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It's sad, but this image of Astro waving goodbye has a lot of visual impact on our friends at Imagi.

I knew this was coming for a while, but it never makes it any less disheartening when it happens.  I found a write up over at CartoonBrew about the whole event and it's details--

Imagi, the studio responsible for the TMNT and Astro Boy features, has shut down their American studio in Sherman Oaks, California. The company, which is still working on a Gatchaman feature, has been struggling both at the box office and in its financial operations. From HotStocked.com:

Imagi International Holdings Ltd has announced large scale review of operations which has mostly negative effect towards the staff. The company has cut off their US subsidiaries from any funding, the working contracts for 30 employees were terminated and the Los Angeles based office closed. The company was left with only a few important staff members being utilized as consultants and has transferred the functions of the closed office to other contractors . . . With their US office closed the company still has two more in Hong Kong and Tokyo as well as continues trading under the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Their stock is poorly traded in both the exchanges.

Take-away lesson: artificial Christmas trees are easier to make than animated features.

I actually didn't know what that last statement meant until I clicked on it.  You learn something new everyday.

Watch French Roast.

Watch Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty.

Watch The Lady and the Reaper.

Watch A Matter of Loaf and Death.

Watch Logorama.

 

 

Thanks CartoonBrew.

January 28, 2010 Press Release

E-on Software Ships Language Versions of Vue 8 for 3D Enthusiasts and 3D Artists!

FRENCH AND GERMAN PDF DOCUMENTATION AND INTERFACE NOW AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE

January 28, 2010. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, maker of the leading solutions for natural 3D environments, today announced the immediate availability of the French and German versions of its product line for 3D Enthusiasts and 3D Artists: Vue 8 Pioneer & Theme Packs, Vue 8 Frontier, Vue 8 Esprit, Vue 8 Studio and Vue 8 Complete.
E-on software also confirmed that a Japanese version is underway, and should be released shortly. E-on software offers products for the creation and rendering of Digital Nature for all market segments and all budgets, starting from the completely free Vue 8 Pioneer all the way up to industry leading solutions.

· Vue for 3D Enthusiasts: Vue 8 Pioneer & Theme-Packs and Vue 8 Frontier. Features content-filled, easy-to-use scenic nature creation for home and family use, with the addition of the new, cost effective Vue 8 Frontier, specifically dedicated to Poser™ users.
 
· Vue for 3D Artists: Vue 8 Esprit, Vue 8 Studio and Vue 8 Complete. Provides 3D artists with powerful modular applications to create rich 3D Digital Nature scenery and landscapes.
 
· Solutions for CG Professionals: Vue 8 Infinite, Vue 8 xStream and Ozone 4.0. Industry leading solutions for CG Professionals and SFX Studios. 

French and German Localization Available at No Charge
Starting today, all products in the “3D Enthusiasts” and “3D Artists” lines are now directly available as
multi-lingual versions.
 
The localized documentation, interface and help files are available at no charge for existing users, via a dedicated language pack. This language pack can be downloaded from the e-on software website, alongside the latest Service Packs.
 
The printed versions of the French and German official Vue 8 User Guides are now available from eon software’s online store (for those who prefer a hard copy rather than the free electronic version included in the language pack).

Solutions for CG Professionals
In the coming weeks, e-on software will offer an interface translation pack to the French and German users of its professional solutions. However, the Vue 8 Infinite and xStream Reference Manual and help files will remain in English only. More information and complete installation instructions will be made available in the software update section of e-on’s website.
 
About e-on software
E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries.

E-on software products were used in features film such as "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of The Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land Of The Lost", "Terminator 4, "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Battlestar Gallactica", "Stargate Atlantis" and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight. E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer’s creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge technologies that significantly improve usability and workflow. E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a European office in Paris, France.
Visit their website at http://www.e-onsoftware.com.

Press Contacts
press@e-onsoftware.com
971-327-6008 (US) or +33 1 43 14 28 15 (Europe)

 

 

If anyone knows me, they know that I'm a sucker for awesome animation with hilarious humour that often makes no sense and can be completely random in its ideas!

Enter - Adventure Time!

Now, I call it Adventure Time, but officially it will be called Adventure Time with Finn and Jake... but I'll just stick with the original name.  I'm also not a fan of Cartoon Network these days, but I completely champion this fine program brought to you by the amazing Pendleton Ward.

They've just recently released 10 promos for the show.  I could only find this one in good quality, but you can find the other 9 here on youtube... sadly, with a video camera recording a tv... but you can get the general idea.

Also -  you need to check out the Production Blog for some amazing artwork from the show!

Enjoy!!!

... oh, and just in case you've never seen the original short that started it all, here ya go!

 

 

Sorry... I just couldn't help myself... I love ninjas!

This wonderful little piece was created by  Patrick Boivin, who you may remember from an article I did a while back on his Iron Man vs Bruce Lee animation.  Fantasticly entertaining!

Enjoy.