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jeudi 7 janvier 2010

Deux bonnes nouvelles pour 2010 !

Par Guillaume le jeudi 7 janvier 2010, 20:38

Tout d'abord, recevez tous mes voeux pour 2010 ! Une année du tigre bien boostée, pleine de projets 2D / 3D / Stereo pour vous.

Première nouvelle que je viens d'apprendre de The Foundry, Nuke 6 sortirait à la fin du mois de Janvier ! L'attente va être difficile... Nouveautés, optimisations, ca sent le cadeau de rentrée !
Plus d'infos : http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/

Nuke 6.0 and NukeX 6.0

Nuke 6.0 is currently scheduled for release in January 2010.

Nuke 6.0 incorporates a completely new shape rotoscope and paint toolset based on a rewritten core curve library and new RotoPaint node. This release introduces a flexible, non-destructive, layer based paint hierarchy integrated with Nuke’s animation and tracking capabilities and supporting per-object attributes such as blending modes and motion blur.

In addition, The Foundry’s highly acclaimed Keylight keyer will be a standard feature included with Nuke 6.0.

Simultaneously, The Foundry plan to launch NukeX 6.0.

NukeX 6.0 has all of the tools and features of Nuke 6.0, but also aims to bring additional, powerful, technologies within the reach of visual effects artists.

Many of these tools and technologies are expensive to purchase and maintain, but would make a considerable difference to the overall speed, efficiency and quality of work produced by artists if they had access to them.

This first release includes a fully integrated 3D camera tracker. You can do your own camera solves, create 3D geometry and position objects and cards at the right place in the scene whenever you need to.

Lens distortion tools are another example of the advanced technology we are adding to NukeX 6.0 giving you multiple ways to analyse image sequences and lens grids resulting in a lens model and the ability to warp and un-warp in order to compensate for lens distortion.

NukeX will also incorporate FurnaceCore - 12 of The Foundry’s best Furnace tools including Kronos, the optical flow re-timer, grain and de-grain tools, rig-removal and more.

There are many more advances planned for NukeX. Watch this space…

How much will NukeX be?

NukeX will be $6,000/£4,000 and NukeX maintenance will be $1,200/£800 PA.

Nuke will remain priced at $3,500/£2,300 with annual maintenance at $1,000/£650.

So what of Nuke?

Offering VFX users two different Nuke products enables facilities of all sizes to implement a Nuke solution to fit a range of artist and production needs. Nuke continues to be an evolving, flexible solution ideal for a multitude of VFX tasks, while NukeX brings previously unaccessible tools and workflow options to compositing artists, saving time and increasing the quality of their work.

Will scripts from NukeX be compatible with Nuke?

Yes, Nuke and NukeX are fully script compatible, with Nuke capable of viewing and rendering nodes created using the extended NukeX toolset.

If you have any further questions, please email sales@thefoundry.co.uk.


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lundi 21 décembre 2009

Autodesk Smoke disponible sur Mac OS X

Par Guillaume le lundi 21 décembre 2009, 07:58

Autodesk® Smoke® software is a comprehensive solution for online editing and creative finishing. Smoke provides real-time, mixed-resolution interactivity for many types of editorial finishing work and client-supervised sessions. Smoke is now available as a software-only application for Apple® Mac OS® X operating system.

Easily handle a variety of projects―film, commercials, long-form episodics, bumpers, and promos―on a single system. In an era of project-based billing and increasingly complex client demands, your editing and finishing system software needs to do more―more efficiently.

Core features of Autodesk Smoke include:

  • A powerful 64-bit architecture
  • Superior tools for conforming, editing, audio, paint, character generation, graphic design, and visual effects creation
  • Autodesk Modular Keyer, Master Keyer, and Colour Warper™ technologies
  • Batch procedural compositing environment enabling logical, more efficient workflows (available in Autodesk® Smoke® Advanced software)
  • Support for streaming media formats: Panasonic® P2 MXF files, Avid DNxHD® codecs, Apple® QuickTime® media (ProRes on the Mac® operating system), and RED file formats

Get more details about Autodesk Smoke features.

What’s New
Explore the latest developments in Autodesk Smoke 2010 editing and finishing software.

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Une version d'évaluation est disponible en libre téléchargement ici !

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mercredi 28 octobre 2009

The Embassy's VFX Work on District 9

Par Guillaume le mercredi 28 octobre 2009, 20:02

The Embassy team worked on 109 shots for District 9, including the scorpion-like alien creature scenes and the sequences in which lead character Wikis is forced to use alien weaponry to blow up various objects. While all of the sequences required varied cameras and visual effects to drive home the authentic feel, the Exo-suit sequences stand out as a distinguishing use of vfx software to further the perceived reality of the film.




To start, CG Leads Matt Rouleau, Simon Van de Lagemaat and their team built and animated the Exo-suit in XSI and then rendered it in mental ray. The surfacing and texture painting was done in Zbrush and Modo, then it was composited and GenArts Sapphire plug-ins were added. Stephen Pepper, The Embassy's compositing supervisor for District 9 said details created with GenArts Sapphire were integral to achieving the film's convincing visual effects. Read more

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mercredi 30 septembre 2009

mental images® Unveils iray Rendering Solution

Par Guillaume le mercredi 30 septembre 2009, 05:22



SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BERLIN, Germany — Sept. 30, 2009— mental images®, an NVIDIA company, today
introduced iray® – the first fully GPU accelerated, commercially supported, turn-key rendering
solution for a wide range of 3D graphics application developers. iray technology leverages NVIDIA®
graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver unbelievably fast photorealism to designers, engineers
and consumers.


Life-like graphics can now become interactive as iray rendering technology exploits the massively
parallel processing power of the GPU, enabling more convincing 3D visuals, greater levels of
creativity and faster decision making. “With iray rendering technology, what used to take product
designers, visual effects artists and CAD users hours to render can now happen in a matter of
minutes without compromising the quality and detail of the image, said Dr. Jon Peddie, president,
Jon Peddie Research. “The advent of iray is changing the face of this industry by increasing the
standards in rendering efficiency as we know it.”


iray technology speeds the creative process by easily enabling designers to accurately simulate
their creations using materials and lighting that relate directly to the physical world experienced
every day. Because it’s highly scalable, interactive and physically accurate, iray technology allows
design and engineering professionals to produce the highest quality final-frame output without the
complexity inherent in other solutions.


With tight integration with mental ray® technology – mental images’ renderer, which is extensively
used in feature film work and within the leading design and creation tools from Autodesk, Dassault
Systèmes and Parametric Technology – iray rendering technology will empower millions of users with
the ability to change the way they create synthetic images.


“The combination of iray and NVIDIA GPUs is an astounding achievement, demonstrating our undisputed
leadership in computational graphics,” said Dan Vivoli, senior vice president, NVIDIA Professional
Solutions Group. “The ease-of-use and remarkable speed of iray brings interactive photorealism
easily within the reach of any creator or consumer of 3D content.”


iray rendering technology significantly improves how designers, engineers and other content
development professionals work with rendering tools to produce high-quality, photorealistic imagery.
Harnessing the power of the GPU and the NVIDIA CUDA™ parallel processing architecture, iray
technology progressively refines an image until maximum detail is reached, providing a single
process that smoothly combines interactive pre-visualization and final frame rendering. iray
technology requires only a small number of intuitive settings relating to the physical world that
delivers a “push-button” rendering experience for creating final-frame photo-real images.


“It’s no secret that users want to utilize the power of GPUs for photorealistic rendering,” said
Rolf Herken, CEO and CTO, mental images. “With iray, we deliver a solution that not only leverages
the GPU in the most efficient manner but also raises the bar for what is defined as photorealism in
rendering.”

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jeudi 30 juillet 2009

Apple Shake : C'est fini

Par Guillaume le jeudi 30 juillet 2009, 23:09

De façon officielle, Apple a annoncé la fin de leur produit phare de compositing : Shake, que la firme avait acquis en 2002 mais qui ont préféré petit à petiti se tourner vers le développement de Motion.

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samedi 13 juin 2009

Tracking 3D pour vos projets

Par Guillaume le samedi 13 juin 2009, 20:13

Onickz Artworks (travaux en tant qu'intermittent ou freelance) possède désormais une licence de Syntheyes 64bit pour offrir à ses clients du tracking 3D ( incrustations de logo dans une scène filmée, intégration d'objets 3D, stabilisations avancées de rushes). Si vous cherchez un service rapide, contactez les via leur homepage : http://www.onickz.com pour plus d'informations et devis.

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mercredi 21 janvier 2009

GENARTS ACQUIRES UK's SPEEDSIX TO EXTEND ITS RANGE OF INDUSTRY-LEADING VISUAL EFFECTS SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

Par Guillaume le mercredi 21 janvier 2009, 01:20

GenArts a acquis les renommés plugins SpeedSix.

En anglais / In english :

 GenArts Inc., the leading provider of digital visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SpeedSix Software Limited. As of today, all SpeedSix employees will join the GenArts team and remain in the UK. In addition, SpeedSix's renowned Monsters and Raptors visual effects will be sold and supported in their current form alongside GenArts Sapphire, creating the industry's most compelling family of state-of-the-art image processing and synthesis effects software.


The acquisition is part of GenArts' aggressive growth strategy fueled by last year's investment from Insight Venture Partners of New York. CEO Katherine Hays took the reins in June, 2008 and announced her intent to accelerate the company's growth via acquisitions and strategic partnerships.


"We're excited to announce the acquisition of SpeedSix as an initial step in our growth plan," Hays said. "For over 12 years, GenArts has built a reputation for visual effects that inspire our customers to create the Academy Award-winning magic that has thrilled and delighted audiences around the world. We believe that the creativity and passion of our combined company will allow us to achieve new heights with our technology while leveraging our complementary businesses to create unequalled value for our customers in the years to come."


SpeedSix's Monsters and Raptors plug-ins feature powerful tools including retiming, particle effects, lens distortion matching, fire, and organic fluid backgrounds. Monsters and Raptors have been used throughout the film and video industry to create effects for some of the most popular movies, television and advertising produced in the industry.


Steve Hayes, Director of SpeedSix commented, "We've always admired GenArts and the outstanding reputation they have built over the last decade. We share their commitment to deliver the highest quality, most organic and most original visual effects tools in the world. We're proud to be joining the GenArts family and look forward to working together to create exciting new products that allow filmmakers and vídeo artists to explore the limits of their imagination and create the entertainment experiences that continue to amaze us all."


About GenArts
Founded in 1996 in Cambridge, Mass., GenArts, Inc. is the premier provider of digital visual effects for the film, broadcast and video industries. GenArts Sapphire equips digital artists with a collection of over 200 state-of-the-art image processing and synthesis effects such as: Glows, EdgeRays, LensFlare, Lightning, FilmEffect, Warps and Textures. The effects seamlessly integrate as software plug-ins into leading editing and compositing systems from Adobe, Apple, Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate, Digital Vision, Eyeon, FilmLight, The Foundry, Quantel and SGO.


Sapphire has become the industry standard for high-end visual effects creation by providing unrivaled image quality, a unique organic look, and ease of use. They have been used extensively in an array of television programs, music videos and feature films, including Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Hulk, Spider-Man 1, 2 and 3, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars - Episode I, II and III, Sin City, The Matrix trilogy, X-Men 1, 2 and 3, Titanic, Lostand CSI.   www.genarts.com.

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