AEON – A Life in a Day
The DMCI’s AEON follows a lifetime of seasons using 3D animation and light at TEDxSydney. Read more
MPC – Still Life Animation
MPC animated a decomposing classical still life painting in real-time, recreating a Dutch painter’s brush strokes and realistic behaviour of flies and maggots. Read more
Vaddio HD PTZ Cameras Focus on Audience Facial Research
Time Warner’s Medialab employs a video capture system to monitor what 
test audiences feel through what their faces reveal, using a 22 camera
set-up of Vaddio HD PTZ cameras.
Prana Studios Puts PipelineFX Qube! on the Render Farm
Prana Studios in Mumbai has chosen PipelineFX Qube! to manage its 
2,000 node render farm, due to its scalability and compatibility across
Windows, Mac OSX and Linux–based systems.
Filters! Camera Application for iOS Applies Effects Before Capture
Filters! enhances iOS camera operation producing imagery for many applications 
by adding a range of image control functions applied at the time of capture.
Screen Australia Opens Up $30m for Interactive Programs
Screen Australia has released draft guidelines for new interactive and 
multi-platform programs, committing over $30 million over the next
three years.
Method Animates Girl Power for Kia’s Super Bowl TVC
SUPER BOWL 2013 Method Studios put their CG and animation teams 
to work on the perfect showroom robot, relying on precise rotomation
and realistic modelling and rendering.
Kodak and ARRI Share Success on Academy Awards Night
The Academy Award’s Best Picture winner was shot by cinematographer 
Rodrigo Prieto using a combination of ARRI film and digital cameras and
Kodak film.
FATS Digital Upgrades Video Conversions with Snell Alchemist v7
Broadcast media specialist FATS Digital has updated its video format 
conversion services to handle Dolby surround sound audio, 3Gb/sec
1080P formats and timecode processing.
Sony Begins Shipping the New PMW-F55 and PMW-F5
First deliveries of the new F Series cameras from Sony have now 
started shipping to dealers in Australia and New Zealand.
The Mill Reunites Man & Clydesdale for Budweiser at Super Bowl
SUPER BOWL 2013 The Mill in New York completed post work for 
Budweiser’s Super Bowl 2013 spot, creating expert 2D effects to
bring emotion and realism to the story of a man and his Clydesdale.
Quantel Pablo Rio V2 & SynthIA Enhance Colour and Stereo in Post
Quantel’s Pablo Rio V2 software increases performance, interactivity 
and compatibility in Pablo Rio systems, and their new SynthIA package
handles stereo 3D manipulation in post.
intoPIX Launches Compact JPEG2000 Encoder FPGA IP Cores
intoPIX has launched its customizable reference applications for JPEG 2000 
targeting the smallest 28nm FPGA devices from Altera and Xilinx.
Elemental Release 2.0 Updates Platform for Multiscreen Video
Release 2.0 of Elemental’s video processing software adds HEVC / H.265 
encoding, supports JPEG 2000 and ProRes mezzanine assets, and gains
new monetisation options.
Brown Bag Films Builds 24/7 Post Workflow on Aspera Sync
Animation studio Brown Bag Films in Dublin is collaborating in real time 
on post production with its partner studios around the world using
Aspera Sync.
Nikon D7100 DSLR Packs 24MP DX Sensor & Remote HD Shooting
The Nikon DX-format D7100 DSLR, with 24.1-million pixel sensor and a 
new crop image area increasing the angle of view, shoots full-HD video
and supports the newWR-1 transceiver.
BroadcastAsia2013 to Focus on Cross-industry Trends
CommunicAsia2013 Summit and BroadcastAsia2013 International Conference 
will present ideas on Internet consumers, and new links between broadcast
and telecom systems.
Videocraft Captures Coldplay’s Live-Streamed Branded Show
Videocraft supplied and handled all video requirements for multi-camera 
coverage of a special performance by the band Coldplay, ready for live-
streaming and broadcast.
ARRI ALEXA XT Models Capture ARRIRAW to Internal SSDs
ARRi is updating and replacing cameras in the ALEXA product line to 
include internal ARRIRAW recording, internal ND filtering and a 4:3 sensor.
Brickyard Animates Smooth-Talking ‘Animals’ for Adobe
SUPER BOWL 2013 Brickyard VFX’s Head of CG David Blumenfeld shares 
valuable tips on live creature animation after his team animated the
fascinating Adobe Big Game spot ‘Animals’.
Aspera Sync and Console Strengthen Data Security & Centralisation
Aspera Sync 1.4 and Console 1.7 helps establish high-performance 
synchronization and replication of big data file stores, from millions of
individual files up to very large files.
FlyingS3D Fires Up Le Crazy Horse with Quantel Pablo
FlyingS3D, a dedicated stereo 3D post production facility, completed 
editing, CGI, stereo correction, colour grade and finishing on a 3D
project for Le Crazy Horse cabaret.
PS-Micro 3D Rig Goes Underwater to Mexican Caves
Cameras mounted in a completely independent, compact stereo rig 
have captured underwater stereo 3D footage from depths of 80m
inside the caves of Mexico.
