Mixamo Now Offers Direct 3D Character Downloads for Source Filmmaker and Garry’s Mod

Thu 6th Nov 2014 | News

Users of Valve’s Source Engine-based modding applications, Source Filmmaker and Garry’s Mod, just received a major productivity boost in the creation of 3D characters. Today, Mixamo, Inc announced that it has released a direct download feature that will enable anyone creating a 3D character with the latest version of its character creator software Fuse (which just launched today on Steam), and animating it with its Animations, to import those characters straight into Source Filmmaker and Garry’s Mod.

Valve pioneered the concept of modding back in 1998 with the release of Half-Life and its development tools. The concept has since spread to a number of popular games and millions of gaming fans. From maps to weapons to tutorials and more, Valve and other publishers continue to enable gaming fans to create a near limitless amount of user-generated content for their games.

Mixamo’s technology has been designed from the ground up to democratize the 3D character creation process for everyone. Using Mixamo’s patented Fuse character creator and its online animation technology, beginning artists, modders and experienced game developers alike can all create and animate detailed 3D characters in minutes, rather than the days or weeks it takes with other tools. This latest feature extends that simple content creation to users of popular software made with the Source Engine: Source Filmmaker and Garry’s Mod.

“Gabe Newell noted in a Reddit AMA earlier in 2014 that the biggest improvements [to its engine technology] will be in increasing productivity of content creation. Today’s feature release is the realization of that concept for the creation of game characters,” said Stefano Corazza, CEO of Mixamo. “Our entire pipeline is predicated on the same notion that user-generated content should be easy to create and get into games. We’ve now simplified that process for the tens of thousands of developers and modders using the Source engine and for the over 6 million users of Garry’s Mod. As far we know, we’re the first-ever 3D modeling and animation service to do so.”

Valve fans interested in creating 3D characters for Source Filmmaker and Garry’s Mod can experience this new functionality in the latest version of Mixamo’s character creator software, Fuse 1.3, which just launched on Steam and is available at a time-limited promotional price of $24.75 (Standard price: $99.99).

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Imagineer Systems Releases mocha 4.1

Thu 6th Nov 2014 | News

Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award-winning mocha® Planar Tracking technology, announced today the availability of mocha Pro 4.1 and mocha Plus 4.1. A free update for existing mocha 4 users, version 4.1 adds a number of new features, including open spline mask export, spline warp export for NUKE, and support for OpenEXR 2.0.

“We are committed to continually improving the mocha experience for our users. We worked closely with customers like Park Road Post, Legend 3D and others to support these new and highly requested features,” states Ross Shain, CMO, Imagineer Systems. “The early feedback on 4.1 has been really positive, especially for ‘planar tracked open splines,’ which has been on the customer wish list for a long time. NUKE users will also really appreciate the new ‘Send to NUKE’ freebie script and enhanced Python support.”

mocha plays a leading role in major Hollywood visual effects and post-production and has recently been used on popular films “Gone Girl” and “Birdman,” upcoming films “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” and “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies,” and TV shows such as “The Leftovers” and “House of Cards.”

The flagship mocha Pro 4, released in July 2014, featured new, groundbreaking Stereo 3D (S3D) tracking and roto workflows, Python scripting and many new user enhancements. mocha Plus 4, also released in July 2014, is an affordable upgrade to the Adobe After Effects bundled mocha AE CC adding a 3D camera solver, lens correction tools and support for copying and pasting mocha roto masks directly into the Premiere Pro CC timeline.

About mocha Pro 4.1 and mocha Plus 4.1 New Features

• OpenEXR 2.0 multi-part file support: mocha Pro 4 now offers support for reading and writing of OpenEXR 2.0 formats with support for multi-part files. OpenEXR 2.0 is the popular open source high dynamic range file format for feature film visual effects developed by ILM.

• Open Splines: New open spline feature allows user to export planar tracked “open spline” shapes directly to Adobe After Effects Creative Cloud and The Foundry’s NUKE for advanced compositing tasks such as rotoscoping and digital beauty work.

• Spline Warp Export for NUKE: Used in beauty work and reshaping, mocha now supports export of mocha shape layers as a joined spline warp node directly to NUKE.

• 3D Camera Module: Improvements in the 3D Camera Solve Module will help users get more accurate 3D solves, load and save data within the mocha project file.

• OS X Yosemite: All mocha 4.1 products now support Apple’s newest operating system.

• Python Scripting Updates: There are many new additions to the Python scripting API, including the ability to run startup scripts, access to deep project and feature parameters, ability to run mocha with command line arguments and many more.

• “Send to NUKE” Script: A free new script allows NUKE users to send a clip directly to mocha Pro from within the NUKE interface.

 

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SPARKED: Behind the Technology


Get an exclusive look at the story behind the short film SPARKED: a collaboration between Cirque du Soleil, ETH Zurich, and Verity Studios. SPARKED demonstrates how state of-the-art technology can be used to combine human actors and quadcopters in a symbiotic, choreographed performance. This collaboration has opened a new door to the future of technology in the world of live entertainment.

SPARKED: http://youtu.be/6C8OJsHfmpI

Cirque du Soleil: http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/
ETH Zurich: http://www.idsc.ethz.ch/Research_DAndrea
Verity Studios: http://www.veritystudios.com/

Obtenez un aperçu exclusif de l’histoire qui se cache derrière le court-métrage SPARKED, une collaboration entre le Cirque du Soleil, l’ETH Zurich et Verity Studios. SPARKED montre comment une technologie de pointe peut être utilisée pour réunir des acteurs et des quadricoptères dans une seule chorégraphie symbiotique. Cette collaboration a ouvert de nouvelles portes à l’avenir de la technologie dans l’univers du spectacle de scène.

“Creating Timeless Performance” with Acronym and the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS


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Errolson Hugh’s conception of Acronym brought to the very forefront the relationship of form and functionality in fashion. Hugh’s unwavering vision has become one of the strongest intangible traits for a range of jackets and apparel that has created significant inspiration and progression within the realm of fashion. While Hugh’s main platform encompasses that of fashion, his philosophy is not without its own similarities amongst that of automotive heavyweight Porsche — and namely its latest 2015 911 Carrera GTS. In a video that defines “Creating Timeless Performance,” Hugh takes us through the remarkable similarities that exist between both an Acronym jacket and a 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. Inherently rooted in performance, both pieces have all the makings of a future-proof piece engineering that permeates both function and aesthetics. A vivid statement on behalf of Hugh offers an acute understanding of what has made Acronym and subsequently Porsche’s 911 Carrera GTS two of the most important examples in their respective fields.

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Mac Premo


Profile on Mac Premo, multiple award winning artist and American stuffmaker. See his work http://macpremo.com Made by http://basberkhout.nl

What You're Saying When You First See An Ex


This video has also been selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick! https://vimeo.com/110063145

Written & produced by: Ali Vingiano [https://twitter.com/alivingiano]
Directed & shot by: TJ Misny [http://www.tjmisny.com//]

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Him ft. Seth Rogen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qE2wxDaVWY&feature=youtu.be
The Adventures of Angelfire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M17patZUB3o&feature=youtu.be

CREDITS:
Alice: Ali Vingiano
Dave: Griffin Newman [https://twitter.com/GriffLightning]
Paul: Zach Goldbaum [https://twitter.com/zachgoldbaum]
Girl at bar: Alex Viola [http://www.dicecomedy.com/]
Boys outside bar: Michael Breen, Spencer Pazur
Gaffer: Brian McCann
Assistant Camera: Jay Parks
Edited by: Ali Vingiano & TJ Misny
Sound Recordist: James Leggero
Sound Design: Hunter Berk
Colorist: T.J. Misny
Hair + Makeup: Joanna MacDonald
PA: Jocelyn Roueiheb
Subtitle consultant: Jen Lewis

EXTRAS:
Dylan Evans
Amanda Hunt
Kristen Strong
Andrea Kornstein
Chris Chromak
Jordan Zakarin
Anna Taberski

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Paul Gale, Frank Garcia Hejl, Drew Luster, Leigh Peterson, Zoe Kerrigan, Vanessa Zackler, Olga Grigorenko, Jordan Zakarin, Handheld films

Licensed music by Fort Lean: http://www.fortlean.com/

Shot on a Alexa XT 4:3 sensor with Hawk V-lite anamorphic primes

Her Parody: Him (ft. "Seth Rogen")


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CREDITS
Written by Paul Gale + Alison Vingiano
Alison: Alison Vingiano [https://twitter.com/alivingiano]
Seth: Frank Garcia Hejl [http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/talent/view/8996]
Randy: Paul Gale
Friend: Hanna Wellish [http://twitter.com/hanshellish]
DP: Daniel Hubbard [http://bit.ly/hubbardyoutube]
Sound Engineer and Mixer: Hunter Berk

Special Thanks to Zack Phillips, Shea Riester, Brian Morrissey, and Dana Cohen for their notes. It takes a village to make a Seth Rogen Her parody.

If you’d like to work with me, or for me to work for you, send me a message at jpaulgale@gmail.com.

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Panasonic Lumix 14mm f/2.0
Voigtlander 25mm f/0.95

Music
“Gymnopedie No. 1” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Supersymmetry” Arcade Fire, Her Soundtrack
“Supersymmetry” Arcade Fire, Reflektor

Passenger '27' Dir: James Lees


Director: James Lees Production Company: Doomsday Entertainment Executive Producer: Danielle Hinde Producer: Kimberly Stuckwisch & Ian Blair Director of Photography: Kevin Phillips Costume Designer: Christina Flannery Production Designer: Megan Fenton Editor: Eric Greenburg Colourist: Ricky Gausis

A Female Superhero Pitches A Movie


The Adventures of Angelfire: Angelfire Pitches A Movie
Created by: Jordan Zakarin & Ali Vingiano
Contact: adventuresofangelfire@gmail.com
Directed by: Jeff Kornberg
Written by: Jordan Zakarin

Angelfire: Ali Vingiano [https://twitter.com/alivingiano, https://www.youtube.com/user/AGVnotes]
Exec 1: Taylor Newhall [https://twitter.com/RossLuippold]
Assistant Exec: Ross Luippold [https://twitter.com/tnewhall]
Exec 2 (“China”): Cory Palmer [https://twitter.com/corypalmer]
Exec 3 (“Justice is a bitch”): Jeff Kornberg
Pizzaboy: Joshua Friedman
Robber: Jordan Zakarin [https://twitter.com/JordanZakarin}
Girl getting robbed: Anna Taberski [https://twitter.com/AnnaTaberski]
Girl in park: Itsy Rivera

Director of Photography: Sean Ryan
Produced by: Jordan Zakarin & Ali Vingiano
Costume Designer: Jillian Nguyen
Edited by: Blake Stilwell
Original music by: Danny Greene

TRONA


A short film about a town called Trona. www.davema.tv