D character animations up to five times faster than current i... Read Full Story
	Noviture releases extensive Maya model catalog for Protein structures - 10/08/09 Date: Oct 8, 2009 Noviture.com releases extensive Maya model catalog for Protein structures We are pleased to announce the release of Maya model catalog for over 55,000 Protein structures. We have been frequently requested by artists, animators and scientists for this resource and now we are pleased to share this with everyone. We have three types (Premium, Standard and Basic) of models available for each protein structure. Premium models are $9 each, where as the fully functional Standard and Basic models are free to download. We would like to invite you to visit our website at Noviture.com and search / browse our catalog, download models, take a peek at the render gallery, watch the... Read Full Story
	JefeCheck 1.4 released! - 09/09/09 Startup software developer JefeCorp introduced JefeCheck v1.4, a powerful high resolution image player and review system, designed to run on any of the three major platforms on commodity hardware.After being used in several productions, JefeCheck has proven to be an incredible tool for sequence playback on artist workstations, client computers and screening rooms. JefeCheck works with almost any image format in low or high resolution, playing up to 4K image sequences at 24 frames per second on consumer hardware. Available for Windows XP, Mac OSX and Linux, JefeCheck is positioned as a link between artists, clients, producers and directors with an easy to use interface and a powerful OpenG... Read Full Story
	Whats new in mudbox 2010 videos - 08/20/09 Whats new in Mudbox 2010 videos 1 SDKhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4422- Filtershttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4443- Stencilhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4464- Photoshop http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4485- Extraction http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4506- FBX http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4527- Wax & Dry Brushhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=455 Read Full Story
	Digital-Tutors Launches Education with New Online Learning Library and Full-featured Educational Platform - 08/10/09 Digital-Tutors Redefines Education with New Online Learning Library and Full-featured Educational Platform Combining award-winning training with an easy-to-navigate interactive system, Digital-Tutors unveils anytime, anywhere access to over 7,000 lessons and 50 new courses for emerging digital artists around the world. Oklahoma City, OK August 4, 2009 Digital-Tutors, a leader and innovator in video-based training for students, professionals, educators, and hobbyists in the computer graphics industry, today launched a new online learning library of over 7,000 in-depth training lessons and 50 all-new courses for Maya, Houdini, 3ds Max, Mudbox, Softimage,... Read Full Story

	Pixelux releases DMM plug-in for Autodesk Maya 2010 (physics simulation) - 12/08/09 Pixelux Entertainment is pleased to announce it's new DMM plug-in release for Autodesk Maya 2010 with an important new feature: « autocage ». This tool automatically builds a cage around any 3D mesh which can then be used with the DMM simulator. No more manual process required, the ability to use any complex 3D mesh, the possibility to change the resolution in one click: physics simulation has never been this easy! Try it out now for free at http://www.pixelux.ch. (30 days trial period). To allow everyone to try this important new feature, we have reset the trial period. Existing users can download this version for an extra free 30 days. About Pixelux Entertainment: The... Read Full Story
	NCIS, CSI: NY, House, True Blood: Autodesk Software Fills the Air - 11/05/09 Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season’s most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in “House,” the evocative color finishing of “Mad Men” and the UEFA Europa League rebrand. Ascent Media, which provides creative and technical services through its worldwide network of media facilities, including Encore Hollywood, RIOT and Level 3, uses a combination of Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects software, Autodesk Lustre color grading software, Autodesk Smoke edito... Read Full Story
	Ruins 2.0 - 10/30/09 Update: 1 Reduce memory occupating coefficient: Is very useful, Cuda shatter use more memory When you model is very complex in Ruins 1.5 , but in 2.0, General 200M is enough. Will not appear waring again: "Please increase memory!" 2 UniteUV: Unified UV When you use precision shatter or random shatter. IF you enable UniteUV, the setMaterial button will be unable.mean debrisiInSideSG only mapping 3d textures. ... Read Full Story
	Noviture releases extensive Maya model catalog for Protein structures - 10/08/09 Date: Oct 8, 2009 Noviture.com releases extensive Maya model catalog for Protein structures We are pleased to announce the release of Maya model catalog for over 55,000 Protein structures. We have been frequently requested by artists, animators and scientists for this resource and now we are pleased to share this with everyone. We have three types (Premium, Standard and Basic) of models available for each protein structure. Premium models are $9 each, where as the fully functional Standard and Basic models are free to download. We would like to invite you to visit our website at Noviture.com and search / browse our catalog, download models, take a peek at the render gallery, watch the... Read Full Story
	JefeCheck 1.4 released! - 09/09/09 Startup software developer JefeCorp introduced JefeCheck v1.4, a powerful high resolution image player and review system, designed to run on any of the three major platforms on commodity hardware.After being used in several productions, JefeCheck has proven to be an incredible tool for sequence playback on artist workstations, client computers and screening rooms. JefeCheck works with almost any image format in low or high resolution, playing up to 4K image sequences at 24 frames per second on consumer hardware. Available for Windows XP, Mac OSX and Linux, JefeCheck is positioned as a link between artists, clients, producers and directors with an easy to use interface and a powerful OpenG... Read Full Story
	Whats new in mudbox 2010 videos - 08/20/09 Whats new in Mudbox 2010 videos 1 SDKhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4422- Filtershttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4443- Stencilhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4464- Photoshop http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4485- Extraction http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4506- FBX http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4527- Wax & Dry Brushhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=455 Read Full Story
	Digital-Tutors Launches Education with New Online Learning Library and Full-featured Educational Platform - 08/10/09 Digital-Tutors Redefines Education with New Online Learning Library and Full-featured Educational Platform Combining award-winning training with an easy-to-navigate interactive system, Digital-Tutors unveils anytime, anywhere access to over 7,000 lessons and 50 new courses for emerging digital artists around the world. Oklahoma City, OK August 4, 2009 Digital-Tutors, a leader and innovator in video-based training for students, professionals, educators, and hobbyists in the computer graphics industry, today launched a new online learning library of over 7,000 in-depth training lessons and 50 all-new courses for Maya, Houdini, 3ds Max, Mudbox, Softimage,... Read Full Story
	Autodesk Debuts New Product Suites for Digital Entertainment Creation Suites - 08/10/09 Autodesk Debuts New Product Suites for Digital Entertainment CreationSuites Help Studios Create Innovative Entertainment, More Efficiently andCost-EffectivelyNEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3, 2009 - At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK)debuted its Suites for Digital Entertainment Creation. The product Suitesgives artists, production facilities and educators access to more creativetools at a cost savings of more than 35 percent*, when compared topurchasing each product license separately. Used together, the products inthese Suites help artists increase creative capability and optimizeproductivity. "Autodesk is introducing affordable Suites of its popular 3D tools tobetter help artists cr... Read Full Story
	Autodesk Introduces MotionBuilder 2010 Real-Time 3D Character Animation Software - 08/10/09 Autodesk Introduces MotionBuilder 2010 Real-Time 3D Character AnimationSoftwareSoftware Offers Faster Performance, Enhanced Animation Workflows, ExpandedPhysics Capabilities and Improved InteroperabilityNEW ORLEANS, At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK)announced a new version of its real-time 3D character animation software -Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010. This latest release offers faster overallperformance, productivity-enhancing animation workflows and expandedreal-time physics capabilities. MotionBuilder has been used to createnumerous entertainment projects, including "Beowulf," "Gears of War 2,""Shaun White Snowboarding" and "Resistance 2.&q... Read Full Story
	Movie Quality Simulation--Pixelux Ships DMM Maya Plugin - 07/09/09 DMM stands for "Digital Molecular Matter" - an advanced simulation technology developed over the past 6 years by Pixelux Entertainment. DMM was first used by LucasArts in their hit game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed"While covering the use of new technologies in "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed", Vanity Fair Magazine called DMM Technology "a technological breakthrough, nearly as revolutionary as the introduction of sound in film".Now you can use this same technology to easily bring your artistic creations to life through advanced simulation technology with the DMM Plug-in for Maya. Unlike rigid body physics system... Read Full Story
	CUDA releases RUINS, a Real Time Shatter tool for Maya - 06/28/09 CUDA releases Real Time Shatter tool for MayaRUINS is a shatter plug-in for Autodesk's Maya. RUINS is an advanced technology designed to simulate shatter sequences in Maya. In Maya, solid shatter is a difficult to solve, moreover a lengthy process, RUINS offers shattering and breaking of your models in an instant. RUINS is production-proven software and capable of meeting most simulation shattering and breaking needs. RUINS costs $66.00-$99.00 See more information about RUINS here: http://www.nshatter.com/index.html Tutorial Available here: http://www.nshatter.com/ruins%201.0.html Read Full Story
	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

	Digital-Tutors Launches Education with New Online Learning Library and Full-featured Educational Platform - 08/10/09 Digital-Tutors Redefines Education with New Online Learning Library and Full-featured Educational Platform Combining award-winning training with an easy-to-navigate interactive system, Digital-Tutors unveils anytime, anywhere access to over 7,000 lessons and 50 new courses for emerging digital artists around the world. Oklahoma City, OK August 4, 2009 Digital-Tutors, a leader and innovator in video-based training for students, professionals, educators, and hobbyists in the computer graphics industry, today launched a new online learning library of over 7,000 in-depth training lessons and 50 all-new courses for Maya, Houdini, 3ds Max, Mudbox, Softimage,... Read Full Story
	COMPANY X & DETOX CREATE LUSH ANIMATED VIDEO FOR NAT KING COLE - 04/15/09 Visually Compelling Teaser Is Part Of Launch For RE: GENERATIONS, Remix Album Of Nat King Cole Tracks New York, NY – (April 9, 2009) -- EMI Records recently tapped Company X to produce a promotional music video for RE: GENERATIONS, a remix album featuring modern interpretations of jazz legend Nat King Cole’s indelible work. Performing alongside Cole’s virtual croon, the album features a diverse cast of artists including daughter Natalie Cole, will.i.am, Bebel Gilberto, Stephen and Damien Marley, The Roots, and TV on the Radio, among others. Company X and its production arm, Detox, directed, edited and animated the video, which includes 2D stop-motion, 3D and After Effe... Read Full Story
	Okino ships SolidWorks 2009 for Animators - 02/10/09 Toronto, Canada - February 9, 2009 Coinciding with the SolidWorks World 2009 conference in Orlando Florida, Okino Computer Graphics announced today that its very popular SolidWorks CAD conversion system has been updated for SolidWorks 2009 and is now available to current customers still within their valid maintenance period. The conversion pipeline, a de facto industry standard for the last 12+ years, allows native SolidWorks BREP CAD assembly, part and presentation files (disk based, or from a live running copy of SolidWorks) to be converted to all major animation + authoring packages, 3D downstream file formats and VisSim programs. Okino is one of the longest standing SolidWorks soluti... Read Full Story
	Uberware releases Smedge 3 version 2.4 update 2-distributed task management system - 01/09/09 Uberware releases Smedge 3 version 2.4 update 2Los Angeles, CA. January 6, 2009. Uberware, makers of the Smedge distributed task managementsystem for render farm and server farm control, have announced the release of the latest update to thehighly successful Smedge 3 product line. Update 2 to version 2.4 of the Smedge 3 system includesdozens of new features, feature enhancements, and improvements in performance and reliability."We have been working closely with our customers and the artists and managers that use and administrate Smedge installations in order to give them the stable and easy to use product that Smedge has become the standard for in the entire render farm management ma... Read Full Story
	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
	Okino and AGI Announce New 3D Conversion Pipeline for STK - 10/17/08 AGI announces Okino Computer Graphics as an Affiliated Product Partner and a new Secondary 3D Conversion Pipeline into AGIs STK Software Toronto, Ontario October 17th, 2008 After 10 years of collaborative activity, AGI Affiliated Product Partner Okino Computer Graphics announced today that a secondary, complementary data conversion pipeline in Okinos PolyTrans\|CAD (using the COLLADA format) gives STK users the ability to evaluate the new COLLADA model import (beta) capability of AGIs STK software. For over ten years Okino has been a primary provider of cost effective and robust 3D data translation software to STK users around the globe. Okinos P... Read Full Story
	Okino Ships New Version of Polytrans - 07/24/08 Okino Ships New Version of PolyTrans for Adobe Director Xtra Plug-in System Newly Updated Plug-in System Allows Okino's PolyTrans to Re-purpose All Major 3D CAD, DCC and VisSim File Formats into Adobe Director 3D Digital Assets. Toronto, Ontario July 24th, 2008 Okino Computer Graphics announced today that it is now shipping its updated PolyTrans for Adobe Director plug-in system, compatible with the new Adobe Director version 11 software. PolyTrans for Adobe Director is a native Xtra plug-in for Director (versions 8.5 through 11) which allows all supported Okino 3D import converters to be accessed directly from within the Director user interfac... Read Full Story
	Okino Ships Certified Autodesk Inventor 2009 CAD Conversion System for 3ds Max v2009, Maya v2008, Lightwave v9, Cinema-4D v10.5, XSI v6 & Others - 04/04/08 Toronto, Ontario April 4th 2008 -- Okino Computer Graphics, a leading provider and pioneer of data translation solutions to the DCC/Animation and enterprise Fortune 1000 markets, announced today that its currently shipping software products have received the "Autodesk Inventor 2009 Certification". Okino has been a registered Autodesk developer since 1995 and has been shipping this completely robust and error free Autodesk Inventor conversion pipeline since Inventor v5. Certification by Autodesk, as per the "Inventor Certified Applications Program" validates the overall completeness and robustness of the Okino Inventor importer solution again. The cert... Read Full Story
	Pixologic releases 30 day Trial version of ZBrush 3.1 - 11/16/07 Los Angeles, Calif. November 15, 2007. - Pixologic, Inc. announced today it is offering a 30 day trial version of its flagship and Award-Winning digital sculpting and painting application, ZBrush3.1. Created by artists for artists, ZBrush is designed to address the most ambitious and creative needs of todays digital content creators. ZBrush3.1 delivers powerful sculpting and texture painting tools for film studios, Next-Gen games, and design visualization for artist worldwide. Pixologic's 30 day trial version of ZBrush 3.1 is a full-featured version offering the industry-standard sculpting and painting tools that professional digital artists rely on for ... Read Full Story
	Sequencemaster announce Sequencemaster V2 upgrade - 11/06/07 November 5th 2007, London - Sequencemaster is pleased to announce Sequencemaster V2 upgrade for PC General performance improvements including improved memory use, ListView format now with continuous listing of unpadded sequences and easier access to render features. This upgrade is Free to existing Sequencemaster users. Steamline your digital studio Sequencemaster : Sequential Image browser, image utilities and production tools Sequencemaster is easy to implement, intuitive to use and makes a great integrated production base for digital studios, all in one simple utility. Studio based and USB portable Sequencem... Read Full Story
	2007 Pixologic LA User Group Meeting - 06/29/07 For more information click here Read Full Story
	Zbrush developer announces the next step Zbrush 3 - 03/06/07 Taken from a post at zbrushcentral.com: Hi, It has been a long time since my last post and I am glad to have this opportunity to communicate with you again. I am certain that you want to know more about the next ZBrush version, but first, I would like to talk a bit about ZBrush 2... ZBrush 2 ZBrush 2 launched in April of 2004. As I look back, I can't help but wonder whether ZBrush was the only thing that was released at that particular moment? My belief is that something else was also released - something that is far more important to you as an artist - your creativity. To clearly see this, one need simply look at the imagery and posts of recent years. ... Read Full Story

	Pixar Announces unlimited threading, RenderMan - 08/04/09 Pixar Announces unlimited threading,RenderMan Pro Server 15.0 and Tractor1.0Highlights include unlimited threading for all RenderMan ProductsEMERYVILLE, CA (July 30th, 2009) Pixar Animation Studios made three major product announcements to users of the studios Academy Award winning RenderMan software and to every artist and studio creating cinematic quality imagery. The first announcement is unlimited threading across all RenderMan Products, the second is the upcoming release of RenderMan Pro Server 15.0, and the third is Tractor 1.0, Pixars new render management solution engineered for computing networks of unprecedented scale.Unlimited threading will enable studios and artists to ... Read Full Story
	Pixar Releases RenderMan Studio 2.0 and RenderMan for Maya 3.0 - 05/13/09 Pixar Releases RenderMan Studio 2.0 and RenderMan for Maya 3.0 Showcasing major increases in speed and productivityEMERYVILLE, CA - (May 8th 2009) Pixar Animation Studios today released version 2.0 of RenderMan Studio and version 3.0 of RenderMan for Maya. Built on the common foundation of Pixar's core rendering technology, both releases feature substantial performance enhancements for production rendering, including faster multi-threading, optimized ray tracing, and other enhancements that will dramatically impact most scenes. New levels of customization will allow studios the ability to develop their own unique pipelines, and both releases provide full Maya 2009 compatibi... Read Full Story
	COMPANY X & DETOX CREATE LUSH ANIMATED VIDEO FOR NAT KING COLE - 04/15/09 Visually Compelling Teaser Is Part Of Launch For RE: GENERATIONS, Remix Album Of Nat King Cole Tracks New York, NY – (April 9, 2009) -- EMI Records recently tapped Company X to produce a promotional music video for RE: GENERATIONS, a remix album featuring modern interpretations of jazz legend Nat King Cole’s indelible work. Performing alongside Cole’s virtual croon, the album features a diverse cast of artists including daughter Natalie Cole, will.i.am, Bebel Gilberto, Stephen and Damien Marley, The Roots, and TV on the Radio, among others. Company X and its production arm, Detox, directed, edited and animated the video, which includes 2D stop-motion, 3D and After Effe... Read Full Story
	TD-College Releases New Houdini Course! - 03/30/09 BURBANK, CALIFORNIA (March 23rd 2009): TD-College Releases New Houdini Course!TD-College (TDC), the premier online school for technical directors, is proud to announce the release of a new course Procedural Effects with Houdini. Since its inception, Side Effects' Houdini has been regarded as a tool that can handle nearly any effect thrown at it due to it's procedural work flow. Nonetheless, that power seems to be out of reach for most CG artists due to Houdini's steep learning curve. "Procedural Effects with Houdini will provide our students the opportunity to learn one of the most powerful cg software applications, and learn how it is used in real production scenarios... Read Full Story
	Okino Ships new Solid Edge CAD pipeline for animators - 03/04/09 Toronto, Canada March 4th, 2009 Okino Computer Graphics announced today that it is now shipping its newly rewritten Solid Edge CAD conversion system, compatible with the ground breaking Solid Edge Synchronous Technology modeling software which is taking the CAD world by storm in 2008 and 2009. The conversion pipeline allows native Solid Edge assembly, part, weldment and sheet metal files to be converted to all major animation + authoring packages, 3D downstream file formats and VisSim programs. Okino is one of the longest standing Solid Edge solution partner developers, providing excellent and well refined 3D data translation solutions for Solid Edge users and independent users of Solid... Read Full Story
	Okino ships SolidWorks 2009 for Animators - 02/10/09 Toronto, Canada - February 9, 2009 Coinciding with the SolidWorks World 2009 conference in Orlando Florida, Okino Computer Graphics announced today that its very popular SolidWorks CAD conversion system has been updated for SolidWorks 2009 and is now available to current customers still within their valid maintenance period. The conversion pipeline, a de facto industry standard for the last 12+ years, allows native SolidWorks BREP CAD assembly, part and presentation files (disk based, or from a live running copy of SolidWorks) to be converted to all major animation + authoring packages, 3D downstream file formats and VisSim programs. Okino is one of the longest standing SolidWorks soluti... Read Full Story
	Uberware releases Smedge 3 version 2.4 update 2-distributed task management system - 01/09/09 Uberware releases Smedge 3 version 2.4 update 2Los Angeles, CA. January 6, 2009. Uberware, makers of the Smedge distributed task managementsystem for render farm and server farm control, have announced the release of the latest update to thehighly successful Smedge 3 product line. Update 2 to version 2.4 of the Smedge 3 system includesdozens of new features, feature enhancements, and improvements in performance and reliability."We have been working closely with our customers and the artists and managers that use and administrate Smedge installations in order to give them the stable and easy to use product that Smedge has become the standard for in the entire render farm management ma... Read Full Story
	Okino and AGI Announce New 3D Conversion Pipeline for STK - 10/17/08 AGI announces Okino Computer Graphics as an Affiliated Product Partner and a new Secondary 3D Conversion Pipeline into AGIs STK Software Toronto, Ontario October 17th, 2008 After 10 years of collaborative activity, AGI Affiliated Product Partner Okino Computer Graphics announced today that a secondary, complementary data conversion pipeline in Okinos PolyTrans\|CAD (using the COLLADA format) gives STK users the ability to evaluate the new COLLADA model import (beta) capability of AGIs STK software. For over ten years Okino has been a primary provider of cost effective and robust 3D data translation software to STK users around the globe. Okinos P... Read Full Story
	Pixar Releases RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 - 09/17/08 Pixar Releases RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 Includes New Interactive Rendering technology EMERYVILLE, CA (September 17th, 2008) Pixar Animation Studios today released version 14.0 of its Academy Award winning RenderMan Pro Server software. Significant performance enhancements include accelerated ray-tracing, faster processing of large polygon datasets, optimized hair performance, faster AOVs, and enhanced threading scalability. New core features facilitating the development of custom tools include a re-rendering mode for accelerated interactive shading and lighting, a new SDK for easy linking, a Python binding for simplified integration, user-def... Read Full Story
	Pixar Celebrates 20 Years of RenderMan at SIGGRAPH 2008 - 08/12/08 Pixar Celebrates 20 Years of RenderMan at SIGGRAPH 2008 Announcing RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 EMERYVILLE, CA - (August 11th, 2008) Pixar Animation Studios today announced full details of the latest version of its Academy Award winning RenderMan Pro Server software to mark the occasion of RenderMan's 20th anniversary. RenderMan Pro Server 14.0 introduces significant performance enhancements including accelerated ray-tracing, faster processing of large polygon datasets, optimized hair performance, faster AOV's, and enhanced threading scalability. New core features that facilitate the development of custom to... Read Full Story
	Uberware showing off Smedge 3 at Siggraph 2008 - 07/24/08 Uberware will be showing off the latest version of Smedge 3 at Siggraph 2008, August 12 - 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, booth number 150. The newest build includes complete, seamless interoperability between Mac, Linux and Windows machines, as well as support for many new renderers. It also includes work-flow improvements that will help both the artists who use it and the technical staff that sets it up to get their work done easier and faster than ever before.We invite you to stop by the booth and check it out. We will be demonstrating on all three platforms there, so you can really see it in action. If you can't make it to Siggraph, please check out the Uberware web page for ... Read Full Story
	Okino Ships Certified Autodesk Inventor 2009 CAD Conversion System for 3ds Max v2009, Maya v2008, Lightwave v9, Cinema-4D v10.5, XSI v6 & Others - 04/04/08 Toronto, Ontario April 4th 2008 -- Okino Computer Graphics, a leading provider and pioneer of data translation solutions to the DCC/Animation and enterprise Fortune 1000 markets, announced today that its currently shipping software products have received the "Autodesk Inventor 2009 Certification". Okino has been a registered Autodesk developer since 1995 and has been shipping this completely robust and error free Autodesk Inventor conversion pipeline since Inventor v5. Certification by Autodesk, as per the "Inventor Certified Applications Program" validates the overall completeness and robustness of the Okino Inventor importer solution again. The cert... Read Full Story

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