NAB announcements start to roll in, DD IPO moves forward
As we gear up for NAB the press releases having started rolling in. Here are a few items that caught our interest: Prime Focus Purchases 1000 Seats Of Fusion® That is not a typo… 1000 seats. One thousand seats! Apple ships Final Cut Server! Cine-tal Systems to acquire cineSpace product line from Rising Sun Research. […]
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the vfx show #37: Outsourcing
Mike Seymour and Mark Christiansen discuss the topic of outsourcing within the visual effects industry.
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Premiere of a New fxguide RED Podcast: red centre
We had such a good reaction to our fxguidetv eps on the red camera that we have decided to do a RED podcast every 2 weeks. Join Jason Wingrove and Mike Seymour as they look at a summary of what’s happening in and around the RED Camera. We’ll cover updates – news of third party […]
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S4C
We are rarely presented with something truly new and inventive, but the work of Minivegas is really worthy of the term ‘groundbreaking’. For client S4C they have created a set of promos that automatically animates in realtime to the exact pitch of the presenter’s voice. Every day each promo is unique. This fully automated solution is both technically and creatively impressive, and also often a load of laughs.
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red centre #001
The premiere of fxguide’s new podcast covering the latest on the RED camera.
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MPC to open in LA
MPC plans to open a Santa Monica-based visual effects facility in late 2008. MPC LA will initially focus on the U.S. commercials VFX market, and it will also provide a front-end presence to MPC’s Los Angeles-based studios features VFX business. MPC LA is to be headed by VFX executive producer Mark Tobin. Tobin was most […]
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The final fxpodcast
New directions for the crew at fxguide. Mike Seymour, Jeff Heusser and John Montgomery discuss life beyond fxguide.
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Local Hero Post: Indie DI Heros
Owner Leandro Marini discusses the approach Local Hero has taken in providing a DI solution for the indie filmmaker, offering high quality at prices in line with their budgets.
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Indie DI Heroes
DI is a process often reserved for the top films involving days of film scanning and large budgets. Local Hero Post is focused on providing a DI solution for the independent filmmaker, offering high quality at prices more in line with the budget of an Indie film. In this week’s fxpodcast, we discuss with owner Leandro Marini the approach Local Hero has taken to make this possible.
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Imagineer Mogul Pre-NAB Podcast
Imagineer Systems is getting out ahead of the NAB PR rush by announcing that they will be talking with customers at NAB about their new compositing system “Mogul”, described as “a new vision for the visual effects industry: a new approach, a new workflow, a new architecture.” John Montgomery takes you direct to the source […]
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What’s Up with Imagineer’s Mogul?
We speak with Imagineer founder and CEO Allan Jaenicke about their new mogul vfx product line, to be introduced at NAB and rolled out over the next 18 months.
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the vfx show #36: 10,000 BC
Mike Seymour and Mark Christiansen discuss the visual effects in 10,000 BC.
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Tim Baier on Stereoscopic 3D
Mike Seymour chats with Tim Baier, a vfx supervisor and 3D researcher who now specializes in 3D stereo productions, about the history, technology and trends in the field.
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Art of Digital 3D Stereoscopic Film
From U2 to Hanna Montana. From Beowulf to Journey to the Center of the Earth. 3D is hot once again. One of the strongest trends in visual effects films today is stereoscopic capture, post production and projection. Technology is catching up just when theatre owners are looking for ways to hold and appeal to a media saturated audience. We explore the theory and practice of digital 3D stereo imaging.
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fxguidetv Episode #23 is Live: RED Workflow, Part 2
A new episode of fxguidetv is available for download. It is part two of our special look at using RED footage in post production. We’ve been shooting a ton of RED footage since receiving our camera last year, working through the various ways to efficiently get from R3D to other formats which can be used […]
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The Mill for Coke: Super Bowl Revisited
In a broadcast filled of commercials with talking animals, dancing animals, and even animals with a point to prove, the Coke spot “It’s Mine” stood out from the crowd. We speak with The Mill’s creative director Angus Kneale and Senior CG artist Ben Smith about the work that went into making one of the most popular spots from the big show.
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GenArts Releases Sapphire for Apple FxPlug Products
Sapphire Sparks have long been a favorite on flame and smoke systems and over the years have grown in popularity on other platforms such as After Effects and Avid. The plugins have now made the leap to Apple products such as Final Cut Pro and Motion which support the FxPlug architecture. Click through to read […]
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