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Suite Imagery has announced the completion ActionBacks: Wedding Motion 8 in high definition. This volume is the 54th in the line of royalty-free stock animations by Suite Imagery. Wedding Motion 8 consists of 20 fresh looping video backgrounds for use in wedding videography and editing.

The motion graphics can quickly add elegance and value to wedding productions with enhanced visuals for title screens, photo montages and picture in picture effects. This collection is available for download at www.ActionBacks.com for $49.95 in either SD or HD formats.

Transform everyday projects into masterpieces in motion with expert tips from Artbeats' new video podcast. World-renowned for its extensive library of royalty-free stock footage, Artbeats is now widely recognized as a source for creative inspiration and educational tools for incorporating motion into your everyday projects.

Suite Imagery has updated the pricing on their growing ActionBacks Animation Library. Now, all volumes are available for download for $49.95 per volume. There are still DVD and Hard Drive options available, including the ActionBacks Unlimited Drive, which includes all 52 volumes for $599.95. Additionally, ActionBacks has made all their High Definition royalty free animations available for download from their ActionBacks.com website for the same price of $49.95 per volume.

PEANUTS has become the first fully animated series in the Warner Premiere Motion Comics digital content category.

Pluto's design, animation, visual effects and integration skills are highlighted in two eye-catching projects for Cox Communications and Detroit agency Doner. The two campaigns, comprising a total of nine spots, promote Cox' high-speed Internet and digital media services, and while they involve markedly different styles of animation, both required complex, multi-faceted execution by Pluto's team of artists.

RE:Vision Effects has released updates for Twixtor, ReelSmart Motion Blur and FieldsKit to specifically address issues of crashing and hanging that users were experiencing within Premiere Pro. The products released today are Twixtor v. 4.5.9, ReelSmart Motion Blur v. 3.2.5 and FieldsKit v. 2.0.1, and are the After Effects-compatible verisons that work within Premiere Pro. Users who have purchased the After Effects-compatible versions of Twixtor 4, ReelSmart Moiton Blur 3 and FieldsKit 2 receive the update for free.

At ComicCon, Warner Premiere and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution announced a new way for comic book fans to connect with their favorite characters and stories they know and love through short form digital content called Motion Comics. These draw on a deep reservoir of source material to bring a new visually engaging experience to life through the use of subtle movements, voice-overs, sweeping music scores and stunning comic book artwork.

The first Motion Comic to debut was WATCHMEN which was taken from the critically-acclaimed Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore graphic novel.

Aardman Animations is using Blackmagic Design capture cards and Stop Motion Pro for their latest TV production, TIMMY.

Immersion Corporation, manufacturer of 3D and motion capture hardware and software, will be demonstrating its latest offerings at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles, August 12-14. Immersion's products help speed 3D modeling, motion capture, and animation workflows -- resulting in more cost-effective and higher quality productions.

The new products to be featured in booth 1422 are:

MicroScribe Connections for Maya Plug-in

Red Eye Studio, the Midwest's most experienced motion capture studio, is the first company in North America to purchase the T160 camera system, the latest in motion capture equipment from Vicon Motion Systems.