Technology
Technology
Tools Of The Trade.
Phoenix, Arizona-based Rainbow Studios recently purchased five licenses
of LambSoft's Pro Motion software, which enables animators to combine
motion capture data with keyframe animation. Rainbow is using Pro Motion
in production of a 3-D feature film called Billy Jellybean.. . .
. Numerical Design Ltd. has released a new 3D Studio MAX plug-in called
MAXImmerse, which enables animators and game developers to view and interact
with scenes in real time. . . . Colorland, an animation studio in
Shenzhen, China has gone completely digital in its ink and paint services
with 45 ANIMO workstations. This transition has taken place over the past
two years, during which time the studio has worked on projects for studios
such as Yoram Gross Village Roadshow, Southern Star and BRB International.
. . . Discreet Logic recently sold 40 of its Silicon Graphics O2
effect* systems to a new digital cinema school in Japan called Movie
Movie. Starting in October 1998, the two-year program will offer classes
in digital compositing, motion capture and character animation. . . .
Studios: What technology are you using to create animation? Software developers:
Who is using your product and for what? Send your news to "Tools of
the Trade" at editor@awn.com.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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