Discreet Announces character studio 4 -- Revolutionary Advancements in Character Animation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 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 2002 Booth #8062 SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2002 Latest Release Breaks New Ground Offering More Flexibility, Control and Better Ease of Use Continuing to raise the bar in animation tools, Discreet--a division of Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) )-- today announced character studio 4, the latest extension to the widely popular and award-winning 3ds max software. The newest release continues to advance character animation Character animation is a specialized process of the animation process, concerning the animation of one or more characters featured in an animated work. It is usually as one aspect of a larger production, and often to complement voice acting. techniques and motion capture tools in ways never thought possible with the addition of a constraint-based animation mixer, an animation analyzer and fixer fixer, n the chemicals used in the final step of film processing that remove the unaffected silver halide particles from the developed film. fixer and Quaternion quaternion (kwətûr`nēən), in mathematics, a type of higher complex number first suggested by Sir William R. Hamilton in 1843. Function Curves. The software will be demonstrated for the first time at SIGGRAPH 2002. "character studio 4 quite simply takes character animation to a new level. Just one example is quaternions--that have never before been implemented with complete f-curve functionality," said Chris Ford Christopher Joseph Ford (born January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) is a former professional basketball player and head coach. A 6' 5" (1.96 m) guard from Villanova University, he played ten seasons (1972-1982) in the NBA as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Boston , animation product line manager, Discreet. "With an explicit focus on innovation, character studio 4 delivers many `most- requested' additions such as the ability to add and support props like sport's equipment or weapons as well as animated, scalable bones for cartoon-like 3D animation." character studio 4 software includes significant enhancements designed to provide animators Famous animators no longer living
n. A hypothetical discontinuity or distortion occurring in the flow of time that would move events from one time period to another or suspend the passage of time. ability helps animators to regain control over staging and changing animation timings including increasing or decreasing the speed of motion. The addition of the animation analyzer provides for precise correction of discontinuities through a complete analysis of any animated limb. The animation fixer takes it a step further with suggested fixes or "most likely resolution" mode, an option that enables the system to tweak To make minor adjustments in an electronic system or in a software program in order to improve performance. See calibrate. 1. tweak - To change slightly, usually in reference to a value. Also used synonymously with twiddle. the data in a way that maintains tangencies and provides smoother character motions. Finally, the ability to view quaternion rotations as function curves is the first of its kind, enabling artists to combine the smoothest method of rotation with control finesse fi·nesse n. 1. Refinement and delicacy of performance, execution, or artisanship. 2. Skillful, subtle handling of a situation; tactful, diplomatic maneuvering. 3. of function curves displayed in familiar X, Y and Z axes. Animators will now have a truly intuitive character animation system that is fully predictable and easy to understand. "The memorable characters in movies like Cats and Dogs Cats and Dogs A slang term referring to speculative stocks that have short or suspicious histories for sales, earnings, dividends, etc. Notes: In a bull market analysts will often mention that everything is going up, even the cats and dogs. or in animated television commercials show how advanced character animation has become," continued Ford. "The new release of character studio 4 will enable animators an even greater palette of precision tools to fluid, lifelike and memorable animation." Since its release in October 2000, character studio 3 has gained much popularity from 3ds max users as showcased by its use in many games, commercials and films including The Cathedral, winner of SIGGRAPH's 2002 "Best Animated Short" award. For more information: character studio 4 will be demonstrated in the Discreet booth at SIGGRAPH in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . Product availability information will be released at the ship date, Fall 2002. For additional details, please contact Discreet Sales at 800-869-3504 or 514-393-1616 or visit www.discreet.com. About Discreet Discreet empowers moving media professionals to realize the visual experience, transforming their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality. Its range of award-winning systems and software is developed for digital media creation, management and delivery--across all disciplines from visual effects and editing to animation, game development, web and interactive. Discreet is based in Montreal, Quebec and is a division of Autodesk, Inc., the world's leading design and digital media creation, management, and distribution company. Product and corporate information is located on the Internet at www.discreet.com. Discreet is a division of Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk, Discreet, 3ds max and character studio are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc./ Autodesk Canada Inc. in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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