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CVMP 2012 - Reflections (and Refractions)...Part One!

CVMP 2012 - Reflections (and Refractions)...Part One!

This was the 9th iteration of the CVMP conference, and it certainly lived up to its billing. The conference struck just the right balance between academic research and commercial production, providing a hugely rich and diverse array of ideas, challenges, successes and future endeavours.

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1 day left to register for CVMP 2012...

1 day left to register for CVMP 2012...

Do you want to be in the know of the newest technology and techniques in the VFX industry? Do you want to meet with some of the brightest VFX talent in the UK and Europe?
Then CVMP is the perfect place for you to be on the 5th and 6th of December!

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Last Call To All Pixel Farm Fanatics...

Last Call To All Pixel Farm Fanatics...

This is your last chance to get your name down on the guest list for our private event “A Pint With The Pixel Farm” on the 21st of November at The Sun and 13 Cantons, Soho.

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Tue 20 Nov 2012: 1:00pm

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The Foundry Demos November

The Foundry Demos November

In August we let you know that The Foundry would be holding a selection of online demos for NUKE, MARI, KATANA and HIERO, which were so darn successful that we are pleased to announce their return.

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Thu 15 Nov 2012: 1:00pm

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DIY 007

DIY 007

Want to build your own Bond car? Today may be your lucky day. The Aston Martin DB5 used in Skyfall seems like a pretty expensive car to blow up a good couple of times, which is why it isn’t a DB5 that you see blown to smithereens.

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Wed 14 Nov 2012: 5:30pm

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Musical Breakdown

Musical Breakdown

Do you remember when The Buggles were the first video on MTV? Me neither. I wasn’t born!

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Tue 13 Nov 2012: 5:00pm

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Catching Up With Hoxton Redsox

Catching Up With Hoxton Redsox

We have been catching up with the team over at Hoxton Redsox after the completion of "Transmission", the final video in a series of viral films as a part of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus BluRay release.

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Mon 12 Nov 2012: 1:30pm

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I Need A Hiero...1.5

I Need A Hiero...1.5

We are pleased to announce that the download for HIERO 1.5 is now available.

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Fri 9 Nov 2012: 2:30pm

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Win A Dell XPS 12 Convertible Ultrabook At BVE

Win A Dell XPS 12 Convertible Ultrabook At BVE

Heading to BVE North? Want to know more about CandIT Media’s WARP storage system and also be in with the chance of winning a Dell convertible Ultrabook?

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Getting the pints in with The Pixel Farm

Getting the pints in with The Pixel Farm

Just over a week ago we let you know that we are hosting “A Pint With The Pixel Farm” an exclusive event in Soho.

The evening of the 21st of November will be the first chance since IBC for the UK users to get up close and personal with The Pixel Farm's new 2d to 3d conversion and depth map creation software, PFDepth. The above video is a little sneak peek of what you can expect to see at The Sun & 13 Cantons, Great Pultney St.

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Welcome to the family...Phoenix FD for Maya!

Welcome to the family...Phoenix FD for Maya!

It has been well known that The Chaos Group would be releasing Phoenix FD, their grid based fluid dynamics simulation tool for 3ds Max, for Autodesk Maya.  

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Wed 7 Nov 2012: 5:40pm

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The WARP Factor

The WARP Factor

With BVE only two weeks away we have spreading the word about our partners CandIT Media and their WARP platform.

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Wed 31 Oct 2012: 5:00pm

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Think outside the Box

Think outside the Box

Thinkbox, the makers of Deadline & Krakatoa, have developed a large number of application and plugins designed to extend existing pipelines and operate seamless with each other to create new workflows. Many of the software platforms that Thinkbox have created started in-house to refine dozens of VFX feature films over 15 years of production.

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NVIDIA gets Heavy Hand-ed

NVIDIA gets Heavy Hand-ed

Our friends over at NVIDIA brought to our attention this “Making Of…” video including NVIDIA technology and Adobe CS6 Production Premium software. The video was created for Heavy Hand, a band formed of some NVIDIA employees.

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Tue 30 Oct 2012: 4:00pm

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A Pint With The Pixel Farm

A Pint With The Pixel Farm

Want to get up close and personal with PFDepth? You are in luck!

We are pleased to announce that The Pixel Farm team, the creators of industry favourites PFMatchit and PFTrack, will be over in the UK for an exclusive evening with Escape Studios Technology at The Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho on the 21st of November 2012.

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Who Are CandIT Media?

Who Are CandIT Media?

Earlier this week we let you know that CandIT Media would be showcasing the WARP platform at BVE North on the 13th and 14th of November.

But who are CandIT Media?

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Wed 24 Oct 2012: 4:30pm

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The Pixel Farm Wins With PFDepth

The Pixel Farm Wins With PFDepth

We are pleased to announce that The Pixel Farm has been awarded a TVB “Best Of IBC” for their detailed depth map creation and stereoscopic conversion software product, PFDepth.

PFDepth has been recognised for the opportunities it presents to the industry and praised for its ability to greatly increase productivity. 
PFDepth retails for £2000 and integrates seamlessly with the other PF family products especially PFTrack.

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Tue 23 Oct 2012: 2:00pm

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The countdown to BVE is on!

The countdown to BVE is on!

In four weeks’ time, BVE North will be taking over the Manchester Central Complex for the 13th and 14th of November and CandIT Media will be there to showcase the patented WARP technology.

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