http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/Console/XmlSyndication/Display/RSS.asp?xsid=05BDF568EA2546AAB12B86224B503514 Post News for the Last Week http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=CB3DBC4978574FC99A4EDBE594738B43 NEVADA CITY, CA – San Francisco-based private equity firm Francisco Partners has made a binding offer to Technicolor for the acquisition of the Grass Valley Broadcast & Professional business activities. The offer is for 100 percent ownership of the current Grass Valley Broadcast & Professional business, which would operate as "Grass Valley" going forward. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:29:45 PST CB3DBC4978574FC99A4EDBE594738B43 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=A909194440A540C3978B248EF70985DF LOS ANGELES - The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com) has released “The VES Handbook of Visual Effects,” what the organization describes as “a Bible for VFX practices and procedures.” Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:16:48 PST A909194440A540C3978B248EF70985DF http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=ADC7838EE49C464783ED8634534C07DB LOS ANGELES – System integrator Integrated Media Technologies (www.imtglobalinc.com) hosted a 3D Summit at SIGGRAPH 2010. The event was co-sponsored by Atempo, Isilon and Southpaw, and offered insight into how to best strategize for the various 3D markets, including feature films, sporting events, TV, Internet and mobile programming. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:47:46 PST ADC7838EE49C464783ED8634534C07DB http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=7F2B9B68EE3D47E9BB0B779FD4555E4A LOS ANGELES – Allegorithmic (www.allegorithmic.com), based in France, previewed Substance Designer at SIGGRAPH, its next generation texturing software solution. The Substance Designer package includes Substance Player, a standalone application for anyone to review creations, and a collection of samples for training purposes. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:20:43 PST 7F2B9B68EE3D47E9BB0B779FD4555E4A http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=443E41BF8FDC41EDA74E7F7F8ADCC7B5 LOS ANGELES - Corvallis, OR’s OptiTrack (www.optitrack.com), owned by NaturalPoint, worked with LA’s Halon Entertainment to develop the Insight VCS virtual camera solution, an affordable, full-featured motion capture systems. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:54:58 PST 443E41BF8FDC41EDA74E7F7F8ADCC7B5 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=8988E19787B84DC4A9E5AD23A2683CA2 LOS ANGELES - Gothenburg, Sweden’s Craft Animations (www.craftanimations.com) is offering Director Studio, a suite of over 25 specialized vehicle and camera tools. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:53:34 PST 8988E19787B84DC4A9E5AD23A2683CA2 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=406E4297FFC5418CAF8095D4FBB81C44 LOS ANGELES - Guildford, England’s Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) is at SIGGRAPH with the latest version of its Mocha planar tracking and roto solution. Mocha now offers seamless export capabilities to The Foundry’s Nuke compositor, greatly improved performance, and support for multi-layer film resolution projects. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:50:43 PST 406E4297FFC5418CAF8095D4FBB81C44 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=BC024A46C9DD47E7949930120E564679 LOS ANGELES - Xsens (www.xsens.com), based in The Netherlands with offices in LA, is at SIGGRAPH with its new MotionGrid, a position aiding system for its MVN full-body, camera-less inertial motion capture solution. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:45:00 PST BC024A46C9DD47E7949930120E564679 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=DECFD1C3A3434BFBB924571BFE1D566A TEWKSBURY, MA - Avid announced that it is expanding its ISIS shared storage product family with the introduction of the ISIS 5000. The company introduced the flagship Unity ISIS back in November of 2005, and James Frantzreb, Avid’s senior marketing segment manager for broadcast and storage, says the ISIS file system has since “been proven in the most demanding and high-profile media production environments in the world.” Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:30:38 PST DECFD1C3A3434BFBB924571BFE1D566A http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=8EFE5A33615E49E1AE5DA43CFFE4ECEA LOS ANGELES – San Antonio-based NewTek (www.newtek.com) is offering an off-the-shelf 3D virtual production system in LightWave 10 with VCam. The company has integrated its latest generation LightWave 3D software with InterSense’s virtual camera technology, allowing the creators of 3D films and games to model, animate, render, scout and set shots with one, complete solution. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:20:22 PST 8EFE5A33615E49E1AE5DA43CFFE4ECEA http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=FBC1571F430A4F8081C3DC561AD3B97C LOS ANGELES – HP (www.hp.com) will offer Nvidia’s new Quadro 5000M graphics card in its EliteBook 8740w mobile workstation. Outfitted with a gunmetal anodized-aluminum finish, the EliteBook 8740 is HP’s most powerful mobile workstation. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:07:05 PST FBC1571F430A4F8081C3DC561AD3B97C http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=9B63C691002B4A30A2727CDE7AF42BA8 LOS ANGELES – Eyeon Software (www.eyeonline.com), based in Toronto, is now shipping Rotation Version 6.1, a focused toolset for rotoscoping, keying, painting, retouching, and clean plate and shot preparation. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:36 PST 9B63C691002B4A30A2727CDE7AF42BA8 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=A8B78BB39BEE4DF682B3C466ED922F7E LOS ANGELES – Cambridge, MA’s GenArts (www.genarts.com) has released a new version of Sapphire 5 visual effects plug-in for The Foundry’s Nuke and OFX host platforms, including Fusion, Scratch, Toxik, Baselight, Film Master and Mistika. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:57:05 PST A8B78BB39BEE4DF682B3C466ED922F7E http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=57F353E3E69848D5A48CDFA6E4677FAB LOS ANGELES – Visual effects houses Industrial Light & Magic and Sony Pictures Imageworks have announced a co-developed open source project titled Alembic. The computer graphics interchange format is focused on efficiently storing and sharing animation and visual effects scenes across multiple software applications. The code base for Alembic is available for download on the project’s Google Code site, and more information can be found online (www.alembic.io). Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:41:55 PST 57F353E3E69848D5A48CDFA6E4677FAB http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=E6E4EB1770CF402CBBF696D18470105A LOS ANGELES - Kent, England’s The Pixel Farm (www.thepixelfarm.co.uk) is at SIGGRAPH with new tracking software that employs a brand-new architecture and dramatically improves the fundamental processes involved in camera tracking. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:06:27 PST E6E4EB1770CF402CBBF696D18470105A http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=6815AF12DAED4150A773AEB4606DB655 LOS ANGELES - E-on Software (www.eonsoftware.com), in Beaverton, OR, specializes in digital nature solutions and is at SIGGRAPH with advancements to its Vue product. Vue allows users to create, animate, and render natural 3D environments. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:50:11 PST 6815AF12DAED4150A773AEB4606DB655 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=506A715502384C4189935F165F88B356 LOS ANGELES — This year’s SIGGRAPH show is following the theme “The People Behind The Pixels,” giving artists more of an opportunity than ever to share the stories behind their work. 2010 conference chair Terrence Masson (pictured) says three years were spent preparing for the event in LA, and the organization made a conscious effort to pay attention to attendee feedback, gearing its focus on the show’s core programs. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:44:46 PST 506A715502384C4189935F165F88B356 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=11B1752D7C22476A9918E2FCC16344ED LOS ANGELES - Autodesk (www.autodesk.com), based in Montreal, has several announcements at SIGGRAPH this year. Its 3DS Max software is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The app was known as 3D Studio DOS back in its infancy; it was released as an affordable 3D modeling, rendering and animation system for the PC. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:05:08 PST 11B1752D7C22476A9918E2FCC16344ED http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=D61118E96F754374A6886D57A8D728E0 LOS ANGELES – San Antonio-based NewTek (www.newtek.com) announced LightWave 10 at SIGGRAPH, marking the company’s first major release in two years. The release includes new productivity tools for both independent and 3D artists working in a standard or mixed workflow environment. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:01:35 PST D61118E96F754374A6886D57A8D728E0 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=6FA1BA61CF9745CDAC3487F59B37FFB3 CONWAY, MA - Composer and musician John Manchester is trying to change the way post pros think about and use royalty-free library music. He is opening Manchester Music’s (www.manchestermusiclibrary.com) extensive library of royalty-free, original music for direct online access, and offering two fee arrangements for library users. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:53:00 PST 6FA1BA61CF9745CDAC3487F59B37FFB3 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=BB237B7A557A42FD82AA9482FC8D9B59 KRAKOW, POLAND - Alvernia Studios has installed a high definition MillenniumHD data-cine from Cintel. The unit is fitted with 16mm and 35mm film gates, SD and HD video outputs and is coupled with a Pandora Pogle controller to create a full digital dailies solution. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:42:18 PST BB237B7A557A42FD82AA9482FC8D9B59 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=7A49B728B5DF4F45A65CF5CA0B156A57 LOS ANGELES - Music 911 (www.music911.com) has launched a new service for the music and entertainment industry designed to help anyone searching for quality licensable music for audio-visual productions. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:40:20 PST 7A49B728B5DF4F45A65CF5CA0B156A57 http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&id=FC1F8B5CACA6433BACE93743567BADBA SANTA MONICA – The main and end titles featured in the Columbia Pictures’ action/thriller, Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, were created by Nina Saxon Design (www.ninasaxondesign.com). 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