Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Autodesk Introduces Maya Muscle Functionality for Autodesk Maya 2008

Scott Gentry | 12/11- 08:36 PM

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Autodesk, Inc. has launched Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 1 software, which introduces Maya Muscle functionality into the 3D modeling, animation, visual effects and rendering solution. This comprehensive muscle and skin system, recently acquired from Comet Digital, LLC, allows artists to create life-like skin motion through features that let them precisely direct muscle and skin behavior. The toolset integrates extremely well with the Maya architecture and overall workflow, enabling it to be used in isolation, interconnected with other Maya features, or customized and scaled as needed.

Maya Muscle provides technical directors and animators with the tools they need to create detailed skin articulation and animation. These include advanced muscle and skin sculpting and deformation tools, as well as extensive jiggle and weighting options, like slide, sticky and wrinkle weights.

In addition, Maya Muscle can increase artists’ productivity by taking advantage of familiar user interface and workflow features included in Maya 2008, such as the software’s brush-based interface. At the same time, it delivers a number of tools, including automatic rigs, real-time jiggle tweaking, and file caching, designed specifically to make the process of achieving secondary character motion.

Pricing and Availability
Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 1 is now available for download to Autodesk Maya 2008 Complete and Autodesk Maya 2008 Unlimited Subscription customers with Gold support. The Extension 1 is not sold separately.

Autodesk suggested retail pricing is US$1,999 for Maya 2008 Complete (Standalone) and US$6,999* for Maya 2008 Unlimited (Standalone). The upgrade suggested retail price (SRP) from Maya 8.5 Complete to Maya 2008 Complete is US$899, and the upgrade SRP from Maya 8.5 Unlimited to Maya 2008 Unlimited is US$1,249. Subscription with Gold support for Maya 2008 Complete (Standalone) is SRP $1,295, and Subscription with Gold support for Maya 2008 Unlimited is SRP $1,495.

*International pricing may vary.

For more information on Maya 2008 Extension 1, please visit http://www.autodesk.com/maya-extension1

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Sunday, December 09, 2007

Adobe Delivers Flash Player 9 with H.264 Video Support

Scott Gentry | 12/09- 11:39 AM

Adobe Delivers Flash Player 9 with H.264 Video Support
HD Quality Web Video and Audio Now Available With Adobe Flash Player Update

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dec. 4, 2007 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 software, previously code named Moviestar. Adobe Flash Player 9 now includes H.264 standard video support, the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray and HD-DVD high definition video players, and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio capabilities. The latest update also features hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced, full-screen video playback for high-resolution viewing across major operating systems and browsers. The combination of Adobe Flash Player 9 and Adobe Flash Media Server 3 (also announced today) enables the delivery of HD quality video to the broadest online audience. Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3 is available immediately at http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer.

H.264 support is an encoding option in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects software and is now integrated across the Adobe Flash family of products. Support extends to applications developed for Adobe AIR software, a cross-operating system application runtime that enables developers to use their existing skills to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop. Expected to be available in early 2008, Adobe Media Player, the first application from Adobe built on Adobe AIR, will leverage both H.264 video and HE-AAC audio support. Adobe Media Player takes Flash streaming video experiences outside the Web browser delivering more viewing options, such as watching videos anytime, anywhere.

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Sunday, December 09, 2007

Flash Media Server 3 Product Line

Scott Gentry | 12/09- 11:29 AM

Press Release:

Adobe Debuts Flash Media Server 3 Product Line
Secure, HD Video Streaming Delivered to a Broader Audience

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dec. 4, 2007 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe Flash Media Server 3 family of products, which offers streaming media and real-time communication capabilities to the broadest possible audience. With industry standard H.264 video capabilities and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio support, Adobe Flash Media Server 3 provides content owners with increased protection for streaming high quality video and allows for the delivery of interactive media applications that work consistently across multiple browsers and operating systems.  Adobe Flash Media Server 3 provides a more efficient instant-on video experience virtually anytime, anywhere - to the Web, the desktop with Adobe Media Player and to mobile devices with Adobe Flash Lite 3. With new pricing options, customers have a wide array of choices for the broadcasting of high quality streaming media experiences.

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