GUILDFORD, UK (July 29, 2008) Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com), creators of next-generation VFX tools, today announced its presence at Siggraph 2008 in Los Angeles the week of August 12 - 14, 2008 in the Plugin Pavilion (Booth #1536) at the Los Angeles Convention Center. During the show, representatives from Imagineer Systems will showcase newly released versions of the Company's highly-popular VFX desktop tools, such as mocha, motor, monet and mokey.
"As Siggraph continues to expand its reach into the VFX and post production market, we feel the timing is perfect to add a new venue for us to meet with customers and share with them the latest developments with our VFX tools," said Allan Jaenicke, chief executive officer of Imagineer Systems. "We're also very pleased to be able to come to Los Angeles, where some of the industry's most talented VFX artists reside, and show them first-hand how our desktop tools can significantly enhance their VFX workflow."
Many customers are sharing their excitement over the significant workflow improvements they've seen since they've added Imagineer Systems to their VFX tool box. Jon Fitzsimmons of Crimson Wolf Productions had this to say about Imagineer's newest addition to its product portfolio, mocha-AE:
"mocha AE has made my life much much easier so far on a recent project. There were about 120 shots of monitors, phones, etc. in this film that need something comped in. I've been doing it with Syntheyes up until now, which was great for adding Maya elements, but not so great for screen composites. mocha-AE has made one of my most difficult shots possible!"
Imagineer Systems will join its industry colleagues in the popular Plugin Pavilion (Booth #1536) to demonstrate the newest versions, announced this month, for customers. The Company will also offer Siggraph attendees special show pricing and discounts from the show floor. More details will be available at the Imagineer Systems booth. Imagineer Systems tools available at Siggraph for demonstration and purchase include:
motor: A dedicated rotoscoping tools that leverages Imagineer's powerful 2.5D planar tracking technology that enables artists to position, rotate, scale, shear and perspective-shift roto splines;
mocha: The Company's standalone tracking station that also leverages Imagineer's advanced 2.5D planar tracking technology to simplify and significantly accelerate the tracking and rotoscoping workflow for VFX artists;
mocha-AE: Imagineer's powerful, affordable new planar tracking tool developed specifically for Adobe After Effects artists and modelled after the Company's recently released standalone tracking solution, mocha.
monet: Imagineer's popular 2.5D tracking and element replacement tool;
mokey: Another of Imagineer's highly popular VFX soltuions, mokey provides fast, high quality tracking, wire and rig removal, keying, image stabilization, noise reduction and film grain management.
About Imagineer Systems
Imagineer Systems Ltd innovates and markets next-generation visual effects solutions for film, video and broadcast post production markets. In response to a groundswell desire for a more innovative approach to VFX, Imagineer Systems has developed an entirely new VFX architecture, one that embraces better integration, collaboration, performance and feels like an extension of the creative thought process - mogul. Imagineer Systems has made its mark on such marquis Hollywood blockbuster productions as Casino Royale, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter. Imagineer's product line consists of monetTM - placement station, mokeyTM - removal station, motorTM - roto station, mochaTM - tracking station and mofexTM - plug-in for Shake. Imagineer Systems was founded in 2000 and its headquarters is located in Guildford, United Kingdom. For more information visit www.imagineersystems.com. For more information on mogul, please visit www.mogulvfx.com.
Save 50% on all Imagineer Systems software through July 30 (excluding dongled versions)*. Yes, we've already posted this to our news blog, but what if you do want a dongle? Don't worry, we can help.
If you would like a dongle for Monet, Mokey, and Mocha (basically everything except Mocha AE), you can buy these with a dongle by purchasing the license at the promotional 50% off, then "Add-on" a dongle for $500.
Note: Node-lock licenses purchased with the dongle are platform specific (only Mac purchase works on Mac computers, Windows only on Windows computers). If you need a cross-platform dongle, you will need to purchase the Floating license plus this dongle add-on Floating licenses are cross-platform.
16th January 2008 - Imagineer presents in South Florida!
Ross Shain, VP Sales & Product Specialist will be presenting all our products to the South Florida FCP and Siggraph Users groups
Host: South Florida FCP & Siggraph user groups Date: 16th January, 2008 Time: 7PM Venue: Florida Center for Electronic Communication Directions: Here
29th January 2008 - Imagineer presents at PBS in Boston! Ross Shain, VP Sales & Product Specialist will be presenting at WGBH/PBS in Boston, Massachusetts.
Space is limited so please contact Ross Shain to reserve a spot.
Host: WGBH/PBS Date: 29th January, 2008 Time: 2 sessions - 2:30PM & 4:30PM Venue: WGBH in Brighton, One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135 Directions: Here
You still have a chance to get Imagineer motor at half price!
motor is a dedicated rotoscope tool which gives the user access to our Planar tracker to help position, rotate, scale, shear and perspective-shift roto-splines. It has several spline tools designed specifically with the rotoscope artist in mind and the entire interface is dedicated to fast rotoscoping. Work 3-4 times faster with motor!
motor is a dedicated rotoscope tool which gives the user access to our Planar tracker to help position, rotate, scale, shear and perspective-shift roto-splines. It has several spline tools designed specifically with the rotoscope artist in mind and the entire interface is dedicated to fast rotoscoping. Work 3-4 times faster with motor!
I saw a demo of motor at NAB New York last year and it's really an impressive piece of software.
I have to say, I didn't see this live because I'm not really a fan of American Idol, however this is a phenomenal effect that they've created with Elvis and Celine Dion's duet. They combined older footage of an Elvis show with a body double of Elvis, magically rotoscoped with footage of Celine. They used Imagineer Systems Motor for rotoscoping. It really is remarkable what they can do on television today.
motor Makes Industry Debut at NAB; New Versions of monet and mokey Emphasize Value to the VFX Workflow
DMN Newswire--2007-4-3-- Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com), creators of next-generation VFX tools, announced today that motor - its recently announced dedicated rotoscoping tool - will make its industry debut at NAB 2007 in Las Vegas later this month. In its booth #SL729, Imagineer Systems will demonstrate to NAB attendees motor's unique approach to rotoscoping for fast, high quality matte production for commercial, film and corporate video production. motor is built on Imagineer's industry-unique 2.5D planar tracking and spline technology - an advanced design technology previously only afforded to high-end visual effects design tools.
Imagineer Systems will also demonstrate for NAB 2007 attendees the latest versions of its industry-popular VFX tools, monet and mokey. With such blockbuster credits as Casino Royale, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Harry Potter series, monet and mokey are securing positions among Hollywood's elite visual effects artists as highly-valuable solutions that provide significant creative freedom to their VFX workflow.
"NAB 2007 is our opportunity to meet with our customers from around the world and share with them in person all the exciting new developments from Imagineer," said Allan Jaenicke, chief executive officer of Imagineer Systems. "We're taking great strides to leverage the innovative VFX technologies that have become the signature of Imagineer and extend those capabilities to more accessible, affordable VFX tools for all our customers. We're here at NAB 2007 to demonstrate the value we're contributing to the VFX workflow."
Thomas Tannenberger, visual effects supervisor of Gradient Effects (www.gradientfx.com), an independent visual effects company in Venice, CA specializing in feature film effects creation and post-production, is an avid user of Imagineer Systems solutions, and recently has embraced motor as his rotoscoping tool of choice. Tannenberger had this to say about motor:
"motor is the kind of [visual effects] tool that makes you scratch your head and wonder how you ever did without it!" resolution, the finishing division of Santa Monica-based Union Editorial, has transformed its visual effects workflow with Imagineer Systems' monet. Commenting on the impact Imagineer Systems has had on its high profile client work, visual effects supervisor Todd Iorio had this to say:
"monet has really impacted our workflow. Extensive tracking that used to tie up a high-end compositing suite can now be done much more cost effectively and with greatly improved results. Imagineer Systems' products add a lot of value to our visual effects pipeline. Our ability to offload roto, rig removal, tracking, all in a unified user interface, allows us to deliver a significantly better product to our clients."
What's New at NAB 2007 Product specialists from Imagineer Systems will be available to NAB 2007 attendees to demonstrate key new features of its family of next-generation visual effects tools, including:
motor:
Dedicated Rotoscope Software: motor is a dedicated rotoscope application with sophisticated Spline tools not available in traditional compositing applications. motor is designed exclusively for rotoscoping.
Tracking: The planar tracker in motor is an advanced tracking algorithm rooted in Imagineer's high-end compositing and removal software.
Accelerated Rotoscope: motor enables users to rotoscope footage three to four times faster than with traditional tools. Unique integration between the tracker and rotoscope capabilities yields higher quality matte production with stunning details in significantly less time. This streamlined, accelerated workflow translates to high efficiency and cost savings in an increasingly competitive and time constrained environment for designers.
Broad Compatibility: motor complements users' existing investments in post production hardware and software with seamless compatibility with industry-popular design platforms such as Autodesk discreet, Avid DS, Adobe After Effects, Quantel generationQ, and Apple Shake.
Imagineer Systems will also be demonstrating new advancements with its flagship VFX solutions, including monet and mokey.
monet is an advanced VFX toolset for inserting 2D elements into moving footage. Its renowned Planar Tracker and AdjustTrack toolset provides VFX artists with the industry's most sophisticated 2D tracking capability. monet generates numerous elements, such as inserts, shadow and highlight passes, for compositing and complements well existing compositing, editing and film restoration solutions
mokey is Imagineer Systems' advanced wire and rig removal toolset for VFX artists. mokey generates numerous elements, such as patches, background and stabilization passes and also complements existing compositing, editing and film restoration solutions.
About Imagineer Systems Imagineer Systems Ltd innovates and markets next-generation visual effects solutions for film, video and broadcast post production and have made their mark on such marquis Hollywood blockbuster productions as Casino Royale, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter. Imagineer's product line consist of monet - placement station, mokey - removal station, motor - roto station, mofex - plug-in for Shake and moxel - standards station. Imagineer Systems was founded in 2000 and its headquarters is located in Guildford, United Kingdom. For more information visit www.imagineersystems.com
motor Extends Powerful, High-End Visual Effects Design Capabilities to Affordable, Accessible Rotoscoping Design Tool for the Digital Media Design Community
GUILDFORD, UK (February 27, 2007) Imagineer Systems, creators of next-generation VFX tools, announced today the immediate availability of motor, the company’s first offering in its new initiative to deliver sophisticated, high-end visual effects and design capabilities to mainstream visual effects artists.
Specifically designed to be more affordable and accessible to a wider range of effects artists, motor delivers a unique approach to rotoscoping for high quality matte production for commercial, film and corporate video post production. motor is built on Imagineer’s industry-unique 2.5D planar tracking and Spline technology – an advanced design technology previously only afforded to high-end visual effects design tools.
"When our visual effects designers at BFX Imageworks first tested motor, it was a mind-blowing experience. Projects that were taking days to complete were now turning around in hours," said Steven Blasini, visual effects supervisor at BFX Imageworks in Los Angeles. "As a rotoscoping tool, motor stands alone with its planar tracker that literally blows all other ‘point’ trackers out of the water. It not only tracks X & Y motion, it also tracks perspective, and it does so on entire regions of the frame, without having to isolate individual tracking points. And considering it's tracking regions and not points, we were amazed at how fast it is. We’re convinced that motor will completely pay for itself with the first project you use it on. It is an invaluable tool for our studio and we could not give it a higher recommendation!"
"motor represents a significant step toward democratizing advanced design tools for the entire visual effects community, regardless of platform or budget, " said Allan Jaenicke, chief executive officer of Imagineer Systems. “We’ve adapted some of our most exclusive, sophisticated planar tracking technologies and integrated them into a powerful companion application for designers on a wide array of compositing platforms. With motor, Imagineer is making it possible for design shops of any size or budget to create stunning, evocative content with a new category of accessible and affordable tools. "
motor: High-End Power and Flexibility in An Accessible Companion Product The software engineering team at Imagineer Systems has tapped into the Company's signature high-end visual effects technologies to create capabilities in motor previously only found in very high end visual effects tools.
Dedicated Rotoscope Software: motor is a dedicated rotoscope application with sophisticated Spline tools not available in traditional compositing applications. motor is designed exclusively for rotoscoping.
Tracking: The planar tracker in motor is an advanced tracking algorithm rooted in Imagineer’s high-end compositing and removal software.
Accelerated Rotoscope: motor enables users to rotoscope footage three to four times faster than with traditional tools. Unique integration between the tracker and rotoscope capabilities yields higher quality matte production with stunning details in significantly less time. This streamlined, accelerated workflow translates to high efficiency and cost savings in an increasingly competitive and time constrained environment for designers.
Broad Compatibility: motor complements users’ existing investments in post production hardware and software with seamless compatibility with industry-popular design platforms such as Autodesk discreet, Avid DS, Adobe After Effects, Quantel generationQ, and Apple Shake.
Pricing and Availability motor is available immediately.
