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
Kodak Cinema App Displays Aspect Ratios for Filmmakers
A new Aspect Ratio app, now a part of the KODAK Cinema Tools application, 
allows cinematographers see how different aspect ratios will affect a shot.
LOOK Effects Looks to Germany
LOOK Effects have extended operations to Stuttgart, where they are 
now at work on ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’, and are now ready to
provide VFX services in four locations.
MARI 2.0 Adopts Non-Destructive Layers for 3D Textures
Introducing a new non-destructive layer system for creating complex 
textures, MARI 2.0 works directly with Adobe Photoshop and paint
software that read .PSD files.
LightWave 3D Architectural Bundle Supports 3D Visualization
LightWave 11.5 3D software now comes bundled with WTools3D 
LWCAD 4.5 CAD tools, producing 3D visualizations with modelling,
animation and rendering.
Cache-A Prime-Cache6 Puts LTO-6 Archiving On Set & Desktops
Designed to use in offices and on-set, Prime-Cache6 has HDD RAID 
storage, a built-in catalog database and the Cache-A Linear Tape
File System for managing large projects.
Seven Network Upgrades and Gets Connected on Quantel
Australia’s Seven Network in Brisbane and Adelaide continue running on 
Quantel production systems. Both studios upgraded to V5 software and
connected operations with QTube.
MAXON Cinema 4D Leaps to After Effects for 3D Animations
Animator & 3D artist Thomas Zeug created and animated a stereo 3D 
film in MAXON Cinema 4D, rendering out to After Effects for compositing,
colour correction and effects.
Autodesk Brings Gameware & Creative Apps to GDC 2013
At GDC 2013, Autodesk will show the most recent versions of its desktop 
software and mobile apps designed to help optimize game development
pipelines.
‘The Great Gatsby’ to Open Cannes Film Festival
Australian feature film The Great Gatsby from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann 
will open the 66th Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2013.
Iloura's VFX Enhance Environments and Drama for ‘Emperor’
Australian VFX studio, Iloura, helped to recreate a war-torn Japan 
for the film ‘Emperor’, a love story in the days just after Japan’s
surrender at the end of World War II.
NVIDIA’s New Quadro Cards Speed Animation & VFX Graphics
New NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards built on Kepler architecture are extending 
workstation performance and abilities for engineering, architectural and media
& entertainment teams.
FMX 2013 Stars Pixar Animation and Cloud Computing
FMX 2013 Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia 
gathers artists from Pixar, research on cloud computing and new animation
and FX trends from Canada, Austria and Turkey.
Metro Screen Boosts Editing Courses, Light and Sound
Avid and FCP editors have new opportunities to expand their skills at 
Metro Screen, and filmmakers gain some new options in production
and post.
SMPTE Asks 'How Loud is Too Loud'
SMPTE Australia organised an event in Sydney for broadcast producers 
to learn about loudness issues and talk about implications for productions
in Australia and overseas.
Seagate Solid State Hybrid Drives Power Laptop & Desktop
Seagate Solid State Hybrid Drives - the Laptop SSHD and Laptop Thin SSHD, 
and Desktop SSHD - download, store and stream media without sacrificing
performance or capacity.
Thinkbox Krakatoa SR Particle Renderer Integrates into 3D Pipelines
Thinkbox Krakatoa SR stand-alone high-volume particle renderer can now 
be integrated with most 3D software including The Foundry’s Nuke or
Side Effects Houdini.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera Captures Video for Sesame Workshop
Directors Josh and Jason Diamond have shot two YouTube videos 
for Sesame Workshop children’s programming support, with the
Blackmagic Cinema Camera.
Fusion-io Achieves 9 Million IOPS from One ioDrive2
Fusion-io says it has achieved 9.608 million input/output operations/sec, 
or IOPS, from one 365 GB MLC Fusion ioDrive2, with implications for flash
intergration into host systems.
Aquafadas AppFactory Creates Multi-Title App for ePublishers
Aquafadas AVE AppFactory template allows publishers to create multi-
title kiosk Apps to manage title purchases helping to cross-market titles
and develop brand recognition.
Sony F65 Finds ‘A Place to Call Home’
‘A Place to Call Home’, Seven Network’s upcoming TV series is being 
shot entirely on the Sony F65 4K camera, chosen by DP John Stokes
ACS for its image quality and SR post workflow.
Intelligent Creatures Build Fusion Pipeline with eyeon
Intelligent Creatures have worked with eyeon to develop a new 
pipeline based on eyeon Fusion for compositing and Generation
for project management and shot review.
