Avid Showcases Industry-Leading Effects and Editing Solutions at SIGGRAPH '99; Avid Unveils Next Generation 3D System Code Named 'Sumatra'.TEWKSBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- At SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community '99 (booth #1447, South Hall), Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AVID) will unveil its next-generation 3D system, code named Sumatra. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to preview the upcoming release of the Softimage(R) DS product, the company's versatile, integrated post-production studio for creating and finishing graphics and effects-centric projects with extensive new features, enhancements and increased performance. Avid is also announcing Version 6.0 of the Softimage Media Illusion(TM), its digital effects Synthetic sounds and animations created in the digital domain. Reverberation, morphing and transitions between video frames are examples. See digital video effects. and compositing software for film and television. The company will also showcase Version 2.0 of Avid Symphony(TM), its nonlinear A system in which the output is not a uniform relationship to the input. nonlinear - (Scientific computation) A property of a system whose output is not proportional to its input. editorial finishing system designed to meet the needs of high-end television programming. In addition, it will also demonstrate the newest technology for its Media Composer(R) and Film Composer(R) solutions, Marquee(TM) (3-D title animation application) and the Avid Unity(TM) MediaNet, as well as a technology preview of a new product code named "Avid HD." "SIGGRAPH '99 is an exciting venue for Avid," Patrick Dumas, Avid`s Vice President of Marketing. "We're pleased to unveil our new state-of-the-art animation, effects and editing solutions aimed to vastly improve performance and productivity for our customers. Attendees will have the opportunity to view these new exciting products as well as take a look at our complete offering for the nonlinear production environment for television and film." Avid Announces New Graphics, Effects and Animation Solutions: Innovative Next-Generation 3-D Animation System Avid will unveil the company's next-generation 3-D animation system, code named "Sumatra." With this upcoming release, the company takes the next major step in animation, introducing the world's first truly nonlinear animation (NLA NLA National Library of Australia NLA National Liberation Army (Macedonian rebel group) NLA No Longer Available NLA Network Location Awareness NLA National Lipid Association NLA National Legislative Assembly ) environment. This includes features that will revolutionize the way people work in 3-D production including seamless NURBS modeling, animation mixing, interactive rendering, render passes and comprehensive scripting using industry-standard languages. Building upon the same concepts that made Softimage 3D : Softimage|3D was a high-end 3D graphics application developed by Softimage, Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc. the most productive tool in production, this new system goes a step further in breaking down the barriers to effective animation. A highly efficient workflow, powerful and intuitive tools, and a flexible suite of modeling and animation controls combine into a system designed from the ground up for the digital artist. Softimage 3D v3.8 SP2 is shipping By Siggraph `99, Avid's new release of Softimage 3D 3.8 SP2 will be shipping. The forthcoming service pack release of its industry-leading modeling, animation and rendering system includes mental ray v.2.1 rendering software and offers improved image quality and significantly faster previewing and rendering. Softimage DS Avid announces new performance and functionality levels for Softimage DS, the company's versatile, integrated post-production studio for creating and finishing graphics and effects-centric projects. This next version has now entered its beta phase and is expected to ship by the end of the year. Key features include: increased performance, extensive user interface improvements, a newly integrated advanced 3-DVE, titling enhancements including 3-D titling support, an interactive process tree for building composites, high-resolution media support, "Mix and Match" Compositing, high-speed editing with swift menus, warping and morphing Transforming one image into another; for example, a car into a tiger. The term comes from metamorphosis. Morphing programs work by marking prominent points, such as tips and corners, of the before and after images. based on Elastic Reality(R) and Toonz plug-in software extensions. Softimage Media Illusion Version 6.0 Avid is also introducing Softimage Media Illusion Version 6.0. The latest version of this resolution-independent digital compositing and effects system delivers extensive performance and workflow improvements including a new animation editor, on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. motion paths for 2-D animations, motion tracker enhancements and full Y2K See Y2K problem and Y2K compliant. Y2K - Year 2000 compliance. Softimage Toonz Toonz is a leading 2D cell-animation software for traditional cell animators Famous animators no longer living
Avid demonstrates Avid Unity Storage Media Net: Avid Unity Media Net Announced at NAB '99, Avid Unity MediaNet 1.0 will connect editors, artists, sound-designers and effects specialists throughout a digital facility to the same network, significantly improving workflow, raising productivity and enhancing creativity by eliminating many of the mundane, mechanical tasks associated with managing today's part linear, part nonlinear post-production process. Included in Avid Unity MediaNet are advanced media transfer utilities and the very latest in server-assisted shared storage and networking technologies, providing support for a wide-range of applications and platforms. Avid Unity MediaNet 1.0 will also feature direct connection of the Macintosh platform, as well as network attachment to Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. platforms. Upcoming Releases of Avid Editorial Television and Film Solutions Showcased Avid Symphony Version 2.0 Universal Avid will showcase Version 2.0 of Avid Symphony, its nonlinear editorial finishing system designed to meet the needs of high-end television programming. The upcoming release further extends the Symphony system's finishing feature set, highlighted by a new, advanced scene-to-scene color correction Altering the colors in an image in order to print or display it properly or for special effects. Depending on the application, color correction can be a significant problem if the resulting image must be approved or a purchase is made because of color choice. engine, and introduces a revolutionary new capability -- 24P Universal Editing and Mastering -- which will enable content creators See content provider. to work with 24 frame progressive content in its native format and deliver it in a multitude of formats from a single source at the push of a button. Symphony will expand into two models with the 2.0 release, Symphony and Symphony Universal. Avid Symphony Version 2.0 is currently planned for shipment in Q3 1999; Avid Symphony Version 2.1, which includes the new color correction engine is planned for shipment in Q4 1999. Media Composer XL and Film Composer XL Version 9.0 for Windows NT Avid is also showcasing Media Composer and Film Composer 9.0, which will be available for the XL family of Windows NT-based models in Q3 1999. Version 9.0 continues to advance the Media Composer and Film Composer systems in the areas of productivity and collaboration, bringing real-time uncompressed images and Universal Offline Editing capabilities to this family of award-winning film and video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. systems. Avid Demonstrates HD Product Avid will also be previewing its first creative finishing system of projects in a variety of uncompressed HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates and 601 resolutions. Currently under development, this new system, code named "Avid HD" will be capable of conforming and finishing Media Composer, Symphony and Softimage DS projects as well as delivering a complete set of editing, audio, graphics and effects tools for producing the highest quality HD masters. For complete details on the above announcements, visit www.avid.com or www.softimage.com. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc., of which Softimage is a subsidiary, is an international, industry-leading provider of digital audio and video tools for information and entertainment applications. Avid's products are used by a variety of customers worldwide including film, television and interactive content producers, TV news broadcasters, corporate communicators and consumers. For more information, visit Avid's Web site at www.avid.com or the Softimage site at www.softimage.com (c) 1999 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Avid, Elastic Reality, Film Composer, Media Composer, and Softimage are registered trademarks and Avid Unity, Media Illusion and Symphony are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries or divisions. mental images and mental ray are registered trademarks of Gmbtt&Co. KG, in the USA and/or in other countries. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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