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The Creative Suite Is Dead: Long Live Creative Cloud
Adobe will no longer sell its software as individual licences in future, introducing a subscription model with the current version.
Staff Cuts at ILM
The closure of LucasArts has knock-on consequences. Employees at Industrial Light & Magic now also have to pack their bags.
Adobe Preview Page
Adobe published numerous NAB sneak-peek videos for its new software packages, collected on a single online page.
Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2014
Autodesk offers a first look at the features of Entertainment Creation Suite 2014 and Autodesk Gameware 2014.
KeyShot 4 Available
Luxion's CPU-based standalone 3D rendering and animation system focuses on greater speed and many new features.
More Prime Lenses
Canon is expanding the Cinema EOS system portfolio with two new prime lenses, both of which offer 4K video resolution.
Speed Boost for USB 3.0
USB 3.0 is being expanded – the USB 3.0 data rate is intended to become twice as fast in mid-2013 and reach 10 gigabits per second.
SP 4 for Autodesk Showcase 2013
Autodesk has announced that Service Pack 4 for the Showcase 2013 rendering software is currently available for download.
Ubisoft Continues to Expand
Ubisoft Montreal now owns a second studio in the Canadian city of Quebec—they acquired the THQ studio at an auction.
Call for a Digital Film Heritage
Federal budget funds are said to be scarce, yet the German government now wants to help advance the digitisation of film heritage.
Motors from the Printer
Can motors for electric vehicles actually and economically be manufactured using screen printing? Chemnitz University of Technology is investigating this question.
Court Ruling on Volume Licensing
This is a severe setback for software providers—the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main ruled in favour of users and retailers on the issue of volume licences.
Barco Projector with Sony Support
The Barco projector with 2,800 lumens is now intended to support Sony's LCoS technology and thus quadruple the contrast ratio.
When the HyperDeck Shuttle 2 Meets Apple…
According to Blackmagic Design, software update 3.6 means the HyperDeck Shuttle 2 SSD recorder now supports the Apple ProRes 422 video codec.
Digital Domain Goes Under the Hammer
Oh dear, this is surely not what James Cameron had in mind when he founded Digital Domain around 20 years ago—tomorrow, the entire contents of the Florida department will be auctioned.
Christmas at Pond5
Pond5 is thinking of its customers and is giving away 50 free stock media items during Advent, available to download free of charge until December 31.
RIP Bryce Bayer
A pioneer of digital colour photography and inventor of the Bayer filter that bears his name, Bryce Bayer has died at the advanced age of 83.
Fancy a New Job?
The world's best workplaces have now been published in a top 25 list by the Great Place to Work Institute—here is a little inspiration for job seekers.
Lightworks for Linux
Followers of the penguin are no longer to be excluded from video editing—Lightworks is available in an alpha for Debian distributions. Free of charge, with a catch.
The Foundry and Luxology Are a Couple
The two companies The Foundry and Luxology want to open up a new way of working in future by sharing their software technology.
Boxx Introduces Optimized Rendering Systems
Boxx Technologies announced that the dedicated renderPro renderBoxx rendering systems received an upgrade.
Avid Closes Branch Offices
Avid has already closed the Sibelius branch in London and intends to close the iNews headquarters in Madison, USA, by the end of September.
New Element VFX Workstation
Rain Computers is selling a new workstation optimized for Adobe and Autodesk products. The powerhouse is available at a starting price of 2,599 dollars.
Panasonic: Projectors Without Lamps
Projector lamps have had their day in Panasonic's new projectors. A combination of laser and LED light is used.
The Right Hardware for CS6
Anyone who has purchased the Adobe CS6 Production Premium package receives further assistance from an Adobe white paper regarding suitable hardware.
The Second Ninja Is Here
Following industry feedback on the first Ninja field recorder, the company Atomos upgraded the second release with many features.
Build-Your-Own 3D Printer
The open-source 3D printer with the unpronounceable name Pwdr is something special: It is intended to be able to turn powder into 3D objects.
Photo Content Becomes 3D Objects
With the free software "123D Catch," Autodesk gives users the ability to create 3D objects, including animations, from series of photos.
FFF Bayern: Budget Is Being Increased
For the next two years, FFF Bayern will receive around 900,000 euros more per year for film funding.
License for 3D Conversion
Digital Domain Media Group and Prime Focus World have reached an agreement after a lengthy patent dispute over the rights to a 3D conversion technology.
Partnership Between EditShare and Octopus
The partnership aims to open new sales channels for Octopus in North America and provide EditShare support for the Octopus6 NCRS.
SRExpress Software for Transfer Control
AJA Video Systems has released the SRExpress software, which is intended to control the transfer of files from a Sony SR-R1 digital recorder to a RAID storage system.
Breakdown Video of Mercedes Commercial
VFX artist Andres Eguiguren presents his work on a Mercedes commercial for The Mill in New York in a breakdown video.
New Products at walimex pro
Foto Walser GmbH & Co. KG is expanding the walimex pro accessory range for DSLR filmmakers with three additional product groups.
50 Percent of All Cinema Auditoriums Digitized
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) found in a study that every second cinema auditorium in Germany is already equipped with digital projection technology.
Fabberhouse: Alphacam Offers Internet 3D Printing Service
Alphacam from Schorndorf offers a rapid prototyping service handled entirely over the Internet. True to the motto: Rapid prototyping for everyone.
Zoom Q2 HD Mini Camcorder Coming in August 2012
From August, a very compact HD video camcorder that can also be used as a microphone can be purchased for 200,- EUR.
Red Giant and Singular Software United
Red Giant has announced that it will take over Singular Software's products and associated technology as well as its intellectual property.
Social Security for Film Professionals
Social security for film professionals can be relatively easy to handle. A free eDossier provides information about the most important key questions.
Pinnacle Studio Was Bought by Corel
Canadian company Corel bought entry-level software from AVID Technology to expand its own video-editing software range.
Canon EOS C300 Quick Tip for Audio Limiter
On the HD-Warrior blog, Philip Johnston shows Canon EOS C300 owners how to find and adjust the well-hidden audio limiter.
Canon 7D: Firmware Upgrade Brings New Functions
Canon plans to release a free new firmware upgrade, version 2, for the Canon EOS 7D in August 2012. At the heart of the upgrade are new functions such as variable Auto ISO settings.
Adobe: Lightroom 4 in Creative Cloud
Lightroom 4 has recently also been included in Adobe Creative Cloud membership. The program can be downloaded through the Apps & Services page.
4K Camera in a Small Square
The new Flea3 USB 3.0 camera model from Point Grey is as small as an ice cube, but can film in fine 4K format.
MIT MediaLab: New Ambient Light System
Scientists at the MIT MediaLab developed a new ambient light system that analyzes the corners of the image and projects them onto surrounding walls.
AJA Video Systems: Thunderbolt Support for Windows
California-based AJA Video Systems Inc. has announced Thunderbolt I/O technology under Windows and points to selected products that allow more users to benefit from its use.
Digital Rapids Receives the Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
At the renowned Banff World Media Festival, Digital Rapids received the Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award.
NAB 2012: Arri Alexa Showreel
Arri's Alexa camera was used in countless productions. A small portion of them was captured at NAB 2012 and shown in an impressive showreel.
Sony F65: Footage for Testing
The Blender Foundation has one of the first Sony F65 cameras in use on Project Mango and is making still frames from the first recordings available for download.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Gets New Firmware
The new firmware with version number 1.1.3 can now be downloaded from the Canon homepage and fixes various malfunctions.
Sony 4K Cinema Projector for Small Cinemas
Sony plans to sell an affordable 4K cinema projector at the end of 2012 for smaller cinemas that want to convert to digital technology.
Learning from the Best: Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Anyone who wants to learn from the best in the 3D computer graphics industry can apply or enroll at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, California. Students, graduates, and industry professionals have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge. Whether full-time on site in courses lasting up to three years or through ten-week online courses, production experience in feature films/video games is passed on and culminates in a project that is assessed.
Canon Expands EOS DSLR Lineup: EOS 650D Announced
The new consumer camera is equipped with a swiveling 3-inch touchscreen, an 18-megapixel ABP-S image sensor, and a DIGIC 5 image processor. One strength resulting from this new core is permanent autofocus in Live View or movie mode, which is intended to provide good subject tracking. According to Canon, the EOS 650D is expected to go on official sale at the end of June. Potential buyers can expect a price of EUR 799 for the camera body.
Call for Papers
The 5th Media Technology Forum at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences has launched its "Call for Papers" – contributions from research and development are being sought.
Makibox A6: Affordable 3D Printer for EUR 320
Solidoodle and MakerBot will soon face competition from Hong Kong. Through the crowdfunding platform Makible, capital of 100,000 dollars was raised within 10 weeks, which developer Jonathan Buford used to develop a 3D printer called the Makibox A6.
Canon EOS C300 Menu Simulator
Anyone who would like to try the menu of a Canon EOS C300 themselves to become familiar with its operation can use a menu simulator that Canon provides online. All menus, including the Picture Profile Manager, can be visited.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 Awaits Submissions
SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 will take place in Singapore this time, with its doors open from November 28, 2012, to December 1, 2012. Anyone who would like to present their best work samples at the trade show, whether artist, animator, scientist, or programmer, is warmly invited to register through the online portal and submit content.
Lucas Retires
At the age of 68, it is apparently time for the Star Wars creator to take things a little easier – his successor has already been chosen: Kathleen Kennedy will take over the management of Lucasfilm Ltd.
25 Years of Animation Art: Pixar Exhibits in Bonn
To mark the 25th anniversary of the famous animation studio Pixar, which belongs to the Walt Disney Company, an exhibition will take place at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn from July 6, 2012, to January 6, 2013. Young and old can look through artistic works such as paintings, concept drawings, film sequences, documentary contributions, and modeled figures.
OutlinerPlus for Maya
Tim Völcker's OutlinerPlus is an editor that expands the existing Maya Outliner with important functions. In particular, the ability to use filters to display only nodes that are being searched for or needed simplifies the work. Accordingly, Tim Völcker says there is no need to use the slower Hypershade to make a selection.
3Dconnexion Offers New SpaceMouse Pro
The new SpaceMouse Pro from 3Dconnexion is available for EUR 355.81 and, alongside the actual 3D control element equipped with six degrees of freedom(6DoF), has 15 programmable buttons for quick access to important functions.
Digital Domain Opens Middle East Facilities in 2013
At the Cannes Film Festival, Digital Domain Media Group announced that it would work in the future with the Middle East-based twofour54 entertainment and media center to further advance Abu Dhabi's film, advertising, and TV industry.
FFF Bayern Drives Cinema Digitization Forward
With a special funding program from FFF Bayern, subsidies are intended to make it easier for small and medium-sized cinemas to convert to digital auditoriums. According to FFF Bayern Managing Director Prof. Dr. Klaus Schaefer, 70% of cinemas in Bavaria are expected to be digitized by the end of 2012.
Nvidia Provides Insights into CUDA 5
Nvidia's CUDA Toolkit enters its fifth round. Linux and Mac OS developers receive a special Nsight version based on Eclipse. GPUDirect now also supports direct memory access from one computer to a second without additional CPU effort or caches (RDMA).
Strawberry: Project-Oriented Editing in Workgroups
Flavorsys provides a software solution called Strawberry that allows several editors to quickly access and jointly edit centrally stored material from a shared project.
Cloud GPU Technologies from Nvidia
At this year's GPU Technology Conference, Nvidia presents another innovative development. Cloud computing receives acceleration through the Kepler architecture.
Shoran Software RenderPal 2.6 Available
Renderpal.com released Version 2.6 of the render-farm manager. New features include the use of four new renderers such as Modo, Arnold, RVIO, and Pdplayer.
Autodesk Releases Free 123D Catch App
A new app from Autodesk can be downloaded free of charge from the App Store, allowing users to create 3D objects based on their own photos.
New Product: GeForce GTX 690
Nvidia unveiled a new PCIe 3.0 GeForce graphics card called the GTX 690, which unlike the previous GTX 680 model is equipped with two Kepler cores. The performance of the new flagship is approximately equivalent to two GTX 680 cards in an SLI configuration, but with lower power requirements and reduced noise.
Solidoodle Offers a 3D Printer for the Home
Samuel Servante offers a 3D printer in three versions for anyone to purchase. The cost of a printer starts at the equivalent of approximately 378 EUR, and they can be ordered through the Solidoodle 2 online store.
3ds Max at FaberCourtial
Faber Courtial from Darmstadt is currently working on a multipart TV production, “In the Name of God”, which will be broadcast at the end of the year. We have the first images.
Power SubD-NURBS Available for modo
Luxology announced that the Power SubD-NURBS plug-in is now available for modo and is intended to allow conventional 3D objects(Subdivision Surface meshes) to be converted easily into NURBS-based CAD data.
NAB 2012: Interchangeable Sensor Boards for the T-CAM
At NAB 2012, Weisscam presented the first interchangeable 4K sensor boards for the T-CAM. The associated camera could be pre-reserved at the event and was expected to be available by IBC 2012.
Adobe Launches Creative Cloud & Creative Suite 6
The new Creative Cloud and Adobe Creative Suite 6 will go on sale in May. Alongside numerous new features in Creative Suite 6, a cloud-based service was added that can be used through monthly payments.
NAB 2012: Panasonic Brings New P2 Handheld Camera
Panasonic expands its range with the AG-HPX255 P2 handheld camera, equipped with a 2.2-megapixel Ultra Luminance Technology 3MOS image sensor and a 22x zoom lens.
NAB 2012: New Camera from Panasonic
At NAB, Panasonic presented, among other things, an AVC Ultra camera called the AG-HPX600. The P2 HD shoulder camcorder weighs less than 3.2 kg and offers 10-bit 4:2:2 AVC-Intra recording.
Autodesk 2013: Integrated Online Shop in 3ds Max
Autodesk offers an integrated online shop for the 2013 versions of 3D Studio Max and 3D Studio Max Design, where users can buy 3D animations together with characters.
6K Upgrade for Epic and Scarlet
RED unveiled the Dragon Upgrade Kit for the Epic and Scarlet. It is intended to transform both camera models into 6K cameras.
Cinema EOS C500: 4K RAW Camcorder
Five months after presenting the Cinema EOS C300, Canon now announces development of a successor model called the Cinema EOS C500. The new 4K RAW professional camcorder is intended for the production of feature films and high-quality commercials.
Pond5 Free Promotion Continues
Some time ago, we reported on the free offer from Pond5, the online provider of stock material, to celebrate reaching the million mark. The promotion continues for NAB 2012.
Autodesk 2013 Software
Today is supposed to be the day—the starting signal has been given for Autodesk’s Maya and 3ds Max 2013 software packages. So Friday the 13th isn’t an unlucky day after all?
3D Power Workstation from CADnetwork
From mid-April, CADnetwork is expected to offer the ProViz W30, a high-end workstation specially tailored to the 3D visualization industry.
Maxon Goes to Asia
Maxon expanded its locations—a Competence Center in Singapore is already Maxon’s sixth location worldwide.
Last but Not Least: Softimage 2013
The list of candidates is slowly approaching its “provisional” end with Softimage 2013. Nevertheless, this software package is bursting with innovative workflows and new modules.
Next, Please! MotionBuilder 2013
Since many Autodesk-family products have already received a substantial update, MotionBuilder naturally cannot be left out. The animation king also received a fresh coat of paint.
A Turbo for Distributed Applications
The new Fabric Engine 1.0 release provides fertile ground for concurrent web applications. Applications based on JavaScript are said to benefit so greatly from multithreading that their performance is in no way inferior to native applications.
Unbelievable but True
Who would have thought it? Video game developer Bioware is bowing to fans' opinions and is now working on an alternative ending for Mass Effect 3.
Time for a New Generation
In two days, the time is supposed to come. NVidia intends to present the new generation of graphics chips with the designation GK104, and the rumour mill is already bubbling vigorously. The question is which of the rumours about the new Kepler GPU actually come into consideration.
The HP Workstation Family Grows
HP's workstation product family is being expanded by three models – for the most varied workflow requirements and demands.
25 Percent Discount at Pond5
Pond5, the online provider of stock material, has passed the one-million mark and is now offering a general discount of 25 percent.
Changes at Das Werk
The company Das Werk is back in Düsseldorf and is sailing under a new flag with Cine Plus and the new creative label DFIGN.
“SELECTION – Germany’s Finest Agencies” 2012 Published
The yearbook has appeared in its sixth edition and once again in 2012 presents numerous self-portraits by selected agencies and studios from advertising, design and the internet.
HP’s “All-in-One Computer”
With its new Z1 all-in-one workstation, HP presents a compact solution in which users can replace individual hardware parts themselves.
Footage for Free
The expanding footage portal Pond5 is offering German users free data until the end of the month – so download and save it!
Now Don’t Argue…
Let´s get ready to rumble…the dispute between RED and ARRI, which had already begun in December over an accusation of industrial espionage, appears to be expanding and is currently continuing in court.
Kinect for Windows
Microsoft intends to release Kinect for the PC in spring 2012 and thereby significantly expand the range of uses for Kinect technology.
The Shadow of the Doom3 Engine
Is there a patent on shadows? Apparently so, because John Carmack, the developer of the Doom3 engine, faces the problem of a shadowy patent dispute before the source code is released.
New 50-Core Chip “Knight Corner” from Intel
Intel presented the “Knights Corner” coprocessor at this year's Supercomputing Conference in Seattle.