Thursday, July 8, 2010

PlayStation3 released with enhanced capacity

Sony had unveiled PlayStation 3 Slim in September20009 and it was a thinner version that had an improved hard drive capacity and it was the major attraction for the users. It was offered at lower prices and its sleek build immediately was a talking point. Now fresh news about the PlayStation is that the company is thinking of releasing of its new versions. According to the reports, Sony will launch version of the PS3 in Japan in 160GB and 320GB hard drives. Reports are that these two new models with enhanced capacity will be launched on July 29 in Japan. Price of the 160 GB version will be at $342 and the 320GB will be priced at $399. Like the current models, both the versions will be in the charcoal black finish and will be slim. The 160GB version will also be available in white. A release from Sony Japan’s website has said that the company will also launch PlayStation 3 Terrestrial Digital Recorder Pack that will comprise of a Torne digital video recorder as well as a 160GB charcoal black system. The Torne is a digital television receiver and video recorder that was released in Japan earlier this year.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Panchajanya Technologies working on 3D Animation Film "JOO-JOO

Panchajanya Technologies (P) Limited, Chennai an autonomous Animation Creator & Service Provider of CGI animated products for Family Infotainment, is working on their IP, a 3D animated film titled ‘JOO-JOO‘. The 90 min animation feature is scheduled for a theatrical release in May 2011.A team of 50 artists have been working in the production of 3D Animation Film "JOO-JOO" under the aegis of "ITC PANTECH" under Project Leader M.Thangavel Ramani in almost all global language, targeting both anklebiters and adults around the world.Speaking to AnimationXpress.com Panchajanya Technologies ProjectLeader M.Thangavel Ramani said "The creative and technical challenges faced during the initial visual development phase are one of the most exciting times on a project. There are lots of conversations with the Director, Production Designer about the challenges and visual goals. We come up with lots of different ideas to the most efficient solution that our combined professional skills can possibly create.The story in a nut-shell is that the false accusation over the parentless Joo-Joo, by his living village Panchayat, necessitates him to look for close relationship or connection thereby. The migration to the neighbor city with this view makes Joo-Joo to accomplish through smart experience with people from various walks of life.

‘Allen, the Little Prince‘, ‘Giraffe a tall friend‘, ‘Cockroach‘, ‘The Mischievous Crow‘ etc. are some of their upcoming animation products aligned with Joo-Joo. ‘Allen, the Little Prince‘ is a 60 min DVD movie set to release in December 2011. ‘The Mischievous Crow‘ is unique by its nature and very mischievous by birth. It takes a ride on whatever it comes across and it is taken for a ride at the end. It falls prey for whatever mischievous activities it indulged. ‘Giraffe a tall friend‘ is based on a Giraffe that escaped from zoo and its friendship with village children. Panchajanya Technologies is also planning to start animation academy soon.
AdvertisementPanchajanya has been in operation since mid 2007 with the prime objective to be a product of creativity and is a full-service studio specializing in the development and production of digital animated properties for theatrical, television, home entertainment and interactive distribution for the global entertainment industry

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Dell Alienware Announced M11X Gaming Laptop

Dell Alienware M11x Gaming laptop, giving the world most powerful 11-inch gaming laptop even more muscle to please diehard enthusiasts who demand a superior gaming experience they can take anywhere. The dell Alienware M11x gaming laptop now offers latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processor options combine with the latest NVIDIA Optimus technology to provide the ultimate, High-Definition mobile gaming experience. Intel Turbo Boost technology can further accelerate Core i5 and Core i7 performance when demand peaks. All the Alienware M11x processors are also over-clockable beyond the standard specification to help maximize performance. The powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M provides 1GB of discrete, fast HD graphics performance for more realistic gaming environments and virtual worlds playing stutter-free at high 720p HD screen resolution. Built-in NVIDIA PhysX technology propels hyper-realistic game play on the M11x that shows every dynamic cause-and-effect detail.NVIDIA Optimus technology, a breakthrough for notebook PCs that chooses the best graphics processor for running a given application and automatically routes the workload to either an NVIDIA discrete GPU or Intel integrated graphics delivering great performance while also providing great battery life.

The graphical prowess and computing power of the Alienware M11x are its outstanding features. It has either an Intel 1.3Ghz SU4100 Pentium dual core ultra-low voltage processor or an Intel 1.3Ghz SU7300 Core 2 Duo chip, both overclockable in the BIOS. Not only can the notebook use the mobile Intel 4 series express chipset based GPU, but there's also an Nvidia GeForce GT335M discrete GPU with 1GB of GDDR memory. This combination is good both for playing a decent array of games up to 30 frames per second on the GT335M and for switching over to the basic Intel graphics adaptor for less demanding tasks with prolonged battery life when needed. Gameplay was good enough on the M11x and fairly evenly mimicked Xbox 360 console gameplay using the same game, which we saw playing Bioshock 2 on both devices. Even outputting the game via HDMI to our Samsung 37-inch LCD screen produced good quality 1440x900 resolution - not 1920x1080 although it is somewhat above 720p. The Dell device could handle and play all the games we threw at it, not always on their highest features but with a reasonable medium setting as expected and only really needed when using its smaller screen.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Eyeon Software Release Supercomputing Fusion 6.1

ronto: June 28, 2010 - eyeon Software announced today the release of their latest version of Fusion's new Supercomputing compositing software for Linux and Windows.eyeon Software has always been keenly responsive in developing their software based on industry and artist demands. For years, facilities have been trying to solve demanding production requirements by brute force and many assets. It is clear that eyeon's newest artist-driven approach to production yields far more benefits than have to date been realized. Facilities will no longer need to endure complex translations and data wrangling between pipeline departments; on-board tools now allow artists to complete shots themselves rather than continually farming the shots out. This new methodology generates a better synergy between departments, providing a more collaborative environment with unprecedented speed, which is soon to become the industry norm.
Fusion 6.1's extensive supercomputing approach utilizes the powerful, low-cost GPU to create assets and layers in real time. The extensive tool set that imports scenes from 3D animation packages allows for a much tighter integrated workflow between departments and applications.This open flexibility also increases industry support for technologies such as RenderMan(r) and RED(r) Camera MYSTERIUM X(tm). Relighting and sophisticated finishing offer more control and transparent collaboration between the compositing artists. OpenCL supercomputing is a fresh and innovative use of today's massively parallel GPU. By speeding up computationally extensive operations such as Defocus, Fusion 6.1 allows the artist to instantly visualize sophisticated mathematical operations that compile code on-the-fly for use by the new generation graphics cards."We've been relying on Fusion for all of our compositing work. With 6.1 and ROI, we have been able to go through material much faster than before. The added 3D capabilities have allowed us to make a lot of modifications to a shot inside of Fusion, instead of having to go back into the 3D package for additional passes and such." Oliver Hotz, Origami Digital, LLC.
eyeon Software Inc. develops applications for the VFX and postproduction communities. eyeon products include Fusion(tm), an award-winning compositing application used on thousands of feature film and broadcast projects over the past 20 years; Rotation(r), a rotoscoping system andVision(r), a suite of tools designed for broadcast. Recognizing the need for a comprehensive approach to postproduction workflows, eyeon Software introduced Generation(r), providing an integrated facility-wide system for artist collaboration and visual shot management. Fusion artists have contributed significant work to recent box office successes such as Prince of Persia, The A-Team, Jonah Hex, Alice in Wonderland, Avatar, 2012, New Moon, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, G.I. Joe, X-Men Origins, Twilight, Tropic Thunder, Iron Man, Hellboy II, Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D, 300, Spiderman 3, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Happy Feet, Sin City, and many others.