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Xsens, Image Metrics Merge Mo-cap and Animation Technologies

Xsens and Image Metrics have announced they are integrating their motion capture and facial animation technologies.

The move is intended to create a comprehensive system to allow video game and motion picture clients to capture facial and body movement in one shoot and integrate into leading 3D software programs without the need for a specialized facility.

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Crest Adopts Toon Boom’s Harmony Pipeline

Crest Animation Studios in India has turned to Canadian software maker Toon Boom to implement a new production pipeline.

The 3D animation studio is using Toon Boom’s Harmony Solution to set up the pipeline, which will run parallel to its current business and allow the company to expand its line of services.

Crest chose the system because it is cost-effective and a... more

VES Awards Honor Avatar, Up

Avatar was the big winner at the eighth annual Visual Effects Society Awards, taking home six honors. Disney-Pixar’s Up was the top honoree for animated features, taking three awards.

The VES Awards were presented last night at a gala ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. More than a thousand attendees attended the awards, wh... more