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iStopMotion V0.6 Released
April 15, 2003Munich, Germany-based GeBE Computer & Peripherie GmbH has announced the availability of iStopMotion version 0.6. Just...
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Softimage Goes 3D for Spy Kids, Announces XSI 3.5
April 9, 2003For the next installment in the popular Spy Kids movie franchise, the pint-sized operatives are plunged...
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Discreet Outfits Digital Domain in Multi-million Dollar Deal
April 9, 2003Discreet announced that Los Angeles-based effects house Digital Domain has completed a multi-million dollar installation that...
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Alias | Wavefront Announces Maya 5
April 7, 2003Alias | Wavefront announced the release of Maya 5 over the weekend at the meeting of...
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Sony’s New 4:4:4 HD System Adopted for Episode III
April 7, 2003When production on the latest installment in the Star Wars saga begins in June at Fox...
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Animatrix Director Andy Jones Takes Final Flight
April 7, 2003In the collection of nine short films known as the Animatrix, the entry Final Flight of...
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IBM Dips Into Nvidia Chip Biz
March 27, 2003IBM Corp. and NVIDIA have announced a multi-year strategic alliance that will see IBM manufacturing NVIDIA’s...
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Nelvana Gets More Bang With Toon Boom
March 26, 2003Montreal-based 2D animation software supplier Toon Boom Technologies has entered into a long-term partnership with Corus...
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Turbo Squid Releases Kaydara’s HumanIK Plug-in for 3ds max
March 21, 2003Online digital marketplace Turbo Squid (www.turbosquid.com) is offering Kaydara’s HumanIK, a Discreet-certified 3ds max plug-in for...
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Right Hemisphere Releases Deep Paint 2
March 19, 2003Visual solutions software provider Right Hemisphere has released the next generation of the award-winning Deep Paint...
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Turbo Squid and Kaydara Form New FBX Community for 3D Digital Assets
March 7, 2003Turbo Squid and Kaydara Inc. today announced that a new Kaydara FBX Community has been added...
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Metrowerks Pushes New Nintendo Development Hardware
March 6, 2003Metrowerks, creator of CodeWarrior software for developers, is distributing Nintendo’s new GameCube development tool. TDEV, essentially...
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Armaverse Lets the Dogs Out
March 3, 2003Armaverse, a provider of lower-cost metal armature kits for stop-motion animation, has introduced its new Phase...
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AnarkDigital Launched
February 26, 2003Anark Corp., creator of the 3D multimedia authoring software, Anark Studio, has formed AnarkDigital, a design...
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IStopMotion V. 0.3 Released
February 21, 2003While the emergence of digital technology spelled out the death of stop-motion animation in big budget...
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Big Idea Protects VeggieTales DVD with Macrovision
February 18, 2003With the DVD recorder market on the rise, studios are concerned that the film industry will...
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Artists Get Bent into Shape
February 18, 2003Three artists have combined forces to launch Bent Image Lab, an animation house and hybrid live...
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Digital Dimension Brings the Pain in Final Destination II
February 13, 2003While death may not be proud, three-time Emmy Award-winning visual effects studio Digital Dimension was happy...
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Softimage Offers Free Version of SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.0
February 11, 2003Specifically designed for training purposes, a free version of Softimage’s 3D nonlinear production software, SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.0,...
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ILM, Skywalker Sound Honored
February 7, 2003With the exception of Storm Trooper and Yoda costumes, the sidewalk outside of the Egyptian Theater...
We're sad to report the passing of beloved animator Dale Baer at age 70. A ...

Ian Sheppard has been appointed Head of Development at award-winning animation studio LAIKA, known for ...

In the winter of 1945, WWII navigator Edward Field was on his third mission when ...
