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Autodesk 2011 Animation Show Reel Call for Submissions

Submit your latest short animation, game cinematic, film, feature film, commercial, broadcast, music video and episodic projects created using Autodesk software, such as Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® Softimage®, Autodesk® MotionBuilder®, and Autodesk® Mudbox™ software […]

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Autodesk Launches 2012 Digital Entertainment Creation Products

Autodesk, inc. announced new releases of the company’s digital entertainment creation software and middleware. The 2012 versions enable iterative workflows, help users manage complexity and provide new creative tools […]

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Autodesk 2010 Animation Show Reel Call for Submissions

Looking to show off your best assets? Be part of the Autodesk 2010 Animation Show Reel […]

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Autodesk helps Smoke & Mirrors New York bring The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover to life

The visual effects team for Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) recreated the classic Beatles Abbey Road album cover and then brought that moment to life for 30-second and 60-second spots promoting the MTV videogame The Beatles: Rock Band.

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‘Transformers,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Terminator’ and ‘Harry Potter’: ILM Delivers Visual Effects Magic With Autodesk Software

Academy Award-winning visual effects house Industrial, Light & Magic (ILM) relied on Autodesk digital entertainment software to create thousands of visual effects shots for this summer’s hottest movies, including “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” “Terminator Salvation” and “Star Trek.” […]

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Autodesk to buy Softimage|XSI

Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement with Avid to acquire substantially all of the assets of Avid’s Softimage business unit for around US$35 million. This will mean that Autodesk will own three of the main 3D suites: 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage|XSI. Autodesk plans to acquire and continue developing the core Softimage|XSI suite, the Softimage|Face Robot facial animation software, the Softimage|Cat character animation plug-in for 3ds Max and the Softimage|Crosswalk ‘interoperability solution’ – which will be integrated with Autodesk’s own sharing technology…