Animation World Magazine, Issue 2.12, March 1998


Technology

Yoram Gross is using Animo 2-D animation
software in the production of the animated
series, Skippy's Adventures in Bushtown.Yoram Gross is using Animo 2-D animation software in the production of the animated series, Skippy's Adventures in Bushtown.

Tools Of The Trade. Alias/Wavefront, a subsidiary of Silicon Graphics which recently premiered a new 3-D animation software package called Maya (see review in February 1998 issue of Animation World Magazine), has announced another new product for creative professionals. "Zapi!t" is a real-time video and audio software engine for use by animators and effects artists to capture, modify and output work directly from the computer. It is, of course, compatible with Maya, as well as PowerAnimator and other Alias programs. . . . . Autonomous Effects has released "Furrific," a new plug-in which facilitates animation of hair, grass, fur and other strand-like effects in MetaCreations' 3-D animation software, Ray Dream Studio 5.0 for Macintosh and PC platforms. . . . .Metacreations has released version 2.1 of Logomotion, software for Windows and Mac which animates logos and text for simple uses, without the use of expensive or difficult production software. Logomotion 2.1 is available for U.S. $99. . . .Yoram Gross-Village Roadshow (Australia), Tele Images (France) and Videal (Germany) are using Animo 2-D animation software in the production of an animated TV series called Skippy's Adventures in Bushtown.

Houdini 2.5 Escapes! Side Effects Software has released version 2.5 of its 3-D animation software, Houdini, and will release a Windows NT version in March. Houdini is used professionally by Blue Sky|VIFX, Sony Pictures Imageworks and DreamWorks SKG. Side Effects is also introducing new motion-compositing software called CHOPs (referring to Channel Operators), which enables animators to manipulate motion-capture data and apply facial animation and lip synch.

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