3D World CG Awards 2011: The best of the CG industry

Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries — including the last 16 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects — use Autodesk software to design, visualize and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software for global markets.

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The Foundry is a world-leading innovator in visual effects technologies. The UK-based company has established itself as a critical partner to major feature film studios and post production houses worldwide including Sony Pictures Imageworks, Walt Disney Studios, Weta Digital, The Moving Picture Company, Framestore and Digital Domain.

In 2007, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded a Sci-Tech Award® to The Foundry's development team for the Furnace image processing suite. The company's widely adopted, high-end compositing system Nuke is also based on AMPAS Sci-Tech Award® winning technology.

The Foundry is at the cutting edge of software development, marketing and sales for visual effects software. Its products have facilitated ambitious VFX sequences on numerous "must see" movies such as Avatar, Tron: Legacy, Alice in Wonderland, The King's Speech, 127 Hours and Black Swan.

The Foundry received a Distinguished Honoree medal in The 2010 International Business Awards ('The Stevies') as the Most Innovative Company of the Year in Europe. The company was also listed among The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 and The Guardian's 2010 Tech Media Invest Top 100.

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+44 20 7968 6828

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info@thefoundry.co.uk

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Workstation Specialists design and manufacturer award winning computer graphics workstations and rendering systems. Aimed specifically at the professional market they offer a wide portfolio of professional computing solutions developed for the CG market.

• Desktop, Laptop & Remote PCoIP Workstations
• Workstation Enhanced 4.5GHz Solutions
• Desktop/Deskside & Rackmount Rendering Systems
• and more...

Having produced professional graphics workstations for over 20years Workstation Specialists know a thing or two about workstations. They've won the 3D world workstation grouptest multiple times and offer bespoke configurations tailored to individual user requirements (project, specification or budget). They can also offer pre-configured ISV certified systems, and provide a wide range of peripheral options to complement any workstation investment.

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+44 (0) 800 180 4801

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sales@wksmail.com

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www.workstationspecialists.com

iPi Soft LLC, Russia-based company founded in 2008, is a provider of motion capture technology, that allows to track 3D human motions based on single- or multi-camera video, and automatically generate 3D animation. Most popular applications of motion capture include game development, filmmaking, and advertisement.

iPi Desktop Motion Capture™ is a markerless motion capture software that literally puts motion capture at animator's desktop. You can record a video right at your workplace using a Microsoft Kinect sensor or 4-6 inexpensive web-cameras and have it converted to 3D animation on your PC. Captured animations can easily be exported to FBX, BVH, and other popular formats. With integrated motion transfer, animations can instantly be re-targeted to custom rigs and skeletons, including 3D MAX Biped.

The technology is accurate, easy to use and affordable, that makes it a sound choice not only for big companies, but also for small studios and individual animators.

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For almost two decades, e-on software has developed and patented innovative 3D technologies for Digital Nature.

These technologies have been adopted worldwide by the film, gaming, broadcast and architectural industries and are integrated in the company's flagship products: Vue, Carbon Scatter, Ozone and LumenRT.

E-on software products empower artists to translate their passion for art into digital works using intuitive tools. As such, e-on software tools for Digital Artists have won many computer graphics and animation awards worldwide.

E-on software's team of expert software engineers, programmers, trainers, and technicians assists users from installation through production, and for years of growth to come.

"At e-on software we believe that the tools you choose are only as good as the support staff that stands behind them". Responsive and dedicated, our team is thoroughly trained to provide fast, effective, and professional support.

E-on software's products are available worldwide in various languages, for both Microsoft Windows and Apple Computer's Mac OS X platforms, making full use of the native software and hardware acceleration.

E-on software is located in Beaverton, Oregon and has a European office in Paris, France.

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www.e-onsoftware.com