Cambridge Animation Systems Brings Animo to Mac OS X.Business Editors CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001 Cambridge Animation Systems today announced Animo for Mac OS X, Apple's next-generation operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Animo seamlessly integrates 2D and 3D animation for development of feature films, animated television series “Animated series” redirects here. For full information about animated series, see Animated cartoon. Animated Series are a television series produced by means of animation. , commercials, games and multimedia projects. "Bringing Animo to Mac OS X represents a major opportunity to extend our user base," says Phil Barrett, chief technology officer for Cambridge Animation Systems. "Mac OS X and the Power Mac G4 offer superior desktop performance. Our product strategy for the future now includes a commitment to releasing new products for the Mac." "Mac OS X's UNIX-based foundation, advanced Internet features, and stunning graphics capabilities make it an ideal platform for digital animation production," says Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Animo is a great 2D cartoon software package and we are delighted that Cambridge is joining the growing list of developers bringing popular applications to the Mac OS X." New versions of Animo for Mac OS X will offer the same functionality as their counterparts running on Windows and 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. operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . Users will be able to seamlessly exchange files among Animo systems running on the three major computing platforms. Cambridge Animation Systems (www.cambridgeanimation.com) is the exclusive developer of Animo software, as well as Inkworks, Swiffworks and other 3D animation plug-ins. Animo is the first software package to seamlessly integrate 2D and 3D animation. It has an installed base of 3,000 seats in more than 50 countries. Animo is used for feature films, animated television series, commercials, games and multimedia development by leading studios worldwide, including Warner Brothers Warner Brothers (b. Eichelbaums) movie executives; Harry (Morris) (1881–1958), born in Krasnashiltz, Poland; Albert (1884–1967), born in Baltimore, Md.; Samuel (1887–1927), born in Baltimore, Md. , DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global , Nelvana Limited, Pentafour Software, Tape House, Shine Digital, Praxinos, and Colorland. |
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