March 29, 2010 Edition
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With a national coverage model including points of sale in Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver, 3vis is the largest Media & Entertainment reseller in Canada that supplies 3D software for the video game, film, television and architecture industries. 3vis, certified as an Autodesk Gold Partner, offers a wide range of Autodesk products and complementary solutions.

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In this issue :

NEWS

Autodesk Recognizes 3vis as a Leading Performer
The Nuke Composite Tour's Winners

PRODUCTS

> **NEW** Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2011
> **NEW** Autodesk Maya 2011
> **NEW** Autodesk 3ds Max 2011
> **NEW** Autodesk Softimage 2011

PROMOS

> Upgrade to Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya or Softimage 2011 and get Craft Director Studio for Free

EVENTS

APR 10-15: NAB Show Las Vegas
APR 19: **DON'T MISS**
Autodesk Seize the Opportunity Virtual Event

NEWS

> Autodesk Recognizes 3vis as a Leading Performer

3vis, the leading reseller of Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software in the Media and Entertainment industry, announced that it received top honours at the Autodesk One Team Conference (OTC) in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 1st. 3vis was selected, among all authorized North American Media & Entertainment resellers, as the Top Reseller in Overall M&E Sales Growth. This is the second time that 3vis has been named as leader in this category.

"We want to thank our clients who helped us achieve this prestigious award. Ultimately, their success is our success" - Sylvain Plourde, President and Sales Manager for 3vis.

Read the Press Release

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> The Nuke Composite Tour's Winners

3vis and The Foundry would like to, once again, thank everyone who attended the event The Nuke Composite Tour that took place in Montreal on February 18th and in Toronto on February 23rd, 2010.

Among all the people who participated in our online survey, we would like to congratulate Romain Clark and Evgeny Berbasov, winners of a Full Commercial Nuke license, including the first year of maintenance (value of $4500 US).

Pictures of The Nuke Composite Tour

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PRODUCTS

> **NEW** Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2011

The Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites offer a powerful range of creative toolsets at a significant cost saving*. Available in two options, the suite offers a choice of either Autodesk Maya 2011 software or Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software and includes Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011 real-time character animation software, as well as Autodesk Mudbox 2011 digital sculpting and 3D painting software.

Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
includes:

Autodesk Maya 2011
Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011
Autodes Mudbox 2011


Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
includes:

Autodesk 3ds Max 2011
Autodesk MotionBuilder 2011
Autodesk Mudbox 2011


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

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> **NEW** Autodesk Maya 2011

Autodesk Maya 2011 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, rendering, and compositing software includes the following new and enhanced features:



  • A revitalized user interface (UI) offers a more consistent, improved user experience across all supported Maya platforms.
  • Skinning tools and workflows help you create better-skinned characters with more realistic deformations in less time.
  • A nondestructive retargeting workflow that uses the Autodesk HumanIK 4.5 animation middleware libraries enables you to reuse, correct, and enhance motion-capture and other animation data faster and more easily.
  • 3D editorial capabilities help accelerate previsualization and virtual movie-making production.
  • Assets and file referencing enhancements enable you to more easily segment, reuse, and exchange data with or without file referencing.

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

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> **NEW** Autodesk 3ds Max 2011

Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing software includes the following new and enhanced features:



  • Slate, a new node-based material editor, enables you to more easily visualize and edit material component relationships.
  • Quicksilver hardware renderer enables you to create high-fidelity pre-visualizations, animatics, and games-related marketing materials in less time.
  • Graphite modeling and Viewport Canvas tools help accelerate modeling and texturing tasks.
  • The new 3ds Max Composite feature offers high-performance, HDR-capable compositing tools and is based on technology from Autodesk Toxik software.

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

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> **NEW** Autodesk Softimage 2011

Autodesk® Softimage® 2011 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, rendering, and compositing software includes the following new and enhanced features:


  • The Rendering Sandbox shader authoring environment automatically hosts external shaders and renderers without requiring custom UI or tools.
  • Interactive Creative Environment (ICE) kinematics enable you to drive the movement and behaviors of characters and scene elements.
  • Automatic Face Robot® Lip Synching functionality enables the instant generation of facial animation based on an audio file.
  • A selection of up to 100 new ICE compounds enables you to create a wide range of effects.
  • A selection of up to 100 new mental ray® shaders, including .mi and .mip production shaders, enables enhanced creativity.

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

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PROMOS

> Upgrade to Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya or Softimage 2011 and get Craft Director Studio for Free

Craft Director Studio has been chosen by Autodesk to be included in the 2011 installation of 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage. Anyone installing the 2011 version will have the option of also installing a promotional bundle Craft Director Studio, and will have access to a free permanent license of the following products:

  • Craft SoftMotionCam
  • Craft ObserverCam
  • Craft MultiStateCam
  • Craft HumanizerCam
  • Four free Pre-Rigged Models

As part of this promotional offer, the customers will be offered the chance to purchase one year of support and upgrades (for the modules listed above).

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

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EVENTS

> APR 10-15: NAB Show Las Vegas

NAB Show 2010 - April 10-15, 2010


3vis sales & technical crew will be present in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, to attend the NAB Show 2010. If you need to schedule technical meetings or demos, or if you would like to meet with the 3vis team, please do not hesitate to contact:

John Annis, Territory Sales Manager
john.annis@3vis.com

David Bitton, Senior Product Specialist M&E
david.bitton@3vis.com


Some of our vendors/partners that will be exhibiting at NAB include:

Aspera - fasp transfer technology
Assimilate SCRATCH
Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, MotionBuilder, Mudbox
Cine-tal cineSpace
The Foundry Nuke, NukeX
GenArts - Sapphire, Tinder
Maxon - CINEMA 4D, BodyPaint 3D
Pipeline FX QUBE!
RE:Vision Effects                                                       
Ultimatte - Ultimatte RT, AdvantEdge

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> **DON'T MISS** APR 19
Autodesk Seize the Opportunity Virtual Event


Join the Media & Entertainment Virtual Conference on April 19.

Discover all the ways the latest Autodesk® 2011 Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software opens up new opportunities for creativity in game development and television and film production — by enabling you to move beyond simple content creation and into cohesive production pipelines.

Autodesk® Seize the Opportunity Virtual Event
April 19, 2010
7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. PT

Sign up now for the Virtual Entertainment Conference and put the power of 2011 Autodesk Media & Entertainment solutions to work for you.

Watch for our APRIL N3WSLETTER, dates for the Autodesk Canadian Live Events Tour in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal will be available.

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For more details or to send general comments, please send us an email at marketing@3vis.com.

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