Vier torens versmolten tot een W. Zo ziet het ontwerp van Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) eruit voor een nieuw kantoren- en appartementencomplex in Praag. Met de Walter Towers wil het Deense architectenbureau een nieuw type wolkenkrabber creëren.
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De Technische Universiteit (TU) Delft roept meubelontwerpers en -producenten op om de Delftse verzameling stoelen aan te vullen. Zij deed dat donderdag tijdens de presentatie van de catalogus Stoelen de Delftse Verzameling.
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NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial LCD and plasma displays and projectors, announced today the launch of its new 24-inch MultiSync EA241WM widescreen LCD monitor.
This review explores the latest version of Autodesk’s free software for viewing, marking up, printing, and comparing 2D drawing files and 3D models software, based on the DWF file format.
ArchVision announces the immediate availability of RPC Trees Vol. 12 (Deciduous). Rich Photorealistic Content (“RPC”) is the industry standard format for managing image-based content and is supported natively or via plug-in by the world’s leading 3D visualization applications.
Continuing to broaden its scope of development in the world of stereoscopic 3D, digital technology leader PassmoreLab now adds a hi-def microscopy division to its San Diego production facility. With already cutting-edge capability in the areas of live-action 3D video production, 2D-to-3D conversion, and other technical development for scientific research, education, and entertainment, this latest expansion enables the company to go where 3D has never been before – into the hidden world of animals, insects, plants, and the interaction of life on some of its smallest scale.
In order to accomplish such a breakthrough, it took the successful synthesis of microscopy with the technology of digital 3D video, coupled with the creation of specialized software, to surmount the technical problems that have hindered the process in the past. Company founder and president, Greg Passmore, noted that this recent success grew out of an ongoing process of innovation required to produce some of PassmoreLabs nature-oriented documentary films.
“We’re in the process of shooting a variety of nature-oriented projects,” says Passmore, “including films on sharks, vampire bats, butterflies, wasps, and other insects. One of the limitations we’ve had in the past has been that we have done some macro photography, but we were really lacking and wanted to be able to do high-definition stereoscopic microscopy. This is a very complicated process, it requires extremely scarce and expensive equipment, and there are a lot of complex technical issues involved in association with interocular distance and convergence. Many companies had, in fact, told us that stereoscopic microscopy was not possible, or certainly not practical.”
Over that past several months, PassmoreLab’s technicians have worked with a series of manufacturers to acquire and install a high-quality Leica binocular microscope that interfaces optically with a specially designed stereoscopic camera. “The unit operates in perfect synchronization,” says Passmore, “and it gives us the incredible capability now to shoot live microscopic life. We intend to use this imagery to significantly enhance the educational experience and viewing quality for our audiences.”
The company has already began experimenting with shooting live insects, as well as developing medical imagery related to human pathology, and other diverse scientific areas such as petrology and micropaleantology. Passmore points out that they are also working on a series of software enhancements for autocalibration and extremely fine levels of alignment. “We’ve been using bright-field and oblique optical microscopy,” he notes, “and we’re now experimenting with the use of stereopsis with dark-field phase contrast and digital-interference contrast microscopy. As we move into the use of high dynamic range photography in our mainstream productions, we expect to utilize many of the techniques we’re perfecting in HDR in order to cross apply into confocal microscopy.”
“We believe that PassmoreLab has special talents, by bringing together software engineers, mathematicians, visual artists, videographers, and musicians in a heterogeneous work environment, where everyone brings their own solutions to unique problems. Our goal is to use creative conflict and unique perspectives to produce novel solutions, which would normally be overlooked through the overspecialization that too often hinders the industry today,” Passmore stated.
Following the announcement in August of the strategic partnership between 3ality Digital – one of the pioneers of modern stereoscopic production, and Quantel – the stereoscopic post production innovator, at IBC 2008 the first fruits of the new relationship were unveiled with the launch of 3ality’s 3flex SIP2100 Stereo Image Processor.
On show on the Quantel stand at IBC, the SIP2100 can analyse and in some cases, correct all the most common stereo3D faults, so helping to create technically perfect stereo (see appended Notes for Editors for more details of the SIP2100). The SIP2100 has applications right throughout the production chain – in acquisition, editing and deliverables. The result is better stereo on shorter schedules – a major step forward in speeding the widespread adoption of Stereo3D in post and broadcast. Quantel, with its broad market reach and leadership in stereo post production technology, has sole rights to market the 3ality SIP2100 worldwide.
The SIP2100 was demonstrated performing a variety of different roles on the Quantel stand:
Steve Schklair, Founder and CEO of 3ality Digital Systems states, “The 3flex SIP2100 is one of the key technologies behind our production and post-production efforts. We have become so reliant on its capabilities that at this point I wouldn’t dream of making 3D content without a number of these devices because to do so would mean stepping back to the dark ages of stereoscopic filmmaking.”
“Until now, one of the great barriers to the wider adoption of Stereo3D has been the very small number of people with the expertise to make it work right first time,” said Steve Owen, Quantel Director of Marketing. “The SIP2100 effectively bottles 3ality Digital’s very considerable Stereo3D expertise, gained over many years in all sorts of stereoscopic applications, making good stereo much easier and faster to achieve. It’s just the kind of technology our industry needs to move Stereo3D into the mainstream, and Quantel has the market reach to bring it to the widest possible audience. This is just the first of a number of joint initiatives we are working on with 3ality Digital, all designed to speed the widespread adoption of Stereo3D in post and broadcast.”
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. announced that Pandamonium will be back in 2011 when the sequel to its worldwide hit, Kung Fu Panda, is expected to hit theaters on June 3, 2011. The Company also anticipates releasing the film into IMAX® theatres worldwide. Kung Fu Panda 2, like all DreamWorks Animation feature films starting in 2009, will be produced in stereoscopic 3D technology.
During its theatrical run, Kung Fu Panda has reached over $626 million in worldwide box office to date, making it one of the most successful films of 2008 and DreamWorks Animation’s most successful original film ever. The sequel will follow Po, the world’s biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophesy while mastering the art of kung fu.
The sequel to Kung Fu Panda will once again star Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and other original cast members and will be directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, head of story on Kung Fu Panda. It will be produced by Melissa Cobb. Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, who wrote and co-produced the original film, will also be returning.
DreamWorks Animation’s CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, said, “We are thrilled to reunite the creative team that made ‘Kung Fu Panda’ such a global success. Because of their imaginative work, Po’s path to heroism proved popular with moviegoers of all ages around the world.”
Bill Damaschke, Co-President of Production and President of Live Theatrical, added, “The story of ‘Kung Fu Panda’ provided a great introduction to these characters and afforded wonderful opportunities to further expand on the world we created in ancient China. Quite simply, there’s more story to tell.”
Kung Fu Panda, which has exceeded $215 million in domestic box office and over $411 million in international territories to date, will be released on two-disc DVD and Blu-ray on November 9, 2008 alongside a brand new companion story, Secrets of the Furious Five.
René van Zuuk Architekten heeft het onlangs opgeleverde project Spikvoorde II in Deventer gepresenteerd. In het bouwwerk komen een school en appartementen.
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Rabo Bouwfonds heeft bij justitie in Amsterdam aangifte gedaan van mogelijk strafbare feiten tegen vijf oud-medewerkers. Tegen hen, en anderen, loopt al een strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar vastgoedfraude.
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