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Faceware Technologies Releases Retargeter 4.0

March 21, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Sherman Oaks, Calif-based Faceware Technologies has unveiled the new Retargeter 4.0, a major upgrade to its award-winning Faceware software. The new software’s key features, which include AutoSolve, Expression Sets, Tracking Visualization, Shared Pose Thumbnails and Batch Processing, focus on automating more of the facial motion capture process, as well as [...]

Valhalla, Toei, ANEW to Produce ‘Gaiking’ Pic

December 19, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment, Toei Animation and All Nippon Entertainment Works (ANEW) will be producing a new live-action feature based on Toei’s popular anime property Gaiking. This marks a new push for Toei into the U.S. marketplace and the first development deal for ANEW. The anime property follows a [...]

‘Captain Harlock’ Creator Receives Prestigious Order

October 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Leiji Matsumoto, the acclaimed creator of the manga Captain Harlock, was honored with the French Order of Arts and Letters on October 23rd for his series’ influence on French popular culture. The ceremony took place at the French Embassy in Tokyo. Established in 1957, the Ordre des Arts et des [...]