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....

Products: NewTek 

By Dan Ochiva

With the debut of LightWave version 9.3, NewTek puts the emphasis on improving the 3D app's rendering capabilities. ...

Products: Reallusion 

By Dan Ochiva

At Siggraph, San Jose, Calif.-based Reallusion announced plans to move iClone Studio, its template-based Machinima software, to a higher level....

Products: Autodesk 

By Dan Ochiva

Over the past few years, Siggraph has turned into the place to be if you want to catch up with the latest upgrades from Autodesk....

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. ...

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....

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...