August 18, 2010 Edition
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In this issue :

NEWS

Autodesk Acquires Illuminate Labs
Pfeiffer Consulting ROI Study for Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya
Pixar Announces New Versions of RenderMan Studio and RenderMan for Maya

PRODUCTS

Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Premium
The Pixel Farm Introduces PFMatchit
PipelineFX Announces Qube! 6.0
ZBrush 4 Available Now!

PROMOS

The Foundry Summer Promos
Chaos Group Promo – V-Ray Summer Bundle
Autodesk Maya/3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite Rebate Promotion

EVENTS

Autodesk SIGGRAPH Presentations on The Area
SEPT 8-12: SPARK ANIMATION 10 in Vancouver

NEWS

> Autodesk Acquires Illuminate Labs

Autodesk, Inc. has acquired Illuminate Labs, a privately held maker of lighting technology for game development. Illuminate Labs’ Beast middleware solution and Turtle plug-in for Autodesk Maya software enable faster iteration on a game’s creative intent, and more realistic in-game lighting.

Read the Official Press Release.

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> Pfeiffer Consulting ROI Study for Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya

Pfeiffer Consulting, an independent research firm, has prepared a group of reports for both Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® Maya® software that cover the specific productivity and performance gains of the 2011 releases over previous versions.

Specifically Pfeiffer Consulting conducted benchmarks on the following releases:
• 3ds Max 2011 versus 3ds Max 2008
• Maya 2011 versus Maya 8.5

The purpose of the ROI study is to provide independently validated productivity data that demonstrates the power of the new releases – 3ds Max 2011 and Maya 2011 – over previous versions.

3ds Max 2011 Productivity Benchmarks
3ds Max 2011 ROI Study
3ds Max 2011 ROI Calculator
Maya 2011 Productivity Benchmarks
Maya 2011 ROI Study
Maya 2011 ROI Calculator

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> Pixar Announces New Versions of RenderMan Studio and RenderMan for Maya

   

Pixar Animation Studios disclosed full details of the upcoming versions of its RenderMan Studio and RenderMan for Maya products at SIGGRAPH 2010.

Targeted for release in the fall of 2010, RenderMan for Maya 4.0 is Pixar’s RenderMan® plug-in for Autodesk’s Maya®, optimized to provide fast and easy access to the photorealistic rendering technology used to create the stunning visual effects in the majority of today’s feature films. This latest version provides accelerated performance via the addition of unlimited threading and significant acceleration and memory efficiencies from core optimizations to the internal renderer. Additionally RenderMan for Maya 4.0 brings support for Maya Fluids, Maya 2011 compatibility, and the addition of a new unified interface for RenderMan Controls.

Read the Official Press Release.


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PRODUCTS

> Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Premium

   

Autodesk introduced Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Premium, offering a powerful set of tools for 3D modeling, digital sculpting, texture painting, animation, effects, rendering and compositing. The Premium Suites provide integration across applications for enhanced interoperability and efficiency, enabling artists to explore creative ideas with advanced modeling and animation technology.

Read the Official Press Release.

Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite Premium (with Maya, Softimage, MotionBuilder and Mudbox) is expected to be available on or after September 29, 2010.

Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite Premium (with 3ds Max, Softimage, MotionBuilder and Mudbox) is expected to be available at a later date.

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> The Pixel Farm Introduces PFMatchit


PFMatchit
, the new and groundbreaking 2D/3D camera-tracking/matchmoving product, attractively priced for every desktop.

Optimised for 64-bit application on OSX, Linux and Windows, PFMatchit is the first product to harness the power of The Pixel Farm's innovative node-based flowgraph architecture, and is the beginning of a wider realignment of the company's core VFX product range, which began with new pricing for the renowned PFTrack.

Chief features of PFMatchit include…

  • Node-based flowgraph architecture
  • GPU-accelerated performance across OSX, Linux & Windows~
  • Python scripting and workflow customisation
  • Metadata management core
  • Multiple workspaces and unlimited shots per workspace
  • More…

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> PipelineFX Announces Qube! 6.0


Qube! 6.0
Qube! 6.0 brings a new level of control and automation to render farm management by delivering out of the box features that previously only the largest larger studios could afford to build. Leveraging the power of an event-driven, client-server architecture, Qube! 6.0 provides real statistical insight into your render pipeline, automates render wrangling, speeds artist workflow and integrates with leading third party applications.

Major features of Qube! 6.0 include:

  • integrated charting in the GUI
  • external reporting to iPad and iPhone with Roambi
  • automated render wrangling
  • simplified job submissions
  • automated movie generation
  • More…

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> ZBrush 4 Available Now!


Pixologic has achieved new breakthroughs with the release of ZBrush 4. Through the introduction of completely new tools and the extension or expansion of existing ZBrush utilities, ZBrush 4 sets a new standard for digital art software. ZBrush 4 offers the freedom to explore and create; take your art from concept to final production asset without the need to leave the ZBrush environment. You can also use GoZ to seamlessly transition between ZBrush and other applications. Click here to read more about ZBrush4.

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PROMOS

> The Foundry Summer Promos

   

Nuke and NukeX Bundle Deals

  • Buy Nuke + Maintenance and Get 2 x Render Licenses Free = $4800 (RRP $5,300)
  • Buy NukeX + Maintenance and Get 2 x Render Licenses + Full Furnace* Free = $7,500 (RRP $11,300)
    *Full Furnace will provide you with 25 more problem solving tolls based on our Sci-Tech Award© winning algorithms.
Have a Stereoscopic Summer Promo

  • Nuke + Ocula + Maintenance = $10,000 (RRP $14,500)
  • NukeX + Ocula + Maintenance = $12,500 (RRP $17,200
Offer ends August 27, 2010!

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> Chaos Group Promo – V-Ray Summer Bundle


Now you can have a complete rendering solution which will enable you to achieve high quality images in the shortest possible time as well as to interact immediately with the virtual environment and apply changes on the fly. V-Ray RT follows the user’s actions while working on the scene and automatically and progressively generates a photorealistic preview. It is designed to improve and speed up the artist’s work in the Texturing and Lightening stage.

This bundle offers you also the professional image sequence player and viewer Pdplayer used in the 3D, CG and VFX industry.

*Dongle, shipping and VAT are not included

For more details or to request a quote, please send us an email at sales@3vis.com.

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> Autodesk Maya/3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite Rebate Promotion


Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Rebate


From August 16, 2010, through October 17, 2010 (dates are inclusive), customers who purchase qualifying new commercial licenses of Autodesk® M&E Entertainment Creation Suite software may be eligible for rebates up to US$400for each new license purchased, or US$200 for each upgrade license purchased after submitting an online request and providing mailed in proof of license purchase documentation.

For more details or to request a quote, please send us an email at sales@3vis.com.

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EVENTS

> Autodesk SIGGRAPH Presentations on The Area

The Autodesk booth at SIGGRAPH 2010 was a hive of activity with many product and customer presentations. Check them out for free here. Of interest are Master Classes including one from Wayne Robson on Mudbox, guest presentations from Blur, Pixar (PTex on Mudbox) and more.

Autodesk at SIGGRAPH 2010.


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> SEPT 8-12: SPARK ANIMATION 10 in Vancouver

September 8 - September 12 2010: Vancouver Int'l Film Centre & Scotiabank Theatre

Mark your calendars! Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH is pleased to announce its third annual celebration of animation, SPARK Animation '10.

Opening September 8, SPARK Animation '10 Conference & Festival will be full of inspiring speakers, panels and films. We've been hard at work for the last year putting together an exciting schedule to celebrate the incredible achievements and talent behind many of last year's groundbreaking films, covering technical and creative breakthroughs from a number of studios including Disney, Sony, Pixar and DreamWorks.

Don't miss your chance to take part. Early-bird passes are on sale now for a limited time!

EARLY-BIRD PRICES
Members: $175
Non-Members: $225
(All prices inclusive of HST)

On August 1, full prices of the passes will be as follows:
Members: $225
Non-Members: $275
(All prices inclusive of HST)

TICKETS
A-la-carte tickets for the individual presentations will go on sale on August 30.

Info & Registration


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