Blog.:.CGSutra » CG News http://blog.cgsutra.com Where cgRokrs Rock.. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:22:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Zoic Studios wins Emmy for VFX in CSI http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/08/31/zoic-studios-wins-emmy-for-vfx-in-csi/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/08/31/zoic-studios-wins-emmy-for-vfx-in-csi/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:38:49 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/08/31/zoic-studios-wins-emmy-for-vfx-in-csi/ zoic[1]

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 honors the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode “Family Affair”.

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Highlighted Features:
    ·    Stereo playback
    ·    64Bit version
    ·    Floating point, HDR image engine
    ·    DOD/ROI – domain of definition and region of interest
    ·    Python and Lua scripting
    ·    Node-based workflow
    ·    Ram image cache for instant playback
    ·    A/B image buffers for comparing shots
    ·    RED camera image support
    ·    Shared collaborative workflow bins system
    ·    ASCII-based projects
    ·    Tight integration with ’s Fusion, as well as 3D animation applications
    ·    Advanced support for EXR, Cineon and DPX
    ·    Bezier and Bspline rotosplines
    ·    Controllable motion blur with shutter angle and weighting to match live action
    ·    Advanced spline integration, such as double-edged splines to control drop-off
    ·    Vector Paint and retouching system
    ·    Advanced keying and matte manipulation tools
    ·    Advanced Color system, such as color gain, hue curves, grid warping, blur, and more.
Rotation 6.1 provides a cost effective solution and expanded tool set for visual effects studios. Taking advantage of 64bit computing, GPU’s and other architectural initiatives in ’s supercomputing roadmap, realtime rendering now provides facilities with immediate results, changing the landscape of compositing pipelines forever.

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With help from technology created by Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), previsualization has become an integral part of modern moviemaking. For Paramount Pictures’ and Marvel Entertainment’s summer blockbuster “Iron Man 2,” Los Angeles–based previsualization studio The Third Floor used Autodesk Maya and Autodesk MotionBuilder software to help create a highly detailed previsualization that allowed the filmmakers realize their creative vision. With a worldwide gross exceeding $600 million, “Iron Man 2” kicked off the summer movie season on a record-breaking number of screens.

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]]> http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/29/marvel-studios-iron-man-2-autodesk-software-key-to-integrating-previsualization-into-movie-production/feed/ 0 Prime Focus Film VFX completes work on Universal Pictures‚ Robin Hood http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/prime-focus-film-vfx-completes-work-on-universal-pictures-robin-hood/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/prime-focus-film-vfx-completes-work-on-universal-pictures-robin-hood/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:11:00 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/prime-focus-film-vfx-completes-work-on-universal-pictures-robin-hood/ Prime Focus, one of the world’s largest visual entertainment services groups, has completed work on Universal Pictures‚ epic action-adventure Robin Hood, from director Ridley Scott. Over the course of four months, the Film VFX division in the UK delivered 150 VFX shots for Robin Hood. The film, which stars Oscar-winners Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett and is produced by Oscar-winner Brian Grazer, opened in cinemas in the US on May 14. 

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]]> http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/prime-focus-film-vfx-completes-work-on-universal-pictures-robin-hood/feed/ 0 Gnomon unveils Gnomon Studios http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/gnomon-unveils-gnomon-studios/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/gnomon-unveils-gnomon-studios/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:57:40 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/gnomon-unveils-gnomon-studios/ Gnomon School of Visual Effects, today revealed that it has established Gnomon Studios, where advanced Gnomon students prepare for professional careers by working on short films in a studio environment under the guidance and mentorship of production professionals. Gnomon Studios is currently working on Academy -nominated Director Shane Acker‘s new short film, “.“

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]]> http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/06/24/gnomon-unveils-gnomon-studios/feed/ 0 Apple insists Final Cut Studio will remain a pro-level app http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/20/apple-insists-final-cut-studio-will-remain-a-pro-level-app/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/20/apple-insists-final-cut-studio-will-remain-a-pro-level-app/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 11:07:02 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/20/apple-insists-final-cut-studio-will-remain-a-pro-level-app/ Apple has denied reports that the next major version of its Final Cut Studio suite of professional video applications will be a big departure, focusing less on the professional audience it’s always been for.

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]]> http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/20/apple-insists-final-cut-studio-will-remain-a-pro-level-app/feed/ 0 5 tips for choosing A Reliable Printing Company http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/5-tips-for-choosing-a-reliable-printing-company/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/5-tips-for-choosing-a-reliable-printing-company/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 08:05:53 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/5-tips-for-choosing-a-reliable-printing-company/ A printing company is a very integral part of your business. It is the print shop that prints all your marketing material and in the process helps build your identity in the business and corporate market.

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]]> http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/5-tips-for-choosing-a-reliable-printing-company/feed/ 0 The Future is Now – Interview With a 12 Year Old iPhone Dev http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/the-future-is-now-interview-with-a-12-year-old-iphone-dev/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/the-future-is-now-interview-with-a-12-year-old-iphone-dev/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 07:55:50 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/the-future-is-now-interview-with-a-12-year-old-iphone-dev/ We got our first computer when I was 12 years old. It was an Apple IIc. Every bit of software we had ran off of floppy disks. Today, I walk around with a device in my pocket with infinitely more computing power. It’s easy to take for granted where we’ve come from, but this week I had an encounter that put some of this back into for me and also led me to start thinking about what the future might hold as well.

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]]> http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/the-future-is-now-interview-with-a-12-year-old-iphone-dev/feed/ 0 SmartTV: Google, Intel and Sony ready to shake things up http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/smarttv-google-intel-and-sony-ready-to-shake-things-up/ http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/smarttv-google-intel-and-sony-ready-to-shake-things-up/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 07:43:55 +0000 Pradeep Mamgain http://blog.cgsutra.com/2010/05/18/smarttv-google-intel-and-sony-ready-to-shake-things-up/ At this year’s I/O, Android is going to have a huge presence. is expected to release Froyo (Android 2.2) at the conference, but that’s not all. , along with Intel and Sony, are going to be showcasing a new television platform called Smart TV, which also runs on Android.

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