And the Oscar Goes to…

Tetrahydrocannabin · 03-03-2003, 18:58

Dal sito ufficiale dell'Alias|Wavefront:

"Alias|Wavefront's Maya Software is Awarded an Oscar for Technical Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Toronto, Canada - March 2, 2003 - Alias|Wavefront™, an SGI (NYSE: SGI) company, was awarded an Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 1, 2003 for its development of Maya® software, the professional 3D animation and effects package. Representatives from the Toronto-based software company attended the Beverley Hills award ceremony to accept the company's first Oscar statuette, the highest award the Academy can bestow in the scientific and technical achievement category. Doug Walker, president of Alias|Wavefront and Kevin Tureski, general manager, Maya engineering, accepted the award on behalf of the company from actress and host, Kate Hudson.

"It is with great honour that we accept this Oscar on behalf of the many innovative and talented individuals at Alias|Wavefront who have contributed to Maya," said Doug Walker. "It's been a milestone year for Maya. Our customers have taken Maya and used it to raise the creative bar in filmmaking, compelling us to push this science forward. Without our customers, this award would not be possible. With them, Maya has become the tool of choice for bringing 3D magic to the movies."

Maya is the world's leading 3D animation, modeling and rendering tool for the film, broadcast, video, game development, 3D web and location-based entertainment markets. Since its launch five years ago, Maya has been used in almost every film nominated by the Academy in its Visual Effects category.

Most recently, Maya was employed extensively in this year's Oscar-nominated films in the Visual Effects category: "Lord of the Rings™: The Two Towers™," "Spider-Man®," and "Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones®." Maya was also an integral part of the production pipelines for the nominees for best animated short: The ChubbChubbs!™ and Mike's New Car and four of the five best animated feature film nominees: Ice Age™, Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet™ and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron™.

The Oscar is the highest award the Academy can bestow, and is the same statuette that is presented during the main awards ceremony. Since 1930, only 40 Scientific and Technical achievements have been recognized with this level of award.

"The DNA of many of the brightest people in the business can be found in Maya," said Kevin Tureski. "Literally hundreds of years of engineering have gone into making this software what it is today, and what it will become in the future. We are extremely proud to accept this award on behalf of the many individuals, past and present, whose commitment to excellence and innovation has created a tool that has removed barriers to creative storytelling."

The Oscar will be arriving in Canada on Monday, March 3rd and will be on display at Alias|Wavefront's head office at 210 King St. East, downtown Toronto. Media are invited to visit between 10am – noon that day for interviews and photo opportunities.

About Alias|Wavefront

As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias|Wavefront develops software for the film and video, games, web, interactive media, industrial design, and visualization markets. Entertainment and games customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN, Core Design Limited, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC, Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd.

Alias|Wavefront is a wholly owned, independent software company of SGI® with headquarters in Toronto and custom development center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias|Wavefront web site at www.aliaswavefront.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Japan, 0120 764 088; other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 3470 8282 and Latin America, 770 393 1881.

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The Alias|Wavefront logo is a registered trademark and Alias|Wavefront is a trademark of Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. Maya is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., exclusively used by Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited, and the Maya logo is a trademark of Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. SGI is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Oscar and Academy Awards are trademarks and services marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Lord of the Rings and The Two Towers are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. Spider-Man is a registered trademark of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. The ChubbChubbs! is a trademark of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Ice-Age is a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Treasure Planet is a trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a trademark of Dreamworks LLC. All other products or companies mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Alias|Wavefront, 210 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 1J7, Tel: 416-362-9181, FAX: 416-369-6140.

©2000-2003 Alias|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited.

Alias|Wavefront Press Contact:
Heather Kernahan
Communications Manager
Tel: +1 416-874-8288
hkernahan@aw.sgi.com

Donna Teggart
Global Public Relations Manager
Tel: +1 416-874-8592
dteggart@aw.sgi.com"

Kenshin Himura · 04-03-2003, 11:24

ihihi forza Maya!

Kenshin Himura · 05-03-2003, 07:59

Ma volevo sapere una cosa. Strumenti tipo Artisan, la possibilità di creare texture dipingendo direttamente sul modello 3d, il Blend shape per l'animazione facciale e le subdivision surface (so che queste sono presenti in softimage...) esistono, magari in maniera similare, anche negli altri software? Oppure è Maya ad essere troppo avanti?

03-03-2003, 18:58	#1
Tetrahydrocannabin Senior Member Iscritto dal: Mar 2002 Città: Roma Messaggi: 2481	And the Oscar Goes to… Dal sito ufficiale dell'Alias\|Wavefront: "Alias\|Wavefront's Maya Software is Awarded an Oscar for Technical Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Toronto, Canada - March 2, 2003 - Alias\|Wavefront™, an SGI (NYSE: SGI) company, was awarded an Oscar at the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 1, 2003 for its development of Maya® software, the professional 3D animation and effects package. Representatives from the Toronto-based software company attended the Beverley Hills award ceremony to accept the company's first Oscar statuette, the highest award the Academy can bestow in the scientific and technical achievement category. Doug Walker, president of Alias\|Wavefront and Kevin Tureski, general manager, Maya engineering, accepted the award on behalf of the company from actress and host, Kate Hudson. "It is with great honour that we accept this Oscar on behalf of the many innovative and talented individuals at Alias\|Wavefront who have contributed to Maya," said Doug Walker. "It's been a milestone year for Maya. Our customers have taken Maya and used it to raise the creative bar in filmmaking, compelling us to push this science forward. Without our customers, this award would not be possible. With them, Maya has become the tool of choice for bringing 3D magic to the movies." Maya is the world's leading 3D animation, modeling and rendering tool for the film, broadcast, video, game development, 3D web and location-based entertainment markets. Since its launch five years ago, Maya has been used in almost every film nominated by the Academy in its Visual Effects category. Most recently, Maya was employed extensively in this year's Oscar-nominated films in the Visual Effects category: "Lord of the Rings™: The Two Towers™," "Spider-Man®," and "Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones®." Maya was also an integral part of the production pipelines for the nominees for best animated short: The ChubbChubbs!™ and Mike's New Car and four of the five best animated feature film nominees: Ice Age™, Lilo & Stitch, Treasure Planet™ and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron™. The Oscar is the highest award the Academy can bestow, and is the same statuette that is presented during the main awards ceremony. Since 1930, only 40 Scientific and Technical achievements have been recognized with this level of award. "The DNA of many of the brightest people in the business can be found in Maya," said Kevin Tureski. "Literally hundreds of years of engineering have gone into making this software what it is today, and what it will become in the future. We are extremely proud to accept this award on behalf of the many individuals, past and present, whose commitment to excellence and innovation has created a tool that has removed barriers to creative storytelling." The Oscar will be arriving in Canada on Monday, March 3rd and will be on display at Alias\|Wavefront's head office at 210 King St. East, downtown Toronto. Media are invited to visit between 10am – noon that day for interviews and photo opportunities. About Alias\|Wavefront As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias\|Wavefront develops software for the film and video, games, web, interactive media, industrial design, and visualization markets. Entertainment and games customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN, Core Design Limited, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC, Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd. Alias\|Wavefront is a wholly owned, independent software company of SGI® with headquarters in Toronto and custom development center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias\|Wavefront web site at www.aliaswavefront.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Japan, 0120 764 088; other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 3470 8282 and Latin America, 770 393 1881. ### The Alias\|Wavefront logo is a registered trademark and Alias\|Wavefront is a trademark of Alias\|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. Maya is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., exclusively used by Alias\|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited, and the Maya logo is a trademark of Alias\|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. SGI is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Oscar and Academy Awards are trademarks and services marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Lord of the Rings and The Two Towers are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. Spider-Man is a registered trademark of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. The ChubbChubbs! is a trademark of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Ice-Age is a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Treasure Planet is a trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a trademark of Dreamworks LLC. All other products or companies mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Alias\|Wavefront, 210 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 1J7, Tel: 416-362-9181, FAX: 416-369-6140. ©2000-2003 Alias\|Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. Alias\|Wavefront Press Contact: Heather Kernahan Communications Manager Tel: +1 416-874-8288 hkernahan@aw.sgi.com Donna Teggart Global Public Relations Manager Tel: +1 416-874-8592 dteggart@aw.sgi.com" __________________ "Repeating cycle of light / no light There's nothing in the airspace "

04-03-2003, 11:24	#2
Kenshin Himura Member Iscritto dal: Jan 2003 Città: Varese - Italy - Messaggi: 149	ihihi forza Maya! __________________ Non nutro rancore personale contro di voi, ma desidero che voi moriate per il bene della nuova Era... Sono uno dei Samurai Ambiziosi di Choshu, Battosai Himura!

05-03-2003, 07:59	#3
Kenshin Himura Member Iscritto dal: Jan 2003 Città: Varese - Italy - Messaggi: 149	Ma volevo sapere una cosa. Strumenti tipo Artisan, la possibilità di creare texture dipingendo direttamente sul modello 3d, il Blend shape per l'animazione facciale e le subdivision surface (so che queste sono presenti in softimage...) esistono, magari in maniera similare, anche negli altri software? Oppure è Maya ad essere troppo avanti? __________________ Non nutro rancore personale contro di voi, ma desidero che voi moriate per il bene della nuova Era... Sono uno dei Samurai Ambiziosi di Choshu, Battosai Himura!

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