UK Based 3D Visual Enterprises Acquires 100% Of Irvine Based Meduza Systems LLC

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UK based 3D Visual Enterprises has acquired 100% of Meduza Systems LLC, the Irvine, CA based award-winning developer of the 3D cameras, the Meduza TITAN and the Meduza MK1, it was announced today by Chris Cary, CEO of the newly formed combined company, re-named Meduza Systems Ltd. In streamlining the company, the executive team includes […]

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Facilis TerraBlock 5.5 with Support for Linux Now Available

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The Facilis TerraBlock 5.5 Shared Storage Solution with the Facilis Shared File System for Linux is now available. New features such as integrated server spanning and mirroring, Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS 5.5 project sharing and the TX16 capacity expansion product, offer post production, broadcast and content creation professionals expanded capabilities and scalability, in addition to […]

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GEEK OUT: The Non-Technical Technical Guide to Sony OLED Monitors

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The first time I laid eyes on a professional Sony OLED monitor I knew my professional life had changed. In a few years I’m sure we’ll take this technology for granted, but right now it looks AMAZING compared to any other monitoring system I use on a regular basis. For a slightly-technical-but-mostly-educational look at why, […]

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Autodesk Smoke: Under the Hood Part II

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Backburner: Backburner handles all of the background processing of clips. These processes include creating frames on the framestore via Store Local Copy, and proxy generation to clips if your project has proxies enabled. There are 2 components. The Manager and the Server. In a single Smoke system environment, the Manager and the Server get installed […]

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Autodesk Smoke: Under the Hood Part I

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When you install Smoke either from the 30-Day Trial, the Educational version or even the retail, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes and under the hood. The easiest way to understand what gets installed along with the main Smoke app is to look at the Smoke Service Monitor Utility. When the […]

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Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo Wraps Engaging Event for all Participants

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Createasphere’s Spring Entertainment Technology Expo – the top gathering of entertainment and media professionals, technical innovators, and content experts on the West Coast showcasing emerging media trends in production, post, animation, VFX, advertising, and streaming content – wrapped a full day of innovative technology reveals, trend-setting keynotes, and informative immersive demonstrations on March 1st at […]

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Academy to Break the Soundtrack Barrier

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council will present “40 Years of Sound for Film” on Tuesday, March 6, at 8 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Oscar®-winning sound mixers Chris Newman and Tom Fleischman will explore the intricacies of building a motion picture soundtrack using clips […]

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Another week in After Effects

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Here’s another summary of the last week or so of news on After Effects- AE 3D, denoise and glitches, a preview of a new Trapcode plug-in, expressions, and more. Eran Stern posted 2 tutorials: Captain America Shield Tutorial, which recreates the 3D shield using After Effects only, and Glass Metal Logo, on using a free After Effects […]

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Hands-on with the new Think Tank Modular Component Set V2.0

I recently spent some time with the new Think Tank Modular Component Set and Pro Speed Belt. I’ve been a big fan of carrying things in a proper bag for a long time, but this set has changed my mind about it for a lot of assignments. […]

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