Products: Realviz 

By Dan Ochiva

"Do away with ping-pong balls," seemed to be the rallying cry at the Realviz Siggraph booth....

Products: Duiker Research 

By Dan Ochiva

Sophisticated color look-up tables from such companies as Kodak and Arri are taking the guesswork out of keeping true-color values when moving RGB images from the realm of computer post through digital output to film....

Products: E Frontier 

By Dan Ochiva

While it never had the extensive capabilities of professional animation packages, Poser has been a longtime favorite for anyone desiring a quick, intuitive interface for character design....

Products: Softimage 

By Dan Ochiva

At Siggraph, Softimage delivered a number of enhancements to its product lineup, but the company also engaged in some strategic repositioning....

Panasonic to Ship AJ-HPX3000 P2 HD Shoulder-mount Camcorder  

Panasonic announced it will begin deliveries this month of its new AJ-HPX3000, the industry’s first native 1080p one-piece camcorder to acquire mastering-quality high-definition video. ...

Beta Sight: Rising Sun Research CineSpace  

By Chip Potter, Executive Producer, Mechnology

Mechnology, Based in Burbank, Calif., is a Boutique facility focused on two primary service areas: visual effects and DI/film finishing. One of our first...

Products: Cardo Systems 

By Dan Ochiva

Anyone spending time editing knows that keeping clutter from overwhelming your workspace can help with both organization and sanity....

HD at IBC 

By Craig Erpelding

As industry professionals move into the final two weeks before heading to the IBC in Amsterdam, HD Focus is taking a look at some of the new high-definition technologies...

Focus Enhancements Adds HX Series HD Video Switchers to HD Workflow Product Line-up 

Focus Enhancements announced the latest addition to its line-up of enhanced HD workflow solutions....

Products: 3Dconnexion 

By Dan Ochiva

It's easy to become a fan of E frontier's Poser. The 3D figure and animation software is not only low cost, but its ease of use and enthusiastic...