Computer Graphics World articles from April 2005

Computer Graphics World archives from April 2005

Pursuing pirates.(video games piracy analysis )(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... Everyone knows that piracy of digital content is a serious issue. But it has been notoriously difficult to get a handle on just how widespread the practice has become. Now a new report from the International Intellectual Property Alliance--a...

1 beyond launches NLE laptop.(non linear editing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... 1 Beyond, a provider of digital video editing and compositing systems, has unveiled a laptop computer designed for editing and graphics applications. For high-definition (HD) editing and delivery, the 1 Beyond 3817 HD laptop system...

SensAble Technologies unveils ClayTools 1.0.(MODELING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... SensAble Technologies has presented its ClayTools touch-enabled system for use with Autodesk Media Entertainment Division's 3ds max software. ClayTool, designed for digital content creators serving the game and entertainment industries,...

Havok Complete 3 debuts during GDC.(new software, 2005 Game Developers Conference)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... At the recent 2005 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco,- Havok introduced its Havok Complete 3 integrated middleware for the video game industry. Havok Complete 3 incorporates the company's flagship Havok Physics 3 and its...

Combustion upgraded to Version 4.(VIDEO)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Discreet, recently re-branded as Autodesk Media and Entertainment Division, has upgraded its Combustion digital visual effects and compositing software to Version 4. For desktop motion graphics and visual effects artists, Combustion 4...

Boxx Technologies releases new workstations.(WORKSTATIONS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Boxx Technologies has introduced three workstations targeted at digital content creation applications, such as 2D/3D graphics, simulation, and digital video. The Boxx 7300 family of workstations combines dual AMD Opteron series 252...

Digital video market gains momentum.(MARKET OUTLOOK)
April 1, 2005... The video market as a whole has been struggling with the upgrade to digital video. Five years ago, companies were predicting enormous growth as content creators in the film and video industry moved to digital technology and updated their...

Avid Technology (Tewksbury, MA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Pinnacle Systems (Mountain View, CA).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Avid Technology (Tewksbury, MA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Pinnacle Systems (Mountain View, CA). Discreet (San Francisco), a division of Autodesk, is transitioning its name and brand to Autodesk Media and Entertainment Division....

If you build it ...(use of video editing software)
April 1, 2005... The first product review I ever worked on, some 11 years ago, was a roundup comparison of 22 different Windows 3.1 video capture cards. Only the top two or three could capture "multimedia quality" (320x240 resolution, 30 fps) video without...

The good, the bad, & the oddly: Oddworld takes aim at the first-person shooter genre with Stranger's Wrath.(new game of Oddworld Inhabitants)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2005... Beginning with the release of Abe's Oddysee in 1997, the video game world was introduced to the twisted universe known as Oddworld, a series of fully functional ecosystems where grotesque yet adorable creatures struggle for survival against the...

The devil's in the details: effects studios create CG backgrounds surrounding actors filmed against green-screen for the movie Sin City.(computer graphics, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller)(Sin City: The Hard Goodbye, Big Fat Kill, and That Yellow Bastard)
April 1, 2005... Frank Miller's stark, black-and-white graphic novels are about as far removed from what many people think of as comic books as is the movie Spy Kids from the film Pulp Fiction. But it was Spy Kids director Robert Rodriguez who cajoled a...

SuperSpots: This year's Super Bowl commercials entertained with subtle digital effects.(Video)
April 1, 2005... The Super Bowl isn't just a football game; it's an event. Each year the broadcast of this NFL championship matchup draws tens of millions of viewers who are reluctant to lift their eyes from the television screen for even a minute, lest they...

The power of the pipeline.(Special Section: Storage in the Studio)(digital storage devices )
April 1, 2005... As postproduction houses and visual effects studios continue their quest to build digital production pipelines, more attention than ever before is being focused on the data storage components at the hub of these new systems. Whether used in the...

Student art contest.(Portfolio)
April 1, 2005... What's in your dreams? That was the question posed to budding artists around the world by Computer Graphics World for its first annual student art contest, and those willing to share their visions did so through beautifully crafted digital...

Apple production suite: Apple's software bundle is powerful, professional, and affordable.(VIDEO)(Apple Computer Inc)
April 1, 2005... A bundle of the company's high-end products for the Mac, Production Suite is truly more than the sum of its parts. It's a synergistic environment in which professional postproduction applications work together seamlessly to increase...

Digital Voodoo SD/Flex: the company's new board offers 10-bit uncompressed SD and HD video.(VIDEO)
April 1, 2005... For years, the holy grail of broadcast-quality digital video boards has been 10-bit input and output. The folks from Digital Voodoo in Australia raise the bar with its SD|Flex standard-definition (SD) and high-definition input/output (I/O)...

Crafting crowds.(SIMULATION)(Genemation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... [Win] Genemation has released GenHead 2.0 and GenCrowd 10, 3D face synthesis tools targeted at digital artists and programmers in the gaming, postproduction, and Web authoring markets. GenHead 2.0 enables users to create 3D animated heads from...

Restorative measures.(VIDEO)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... [Win] Red Giant Software has announced the availability of Film Fix, film and video restoration plug-ins for Adobe's After Effects Versions 6.0 or later. Developed for documentary filmmakers and postproduction studios, the Film Fix set of...

Events.(showcase)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... APRIL 16-21 NAB2005, held in Las Vegas. Contact National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), 888-740-4622, www.nabshow.com, www.nab.org. MAY 17-20 E3 2005, held in Los Angeles. Contact 877-216-6263, www.e3expo.com. ...

Alias / corporate overview: more than twenty years of innovation: alias delivers workflow solutions for creative advantage.(COMPANY PROFILES)(Company Profile)
April 1, 2005... As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias develops award-winning solutions for the film, video, game development, interactive media, automotive, industrial design, education and visualization markets. These solutions...

BOXX.(COMPANY PROFILE)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
April 1, 2005... BOXX Technologies delivers technology to the innovators in the digital media community with high-performance, flexible workstations, render nodes, and turnkey video editing solutions that enhance creativity and fuel innovation. The BOXX series...

Avid Computer Graphics: advancing your creative pipeline.(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
April 1, 2005... Hyper-realistic games. Visual effects that defy the imagination. Next-generation computer-generated content--all driven by skyrocketing consumer demand. Today's digital artists, creative tools, and powerful processors are reshaping our...

D2 Software[TM] a subsidiary of Digital Domain[R].(COMPANY PROFILES)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... D2 Software, Inc., a subsidiary of Digital Domain, Inc., the Academy Award[R] winning effects house, has one simple mandate: To provide the high-end visual effects community with the most powerful and production proven software solutions on the...