Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production digital asset management (DAM) technology for digital entertainment and enterprise companies, announced today that it has rolled out its flexible DAM solution, TACTIC, to digital intermediary Legend 3D, to speed its 2D to 3D conversion workflow.
Press Release from Southpaw Technology
Toronto, Canada – April 8, 2010 – Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production digital asset management (DAM) technology for digital entertainment and enterprise companies, announced today that it has rolled out its flexible DAM solution, TACTIC, to digital intermediary Legend 3D, to speed its 2D to 3D conversion workflow. Digital media systems integrator, Integrated Media Technologies Inc., assisted Southpaw with the studio-wide roll out.
Legend 3D is the creator of a patented 2D to 3D conversion technology that seamlessly enhances filmmakers’ storytelling through pixel perfect 3D. Merging his expertise in graphic arts and neuroscience, Legend 3D’s founder, Dr. Barry Sandrew, developed the process that integrates sophisticated technology with skilled artistry, offering filmmakers incredible flexibility and customizable conversion of film, television, advertising, online and mobile content from 2D to 3D. The company is now deploying TACTIC across its San Diego studio to manage all of the digital assets in its conversion projects.
Designed by veterans of film, visual effects and video game productions, TACTIC gives studios an open, flexible solution that speeds the creation of digital assets across highly complex digital productions. Combining asset management, workflow management, project management and communication tools with a dynamic Web-based interface, cross-platform support and robust API, Southpaw enables vast teams of artists and animators to work with terabytes of digital assets the way they want to, rather than forcing them into a specific workflow. This significantly speeds and secures the creation process, while minimizing the costs of training large teams on completely new and closed systems.
“We were originally using an inflexible system that was forcing us to work within the confines of its complicated interface and toolset,” said Barry Sandrew, founder, president and COO of Legend 3D. “We understood pretty quickly that our team was accustomed to working a specific way, and what we really needed was a smarter, more flexible solution to keep our assets secure and our teams productive. TACTIC gave us an easy-to-install, easy-to-use system that we could quickly customize to our specific workflow.”
“Having worked with some of the largest studios around, we’ve learned that no two productions are alike,” said Gary Mundell, CEO of Southpaw Technology. “We designed TACTIC from the ground up to speed the production process by adapting to any workflow. We look forward to working closely with our integrator IMT and the talented team at Legend 3D to further refine our solution to their individual needs.”
TACTIC 2.5 is now available. To request license and pricing information, please e-mail sales@southpawtech.com. For additional information on TACTIC, please visit www.southpawtech.com or contact Mary Jane Mundell at maryjane@southpawtech.com.
About Southpaw Technology Inc.
Southpaw Technology provides production asset management solutions to the media & entertainment and enterprise markets. Available as a web-based solution for Mac OSX, Windows and Linux, TACTIC combines all the functionality teams, departments and companies need to keep digital productions on track and on budget, including asset management, project management, workflow management and communication tools. For more information or to see a TACTIC 2.5 demo, please visit www.southpawtech.com.
About Legend 3D
Legend 3D is the creator of a patented 2D to 3D conversion technology that seamlessly enhances filmmakers’ storytelling through pixel perfect 3D. Legend 3D’s ever-changing technology enables the cost-effective conversion of film, television, advertising, online and mobile content from 2D to 3D. Legend has completed 3D conversions for Warner Brothers, Sony, Hewlett Packard, M&M Mars, the Michael Jackson Tour, MTV, and Disney. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Barry Sandrew, Legend 3D has a flagship San Diego office with a highly specialized R&D team, and additional operations in Los Angeles and Panta, India. Legend 3D’s conversion artists are helping filmmakers connect with audiences worldwide and are rapidly setting the industry standard for high-quality 2D to 3D conversion. For more information, visit www.Legend3D.com .About Integrated Media Technologies Inc. (IMT)
Integrated Media Technologies Inc. is a systems integrator for digital media, and information technology. The company delivers products and services that enable clients to achieve their strategic business goals. Through an active engagement with the client, IMT collects project requirements to design the best solution to address the customer’s needs. IMT’s award-winning staff designs, procures, installs, trains, and supports a project from beginning to end. In addition, IMT offers ongoing support through its Remote Managed Services, lowering project risk, cost and assuring maximum uptime.www.imtglobalinc.com
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