Updates from SIGGRAPH 2010

News Headlines Industrial Light & Magic Turns to Luxology modo for creative concept development
We are finally able to announce officially how ILM has been using modo. We thank all of our friends there and really appreciate how you are using modo in new ways and pushing us to make the software even better!
Read the Press Release ALEMBIC Announcement
Brad Peebler, Luxology president and co-founder, weighs in on the recent announce- ment from Sony and ILM regarding their new open source exchange format, ALEMBIC. See Press Release (opens in new window). Special modcasts during SIGGRAPH 2010
On Tuesday, Brad Peebler interviews Academy-Award®-winning visual effects artist and modo user John Knoll. Listen online.

On Wednesday, Brad interviews Los Angeles and New York-based commercial photographer Vincent Laforet. Listen online.

On Thursday, Brad interviews Stu Maschwitz, co-founder ⁄ CTO of The Orphanage, and now software director of Red Giant software. Listen online.

John Knoll modcast
Audio available here. Luxology President Brad Peebler interviews Academy Award®-winning visual effects artist and modo user John Knoll. “We ended up needing a smaller crew than we thought we were going to need because of how efficient it is to work in modo.”
9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Intel Booth #512 > Pod #3
Ryan and David are at the Intel Booth showing off modo 401 SP5 at Pod #3. Ask about “The RenderPro” unit from BOXX for rendering. 11 a.m.
Intel Booth #512 > Intel Theatre
James Darknell is presenting modo in the Intel Theatre 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
AMD Booth #301 > ATI Theatre
Greg Leuenberger of Sabertooth Productions demos modo in the ATI Theatre. His demo shows modo leveraging the ATI Eyefinity technology that enables multiple displays from a single ATI FirePro™ graphics board.

Vincent Laforet modcast
Audio available here. Luxology President Brad Peebler interviews Los Angeles and New York-based commercial photographer Vincent Laforet. “Most of my discoveries in my career have been the result of dumb luck, or exhaustion or refusing to do the same thing the same way.”
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Jon Peddie Luncheon
Luxology is a host of this annual technology panel for press and analysts. 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Intel Booth #512 > Pod #3
Ryan and David are at the IntelBooth showing off modo at Pod #3. Ask to see some of the “Moofe” imagery... 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
AMD Booth #301 > ATI Theatre
Greg Leuenberger of Sabertooth Productions demos modo in the ATI Theatre. His demo shows modo leveraging the ATI Eyefinity technology that enables multiple displays from a single ATI FirePro™ graphics board. 1:30 p.m.
Intel Booth #512 > Intel Theatre
James Darknell is presenting modo in the Intel Theatre.

Stu Maschwitz modcast
Audio available here. Luxology President Brad Peebler interviews Stu Maschwitz, co-founder ⁄ CTO of The Orphanage, and now software director of Red Giant software. 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Intel Booth #512 > Pod #3
Ryan and David are at the Intel Booth showing off modo 401 SP5 at Pod #3. Ask about “The RenderPro” unit from BOXX for rendering. 11 a.m.
Intel Booth #512 > Intel Theatre
James Darknell is presenting modo in the Intel Theatre 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
AMD Booth #301 > ATI Theatre
Greg Leuenberger of Sabertooth Productions demos modo in the ATI Theatre. His demo shows modo leveraging the ATI Eyefinity technology that enables multiple displays from a single ATI FirePro™ graphics board.