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Jon Peddie Cites Strong Gains for the Workstation Market in Q2'10

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Tiburon, Calif – The workstation market posted another round of solid numbers in the second quarter of 2010, but that growth is expected to slow in Q3. So reports Jon Peddie Research (JPR) after wrapping up its second quarter analysis as part of its JPR Workstation Report series. The technology and market research firm reports that the industry shipped 795,000 workstations worldwide in Q2, resulting in sequential growth of 9.6% and a year-over-year increase of 32%. The 32% year-over-year growth matched the largest JPR has seen since Q1'06, though that shouldn't be surprising when considering how dramatically the market had fallen by Q2'09.

Trinigy’s new integration gives online game developers faster access to lightweight textures

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Eningen, Germany - Trinigy, a 3D game engine provider with over 150 licensees and offices in Germany and Austin, TX, announced that it has integrated its Vision Engine 8 with two Allegorithmic products: Substance Air and Substance Redux. The new integration enables developers of MMOs and browser-based games to access lightweight, dynamic textures created with the Substance products directly from within Vision Engine’s scene editor, vForge.

MAXON Announces Immediate Availability of Release 12 of Acclaimed 3D Package CINEMA 4D

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Friedrichsdorf, Germany - MAXON Computer, developer of professional 3D software, announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 12, the next generation of its highly-acclaimed professional 3D software application. The comprehensive CINEMA 4D Release 12 builds on more than two decades of 3D graphics development excellence and boasts dozens of new productivity enhancing features including improved rendering, enhanced dynamics, new deformers, and superior character animation capabilities to allow digital artists to intuitively and easily create high-end 3D images and animations.

Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and iPhone

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 GMT

San Rafael, Calif. - Autodesk Inc. has announced AutoCAD for Mac software for professional design and engineering, which runs natively on Mac OS X. Autodesk also announced the AutoCAD WS mobile application for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch that enables users to edit and share AutoCAD designs in the field.

Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 will Cross $1 Billion Today

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Burbank, Calif. -Two weeks after becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 will cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office today, joining Alice in Wonderland as the second $1 billion film this year from The Walt Disney Studios - the first studio in history to accomplish this feat. Disney first crossed the $1 billion threshold with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest in 2006. Toy Story 3 becomes the only animated film to reach this milestone and the seventh title in industry history.

Jon Peddie Announces Second Quarter PC Graphics Shipments

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Tiburon, Calif. – Jon Peddie Research (JPR) announced its estimated graphics chip shipments and supplier's market share for Q2'10.

Chaos Group announces the launch of V-Ray RT for Maya Beta Program

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Sofia, Bulgaria – Chaos Group announced the release of V-Ray RT for Autodesk Maya Beta Program, one of the few new products planned to be introduced to the market in 2010.

Zoic Studios Wins Emmy for Oustanding VFX for a Series for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Zoic Studios was honored with Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series during the Creative Arts Emmy awards held in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 21st 2010. The award honors the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Family Affair".

M2 Research Reports 90% of Tweens are Playing Games Online; Mobile, and Social Media

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Encinitas, Calif. - Today's kids are playing games on consoles, computers, portables, and online more than ever before. “Kids and Games: What Boys and Girls are Playing Today” is a new report series launched by M2 Research.

Montreal International Game Summit Unveils its Keynote Speakers for 2010

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Montreal – The Montreal International Game Summit (MIGS) – the premiere professional event of the Canadian video game industry – today announced its keynote speakers for MIGS 2010, taking place November 8th and 9th at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel in Montreal.

Neptuny Presents Caplan 3.3

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Milan - Neptuny, provider for IT Performance Optimization, Capacity, and Virtualization Planning solution, today launches Caplan 3.3. The latest version provides relevant new features and major improvements in several key areas, mainly to improve the ability to manage virtualized environments and to support virtualization initiatives, in addition to some minor features and new out-of-the-box connectors.

The Future Starts at IBC2010

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

IBC starts in a little over two weeks from now, so there is still time to register. Always the place to assess the future directions of the electronic entertainment industry may take; IBC2010 is going to be particularly fascinating as different technologies vie to be the next major development. Stereoscopic 3D has deservedly grabbed the headlines, but beyond that are the subtle but far-reaching developments brought about by 24/7 high-bandwidth connectivity and social media as presented in the new Connected World area. Then of course, there's Super Hi-Vision, with its eye-popping resolution and ear-popping audio. What does the future hold? In three weeks, those who have attended IBC2010 will have a good idea.

SDI & Sony Working Together To Create Next Phase 3D Subtitling Placement Solution

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Los Angeles, Calif., - SDI, a leader in subtitling and localization services to the media and entertainment industry, announced that Sony Creative Software, a division of Sony Electronics, has adopted and integrated SDI's XML schema into their Z-Depth 3D subtitle editing application - Z Depth creates the information needed for proper placement of subtitles or menus in the 3D space of a 3D title presentation.

gamescom Excites the Masses: 254,000 Visitors in Cologne

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The second run of gamescom – the largest trade fair and event highlight for interactive games – successfully came to a close. A total of 254,000 visitors experienced over 200 world, European, and German premieres on five spectacular trade fair days.

The Kerner Group Focuses on 3D Production

Debra Kaufman — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Kernercam 3D camera systems are the core offering.

Design Studio, Co-founded by Full Sail University Graduate, Receives Four Gold PromaxBDA Awards

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Winter Park, Fla. - Full Sail University announces that Royale, a design and production studio located in Hollywood, Calif., and co-founded by 1999 Full Sail University graduate Jayson Whitmore, along with business partners Brien Holman and Jen Lucero, received four gold PromaxBDA Awards in a ceremony held on June 22, 2010 at LA Live in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif.

15 Scientific Achievements in Competition for 83rd Academy Awards

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Beverly Hills, Calif. - The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the selection of 15 scientific and technical achievements for further awards consideration. The deadline to submit additional entries is Tuesday, August 31.

Total Immersion Enlists Augmented Reality to Promote Environmental Awareness

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Los Angeles, Calif. – This year, environmental consciousness doesn’t need to wait for the classroom.

CGW Wins Top Editorial Awards

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Computer Graphics World, a COP Communications publication, once again received top honors in the annual editorial excellence awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).

AMD To Showcase Latest Professional Graphics Cards, Customer Demonstrations at IBC 2010

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Sunnyvale, Calif. - AMD has unveiled its line-up of technology and customer demonstrations scheduled to take place at the company’s booth (Hall 7, J30) at IBC 2010. The show will provide attendees with: a first look at the latest ATI FirePro workstation-class professional graphics cards which will increase multi-monitor support for creating HD video walls or giant extended desktops and an opportunity to see ATI’s FirePro RG220 Remote Workstation Graphics, the first enterprise remote multi-display solution which allows users to control a monitor from up to three miles away.

Image Metrics And Centroid Partner to Provide Integrated Facial Animation and Body Capture Solution

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Cologne, Germany – Image Metrics, Inc., provider of facial animation technology for the entertainment industry, announced a partnership with Centroid, a United Kingdom motion capture and character animation services company, to provide an integrated animation solution to the film, television, and video games industries.

Artbeats Reaches New Heights with Three High Definition Hawaiian Aerials Collections

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Myrtle Creek, Ore. — From its rocky cliffs and pristine coastlines, to cityscapes and the remote Mauna Loa Observatory, Artbeats announced the release of three new HD collections featuring the overhead beauty of the Hawaiian Islands: Hawaiian City Aerials, Hawaiian Establishment Aerials, and Hawaiian Scenic Aerials. Shot using the RED One Camera, combined with the eclipse gyrostabilized camera system these new collections give Artbeats the unique status of having the largest, and highest quality, library of royalty-free Hawaiian aerial footage available on the Web.

Shyamalan, Katzenberg To Keynote 3D Entertainment Summitt in Association with Variety

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Los Angeles, Calif. - Bob Dowling, president of The Bob Dowling Group, and Unicomm LLC, an event management company, announced that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan (The Last Airbender; Sixth Sense) and Chris Cookson, president of Sony Pictures Technologies, will be joining Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG, as keynote speakers at the 3rd annual 3D Entertainment Summit presented in association with Variety. The two-day conference is scheduled for September 15-16, 2010 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City, Calif.

LOOK Effects to Present The Making of "Lost"

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Hollywood, Calif. - A panel of LOOK Effects artists will discuss the making of visual effects for the final season of ABC's "Lost" on Thursday, August 26, at Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, Calif. The event is part of the continuing series produced and sponsored by the Visual Effects Society.

Video Game Creative Process Revealed in Don Daglow Papers

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Rochester, N.Y. - The International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) in Rochester, N.Y. has acquired, by donation from video game pioneer Don Daglow, a collection of notebooks and personal papers that will enable researchers to peek inside the thought processes of the creator of two groundbreaking games: Neverwinter Nights (1991), the first multi-player, online role-playing game to use graphics and the one credited with launching the Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs); and Utopia (1981), often regarded as the first simulation game, pitting two players ruling rival islands in a competition for resources, wealth, and survival.