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Autodesk launched Toxik 2008, the latest version of its desktop software for feature-film procedural compositing. Designed for visual effects artists, Toxik 2008 combines an extensive creative tool set with real-time, interactive compositing of high dynamic range imagery.
Toxik 2008 is available as a stand-alone product on both the Windows and Linux operating systems. It offers greater interoperability with Autodesk Maya 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software, thereby helping artists combine 2D and 5D techniques to solve complex production problems.
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"The growing scale and complexity of computer-generated imagery in visual effects work is driving convergence between 2D and 3D pipelines," says Marc Petit, senior vice president, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. "Transferring camera and rendering information from Maya to ...