VANCOUVER — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) and Walt Disney Pictures (www.corporate.disney.go.com) are working together to bring animation and visual effects technology to the broader digital entertainmen ...

August 9, 2011

VANCOUVER — Motion capture systems developer Vicon (www.vicon.com) is previewing a future technology at the 2011 SIGGRAPH show. The company’s Mobil Mocap solutions make use of several new technologies ...

August 9, 2011

VANCOUVER — At SIGGRAPH, Germany-based Maxon (www.maxon.net) has introduced Cinema 4D Release 13, the next generation of its 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software applic ...

August 9, 2011

HOLLYWOOD — Audio Head (www.audiohead.com), a sound company that opened in 2010 on the historic site known as “The Lot,” provided services for director Terrence Malick’s latest film, The Tree of Life, ...

August 9, 2011

LONDON — Loft London Ltd. (www.dundeehillsholdings.com) has expanded its Signiant portfolio of products with the addition of Content Transporter, enhancing the studio’s ability to accelerate digital c ...

August 8, 2011

AUSTIN, TX — Event planning and production company C3 (www.c3presents.com) has teamed up with Dell to broadcast live HD feeds from the upcoming Lollapalooza show in Chicago. C3 produces more than 800 ...

August 4, 2011

PALO ALTO, CA — Xsens (www.xsens.com), a supplier of 3D motion tracking systems, recently teamed with the Rothschild Fund to complete 3D motion capture of a free-moving horse. The capture was performe ...

August 4, 2011

SECAUCUS, NJ — Panasonic (www.panasonic.com/broadcast) will deliver its new AG-HPX250 camcorder later this month. The AG-HPX250 is the first P2 HD handheld camcorder with 10-bit, 4:2:2 independent-fra ...

August 3, 2011

LONDON — Aardman Animations (www.aardman.com) recently teamed up with Nokia to create the short film, Gulp. The project was captured entirely on Nokia N8 smart phones and is credited with the Guinness ...

August 3, 2011

NEW YORK — Media-services studio Nola Pictures (www.nolapictures.com) has launched a full-service animation division, dubbed NolaMola. The division was born in part from the work the company did for L ...

August 2, 2011