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Safe Harbor Computers Now Providing Customers with Live Chat Shopping Experience


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Posted by Marc Leitner
January 12, 2012

Milwaukee, WI – January 12, 2012 – Safe Harbor Computers, a leading supplier to video editors, 3D animators and post production professionals, has announced that they are now providing live chat support to customers around the world. Building on the highly-rated customer service that they’re known for, the new live chat feature is another simple and user-friendly option now available to customers throughout their shopping experience.

The new feature integrated into Safe Harbor’s website allows post production professionals to connect one-on-one with experienced staff, both pre- and post-sale, during standard business hours. "In addition to email, phone and various social networking sites, the live chat feature is just one more way that customers can connect with us and discover the best solution for their needs," says Jeff Pulera, NLE specialist at Safe Harbor.

The live chat addition is the first in a series of updates to Safe Harbor’s online experience. "With a number of updates planned throughout the year, we will soon be able to provide our customers with a completely seamless shopping experience, from general research on gear and software, to pre-sales questions, purchasing and post-sales support, all entirely possible without ever leaving our site," states Marc Leitner, Marketing Coordinator.

Safe Harbor’s live chat is currently online at www.sharbor.com and is accessible via the "Chat online" icon in the upper right-hand corner of any page.

About Safe Harbor Computers

Celebrating 25 years of business, Safe Harbor has become one of the most trusted resellers in the multimedia industry. Founded in 1987 as a Commodore Amiga reseller, Safe Harbor helped to advance the video production industry by providing quality products and outstanding customer service to a wide range of creative artists. With a clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate website, Safe Harbor has built a reliable reputation as an industry leader. Look to Safe Harbor for quality editing and animation software and hardware, as well as for a professional and personable experience.

For more information, please visit:

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals at Safe Harbor Computers


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Posted by Marc Leitner
November 23, 2011

It's that time of year again! The time when we offer our biggest sales ever... The time when you save hundreds of dollars on the software and gear you need... and more importantly, the time when we get to extend our thanks to you, our loyal customers.

For one week only, we're offering HUGE savings on our workstations, as well as a number of popular hardware and software solutions. These specials, bundles and freebies are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST and won't last long.

In addition to these special markdowns, order by 11/29 and get a FREE USB flexible keyboard! Just shoot us a quick note on Facebook, Twitter or Google+ requesting one! These virtually indestructable water/dust-proof silicone keyboards are a portable and convenient solution for when you're out in the field or limited only to your smartphone.

Check out all of our Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials or feel free to give us a call at (800) 544-6599.


Safe Harbor Computers and e-on Software to Host Webinar for 3D Professionals


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Posted by Marc Leitner
July 13, 2011

Waukesha, WI—July 13, 2011—Safe Harbor Computers, a leading supplier to video and 3D animation professionals, today announced that they will be hosting a webinar with e-on Software, leaders in 3D sky, light and nature technologies. The webinar will feature in-depth presentations and demonstrations of e-on’s flagship Vue product line as well as some of its newly introduced products such as LumenRT and Carbon Scatter. Open to all 3D professionals and enthusiasts, attendees will see how Digital Nature can be incorporated into their workflow and how these award winning solutions are helping the world's leading CG and FX studios to deliver stunning results.

With Dave Burdick from e-on Software presenting, users working in 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave 3D, Cinema 4D and Softimage will have the opportunity to learn how they can create complete, hyper-realistic 3D environments without leaving their favorite application.

From architectural visualization to film and broadcast, the free webinar is available to anyone looking to integrate high quality scenery into a professional production pipeline. Exclusive show specials from Safe Harbor will be made available to all attendees at the end of the presentation.

Event details:

  • Date: Tuesday, July 26
  • Time: 1:00 pm, CST.
  • Registration: Send an email to marc@sharbor.com with "e-on webinar registration" in the subject line. A confirmation email will be sent shortly after with log in instructions.

About Safe Harbor

Celebrating 24 years of business, Safe Harbor has become one of the most trusted resellers in the multimedia industry, providing quality products and outstanding customer service to a wide range of creative artists. With a clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate website, Safe Harbor has built a reliable reputation as an industry leader. Look to Safe Harbor for quality editing and animation software and hardware, as well as for a professional and personable experience.

For more information, visit:

http://www.sharbor.com
http://www.facebook.com/SafeHarborComputers
http://www.twitter.com/SafeHarborComp
http://www.youtube.com/SafeHarborComputers

About e-on software

E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries.

E-on software products were used in feature films such as as "Thor", "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans", "Despicable Me", "The Wolf Man", "2012", "Lovely Bones", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land of the Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Smallville", "Battlestar Gallactica", "Caprica", "Stargate Atlantis", "Stargate Continuum", and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight.

E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature scenery.


Safe Harbor Computers to Exhibit at 2011 IVA Filmmakers Expo


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Posted by Marc Leitner
June 7, 2011

Waukesha, WI – June 7, 2011 – Safe Harbor Computers, a leading supplier to video and 3D animation professionals, today announced that they will be exhibiting at the 5th annual Illinois Videographers Association Midwest Expo, June 28, 2011. Demonstrating unique features of the Atomos Ninja, alongside the power of Safe Harbor’s custom-built Tsunami and Mac Pro workstations, attendees will experience hands-on benefits of the latest hardware and software.

The Atomos Ninja, a rugged and portable 10-bit field recorder for video cameras and DSLRs with HDMI, will be mounted to a Sony video camera for demonstration purposes. The battery-powered unit takes the live uncompressed HDMI feed from a camcorder and saves it to a 2.5" hard drive in the 10-bit ProRes format with 4:2:2 quality, bypassing the compression cameras use when saving HD video to tape or memory card. The captured ProRes files can then be immediately edited in Final Cut Pro without Log and Transfer or any type of transcoding needed. The ProRes clips will also play in Premiere Pro CS5.5 for PC users. Functionality will be demonstrated on both platforms.

Also featured will be Safe Harbor’s custom built Tsunami workstations powered by Adobe Production Premium CS5.5 and NVIDIA Quadro by PNY. The Mercury Playback Engine at the heart of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 is NVIDIA GPU-accelerated, 64-bit native, architected for the future—enabling users to work more fluidly on projects in SD, HD, 2K, 4K, and beyond. Safe Harbor staff and experienced video editor Jeff Pulera will be available for questions as he demonstrates this powerful setup with the Atomos Ninja. An Apple Mac Pro workstation will also be on display with unique configurations tailored to specific editing needs.

Literature, raffle prizes, exclusive show specials and coupons will be available to all attendees at the Safe Harbor booth. Jeff will also be discussing the various performance levels of Tsunami and how Safe Harbor can work with customers to meet specific needs and budgets. Show attendees will be able to visit the booth, talk with video professionals, and learn how the Atomos Ninja, with an optimized workstation from Safe Harbor, helps to maximize production workflows.

This year's IVA Expo features:

  • World-class filmmakers
  • 6 incredible presentations
  • Hands-on trade show
  • Live camera/production workshop featuring a live mock wedding
  • Safe Harbor demonstrations
  • Exclusive show specials
  • Much, much more!

More information and registration is available at http://www.ivaexpo.com/.
For an in-depth review of the Atomos Ninja, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/products-xtra/2054.html.
For more information about custom Tsunami and Mac Pro workstations, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/build-yours/.

About Safe Harbor

Celebrating 24 years of business, Safe Harbor has become one of the most trusted resellers in the multimedia industry, providing quality products and outstanding customer service to a wide range of creative artists. With a clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate website, Safe Harbor has built a reliable reputation as an industry leader. Look to Safe Harbor for quality editing and animation software and hardware, as well as for a professional and personable experience.

Safe Harbor's Ready-To-Edit Tsunami Workstations are extremely high-quality, highly reliable systems backed by renowned customer service. All components are brand-name, non-OEM products and carry full manufacturer warranties - proprietary drivers or technology are never used. System boards are certified compatible by capture card manufacturers. Each system must pass rigorous testing procedures and a full burn-in period before it is shipped.

For more information, visit:

http://www.sharbor.com
http://www.facebook.com/SafeHarborComputers
http://www.twitter.com/SafeHarborComp
http://www.youtube.com/SafeHarborComputers

About Illinois Videographers Association

Established in 1996, the Illinois Videographers Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the continuing education of all videographers from professional to amateur. Monthly meetings on various videography topics and trends are held at The Double-Tree Suites in Wood Dale, IL.


SIGGRAPH 2011 Emerging Technologies: Interacting with the Future


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Posted by Marc Leitner
May 27, 2011

The SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies program is home to the latest developments in technology, including haptics, displays, robotics, and artificial intelligence. This year will feature 23 of the latest innovations selected by a jury of industry experts from more than 100 submissions. Topics range from displays and input devices to collaborative environments. SIGGRAPH 2011 takes place 7-11 August at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

"The SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies program is unique in its interactive approach that allows people to experience the most cutting-edge developments first-hand," said Cole Krumbholz, SIGGRAPH 2011 Emerging Technologies Chair and co-founder of Koduco Games. "This year, conference attendees will experience the latest achievements from industry and university research labs."

Preview video of the SIGGRAPH 2011 Emerging Technologies program:

Featured highlights from the SIGGRAPH 2011 Emerging Technologies:

Face-to-Avatar

Hiroaki Tobita and Shigeaki Maruyama; Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.

This floating avatar system integrates a blimp with a virtual avatar to create a unique system of telepresence. The blimp avatar contains several pieces of equipment, including a projector and a speaker as the output functions. Users communicate with others by presenting their facial images through the projector and voices through the speaker. A camera and microphone attached to the blimp provide the input function and support the user’s manipulation from a distance.

The user’s presence is more dramatic than a conventional virtual avatar (CG and image) because the avatar is a physical object and moves freely in the real world. In addition, the user’s senses are augmented because the blimp detects dynamic information in the real world. For example, the camera provides a special floating view to the user, and the microphone collects a wide variety of sounds such as conversations and environmental noise.

Potential Future Use: Allows the user to have a moveable, physical presence in the real world from even the most remote location.

Volumetric Display Based on Vibrating Mylar Beam Splitter and LED Backlit LCD

Lanny Smoot, Quinn Smithwick, and Daniel Reetz; Disney Research

This new volumetric display produces full-color, high-spatial-resolution aerial images in front of the apparatus. It is based on a new optical element: the large, tunable-resonance, edge-driven, varifocal beam splitter.

This new display technology uses a circular Mylar beam splitter and adds a tension-adjusting metal hoop pressed against its surface. The beam splitter is adjusted, with high Q, to a specific resonance frequency. Three rim-mounted impulse drivers apply low-amplitude sinusoldal drive. Due to the high Q, the diaphram's sympathetic vibration is large. The beam splitter folds the optical path, and the system includes a fixed-curvature concave mirror to create real images that appear out in front of the apparatus.

It produces high-quality 3D images that occupy a one-third-meter cube 1/3 meter out in front of the apparatus. The image is viewable over a 30-degree viewing angle.

Potential Future Use: Advancements in 3D displays will impact many fields from medical research to gaming.

A Medical Mirror for Non-Contact Health Monitoring

Ming-Zher Poh, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology; Daniel McDuff and Rosalind Picard, MIT Media Lab

Digital medical devices promise to transform the future of medicine with their ability to produce exquisitely detailed individual physiological data. As ordinary people gain access to and control over their own physiological data, they can play a more active role in diagnosing and managing their health. This revolution must take place in our everyday lives, not just in the doctor’s office or research lab. This project starts in the home environment by transforming everyday objects into health-sensing technology.

The Medical Mirror is a novel interactive interface that tracks and displays a user’s heart rate in real time without the need for external sensors. Currently, collection of physiological information requires users to strap on bulky sensors, chest straps, or sticky electrodes. The Medical Mirror allows contact-free measurements of physiological information using a basic imaging device. When a user looks into the mirror, an image sensor detects and tracks the location of his or her face over time. By combining techniques in computer vision and advanced signal processing, the user’s heart rate is then computed from the optical signal reflected off the face. The user’s heart rate is displayed on the mirror, allowing visualization of both the user’s physical appearance and physiological state.

This project illustrates an innovative approach to pervasive health monitoring based on state-of-the-art technology. The Medical Mirror fits seamlessly into the ambient home environment, blending the data collection process into the course of daily routines. It is intended to provide a convenient way for people to track their daily health when they use the mirror for shaving, brushing teeth, etc.

Potential Future Use: This device allows for easy and much more sophisticated everyday health monitoring.

Telenoid: Tele-Presence Android for Communication

Kohei Ogawa, Shuichi Nishio, Kensuke Koda, Koichi Taura, Takashi Minato, Carlos Toshinori Ishii, Hiroshi Ishiguro; ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication

This new system of telecommunication focuses on the idea of transferring human "presence". A minimal human conveys the impression of human existence at first glance, but it doesn’t suggest anything about personal features such as gender or age. The minimal appearance allows people to use Telenoid to transfer their presence to distant places regardless of their personal features.

Telenoid's tele-operation system is simple and intuitive. It can be controlled by even novice users. Its face-tracking system automatically captures the operator’s facial movements and expressions. Field tests revealed that most users tended to have a strange and negative impression of Telenoid in the beginning, but eventually they became comfortable. Elderly people had very positive feelings about Telenoid at first sight.

Potential Future Use: Telenoid provides a much more interactive and intimate experience than technology that is available today, such as Skype.

True 3D Display

Hidei Kimura and Akira Asano, Burton Inc.; Issei Fujishiro and Ayaka Nakatani; Keio University

This research team was the first to use laser-plasma technology for a true-3D display device that allows users to draw 3D images in midair. Now the team has developed a much more compact and precise display, called SRV (Super Real Vision)-5000, based on advanced laser technology. One remarkable feature of the new device is its enhanced resolution: from 300 points per second to 50,000 points per second. It displays 3D objects more faithfully in real time and increases the range of possible applications.

Potential Future Use: Advancements in 3D displays will impact many fields from medical research to gaming.

A complete listing is available on the SIGGRAPH 2011 web site (scroll down the page to view).

About SIGGRAPH 2011

SIGGRAPH 2011 will bring thousands of computer graphics and interactive technology professionals from six continents to Vancouver, Canada for the industry's most respected technical and creative programs focusing on research, science, art, animation, music, gaming, interactivity, education and the web from Sunday, 7 August through Thursday, 11 August 2011 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. SIGGRAPH 2011 includes a three-day exhibition of products and services from the computer graphics and interactive marketplace from 9-11 August 2011. More details are available at www.siggraph.org/s2011 or on the SIGGRAPH 2011 Facebook and Twitter.


NewTek Ships LightWave 10


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Posted by Marc Leitner
December 31, 2010

SAN ANTONIO—NewTek, a worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, releases NewTek LightWave™ 10—the latest version of its Emmy® Award-winning 3D software. LightWave 10 delivers a whole new set of capabilities for 3D producers and studio pipelines. Now, 3D artists have the ability to focus on the creative process with tools that provide immediate feedback, whether they work alone or in a multi-software studio.

LightWave 10 leverages new technologies developed in LightWave CORE and showcases NewTek’s commitment to the creation of tools that support the artistic process. With LightWave 10, artists have the ability to interact directly in the viewport and see changes to lights, textures, volumetrics and more, to view updates to their stereoscopic work in real time, and to deliver realistic environment walkthroughs in ways never before possible. With data interchange tools that enhance pipeline integration and a fresh user interface, LightWave 10 is the most artist-friendly, production-ready version of LightWave ever. Developed through continued collaboration with 3D artist members of the LightWave HardCORE community and key Hollywood studios, LightWave 10 delivers the benefits artists count on.

"We upgraded to LightWave 10 with its linear color space workflow because it lets us achieve photorealism so much faster. It helps bring out all the qualities of the rock solid LightWave render engine," said Stefan Bredereck, supervising artist EdenFX. "With LightWave, we achieved the needed results super fast, and we accomplished even the most challenging tasks. LightWave 10 speeds things up even more. The new features make it a very valuable tool for our studio."

LightWave 10 New Features and Benefits include:

  • Viewport Preview Renderer (VPR)—render in real time, with the ability to limit the render region, for maximum performance
  • New Anaglyph Stereoscopic Preview—real-time interocular, ‘red-blue’ anaglyphic separation delivers the ability to view changes as they happen
  • Virtual Studio Tools—supports InterSense Virtual Camera Tracking System (VCam) and 3Dconnexion 3D mouse, allowing interaction with models and scenes in real time
  • Linear Color Space Workflow—supports custom Look Up Tables (LUTs) for more realistic lighting and to maximize compositing flexibility
  • New Data Interchange Tools—support for MDD, Autodesk® Geometry Cache, FBX® and COLLADA™ make it easy to move data from one application to another
  • Updated User Interface (UI)—interactive channel sliders, added control for custom colors, and numerous workflow enhancements deliver a more dynamic user experience

"Our goal with LightWave 10 is to deliver workflows that best serve the artist and support their creative discovery process, allowing them to interact with their 3D content like never before," said Rob Powers, NewTek vice president of 3D development. "Technology should serve the artist, and not the other way around. This is how the Virtual Art Department (VAD) worked, which my team innovated on ‘Avatar.’ It helped transform filmmaking to serve the director."

Pricing and Availability

LightWave 10 is now available.

  • For a limited time the upgrade price from LightWave v9 to LightWave 10 is US $495—and includes membership in the LightWave HardCORE community with immediate access to preview builds of LightWave CORE.
  • For a limited time a full license for LightWave 10 is US $895—and includes membership in the LightWave HardCORE community with immediate access to preview builds of LightWave CORE.

Educational pricing is also available. For more information, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/NTK.html or call Safe Harbor at 800-544-6599.

About LightWave

NewTek LightWave 3D® combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools. LightWave 10 is designed to support the creative process, providing the artist with the ability to interact in real time with 3D content, to work seamlessly with the full range of software applications in production pipelines and to render on unlimited render nodes. LightWave is enjoyed worldwide, as a complete 3D production solution for visual effects in film, television, broadcast graphics, print, games, visualization, and the Web, and is responsible for more artists winning Emmy® Awards than any other 3D application.

About NewTek

Benefiting producers and artists with cost-effective and groundbreaking technologies, NewTek is a worldwide leader in 3D animation and special effects tools, portable live production and video editing including LightWave 3D®, the TriCaster™ product line and 3PLAY™. NewTek has won numerous industry accolades, including two Emmy® Awards. NewTek products have been used in blockbuster films and television shows, including "Avatar," "Repo Men," "Alice in Wonderland," "Tintin," "The Dark Knight," "Iron Man," "Caprica," "V," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "Lost," "Fringe" and more.

NewTek is privately owned and based in San Antonio. For more information, please visit: www.newtek.com.


Maxwell Render 2.5 – with Fast Interactive Rendering


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Posted by Marc Leitner
December 13, 2010

Next Limit is pleased to announce the release of Maxwell Render version 2.5. This free update for Maxwell Render 2.x clients includes many exciting improvements and new features. These include:

  • New Maxwell Fire interactive technology - available inside plug-ins and Maxwell Studio
  • Sub-Surface Scattering improvements in both quality and performance
  • Numerous workflow improvements including new scripting functions, new command line options and parameters, and networking improvements especially for running animations.
  • as well as many other fixes and improvements
A full list of What´s New in version 2.5 can be found at www.maxwellrender.com

The most significant new feature in version 2.5 is Maxwell Fire –Fast Interactive Rendering. Maxwell Fire is an interactive tool which provides instant results while setting up a scene. Now Maxwell Render users can preview scene lighting and materials in seconds. And unlike other interactive style render solutions, Maxwell Fire is:

  • Compatible with ALL Maxwell Render materials and features
  • A truly interactive workflow – integrated in plug-ins and Maxwell Studio
  • Entirely CPU based - no additional hardware required
  • No extra cost – it is not a separate add-on application, and is a free update for Maxwell Render 2.x clients.

This new interactive tool was first revealed earlier this year at Siggraph2010, and Next Limit is now proud to announce the first roll-out of Maxwell Fire in Maxwell Studio, and the plug-ins for Maya, 3dsMax, Rhino and SolidWorks.

(Other plug-ins will see the addition of Maxwell Fire in the coming weeks and months where possible subject to SDK limitations.)

The release of Maxwell Fire continues Next Limit´s strategy to build on Maxwell Render´s position as the leader in render quality by adding new and innovative solutions to improve the workflow and interaction between user and render output at both pre- and post-processing stages.

For more information on Maxwell Fire, see the key benefits below, and go to the following:


ButterflyNetRender 4.55: Network Rendering Solved


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Posted by Marc Leitner
November 30, 2010

Battle Ground, WA. – November 30, 2010 – Liquid Dream Solutions today announces ButterflyNetRender 4.55, the newest version of a popular network rendering controller for Lightwave, Maya, Modo, Messiah Studio, 3DSmax, XSI, Digital Fusion, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, 3Delight and more. The controller provides 3D graphic artists with a pain-free way to set up a render farm for managing frame creation in graphic animations. The software is incredibly easy to configure and use.

ButterflyNetRender technology has been given credits by many industry experts, including those from CGFocus.com, Keyframe and 3D World Magazine. It is widely used throughout the computer graphics industry to create animations and television shows. Some of the recent ones include Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Jimmy Neutron, Spy Kids 3, and Battlestar Galactica.

Many companies use ButterflyNetRender - Including NASA! - A partial list of Animation Studios can be found at our website. Committed to software excellence, the development team keeps ButterflyNetRender current with technology changes by adding new features to meet the needs of the computer graphics industry. Below are the most important new features in ButterflyNetRender:

  • Added support for Maxwell
  • Added defined Post Command options for Scene types
  • Web Viewer - Added Browser Selection for 'Folders', 'System Message window', 'Frame Status', Modo Object Tab and more!
  • Web Viewer - updated 'Maya Scene' to include render type and image type options
  • Added FIFO support for Priority Levels (so you can enable/disable per level)
  • Added support for LightWave Camera selector plugin (BNR will prompt to build a render job per Camera and set the frame range)
  • Minor bug fixes to improve performance
  • Updated the online ButterflyNetrender Wiki (www.butterflynetrender.com/wiki)

ButterflyNetRender runs under Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), 2003, NT, 2000, 98, ME. BNR Client also runs on OSX and Linux. The detailed information about the types of licenses and prices can be found at http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/LIQ.html. Registered customers are entitled to free updates and technical support by email. Phone support is also available. An evaluation version of ButterflyNetRender is available as a free download from the Liquid Dream Solutions website.

About Liquid Dream Solutions

Liquid Dream Solutions is a Pacific NW-based technology company founded by software engineer Paul Lord in 2001. Over 15 years, Paul Lord has been working as a software architect designing mission critical applications. He has worked for Monolith Productions, a Seattle-based gaming company, on the A.I. development team for the game: Blood II. He has also worked as a programming consultant for Luxology on their graphics software: "Modo".

More information is available from www.liquiddreamsolutions.com.


Craft Animations Introduces Annual Licensing Program


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Posted by Marc Leitner
November 9, 2010

(Gothenburg, Sweden) Providing a risk-free opportunity for artists and studios to integrate next-generation toolsets into existing pipelines, Craft Animations today announces an Annual Licensing Program for Craft Director Studio (CDS) Complete, and all Special Edition Packages.

By taking advantage of the Annual Licensing Program, users gain access to CDS's premium interactive control and simulation of 3D cameras and vehicles for one full year at a 75 percent discount from original purchase pricing. This renewable offer serves as a highly cost-effective solution for complex animation processes.

"We realize that when it comes to creating an efficient production pipeline, our customers need a flexible, cost-effective solution," says Deborah Lygonis, Craft Animations founder and CEO. "With our CDS Annual Licensing Program, artists, designers and production studios - operating on any budget - now have an opportunity to utilize our highly complex tools at a competitive price point for trial, specific project use or infinitely."

Offering over 20 animation tools and six Special Edition bundles, CDS is based on cutting-edge research in autonomous control systems and extends creative possibilities by eliminating the time-consuming tasks of keyframing, scripting and rigging. This helps to significantly reduce animation production times, by up to 80 percent, for 3D animators, visual effects artists, product and architectural designers, game developers, and forensic specialists.

"We were thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Craft Animations through their Annual Licensing Program," notes Craig McDonald, CEO at Hooper Productions, who utilized CDS for a new Ford off-road campaign. "We were able to integrate a completely new toolset at a very minimal cost, and create a much more efficient and high-quality workflow. Our final results were stunning."

Pricing and Availability

Craft Animations' renewable Annual Licensing Program, ranges from $246 USD to $1,248 USD, offering CDS Complete and Specialty Editions at a 75 percent savings from original prices for one year. Annual fees include Up2Date support and software upgrades. CDS Complete and the CDS Military Edition additionally include two hours of online training.

For further information, or to take advantage of the Craft Animations Annual Licensing Program, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/CRA.html

About Craft Animations

Founded in 2006 and based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Craft AnimationsTM AB is a leading developer of a new era of professional real-time 3D animation technology, Craft Director StudioT (CDS). Based on cutting-edge research in autonomous control systems, CDS and its add-ons simulate the complex physical behavior of cameras and 3D vehicles such as helicopters, cars, airplanes, boats and motorcycles. Utilized by high-profile companies worldwide such as Disney, Pixar, NAMCO BANDAI, Lockheed Martin, Ford and Toyota; CDS streamlines production, enhances realism and increases creativity for users in the visual effects, game development, forensic reconstruction and architectural design industries.


Craft Animations Extends Specialty Edition Rebate Offer to All CDS Users


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Posted by Marc Leitner
October 4, 2010

(Gothenburg, Sweden) Designers, artists and developers now have the opportunity to increase workflow quality and efficiency at an even lower cost through Craft Animations' Craft Director Studio (CDS) Rebate Program.

Available to users of Maxon Cinema 4D and Autodesk 3DS Max, Maya and Softimage, all CDS Specialty Edition bundles are currently available at up to 48% off until Oct. 31, 2010.

Based on cutting-edge research in autonomous control systems, CDS provides interactive control and simulation of cameras and vehicles which help to significantly reduce animation production times, and eliminate the time and cost of creating highly complex proprietary toolsets. Craft Animations offers six complete Specialty Edition bundles personalized for 3D animators and visual effects artists, game developers, forensic specialists, CAD professionals, and architectural designers.

For additional information, pricing, or to take advantage of the CDS Specialty Edition Rebate Program, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/CRA.html.

About Craft Animations

Founded in 2006 and based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Craft Animations™ AB is a leading developer of a new era of professional real-time 3D animation technology, Craft Director Studio™. Based on cutting-edge research in autonomous control systems, Craft Director Studio and its add-ons simulate the complex physical behavior of cameras and 3D vehicles such as helicopters, cars, airplanes, boats and motorcycles. Utilized by high-profile companies worldwide such as Disney, Pixar, NAMCO BANDAI, Lockheed Martin, Ford and Toyota; Craft Director Studio streamlines production, enhances realism and increases creativity for users in the visual effects, game development, forensic reconstruction and architectural design industries.

For more information, please visit http://www.craftanimations.com.

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