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Time Machine Ridefilm In Shanghai. Suzhou Amusement Land in Shanghai, China opened a new
ride simulator/film attraction called Time Machine, developed by the U.S.
company Catalyst Entertainment, creators of the "Back to the Future"
ride for Universal Studios in Hollywood. The Time Machine attraction, which
features a ten story, 80 foot dome screen and a 70mm projection system,
will open with "RGB Adventure," a computer generated film directed
by Ben Stassen of New Wave Entertainment.
Pentafour Counts 63 Animos. Cerritos, California-based Pentafour
Software has purchased 63 licenses of Cambridge Animation's Animo software
for use in its multimedia studios in California and Madras, India. They
plan to use the 2D animation package for digital ink and paint on a feature
film currently in production by Pentafour in association with Rich Entertainment
(The Swan Princess), as well as on television series and multimedia
CD-ROM projects.
Metacreations Upgrades Infini-D. MetaCreations, the software company
formed by the recent merger of software companies MetaTools and Fractal
Design, will release version 4.0 of the Power Macintosh Infini-D video/animation/effects
software package. Infini-D is used by professionals to create broadcast-quality
digital video and 3D animation. Features integrated into this upgrade include
real-time rendering, volumetric lighting effects and control of particle
physics such as life span, gravity and collision detection, as well as
deformation tools for morphing effects. The Infini-D software package sells
for about $899, and the upgrade will be available for $199 (suggested retail
prices). The Power Macintosh version upgrade is available now, and the
Windows 95/NT version will be available by the end of 1997.
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