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Film industry partners tackle data exchange; introduce Alembic 1.0

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Kathleen Maher

Film industry partners Lucasfilm and Sony Imageworks have teamed up to create a compact exchange format called Alembic. The effort ...

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Organic Motion shows off new technology at Siggraph 2011

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Kathleen Maher

Computer vision technology enables markerless motion capture for more spontaneous performances. The technology has promise for new interfaces in the ...

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Adobe introduces Photoshop Elements 9 for the Mac App Store

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Kathleen Maher

Several high-end features from Photoshop’s professional version find their way to a consumer product for Mac users. Adobe cleverly takes ...

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ESRI acquires content creation company Procedural

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Kathleen Maher

ESRI adds City Engine to its portfolio to create 3D cities within ArcGIS and the company says it will continue ...

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Direct print: 3D Systems acquires Alibre

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Kathleen Maher

The marriage of Alibre and 3D Systems gives the hardware manufacturer direct access to CAD users and leverages the work ...

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Scalado software sneaks into 900 million mobile phones

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Kathleen Maher

Quietly making photographic magic on mobile phones, this Swedish company is on a roll. Scalado is becoming one of the ...

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The LightWave team goes forward with a new plan

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Kathleen Maher

NewTek has decided to integrate new technology gradually rather than dump old for new. It is the same dilemma faced ...

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Connect Press updates its communities

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Kathleen Maher

In the world of CAD related web sites, ConnectPress has taken a unique approach to news sharing and community. It ...

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Autodesk introduces AutoCAD 2012 App Store

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Kathleen Maher

Not content with selling Sketchbook or the occasional quirky app on the Apple iStore, Autodesk takes the initiative, and a ...

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PTC delivers; now it’s up to the users

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Kathleen Maher

The message at PlanetPTC Live this week has been about the all-new PTC, ready to shake up manufacturing automation. Is ...