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SIGGRAPH 2007: Darin Grant of DreamWorks Animation in an Interview
DIGITAL PRODUCTION met Darin Grant, Head of Production Technology at DreamWorks, for an interview during SIGGRAPH 2007. Editor-in-Chief Matthias J. Lange spoke with him about the importance of SIGGRAPH, film productions, technological trends and the future of 3D animation.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Motion Tracking for Everyone
With its extremely inexpensive motion-tracking solution for 5000 US dollars, NaturalPoint caused a sensation at SIGGRAPH. DIGITAL PRODUCTION did not want to miss this and visited their SIGGRAPH stand. An interview with Jim Richardson, President of the company, and cooperation partner Alex Furer from plugin manufacturer Motion4U.
SIGGRAPH 2007: The Making Of “Ark” (Best of Show Award)
The Computer Animation Festival, held annually during SIGGRAPH in San Diego, this year awarded the Best of Show Award to the makers of the Polish production “Ark”.
SIGGRAPH 2007: eyeon announces Fusion64
eyeone Software announces a 64-bit version of its compositing application Fusion as part of SIGGRAPH.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Autodessys Introduces form.Z RenderZone Plus 6.5
The new form.Z RenderZone Plus 6.5 offers photorealistic rendering with Global Illumination using Final Gather, Ambient Occlusion and Radiosity.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Job Trends – Architecture
One of the best-attended events at SIGGRAPH is the job fair. This is where companies, studios and agencies introduce themselves to potential employees.
Matthias J. Lange, editor-in-chief of Digital Produktion, looked around for interesting fields of work for the DCC scene:
The field of architecture is on the rise.
The SIGGRAPH also hosts the annual job fair, which is always very well attended.
NVIDIA Gelato Enables Real-Time Rendering
NVIDIA’s new Gelato 2.2 rendering software allows the re-lighting of 60 frames in only 60 seconds. Rendering thus achieves nearly real-time quality.
MotionBuilder 7.5 Receives Extension 2
Autodesk releases Extension 2 for its 3D character-animation and storytelling application MotionBuilder 7.5.
Microsoft Presents Graphics Research at SIGGRAPH
Microsoft Research and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology present new graphics research.
Siggraph 2007: Five Years of 3D Software Provider Bitmanagment Software GmbH
Founded in 2002, the company is now a leading provider of Internet-enabled real-time 3D rendering.
SIGGRAPH: FIEA shows its students’ game project
The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) presents its students' latest game project, Master Plan.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Autodesk presents 2007 Master Awards
The Autodesk Master Awards were presented at the Autodesk SIGGRAPH User Group Meeting.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Rob Bredow of Sony Pictures Imageworks in conversation
Just in time for SIGGRAPH 2007, Rob Bredow, Visual Effects Supervisor, has finished work on “Surf´s Up” . Sony Imageworks current production is said to be an animated documenatry about surfing penguins. In the video interview, the likeable American gave DIGITAL PRODUCTION information about this, his work, new technology and the future of animation.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Meeting place of the scene. DIGITAL PRODUCTION talks with Armin Pohl of Mackevision
During SIGGRAPH, San Diego is the meeting place for the worldwide DCC scene for around five days. DIGITAL PRODUCTION met with Andreas Pohl, Managing Director of Mackevision Medien Design. In the video interview, he reports on visualization projects, tools and the community.
SIGGRAPH 2007 The third day in pictures and film
The reporters and editors of DIGITAL PRODUCTION also busily took photographs and filmed on the third day
SIGGRAPH 2007: e frontier Releases Poser Pro
As the flagship of the Poser product line, as it were, e frontier presented Poser Pro as part of SIGGRAPH 2007.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Autodesk presents 3ds Max 2008
Alongside the new version of Maya, Autodesk is also presenting the curent version of 3ds Max at SIGGRAPH 2007.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Autodesk Maya 2008 presented
Maya 9 is now called Maya 2008 and, according to manufacturer Autodesk, is intended to offer more performance as well as faster, more effective tools and workflows for creating complex 3D worlds and characters.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Autodesk presents new “Animation Academy” for high school students
Students can use the course to expand their skills in the field of 3D animation.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Frantic Films releases plug-in package for eyeon Fusion 5
Frantic Films has released the Awake plug-in package for Fusion 5. The toolkit adds six powerful tools to the Fusion compositing software.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Toon Boom Digital Pro presented
Just in time for SIGGRAPH, Toon Boom has relaesed its Digital Pro animation software.
SIGGRAPH 2007: 3D zoetrope in real time
The two Californian companies Mova and Gentle Giant Studios are demonstrating a 3D zoetrope at SIGGRAPH 2007 that breathes life into the 3D model of a face.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Support for Mental Ray 3.6 in Massive 3.0
Mental Images and Massive Software announced at SIGGRAPH the support of the Mental Ray Rendering software in the Massive 3D animation system.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Softimage XSI 6.5 and Face Robot 1.8 Presented
The Avid subsidiary announces new functions, prices and package composition for XSI 6.5 and an improved game-export pipeline for Face Robot 1.8
Animazoo Presents IGS-190 Motion Capture
Animazoo introduces the IGS-190 inertial motion-capture system after more than two years of development.
SIGGRAPH Names 2007 Animation Winners
SIGGRAPH announces the three winners of its 2007 Computer Animation Festival awards.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Marketplace for intellectual property
For investors and developers, the “Intellectual Property (IP) Marketplace” takes place for the first time this year as part of SIGGRAPH. The event is intended to help facilitate business processes in the acquisition and sale of technological know-how.
SIGGRAPH 2007: First international FJORG animation competition
Today at SIGGRAPH 2007, the starting signal is given for the first international animation competition “FJORG!”. 15 teams compete for the title “Viking Animator”.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Multi-touch table reaches market maturity
As part of Siggraph 2007, Microsoft presents its Surface multi-touch solution at a market-ready stage of development.
SIGGRAPH 2007 launched with course programme
The world's most important computer graphics event takes place in San Diego this year. DIGITAL PRODUCTION is reporting currently
SIGGRAPH 2007: “Global Eyes” art exhibition
The Global Eyes exhibition shows the role of digital media in the representaion of social issues.
Eyeon Announces Fusion 5.2
The update brings the compositing software, among other things, the ability to support OFX plug-ins and a new Vector Motion Blur tool
Natural Motion Announces Availability of Morpheme 1.1
Animation solution for in-game graphics expanded / Will also be shown at the upcoming Siggraph
Siggraph 2007: Call for Papers
Dedicated website collects proposals for courses, talks and presentations of users' own projects
SIGGRAPH: OpenGL 2.1 Is Just Around the Corner
The new version of the programming library for cross-platform 3D and 2D graphics offers Pixel Buffer Objects, among other things
SIGGRAPH: Video Codec for HDR Data
HDR specialist Brightside showed a video codec at Siggraph that is suitable for compressing HDR data
SIGGRAPH: Low-Cost Tracker
SynthEyes 2007 can now also cope with obscured markers in greenscreen recordings
SIGGRAPH: Artvps Announces Raybox
The specially developed hardware is intended specifically to accelerate raytracing significantly
SIGGRAPH: Eyeon Shows Fusion 5.1 – Again
Announced some time ago, the compositing tool was not only on display at the trade show this time, but is also expected to be available in the next few days
SIGGRAPH: New Tone at Sensable
The manufacturer brought a new version of its virtual modelling clay Claytools to Siggraph
SIGGRAPH: D2 Software Announces Nuke 4.6
Since D2 Software got a new owner, the company has been picking up speed: A new Nuke is due this year
SIGGRAPH: “Houdini for Hire”
The Houdini 8.1 VFX software can now also be rented / Rental price is credited upon purchase
SIGGRAPH: Modo Steps on the Gas
Modo 202, which Luxology presented at Siggraph, is said to be up to 42 percent faster than its predecessor
SIGGRAPH: Vxtech Workstations With New CPUs
Intel’s dual-core Xeon processor powers two new devices from the manufacturer
SIGGRAPH: Immersion Scanner on the Long Arm
As an addition to its digitizers, the manufacturer is bringing a 3D scanner to market
SIGGRAPH: New Pipeline for New Face Robot
Softimage presents Face Robot 1.5 and a new Face Robot pipeline / Prices between 15,000 and 90,000 dollars
SIGGRAPH: ZBrush Now Also for 64-Bit
ZBrush 2.5 copes better with large polygon counts and brings several new features
SIGGRAPH: V-Ray 1.5 Renders More Beautifully
The latest release now requires a dongle, but also brings many new functions
SIGGRAPH: Robots for Learning
Concepts for Introducing Children and Young People to Technology with Robot Helps Also Find Their Place at SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH: Low-Cost 3D Scanner for SolidWorks
Nextengine has developed a very inexpensive 3D scanner specifically for collaboration with SolidWorks
SIGGRAPH: 3D Passport Photo Booth Produces Crystal Instead of Photo
The Montreal company inSpeck demonstrates a passport photo booth at Siggraph 2006 that outputs a 3D crystal instead of photos
SIGGRAPH: Fresh 3ds Max plug-ins from Turbosqid
Turbosquid shows new versions of familiar plug-ins for 3ds Max in Boston and a preview of fumeFX for simulating fire and smoke
SIGGRAPH: E-on Software shows Vue 6 Infinite preview, introduces Ozone 3
Ozone 3 for atmospheric objects supports all major 3D modelers
SIGGRAPH: Khronos Group Takes Over OpenGL Development
The OpenGL Architecture Review Board announced that it is transferring OpenGL development to the Khronos Group
SIGGRAPH: Lightwave 9 Becomes Universal
Newtek presents Lightwave 9 extensively at its stand. A native version is in the pipeline for Intel Mac owners
SIGGRAPH: 2d3 Brings Boujou 4 and Moujou
Boujou 4 matchmoving software can now also load 3D objects into the virtual scene
SIGGRAPH: Euphoria and Morpheme Complement Endorphin
Natural Motion is showing three new products at Siggraph
SIGGRAPH: Bryce and Carrara Refreshed
With a major update for Bryce and a maintenance update for Carrara, DAZ polishes up the range of former Eovia products
SIGGRAPH: Scanning From the Wrist
With the ZScanner 700, Z-Corporation presents a device intended to enable reliable scanning from the wrist
SIGGRAPH: Quest 3D Can Do HDR
HDR images as textures, a new Water Shader and alpha channels in all channels distinguish the new version 3.5
SIGGRAPH: Nvidia Unveils Quadro Plex
The turnkey visual-computing system connects to a PC like an external graphics card.
SIGGRAPH: Three New Morgan Kaufmann Books
Three new practical titles cover animation, character design and artificial intelligence.
SIGGRAPH Shows Mobile AR and Laser Plasma
Emerging Technologies pairs a two-player mobile AR game with an experimental free-space laser-plasma display.
SIGGRAPH Retrospective Honours Charles Csuri
SIGGRAPH honours a pioneer of computer animation with a dedicated Art Gallery retrospective.
SIGGRAPH: Realviz and Autodesk track together
MMTrack Free tracking software as a free plug-in for 3ds Max and Maya
SIGGRAPH: 3ds Max 9 announced
The next major update is coming in October: It is said to be faster, better integrated with Maya and offer more tools
SIGGRAPH: Maya 8 is here
Better collaboration with other Autodesk products and higher speed are the highlights
SIGGRAPH: Immersive Media presents 360-degree camera
The Dodeca2360 records a complete 360-degree image in eleven video streamms with eleven spherically arranged lenses
SIGGRAPH Keynote: Awards and Theme Parks
SIGGRAPH presented its awards before Disney’s Joe Rohde connected theme-park design with computer graphics.
SIGGRAPH: Generate 3D characters with iClone
Reallusion presents new versions of iClone and CrazyTalk
SIGGRAPH: Fast Forward Previews Papers
Presenters had 60 seconds each to introduce their work during SIGGRAPH’s rapid paper preview.
SIGGRAPH Paper: Color Harmonization
This technology automatically adjusts disharmonious color combinations in an image
SIGGRAPH Paper: Natural Video Matting using Camera Arrays
Using multiple cameras makes it possible to automatically isolate objects in front of a moving background
SIGGRAPH Paper: Schematic Storyboarding
Interesting alternative to video stills that is based on drawn storyboards
SIGGRAPH Paper: SmoothSketch
Automatically generating 3D objects from outlines was the subject of this paper
SIGGRAPH Paper: Image based Material Editing
Paper shows how the material properties of an object can be changed completely and automatically
SIGGRAPH: Exhibition devoted to the 3D model Teapot
Siggraph honors Martin Newell's 3D model of a teapot, modeled 31 years ago, with an exhibition
SIGGRAPH: Emerging Technologies
SIGGRAPH presents technologies ranging from optical distortion to a modular physical control surface.
SIGGRAPH Art Gallery Bridges Digital and Analogue
Works by 107 artists explore the boundary between digital systems and physical media.
Realviz Brings Movimento to SIGGRAPH
The motion-capture application starts at €16,000 and supports two or more cameras.
Eyeon Announces Fusion 5.1
The compositing update was scheduled to debut at SIGGRAPH 2006 with more than 25 additions.
Siggraph Computer Animation Festival: Germans Win Numerous Awards
Students from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Receive the Jury's Special Prize for "458nm" / Other German Winners
Siggraph: Boujou Three Gets a Boost
The New Version of the Fully Automatic Camera and Object Tracking Software Becomes Even Faster
Siggraph: SPECopc Presents SPECviewperf 9 and Maya 6.5 Benchmark
Viewperf 9 includes, among other things, new test methods for Maya, VisMockup and 3ds max
Siggraph: Qube 4.0 Released
Pipelinefx Presents Version 4 of Its Render Farm Management Software
SIGGRAPH: BOXX Shows Its Most Powerful Workstation Yet
BOXX presented a workstation with four dual-core Opteron processors at SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH: Hash Animation:Master 12
The US$299 3D program now includes improved cloth simulation
Siggraph: Photron Announces New Version of Primatte
Version 4 is to come with, among other things, an expanded keyer and larger color space
Siggraph: D2 Software Unveils New Nuke Version
The professional compositing tool is now also available for Mac OS X and has been further improved
SIGGRAPH: Sensable Presents ClayTools 1.1
The software adds several features and is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter
SIGGRAPH: Virtools Introduces Software Suite 3.5
Enhancements include a new video engine, a ready-made shader library and 5.1 audio playback
Siggraph Ends with Increase in Visitors
A total of 29,000 visitors / Next conference takes place at the end of July 2006 in Boston
Siggraph: formZ 5.5 Presented
Improved Interface and New DWG/DXF Filters / formZ 6 Is to Appear in 2005
Siggraph: The Pixel Farm Announces PFPlay 2.0 and PFClip 1.0
The Disk-Based DI Review Tool Gets a Little Brother
Siggraph: Splutterfish Brazil 2.0 Debuts
Splutterfish shows new version at trade fair / Delivery begins in autumn
Siggraph: Luxology Announces Modo 201
The New Version Combines Modeling, Painting and Rendering / Expected to Be Available in the Fourth Quarter of 2005
Siggraph: Illuminate Labs Shows Turtle 2 for Maya
Parts of the software were completely rewritten and new features added
Siggraph: CAT Shows Version 2 of the Character Animation Toolkit
Comes with Numerous New Functions