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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
  ShotPut P2™ for Panasonic P2 Cards
Automates Secure Offloading and Backup of P2 Cards and Disks. ShotPut P2™ features Single card or volume (manual) and Multiple card or volume (auto) modes. Simply insert the P2 card into a PowerBook or Notebook’s card slot, or plug in a mountable volume or card reader, and ShotPut P2™ makes secure, verified copies of the volume's contents in up to three (3) locations. ShotPut P2™ makes a printable activities report log of all the file transfer activities. This text file shows all the details including names of volumes and files, the copy destination names, file sizes, duration of each transfer and aggregate transfer time, date, etc. A great way to document and organize your project and billable time ... more
 

  Image Metrics superior facial animation
One of the attributes that sets Image Metrics apart is their unencumbered video-capture process. Using standard or HD cameras, or a head-mounted camera, an actor's performance is perfectly captured with all of its nuances and subtleties. There are no time-consuming markers or makeup to apply. The director is free to capture the performance he or she needs, while the actor has the freedom to move unhindered about the stage. The result is spectacular performance-driven animation every time ... more
 

  DXG's DVH 596 HD camcorder
5 Mega Pixel Still Photo, Max. 8MP ‧ HD Video Clip 720P 60fps/1080P 30fps ‧ H.264 Video Compression ‧ 5 x Optical Zoom, 4 x Digital Zoom ‧ SDHC Compatible ‧ 32MB Embedded (For System Software Storage) ‧ 3.0" Screen, Li-ion NP120 battery ‧ EIS (Electronic Image Stabilizer) ... more
 

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
  NVIDIA® Gelato® rendering software
NVIDIA® Gelato® rendering software allows anyone with an NVIDIA GPU to create stunning images fast. A hardware-accelerated, non-real-time renderer, Gelato was originally designed for the creation of 3D visual effects and animation in feature films. But Gelato is a powerful tool for any number of industries, including film & broadcast, CAD, architecture, and print. Gelato is a software program that leverages the NVIDIA GPU as a floating point math processor. This allows Gelato to render images faster than comparable renderers, but without the quality limitations traditionally associated with real-time graphics processing on the GPU. It's Fast! It's Free! ... more
 

  Tweak Software's RV sequence viewer for VFX
RV is the next generation image and sequence viewer for VFX and animation artists. It was created in a high-end production environment by artists and engineers who wanted a more refined tool for working with film resolution, high dynamic range images. RV was designed for professional digital artists. It does what you want and gets out of your way so that you can focus on your images and not your software ... more
 

  Autodesk® Maya® modeling & animation software
The award-winning Autodesk® Maya® software is a powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering solution. Because Maya is based on an open architecture, all your work can be scripted or programmed using a well-documented and comprehensive API (application programming interface) or one of two embedded scripting languages, the Maya Embedded Language (MEL) or Python®. This level of openness, combined with an industry-leading suite of 3D tools, enables you to realize your creative vision for your film, television, game development, and design projects ... more
 

Monday, August 25, 2008
  smithmicro's Anime Studio
Create your own cartoons and animations! Create your own desktop animated shorts in the style of South Park and Jib Jab, or use Anime Studio to produce animation for film, video or streaming over the web. Bring your imagination to life ... more
 

  Autodesk® 3ds Max® 3D animation software
Create stunning 3D in less time with Autodesk® 3ds Max® software. This full-featured 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and effects solution is used to produce top-selling games and award-winning film and video content. Those looking to quickly and efficiently generate convincing characters, seamless CG effects, or jaw-dropping games will want to explore this latest release of the software ... more
 

  Sennheiser MKH70 Interference tube microphone
MKH70 Interference tube (long gun) microphone with lobar pick-up pattern.
Features interference tube (long gun) microphone with lobar pick-up pattern. High directivity throughout the whole frequency range. Very lightweight ... more
 

Sunday, August 24, 2008
  DAZ's Mimic Pro for facial animation sequences
Mimic Pro provides an advanced environment for easily creating and editing facial animation sequences. Take existing WAV audio files of any language and let Mimic animate your figure for you. Or, record your own speech file within Mimic's simple recording studio via a microphone connected to your computer. With the ability to add in expressions such as winks, nods, and smiles, your figures can easily become as expressive as your imagination allows.
By creating the facial animation for you, Mimic's Talkback™ engine will save you hours of production time, allowing you to focus on other areas of your animation projects. Focus your energy on the nuances within your animation and make your characters come alive with real-life mannerisms and body language. The best part is that with the help of Mimic, you don't have to a be animation master in order to quickly create convincing facial animation.
Mimic is available for use as a plugin with NewTek's LightWave (version 7.5 or higher) or as a plugin for Curiouslabs' Poser (version 3 or higher) ... more
 

  smithmicro's Poser 3D human form design
Poser provides the easiest way to design with the human form in 3D. Using the rich collection of content included and powerful rendering to produce any style art, creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists can create stunning art, fine illustration and breathtaking animation for applications that integrate the diversity and spirit of human imagery. With Poser, you can design using the human form for art, illustration, comics, pre-viz / storyboarding, medical visualization, animation, architecture and education - essentially everywhere your creative mind may take you as you design for print, video, film, or web ... more
 

  Sennheiser MKH60 Interference tube microphone
Sennheiser MKH60 Interference tube (short gun) microphone with super-cardioid/lobar pick-up pattern. Features high directivity throughout the whole frequency range ... more
 

Saturday, August 23, 2008
  NewTek VT[5]™ Integrated Production Suite
NewTek VT[5]™ is an Integrated Production Suite from the Emmy®-winning company that created desktop video. VT[5] defines the cutting-edge in live production, bringing you the solutions you need to meet your production goals with more power, flexibility and affordability than you ever dreamed possible. VT[5] offers live switching, live virtual sets, web streaming, real-time keying, titling, the world's fastest SD & HD editing and video painting. All this is tightly integrated with everything you need for production, post-production, and graphics. VT[5] delivers all of this, plus unsurpassed video quality with uncompressed component, SDI, digital analog video with four-channel audio. VT[5] is designed for the video producer that wants to expand their services without breaking the bank. VT[5] gives the power, flexibility and functionality of a system costing much more. Whether the project calls for a live CEO message integrated with pre-edited segments or a complex edit for broadcast television, VT[5] gives you the tools necessary to complete your next award-winning project ... more
 

  DAZ Studio 2.2 animation software
DAZ Studio does it again with version 2.2! Our developers and product managers have been working around the clock to bring you this latest update, filled with impressive new features - many of which you've requested. It's also filled with great new fixes, creating a more stable DAZ Studio environment. But really the thing we think you'll be most excited about is that DAZ Studio now features Lip-Sync! You can start with some of the sound files included in this release or load files from Mimic directly into DAZ Studio. Another fantastic new feature is Smoothing Angle. It offers you the choice of which surfaces you would like smoothed, and at what angle. We've also added to the Morph Panel (Parameters Tab) with the additions of "Figure Favorites" and "Local Favorites." Both tools will allow you to copy your favorite or frequently used sliders to your favorites list. The Power Loader provides an interface to allow you to load content and select only the desired morphs or injections you need for the figure. The Hexagon Bridge to DAZ Studio feature now includes Sub-D support, offering you the ability to transfer Sub-D meshes into Hexagon to create morphs for use in DAZ Studio ... more
 

  Sennheiser Pressure gradient microphone
Sennheiser Pressure gradient microphone with super-cardioid pick-up pattern. Features high rejection of lateral sounds. Constant directivity over the whole frequency range ... more
 


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