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Siggraph 2012 - All New Storage Options from WD

Check out two new options providing all the room you need

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 28, 2012

Tod Yage from WD talks to us about two different products that WD showed off at Siggraph 2012. The WD VelociRaptor is the world's only 10,000 RPM SATA hard drive, making it the fastest SATA hard drive on the market. He also shares about their new WD Red drives that are specifically designed for high-storage NAS systems. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: Spheron Captures the World Down to the Pixel

Siggraph 2012: Spheron Captures the World Down to the Pixel

Experience the kind of detail that can be captured and experienced with their 3D camera

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 23, 2012

Peter Taylor from Speron talks to us about their 3D camera which can create a 360 degree view of a room or area. It provides a user with the ability to see high dynamic range and instantly change the image by altering variables such as daylight or shadow. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: The World’s Fastest Workstation

Check out Boxx Technologies' renderPRO product and their 4050 Workstation

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 21, 2012

Shoaib Mohammad talks to us about what Boxx Technologies had to show at Siggraph 2012. He gives us some key details and specifications for their new renderPRO product and also explains how and why the 4050 workstation is ideal for a business that has room to grow. Read More

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Intel Shows off Quick Sync at Siggraph 2012

Render in less time than it takes to grab a coffee

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 20, 2012

Intel's Surresh Rangarajulu talks to us about Quick Sync, which accelerates decoding and encoding for a significantly faster conversion time. This product also enables the processor to complete other tasks thereby improving overall PC performance. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: Wacom’s Interactive Pen Displays

Three new must-have interactive products for creative professionals

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 20, 2012

Wacom's Doug Little took the time to show us the interactive pen displays Wacom showcased at Siggraph 2012. He shared great info about the Cintiq 22HD, Cintiq 24HD and Inkling pen tools while allowing viewers to get a real sense of how the pen and screen are practically an extension of a users mind. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: emotion3D Allows Users to Change Their Camera Position Virtually

Plug-ins available for After Effects and Nuke

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 14, 2012

Tom WIlson from emotion3d tells what the company showed off at Siggraph 2012. He tells us how the plug-ins allow a user to control a shot's depth by virtually adjusting the camera's position. Read More

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Nvidia’s Big Announcement at Siggraph 2012

Learn key details about the latest generation of Maximus technology

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 14, 2012

Greg Estes from NVIDIA discussed their big news with us at Siggraph as they announced the latest generation of NVIDIA's Maximus technology. It enables artists, animators and editors to take advantage of multiple GPUs in the same work station. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: Communicate with Everyone and Everything Using g-speak

g-speak provides a way to communicate with multiple machines, displays and users using hand gestures

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 13, 2012

At Siggraph 2012, Tom Armbruster from Oblong Industries took the time to talk to us about g-speak, which is a gestural interface system that provides a means to communicate with multiple machines, multiple displays and multiple users using hand gestures. They work to bring any device, user or system together to allow effortless collaboration. Read More

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The Foundry Shows off Mari 1.5 at Siggraph 2012

Learn about the brand new creative features and exciting developments that Mari has in store

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 13, 2012

Jack Greasley from The Foundry talks to us about the latest features of Mari 1.5, which is their high-end digital paint tool. He provides some details about Mari's development and also shares with us what projects it has already helped bring to life. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: Check out the Many Poses You Can Create with Poser

Poser Pro 2012 allows you to move and position characters in every way imaginable

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 12, 2012

Steve Cooper took the time to show us what Poser Pro 2012 is capable of at this years' Siggraph. Poser gives the user an environment to pose characters in any way they want and instantly create incredibly detailed and unique poses for them. He explains and shows the many different capabilities Poser features. Read More

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Hitachi Data Systems Shows Off Its Hits at Siggraph 2012

The HNAS Platform helped create VFX sequences from five different studios

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 10, 2012

At Siggraph 2012, Jeff Greenwald talked to us about the work Hitachi Data Systems presented in its booth. All of the film clips being shown rendered the full post production animations and VFX work using Hitachi's HNAS Platform. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: 5th Kind Manages Workflows in the Production Process

Take a look at how the complicated production process can be managed efficiently

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 10, 2012

At Siggraph 2012, 5th Kind showed off the technique and system it has developed to not only look at each layer of production but also to manage the workflow to create a rich archive that can be utilized whenever it is needed. Steve Cronan shows us how the system works and tells us how it can be integrated with a number of different companies and tools. Read More

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Siggraph 2012: Canon’s Mixed Reality System

See and interact with the world in a whole new way

By Jeremiah Karpowicz | August 09, 2012

At Siggraph 2012, Canon prominently displayed its Mixed Reality system which showcases different ways to interact with the real and virtual world. Jeff Tepper, Canon's Product Marketing Manager, describes the experience users have when they examine a virtual car from the inside out. He goes on to show us what happens when users interact with virtual candles that act just like real ones, providing just a hint of what this technology can do. Read More

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