Includes Tools for Lens Distort, Stereo Image Stacking, Frequency Blur, Spherical Distort and Digital Camera Noise

The software
division of award-winning visual effects studio Frantic Films today
announced the release of Awake, a plug-in pack for eyeon Software's Fusion
5. Awake includes six powerful plug-ins: Lens Distort, Stereo Image
Stacking, Stereo Image Unstacking, Frequency Blur, Spherical Distort, and
Digital Camera Noise. Awake will be demonstrated at the eyeon Software
booth, Booth #815 and at the Frantic Films booth, Booth #1720 at this
year's SIGGRAPH Conference from August 7-9, at the San Diego Convention
Center in San Diego, Calif.
usion is a full-featured, node-based compositing system used at top
facilities working in feature film, commercials, motion graphics and
television post-production. Awake is seamlessly integrated into the Fusion
5 interface, unlocking a host of useful features that leverage Fusion 5's
inherent speed and interactivity to transform any production.

"We're excited to see the talented folks at Frantic Films Software deliver
this powerful plug-in pack for Fusion 5. We continually strive to provide
our customers the best tools to optimize their projects, and Awake helps to
further that mission," said Isaac Guenard, Senior Product Manager, eyeon
Software. "We're also really excited that they're introducing tools that
specifically cater to stereoscopic 3D productions, which is a huge growth
area for many of our customers."

The Awake Toolkit Includes:
Lens Distort
– Correct off-center and radially distorted lens
– 5 parameter model supports output from Tsai camera calibration
– Edge policy support black, wrapped, duplicated and mirrored edge handling

Stereo Image Stacking
– Stack input images top/bottom, side-by-side, or interlaced
– Flip left or right image horizontally to correct source images from beam
splitter cameras
– Add watermarks to left and right frames to prevent confusion
– Use scripts to enable or disable left or right input to increase preview
speed

Stereo Image Unstacking
– Unstack images stored in a top/bottom, side-by-side, or interlace image
stack
– Generate anaglyphs using the PS or LSA anaglyph methods
– Generate color or gray-scale anaglyph images
– Use scripts to enable or disable left or right input to increase preview
speed

Frequency Blur
– Blur an image with the built-in Disk, Hexagonal, Gaussian, or Airy Disk
kernel
– Apply user-defined kernels to achieve the blur shape that best fits your
environment
– Use the kernels to convolve (blur) or deconvolve (sharpen) the image
– Edge policy supports black, wrapped, and duplicated edge handling
– Use kernels with fixed or independent heights and widths
– Add customized bokeh to built-in kernels to generate ringed blurring
effects

Spherical Distort
– Convert between fish eye, perspective, latitude/longitude, cube face, and
cylindrical camera models
– Control field of view, rotation, and output size of images

Digital Camera Noise
– Apply pixel level CCD camera grain to rendered images
– Choose default settings or modify the noise parameters manually
– Adjust brightness, red, green, and blue noise independently
– Adapts grain levels in light and dark regions of the image

Availability and Pricing
Awake is available directly through the Frantic Films Software Division,
please visit visit software.franticfilms.com/ or email
awake-sales@franticfilms.com with sales inquiries. Awake is available now
with a list price starting at $299 USD, and is compatible with eyeon
Software's Fusion 5 and higher.