IRON MAN 3: Brave New World
Cinesite, Method LA and Cantina Creative populated Iron Man Tony Stark’s new world with photoreal environments and bold visual effects. Read more
IRON MAN 3: MAN MACHINE
Framestore and Trixter talk about work on ‘Iron Man 3’, perfecting the new Mark 42 suit and getting the heat pumping behind Extremis. Read more
Sound Devices PIX 240 Chases Cheetahs on the Edge
DP Greg Wilson created a shot tracking a sprinting cheetah for 
National Geographic, using the Sound Devices PIX 240 production
video recorder for dailies, monitoring and backup.
Scottish Ten Captures Sydney Opera House in Full 3D Scan
In April, the Scottish Ten project surveyed Sydney Opera House 
inside and out to create a highly detailed 3D model of one of
Australia’s most famous buildings.
Shotgun 5.0 Tracks Tasks Over Project Review & Approval
Shotgun v5.0 now includes a new UI and toolset specifically for 
artists and supervisors, and adds tools for task tracking, review
and approval, collaboration and search.
Tokyo’s Puppet Theatre Gets Blackmagic HyperDeck Ultra HD Playback
DP Hajime Watanabe and director Koshi Horibe produced the 
BUNRAKU Human/Puppet Exhibition with on-site playback through
an on-site 4K, Ultra HD and stereo 3D set-up.
Southpaw TACTIC 4.0 Moves Data with Plug-in Architecture
Southpaw TACTIC v4.0 customises movement of digital data 
across mixed computing environments with data mapping,
new plug-in architecture and configurable HTML5 themes.
Animation Leads the March against Parasitic Infections
Scientists from Queensland Institute of Medical Research enlisted a 
colourful animation and some school children to help prevent the
spread of parasitic worms in China.
Sonnet III Thunderbolt-to-PCIe Expansion Chassis Expand the Mac
Sonnett’s Three-Slot Thunderbolt-to-PCIe Expansion Chassis enable 
high-performance PCI Express cards made for workstations, for use
with any Mac with a Thunderbolt port.
Anton/Bauer Powers Up Steadicam Set-ups on Location
Cinematographer and Steadicam Operator Brant Fagan SOC works on films 
and TV powering his Steadicam and onboard cameras with Anton/Bauer
HyTRON 140s and DIONIC HCs.
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro v4 Upgrades 3D & Timeline Tools
Storyboard Pro version 4 is now updated with a 64-bit core, an integrated 
3D workspace, and bitmap or vector drawing tools. An animation
storyboard artist explains.
SCRATCH Lab Sets the Stage for Dead Man Down
DI/DIT company Pretty Moving Pictures used SCRATCH Lab to ensure 
looks the DP created on ‘Dead Man Down’ and the graded dailies matched
the looks expected in the final DI.
Zeiss Compact Zooms & DSLR Lenses Stretch Shooting Options
ZEISS Compact Zoom lenses are made for projects on a tight budget 
and timeframe but have a wide range of applications. Zeiss DSLR lenses
also allow compact camera set-ups.
emotion 3D Converts ‘The Lorax’ Movie Trailer to Glasses-Free 3D
United Entertain and emotion3D's Stereoscopic Suite X3 delivered a 
glasses-free 3D experience for a trailer of ‘The Lorax’ displayed at
movie theatres, powered by NVIDIA CUDA.
Digital Rapids Encoders Expand to MultiScreen, HEVC and Ultra HD
Digital Rapids StreamZ Live encoders now include products for multiscreen 
and converged deployments. Transcode Manager 2.0 supports H.265
compression and 4K Ultra HD encodes.
QTAKE HD’s New Modules Bring Video Assist Up to Date
QTAKE HD Video Assist software now has five new modules adding 
virtual camera and multi-camera editing and playback functions, and
comes in a lower-cost QTAKE LITE bundle.
Haivision Powers Live Video Streaming for Ballet Festival
Haivision’s Mako and KulaByte encoders were used to deliver high 
quality video for live streaming of simultaneous performances by
ballet dancers in Amsterdam and Toronto
Red Giant & Dell Put Thrills Into ‘Spy vs Guy’
Director Seth Worley and producer Aharon Rabinowitz made ‘Spy vs 
Guy’ with the help of Red Giant BulletProof offload, prep and delivery
software and Dell workstations.
Screen Australia’s Research Shows Kids Want Kids’ TV
Research at Screen Australia and Australian Children’s Television Foundation 
indicates children prefer narrative, dedicated children’s screen content,
watched on multiple screens.
Thinkbox Stoke MX Generates Particle Clouds for 3ds Max
Stoke MX particle simulator plug-in from Thinkbox Software for Autodesk 
3ds Max can simplify and accelerate high-volume particle cloud creation,
driven by velocity fields.
Evertz Dreamcatcher Customises 4K Slo Mo Sports Replay
Dreamcatcher can zoom into the 4K raster of UltraHD sports footage 
to customise replays in 4K or HDTV standards. A Mosaic feature
synchronises multiple angles for playout.
Signiant Media Shuttle Speeds HD Film Entries to Banff Festival
The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival has standardized on 
Signiant’s Media Shuttle file sharing for digital film submission and
distribution at its annual festival and world tour.
Adobe Sharpens Image Editing in Photoshop CC, Shifts to Cloud Updates
From June 2013, Adobe software updates will be available only by subscribing 
to the Creative Cloud, which comprises tools and services for content creation
and delivery.
