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Blurring the line between production and post production: NewTek demonstrates Virtual Cinematography in Lightwave

September 21, 2010September 22, 2010 Doug Groves 3D, Avatar, Lightwave, Lightwave CORE, newtek, post production, production, Rob Powers, virtual camera, virtual cinematography1 Comment

Newtek has long been one of the most innovative digital content creation companies out there. Originally an Amiga based company, with products such as DigiView, the first colour digitizer for a computer, and the Video Toaster which gave users the power of a live switching studio via an add on card , they’ve continued to innovate through the years. This year at SIGGRAPH is no different, as Rob Powers, VP of 3D development took the stage to demonstrate the virtual cinematography capabilities of Lightwave 3D 10, the latest version of…

2009 in review – rgb style

January 8, 2010January 15, 2010 Doug Groves Assassin's Creed II, Avatar, District 9, Drag Me To Hell, Hurt Locker, Left 4 Dead 2, Plants vs. Zombies, star trek0 comment

With 2009 a over week in the rear view mirror, we decided to take a look back at our favourite movies and games from the year, and present our top list. Instead of picking THE best movie and game of the year, we all made individual lists, then I tallied them up. Anything with more than one vote makes it on the list.

James Cameron’s Avatar – Review

December 30, 2009January 5, 2010 Doug Groves 3D, Avatar, James Cameron, review0 comment

Alex and Doug sit down to review James Cameron’s first feature film in over a decade, and discuss some of the technologies used in it’s making. Long story short, Avatar is the first real ‘must see’ on the big screen in years.

Belated Holiday Greetings…

December 28, 2009December 28, 2009 drsquid Avatar, Hero, HTC, Telus, Wind, Wireless1 Comment

Hopefully you got a cool gadget this Christmas, and found some deals this weekend at one of the many Boxing Day sales (boy have LCD TV’s dropped in price!). Since we were away for the holidays we wish you belated season’s greetings…and now we are back with some great updates to look forward to… Coming up this week will be more Wind news, with rest of the launch day coverage video, and an in depth discussion about Wind with Doug and Alex. In the almost 2 weeks since their lauch…

First Official Avatar Trailer

August 20, 2009August 29, 2009 Doug Groves Avatar, James Cameron5 Comments

If you’re not already familiar with Avatar, it’s the film James Cameron has been working on for years. Due out in Dec 2009, the first trailer has been released. If you want to see it in glorious HD, you can catch it here.