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Digital Anarchy Launches Redesigned Site

Digital Anarchy, a provider of vfx software for Adobe and Apple products, have a new version of their company website, www.digitalanarchy.com.

The website features an easier navigation system, a more streamlined support system, and a fresh, dynamic look. Online visitors will notice dramatic improvements in navigation, uniformity and appearance.

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Boris RED 4.3 Now Available, Free Update for Boris RED 4.x Users

Those who like making subtitles raise your hand. Adding subtitles to your project may prove daunting, time-consuming, and error-prone. However, subtitle work is much easier if you have a copy of Boris RED 4.3 in your toolbox.

RED is a very capable text creation tool that provides a rich environment for static lower-thirds -- the common way of treating subtitles. But how do you make hundreds of lower-thirds without going mad? Follow the easy steps in this tutorial to generate any number of subtitles automatically.

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Artists Headline News

Houdini 9.5 For Mac OS X

3-D animation and vfx software maker Side Effects Software will release Houdini 9.5 on July 15, 2008.

Houdini 9.5 brings the 3-D industry's first node-based workflow to the Mac ensuring that 3-D artists can collaborate seamlessly in a multi-platform environment. Houdini 9.5 public beta release is available today for download on all platforms.

Dark Headline News

Chocolate Bats Fly Into Stores, Get Eaten Immediately

The Hershey Company is celebrating the release of Warner Bros.' THE DARK KNIGHT with Special Edition Batman-themed products. Special Edition Reese's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bats and Reese's Dark Peanut Butter Bats feature a unique bat shape to mark the debut of the highly anticipated new Batman feature, arriving in theaters July 18.

Game Headline News

Gaming Big Guns To Address Develop Conference Delegates

Develop Conference and ExpoJuly 29-31, 2008Brighton, U.K.

Video gaming masterminds David Braben (Frontier Developments), Damian Isla (Bungie Studios), Richard Lemarchand (Naughty Dog) and Phil Spencer (Microsoft Game Studios Europe) and top animator Andy Lomas (Framestore) will deliver keynote addresses at this year's Develop Conference and Expo, which takes place from July 29-31 in Brighton.

Show Headline News

2008 Autodesk SIGGRAPH Show Reel

2008 Autodesk SIGGRAPH Show ReelDeadline: July 11, 2008

Show off your latest and greatest animation and vfx work. Submissions for the 2008 Autodesk SIGGRAPH Show Reel are now being accepted. Submit your most recent shorts, spots, game cinematics, music videos, films, or anything created using Autodesk tools, including 3ds Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Combustion, Toxik, Inferno, Flame, Flint, Smoke and Lustre for a chance at having your work shown to thousands of people in the industry.

Brazil Headline News

Free Version Of Brazil r/s V2 Now Available

SplutterFish, a high-end 3-D rendering software solutions provider, has released the highly-respected Brazil Rendering System V2 Rio Edition, a free version of its award-winning Brazil r/s V2 renderer for 3ds Max. Brazil V2 Rio is a fully-functional rendering suite which allows artists to learn and explore the depth and capabilities of Brazil r/s. Artists can download Brazil V2 Rio at splutterfish.com.

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3Dconnexion 3D Mice Now Supported By VectorWorks 2008

3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, announced that its complete line of 3D mice are now supported by the entire Nemetschek North America VectorWorks 2008 line of award-winning, precision-design software: Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design, Fundamentals, and RenderWorks.

With 3Dconnexion's 3D mice, the VectorWorks community can easily control and maneuver 3D objects, 3D designs and 2D drafts, for a streamlined design process that optimizes workflow and increases productivity.

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Digital Musings From the Editor:

SIGGRAPH 2008 may still be two months away, but it's a pivotal event in the evolution of the conference. And VFXWorld provides a sneak peek with this year's chair, Jacquelyn Martino, who fills us in on some of the fundamental changes that have been implemented and how they will impact our experience. Meanwhile, M. Night Shyamalan's THE HAPPENING opens on Friday the 13th, and Tom McLean has the vfx insights from CafeFX and ILM.

Bill DesowitzEditor

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Gamebryo 2.5 -- The Future Of Game Development Is Here

The release of Emergent's Gamebryo 2.5 provides developers the framework they need to quickly bring high-quality titles to market no matter how complex the development environment. The highly-anticipated release introduces a redesigned core with the Emergent Terrain System, a new Geometry System and enhanced support for the Floodgate stream processing engine.

Effects Headline News

I.E. Effects To Provide VFX To Little Hercules 3D

Full service visual effects studio I.E. Effects will provide visual effects and stereoscopic 3-D compositing for the upcoming feature film, LITTLE HERCULES 3D.

Judd Nelson, John Heard, Elliot Gould and Hulk Hogan join 10-year-old body builder Richard Sandrak to star in the family film about a young boy of immeasurable strength who travels from Mt. Olympus to live in Los Angeles.

"We...look forward to providing what will be the first 3-D experience to many of the film's younger moviegoers," says I.E. Exec Producer and Co-Founder David Kenneth.

Movie Headline News

Stuntman Killed On Set Of Woo's Red Cliff

A stuntman was killed and six people were injured Monday during second-unit filming on director John Woo's THE BATTLE OF RED CLIFF, per VARIETY.

For the most expensive movie in Chinese -- and Asian -- history, the death of the 23-year-old is another unfortunate setback. Production has been hampered by everything from cast changes to bad weather.

Game Headline News

Universal Introduces Mobile BSG Game

Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group is teaming with leading global publisher of mobile games, Glu Mobile, for the launch of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, based on the hit television series. This action-packed game stations the player aboard the legendary ship in a top-down shooter position for a thrill-a-minute adventure that stretches from one end of the galaxy to another.

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MAXON Opens New French Office

MAXON Computer, a German-based developer of 3-D software, has opened an office in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. In cooperation with the French distributor of its award-winning products CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, MAXON can now offer even greater support for its French user base.

MAXON's products have been used in productions worldwide, ranging from architecture to medical, from advertising to industrial design and from broadcast to major Hollywood movies.

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Apple Introduces New iPhone 3G

Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G, combining all the features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software, which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.

World Headline News

Cash And Prizes Up For Grabs At NVISION 08

NVIDIA ups the ante at NVISION 08 by throwing down hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and hardware and giving you a chance to win part of the largest prize package in North America this year.

All you need to do for your chance to win is participate in one of NVISION's marquee consumer events: GeForce LAN and NVScene. And you can watch the best video game players in the world battle it out for their share of the prize money at the Electronic Sports World Cup. All this happens this August in San Jose, California.

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Kmart Partners With Universal, Marvel, Burger King For Incredible Father's Day

Kmart has partnered with Universal Pictures, Marvel Ent. and Burger King for a multichannel entertainment marketing promotion supporting the June 13 release of Universal Pictures and Marvel Studios' upcoming action-thriller, THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Kmart will offer "Incredible Dad" Hulk-themed gift cards to coincide with the "Incredible Dads" Father's Day Promotion.

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Men-from-Mars Invests In Award-Winning Talent

Joe Pavlo, the 2005 Emmy winner for vfx supervision on BBC/HBO production ROME, joins Men-from-Mars as Senior VFX Supervisor/Head of 2D.

Pavlo's other award winning vfx supervision credits include; THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLARS for which he won the 2004 Emmy for Best VFX and BAND OF BROTHERS (Emmy nominated in 2002 as assistant vfx supervisor).

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CineTel Buys Rights To Remake 70s Revenge Flick Spit

CineTel Films has purchased the rights to remake I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, the 1978 female revenge film reviled at the time for its depiction of sex and violence, per VARIETY.

Meir Zarchi, who directed, produced and wrote the original, owned the remake rights. Though the majority of CineTel's releases are straight-to-DVD, the company says it will make SPIT for a theatrical release.

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Gnomon Workshop Releases Fully Updated Mental Ray DVD

Today Gnomon Workshop is releasing the fully updated MENTAL RAY: FUNDAMENTALS, RENDERING TECHNIQUES WITH MATT HARTLE. This DVD focuses on the fundamental implementation and functionality of Mental Ray from within Maya.

This title covers many important topics, including the Mental Ray interface, Memory and Performance, Raytracing, Motion Blur and Displacements. This DVD is a great resource for any production artist needing to get the most out of Mental Ray.

Company Headline News

Indian Media Company Buys U.K. VFX House Men-from-Mars

Century Communications, one of India's largest independently owned media companies and owner of leading Indian vfx company Pixion, is making its first move into the global arena with the acquisition of U.K. based, vfx house Men-from-Mars.

Television Headline News

Battlestar's Tricia Helfer Coming To NVISION 08

Tricia Helfer, the actress widely known for her portrayal of Number Six on BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, the Emmy award-winning television drama series, will speak and appear at NVISION 08.

Helfer, who plays the part of a beautiful but ruthless humanoid Cylon, will discuss her experience on the hit TV show, which makes extensive use of computer graphics technology to create stunning special effects.

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New VICON System Quadruples Motion Capture Camera Resolution

VICON, developer of Academy Award-winning motion capture systems, has released VICON MX T-Series.

The MX-T Series includes an all-new camera design and new Giganet device with cameras available in a variety of resolution options, including the T160 (16 Megapixel), T40 (4 Megapixel) and T20 (2 Megapixel). The T160 16-megapixel camera represents a four-times resolution increase over existing professional optical motion capture solutions.

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