For the Discovery series Human Body: Pushing the Limits, which examines the intricate processes of the human body under a variety of ordinary and extreme conditions, Rushes in London created all the CG and VFX to allow the project to transition seamlessly between live action actors and realistic versions of the actors’ bodies, sans skin, as well as pushing into the muscle, veins and cells of the body. ... »
French filmmaker Pierre Michel has been able to achieve a rare thing in the commercial arena: the ability to create whatever he wants without the client even seeing it until it is finished. He did it on the opening for a French film festival last year and he’s been able to do it again on the sensuous commercial for the world-renowned jewelry store Loris Paris. Seeing his striking visuals and enigmatic style it is easy to see why clients are willing to give him carte blanche.... »
This video demos the first part of company's new VFX architecture mogul, mogul review. Watch how mogul review allows users to track and analyze virtually every element in a project as well as provide feedback to the appropriate artists within a facility. ... »
Don’t go because it’s all in English, or for the wonderful presentations, or even the mind boggling array of master classes and other learning opportunities. Don’t go for the massive industry recruitment events. Don’t even go for the wild, sponsored, hair-come-down parties (well maybe for the parties) Go because solid American talent is in high demand. ... »
James Mathers, cinematographer and president of the Digital Cinema Society, talks with Michael Coleman, product manager for Adobe After Effects, about Adobe's Cinima DNG initiative to create and open standard for RAW digital cinema files. ... »
Boris FX, the leading
developer of integrated effects technology for video and film,
announced that Final Effects Complete 5.0 for AVX (FEC 5 AVX) is now
shipping.... »
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) is
showcasing new technologies and initiatives that are helping to drive innovation across dynamic media content
creation, delivery, and playback at the 2008 NAB Show, beginning today. Adobe is spearheading an effort to begin
defining an industry wide open file format for digital cinema files, which is planned to be called CinemaDNG (see
separate press release), and delivering native support for the Sony XDCAM EX camera format in Adobe® Premiere® ... »
IMAGICA Technologies Corp., the
engineering solutions division company of IMAGICA Robot Holdings, Inc.,
announced today the introduction of O-gi, a brand new set of image quality
enhancement plug-ins for Autodesk® Inferno, Flame, Flint, Fire, and Smoke
systems. O-gi is a set of powerful noise reduction and clean-up filters
designed to help improve a range of image quality problems typically faced
by post production facilities.
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Visual-effects artists at CIS Hollywood worked with Clooney and production designer Jim Bissell to turn a junior-high-school football field in Boiling Springs, SC, a middle-school football field in Travelers Rest, SC, and Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC into ever-larger stadiums that they filled with crowds of digital people. ... »
Frantic Films Software, the software
development division of VFX studio Frantic Films VFX and a division of
Prime Focus Group, announces that its Awake plug-in pack for eyeon Fusion 5
is now commercially available. The collection now features 10 powerful
plug-ins that streamline stereo 3D compositing and visual effects workflows
for artists using Fusion 5. Frantic Films Software will be demonstrating
Awake from the eyeon Software booth at this year's NAB Conference at booth
#SL2616.
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DigieffectsT, a developer of
popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it
will introduce the Natural Forces and Simulate series of products
at NAB 2008.
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Luxology LLC today announced the immediate availability of modo 302, the newest version of its award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software.... »
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products today announced the start of an Open Beta program for LightWave Rendition™ for Adobe® Photoshop® on the opening day of Photoshop World in Orlando. ... »
