Muse VFX Installs Fusion 7 Studio in Its Hollywood Pipeline Fremont, CA -- January 07, 2015-- Blackmagic Design today announced that Muse VFX has expanded its Fusion pipeline to include Fusion 7 Studio. Fusion 7 Studio will be used for VFX on all of Muse VFX's projects, including CBS's "NCIS" and "NCIS: New Orleans," as well as MTV's "Teen Wolf" hit television shows. ...Read More »

Bazillion Pictures Re-Launches: The Kansas City-Based 3D Animation/VFX Boutique Restructures and Expands Its Reach Kansas City, MI -- December 16, 2014-- Jeff Beith, owner and creative director of Bazillion Pictures, restructures his award-winning 3D animation and visual FX studio as it embarks on a pro-active campaign to introduce its creative services to a broader range of regional and national markets. The reorganization of the expanded facility incorporates improved workflow, as well as a fully integrated complement of services that includes in-house compositing, editing, color correction, finishing, interactive development, and audio capabilities. ...Read More »

SfN14: SMI Launches Eye Tracking Upgrade Package for the Oculus Rift DK2 HMD United States of America,United Kingdom,Germany, -- November 17, 2014-- BOSTON and TELTOW, Germany, November 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ...Read More »

8th Annual Digital Graffiti Festival At Alys Beach Calls For Artist Submissions Florida, -- November 12, 2014-- ALYS BEACH, Fla., Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --The Alys Foundation invites artists from around the world to submit original artwork for the eighth annual Digital Graffiti Festival, the world's first projection art festival, held in Alys Beach on Scenic Highway 30A in Northwest Florida's South Walton c..... ...Read More »

Blackmagic Design Revolutionizes the Visual Effects Industry with Fusion 7 Fremont, CA -- November 10, 2014-- Blackmagic Design today announced that Fusion 7, the world's most advanced visual effects and motion graphics software, is now available completely free of charge. ...Read More »

Territory Introduces Its Hybrid Boutique's One-Stop Approach To Editorial & Post With The Launch Of Its New Space -- November 02, 2014-- Territory officially introduced itself to the national market as the finishing touches were recently completed on the second floor of the hybrid editorial and post-production boutique's 13,000 square foot space. The new moniker provides a vehicle for the restructuring and re-branding of founder and editor Terry King's award-winning company, STS-Griot. Territory takes its business model to the next level, meeting the demand for an integrated and efficient approach to high-end editing, finishing, visual FX, motion graphics, audio and sound design services for broadcast commercials, as well as digital media content. ...Read More »

First Naval Air Reserve Unit Descends Upon AlphaDogs Burbank, CA -- October 20, 2014-- The collaborative approach between the filmmakers and AlphaDogs during the post-process was instrumental in delivering a quality product that everyone was happy with ...Read More »

Athena Studios Names Vince De Quattro Executive in Charge of Production; Emeryville, CA -- October 06, 2014-- Athena Studios, an Emeryville, CA-based company specializing in animation for film and multimedia clients, has named Vince De Quattro as the company?s new Executive in Charge of Production. The announcement was made today by Jon V. Peters, Founder of Athena Studios. ...Read More »

Popular American Technology Author & Blogger Heads Down Under Sacramento, CA -- October 02, 2014-- Karl Palachuk, internationally recognized technology author, blogger, and managed services business consultant is heading to Australia and New Zealand on a four-city tour. ...Read More »

Imagineer Systems Celebrates the Season with its Annual Halloween Video Contest Guildford, UK -- October 02, 2014-- Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award-winning mochaŽ planar tracking technology, is again on the lookout for the year?s most horrifying, or most hysterical, Halloween short film. The Halloween-inspired videos will win a number of software prizes from Imagineer Systems and contest partners Boris FX, FXHome, Rampant Design, Red Giant and Digital Anarchy. ...Read More »

Imagineer Systems Celebrates the Season with its Annual Halloween Video Contest Guildford, UK -- October 02, 2014-- Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award-winning mochaŽ planar tracking technology, is again on the lookout for the year?s most horrifying, or most hysterical, Halloween short film. The Halloween-inspired videos will win a number of software prizes from Imagineer Systems and contest partners Boris FX, FXHome, Rampant Design, Red Giant and Digital Anarchy. ...Read More »

Southpaw Technology Launches Five New TACTIC Apps Los Angeles -- September 25, 2014-- Southpaw Technology, a leading provider of open source digital asset and workflow management software, has launched five new products to meet the digital asset management needs of content creators in media and entertainment, marketing, advertising and more. ...Read More »

Southpaw Technology Launches Five New TACTIC Apps -- September 25, 2014--

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Phosphene Partners with Cinemax to Create Visual Effects for Director Steven Soderbergh's "The Knick" Starring Clive Owen New York, New York -- September 24, 2014-- For the critically acclaimed Cinemax series, "The Knick," helmed by Academy Award-winning and Emmy-winning director Steven Soderbergh ("Traffic," "Side Effects," HBO's "Behind the Candelabra") and starring Academy Award and Emmy-nominated actor Clive Owen ("Closer," "Children of Men," HBO's "Hemingway & Gellhorn"), Phosphene, the lead VFX house, created effects that ranged from complex character augmentation to detailed period set extensions, medical enhancements and period anachronisms. ...Read More »

IBC 2014: Shotgun Software Expanded Engineering Team Is on Fire -- September 15, 2014-- At IBC 2014, Autodesk unveils Flame 2015 visual effects software Extension 2, with included support for Shotgun Software, a cloud-based production tracking, review and asset management platform. Just last month at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, Shotgun, recently acquired by Autodesk, announced an iPhone Review app, Shotgun Desktop and MARI integration. Since the acquisition earlier this summer, the expanded development team (triple the number of coding engineers) has been on hyper drive. ...Read More »

Filmmaker Zac Cavaliero's Animated Short Wins Reel 13 Competition, Earning It A National Broadcast Debut on Thirteen-WNET Los Angeles -- September 14, 2014-- Zac Cavaliero's short film, 'The Frank Job,' showcasing the cinematographer's skills as a character animator, was Reel 13's voters' choice this week, earning it a slot on Thirteen-WNET's Saturday evening line up .Currently a layout artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank whose talent were tapped fortheir newest animated feature, "Big Hero 6," and Previz shot creator, animator and FX artist on 'Fast & Furious 5' Cavaiero is a diverse young talent with ...Read More »

Blackmagic Design announces acquisition of eyeon Software, Inc. IBC 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands -- September 12, 2014-- Blackmagic Design today announced its acquisition of eyeon Software, Inc., a leading developer of high end digital compositing, visual effects and motion graphics software for the feature film, commercial, television and broadcast industries. eyeon, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackmagic Design. ...Read More »

Silicon Valley Preeminent Finance Exec And Visual Graphic Industry Pioneer Join Trusight Advisory Board -- September 04, 2014--

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Cogswell College to Present U.s. Premiere of Siggraph 2014's Computer Animation Festival on Wednesday, Sept. 10th: Sunnyvale, CA -- September 02, 2014-- Cogswell College, a leading educational institution offering a unique, project-based curriculum fusing Digital Art, Engineering and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH, will present the U.S. premiere of the SIGGRAPH 2014 Computer Animation Festival on Sept. 10th. ...Read More »

RationalPlan 4.9 ? Better Mac OS X Integration and Improved Printing Craiova, Romania -- September 02, 2014-- Stand By Soft is pleased to announce the release of RationalPlan 4.9. ...Read More »

Health Gorilla Online Healthcare Marketplace Receives Quest Diagnostics Quality Solutions Certification Sunnyvale, CA -- August 26, 2014-- Health Gorilla Inc. announced today that the Health Gorilla Online Healthcare Marketplace is certified as a Silver Quality Solution by Quest Diagnostics under Quest's Health IT Quality Solutions? Program (the "Program"). Quest Diagnostics is the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services. ...Read More »

Noiton's Perception Neuron Opens New Doors to the Virtual and Physical World -- August 20, 2014--

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Shotgun Recognizes Excellence with Inaugural Pipeline Awards at SIGGRAPH Los Angeles, CA -- August 19, 2014-- At the Shotgun User Group held during SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver, Shotgun Software held the first ever Pipeline Awards to honor excellence in pipeline tool development, integration, engineering, and usage. Members of the Shotgun community from around the world submitted inventive tools for consideration, and four were recognized with Pipeline Shotty Awards, distinguishing them as the best pipeline tools of 2014. Shotgun also recognized four individuals as "Pipeline Heroes," leaders who have had a significant impact on the pipeline community through their technical contributions and commitment to sharing ideas and best practices. ...Read More »

Rising Sun Pictures Looks to SIGGRAPH to Expand for a Blockbuster Year Adelaide, South Australia -- August 13, 2014-- Rising Sun Pictures is sending a team of representatives to SIGGRAPH 2014 to discuss its work on the recent film X-Men: Days of Future Past and to recruit artists for future projects including Gods of Egypt, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2, Deadline Gallipoli, Pan & Tarzan. The 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Technologies, SIGGRAPH 2014 takes place 10-14 August in Vancouver, British Columbia. ...Read More »

OTOY expands OctaneRender integration to NUKE, Houdini, MotionBuilder, Unreal Engine 4, and Digital Molecular Matter Engine Canada, -- August 13, 2014-- VANCOUVER, Canada, Aug. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --SIGGRAPH 2014 --Cloud graphics company, OTOY Inc., today announced expanded support for its acclaimed OctaneRender software, giving artists an..... ...Read More »

Earth. Visualized. App Debuts to Computer Graphics Community at SIGGRAPH 2014 Appy Hour -- August 13, 2014--

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Autodesk 3ds Max 2015 Extension 1 -- August 12, 2014-- Autodesk 3ds Max 2015 software helps increase overall productivity for artists and designers working with the high-resolution assets required by today's demanding entertainment and design visualization projects. The newest update adds new features that help artists easily create and exchange complex assets across multiple workflows. ...Read More »

Autodesk Maya 2015 Extension 1 -- August 12, 2014-- The newest update for Autodesk Maya 2015 delivers powerful new production tools to help studios large and small build more efficient and productive pipelines. With a sophisticated new color management system that offers a color-safe workflow throughout the lighting, rendering and compositing process; new tools that help make it easier to share, transfer, and collaborate on data; and extended customization options for Viewport 2.0, Maya 2015 Extension 1 helps provide studios with new opportunities to create differentiated, future-proofed pipelines. ...Read More »

Shotgun Launches iPhone Review App, Shotgun Desktop, and MARI Integration at SIGGRAPH 2014 Vancouver, BC, Canada -- August 12, 2014-- Shotgun Software, developer of cloud-based production tracking, review & approval, and asset management tools for film, TV and games, delivered three major releases today to help creative companies streamline processes and go faster. The company launched a mobile app that brings the power of Shotgun Review to the iPhone; Shotgun Desktop, a native app shelf that gives artists fast access to productivity tools; and integration with The Foundry's MARI 3D paint software, which helps speed up the workflow for texture artists. ...Read More »

Siggraph 2014 Platinum Sponsor Christie Powers Up Screens and Award-Winning Visual Displays SIGGRAPH/VANCOUVER, CAN. -- August 12, 2014-- Christie Projectors to be Used at Vancouver's 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Technologies, SIGGRAPH ...Read More »

OTOY unveils X.IO App Streaming service to effortlessly bring the most powerful workstation apps to every Internet-connected device Canada,British Columbia, -- August 12, 2014-- VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2014 -- Cloud graphics pioneer, OTOY Inc., today announced X.IO App Streaming, a new application virtualization service that instantaneously..... ...Read More »

Thinkbox Software Previews Deadline 7 at SIGGRAPH 2014 with Built-in VMX for Comprehensive Cloud Support Los Angeles, CA -- August 11, 2014-- At the SIGGRAPH Conference held August 10-14, 2014 in Vancouver, BC, Thinkbox Software will demonstrate Deadline 7, the latest version of the company's scalable high-volume compute management solution, which is currently in beta. Further extending the functionality of the cross-platform tool, Deadline 7 features significant architectural changes and core technology upgrades, which include a new Qt interface, an updated MongoDB database, ftrack support, and deeper integration with Shotgun. ...Read More »

Chaos Groups V-Ray Comes to The Foundrys MODO, NUKE and KATANA -- August 11, 2014--

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Thinkbox Software Reveals Sequoia at SIGGRAPH 2014 Los Angeles, CA -- August 11, 2014-- Thinkbox Software today announced Sequoia, a powerful new standalone tool for converting particle and point cloud data to geometry backed by Thinkbox's new application framework. Tailored for applications in the architecture, engineering and construction markets, Sequoia creates a single mesh from particles, vertex clouds, or laser scan data. ...Read More »

Perception Neuron Makes Professional Motion Capture Adaptable and Extremely Affordable -- August 11, 2014--

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SMI's Sneak Preview of Gaze Interaction at Siggraph 2014 United States of America,United Kingdom,Germany, -- August 11, 2014-- BERLIN and TELTOW, Germany, August 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ...Read More »