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Sun 14th Sep 2014 | News

Blackmagic Design today announced its acquisition of eyeon Software, Inc., a leading developer of high end digital compositing, visual effects and motion graphics software for the feature film, commercial, television and broadcast industries. eyeon, headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackmagic Design.

eyeon’s Fusion 7 will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2014 booth in Hall 7, Stand H20.

Fusion 7 is one of Hollywood’s leading visual effects compositing and motion graphics tools and has been used on thousands of feature film and television projects. Most recently, Fusion 7 has been used on feature films like Maleficent, Edge of Tomorrow, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, The Amazing Spiderman 2, Captain America, Gravity and more.

Fusion 7 combines the best in motion graphics and high end visual effects compositing into a single application. In addition to its advanced compositing tools, Fusion 7 also includes comprehensive paint, rotoscope, keying, layering and titling tools, along with an amazing particle generator system. It can import geometry from other applications as well as create its own elements, like text and particles, from scratch. Elements can be composited together and quickly output using Fusion’s GPU accelerated render engine. Multiple renders can be combined in one project to render different aspects of the same scene. Fusion 7 goes beyond just compositing layers and has a full set of creation tools for building objects and scene elements in a 3D system that can handle millions of polygons with complex shading.

“We’re really excited about the acquisition of eyeon,” said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. “Fusion compositing, 3D and motion graphics software has been used on some of Hollywood’s biggest visual effects blockbusters. When used together with DaVinci Resolve for editing and grading, Fusion also gives customers the world’s most advanced tools for 3D compositing, visual effects, motion graphics design and more!”

“Blackmagic Design is the most progressive company in professional post production today,” said Steve Roberts, CEO and founder of eyeon. “With their focus on developing the best solutions and a global network of offices, Blackmagic gives customers the products and services they deserve. The acquisition of eyeon will provide greater development and support of Fusion and Generation, where customers will now have more dynamic, comprehensive, and faster solutions for their creative needs.”

“Fusion 7’s great 3D improvements have added to our toolkit, giving us options that greatly expand our ability to quickly put together shots and make final adjustments without the need to go back into a 3D app for changes,” said David Stinnett, VFX Supervisor, Blur Studios, Thor: The Dark World and Amazing Spiderman 2. “Fusion 7 expands our ability to stay flexible for whatever the job demands.”

“The great thing about using Fusion for motion graphics is that you have an unlimited number of ways to create and design shots so you don’t have to leave the package to get the job done,” said Dunn Lewis, Motion Graphics and VFX artist. “Fusion can handle it all. With its full true 3D compositing environment, motion graphic tools, Spline editor for precise animation curves, Timeline for timing effects and Node based system for compositing, you can overcome any challenge.”

eyeon will continue to support its customers and expand its sales channels with the added strength of the Blackmagic Design organization. eyeon will also continue developing solutions for the VFX and post production industries, including its flagship application, Fusion.

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The Times recently released “Bearing Witness”, the seventh instalment in the Unquiet Film Series, its collection of films celebrating the historical and cultural impact of The Times & The Sunday Times newspapers. The film documents the kidnapping of foreign correspondent Anthony Loyd and photographer Jack Hill, who were brutally beaten and shot before their release in May 2014. Told through the eyes of Loyd and Hill themselves, “Bearing Witness” explores the battle between the growing trend for citizen journalism in areas of conflict versus independent, professional reporting and the endeavour for objective coverage in increasingly hostile environments.

Loyd and Hill were returning to Turkey from the town of Tall Rifat when their vehicle was forced to the side of the road. They were captured and held in a warehouse. Both were brutally beaten and Loyd was shot twice in the leg at close range before the Islamic Front, a rebel group who had provided some security for the journalists, confronted the gang and demanded their release.

The Times has a long heritage in war journalism going back to the Crimean War and beyond into the 1700s. Supporting the newspaper’s legacy in the field, Deputy Editor Emma Tucker and Deputy Foreign Editor Suzy Jagger provide commentary to reveal the importance of foreign correspondents for British press, including the processes and governance in place to safeguard these journalists on assignment.

Emma Tucker, Deputy Editor of The Times, comments:

“War reporting shines a light on atrocities, which can help curtail the excesses of brutal regimes and make the international community take notice. Now, when it is sadly an increasingly dangerous time for war correspondents to operate in the field, and their neutrality is no longer enough to protect them, it is vital to understand the work that they do. Our correspondents Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill are expertly placed to describe the reality of reporting from war zones. We are proud to work with Unquiet Films to tell their story.”

Film director Phil Lind comments:

“In making Bearing Witness I was given access to hear directly from those who are sent to the front line to report on war zones from around the world. In Anthony Loyd and Jack Hill you have a journalist and photographer who almost paid the ultimate price for their determination to report to us the terrifying barrel bombing attacks in Syria.

“Filming with Anthony and Jack opened a window into a world that I did not expect. Their openness to discussing their kidnap ordeal was not only fascinating but also an incredibly sobering experience not just for me but also for the entire crew. To understand that they were actually lucky to survive their incredibly violent abduction and that they both now remain firmly committed to continuing to report from war zones for The Times is truly remarkable to me.

“I also got to hear from those that were back in HQ in Emma Tucker and Suzy Jagger, trying to track, monitor and support from afar. However big the organisation backing you, everyday split second decisions are only made by a handful of people and in Bearing Witness I have been allowed to shine a light on their world.”

The Unquiet Film Series is a collection of films celebrating the historical and cultural impact of The Times (est. 1785) and The Sunday Times (est. 1822) newspapers, crafted by some of the very best filmmakers through unprecedented access to 229 years of archive material. Bearing Witness is now open to all online at ForeverUnquiet.co.uk with future films set for release in the series over the coming months.

Credits

The Unquiet Film Series project is the result of a collaboration between News UK, Grey London and production company Betsy Works. Filming for “Bearing Witness” was shot by director Phil Lind with executive producer Peter Maynard.

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