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The Foundry and Luxology Join Forces
Leading UK VFX software developer The Foundry enters 3D market and new verticals through merger with US software specialist, Luxology
London, 25th September, 2012 – Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, has today announced a merger with US-based technology company, Luxology LLC, for an undisclosed sum.
The Foundry’s portfolio of VFX software includes Sci-Tech Award® winning technology and is used to create breathtaking effects sequences on a wide range of features, television projects and commercials. High profile examples include the 2012 Oscar® winners, HUGO (Best Visual Effects) and Rango (Best Animated Feature Film) as well as the Emmy® award-winning Boardwalk Empire.
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Description: The signature Beanstalk image by Clive Biley of www.parkerbiley.com: The Foundry and Luxology are “Growing Together”
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Description: Bill Collis, CEO, The Foundry
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modo Goes High Fashion for "Project Runway" Contestant's Lookbook
Photorealistic 3D Environments Provide Backdrop for Live Action Models and their Avant-Garde Attire
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Sept 18, 2012 – When your clothes say “more,” their environment must say “less.” That’s the first rule of making a garment pop. As a contestant on “Project Runway”’s 10th season, Elena Slivnyak used this idea to her creative advantage during the competition, all while staying within a modest budget. The secret was Luxology’s modo 601; a world-class 3D animation, modeling, and rendering software that tied her lookbook’s avant-garde aesthetic to stylish 3D environments. The results were très magnifique.
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Credit: IIMUAHII COUTURE http://iimuahii.com/collections/autumn-winter-2012/
Description: For the 10th Season of “Project Runway,” CG artist Stephen Wheeler modeled a modern home environment in modo 601 for contestant Elena Slivnyak’s lookbook.
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Credit: IIMUAHII COUTURE http://iimuahii.com/collections/autumn-winter-2012/
Description: For the 10th Season of “Project Runway,” CG artist Stephen Wheeler modeled a modern home environment in modo 601 for contestant Elena Slivnyak’s lookbook.
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Credit: IIMUAHII COUTURE http://iimuahii.com/collections/autumn-winter-2012/
Description: For the 10th Season of “Project Runway,” CG artist Stephen Wheeler modeled a modern home environment in modo 601 for contestant Elena Slivnyak’s lookbook.
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Credit: IIMUAHII COUTURE http://iimuahii.com/collections/autumn-winter-2012/
Description: For the 10th Season of “Project Runway,” CG artist Stephen Wheeler modeled a modern home environment in modo 601 for contestant Elena Slivnyak’s lookbook.
Luxology Ships NPR Kit for modo
Non-Photorealistic Rendering Kit Produces Hand-Drawn and Traditional Looks for Architectural, Fine Art, and Technical Illustration Projects
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – August 30, 2012 – Sometimes photoreal is too real. Artists need options, clients want choices, and ideas rarely fit under one umbrella. Today, freedom can be found in Luxology’s NPR Kit for modo — a non-photorealistic rendering package that allows expressive, hand-drawn looks and animations to be achieved in 3D renderings. With this new all-in-one kit, modo 601 users will now be able to access classic art styles when rendering anything from product visualizations to anime and fine art.
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Credit: modo image by Chris Golchert
Description: Image from NPR Kit for modo. Halftone hatching lines follow the contours of the surface while textured Edge Ink provide the rough outlines for this pen-and-ink style illustration. The new See Background mode reveals the distressed paper under the ink with a single click. By Chris Golchert.
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Credit: modo image by James Guard
Description: Image from the new NPR for modo shows Edge ink and Halftone shading layered over the Toon material. A layer of noise adds a grungy, weathered feel by breaking the smooth contours of the diffuse bands. By James Guard.
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Credit: modo image by Richard Yot
Description: Image from the new NPR Kit for modo. Stark contrast created with Toon shader adds emotional punch to this character. By Richard Yot.
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Credit: modo image by Arnie Cachelin
Description: Image from the new NPR Kit for modo. Artist-built Sketchmaps are used to provide texture and hatching effects across different parts of a simple 3D scene. In this way, artist intent is preserved and unique images are readily produced. Image by Arnie Cachelin.
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Credit: modo image by Richard Yot
Description: Image from the new NPR Kit for modo. Gooch shading is used in this image, which delivers shading with an even brightness, where shadowed areas are gently tinted instead of darkened, and bright areas are given a warm cast. This keeps details and edge lines visible, and keeps bright areas distinct from the background background. Image by Richard Yot.
modo 601 a Main Attraction in CoSA VFX Pipeline
Invisible Effects for Major Feature Films and TV Shows Achieved with modo-to-Nuke Workflow
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – July 17, 2012 – VFX don’t always need to be blatant to be effective; sometimes they just need to blend in. With a long list of TV show and film post-production jobs under their belt, Los Angeles’ CoSA VFX has turned fooling the audience into a strong business – a business that runs on Luxology’s modo, and The Foundry’s Nuke.
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Description: CoSA VFX artists David Beedon and Jon Tanimoto can be seen examining a scaffolding shot being created in modo for the TV show, “Person of Interest.” After initial tracking in SynthEyes & Nuke, modo was brought in to model the scaffold, animate a few windy tarps with recoil, and render production-ready assets for later use in Photoshop and Nuke.
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Description: This production shot from the TV show, “Alcatraz” shows a scene that needs CG replacements added to reveal the full side of the building, now partially obscured by an overhanging tarp.
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Description: For a scene in TV show, “Alcatraz”, CoSA VFX artists were able to bring back the side of a building that had previously been obscured by overhanging fabric. With modo, CoSA was able to add modeling detail to the building to make it complete.
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Credit: CoSA VFX
Description: A shot from “Alcatraz” had to depict a broken glass effect that would be undetectable as CG to the audience. With modo&squo;s built-in dynamics engine recoil, CoSA VFX was able to simulate shattering glass, and then render that effect at any desired level of realism.
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Description: Here is a green screen shot that CoSA VFX needed to enhance by adding a metal skin to a jet doorway, along with all the proper colors, lighting and rivets for the TV show, “Pan Am.”
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Description: With modo’s modeling and rendering tools, CoSA VFX was able to take a green screen shot, and add in the metal skin on a jet doorway with all the proper colors, lighting and rivets for “Pan Am.”
modo Steals Hearts of “Sly Cooper” Game Makers
Sanzaru Games Uses modo’s Pixar Sub-D Sculpting, Character Creation and 3D Painting Tools To Design Console-Quality Characters for “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time”
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – June 14, 2012 – Assuming control over a cherished franchise carries a certain kind of tension for a game studio. Not only are they expected to live up to previous versions, but they also have to forge new territory for their own. Sanzaru Games has been able to do both on their recent production of “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time” by entrusting their detailed character designs to Luxology’s modo, an all-in-one 3D modeling, rendering, and sculpting package that delivered the PS3-ready look gamers expect and the versatility their artists required.
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Description: On the recent production of Sanzaru Games’ “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time,” John Hayes used different combinations of modo 601’s rendering, modeling, and posing tools to shape some of the game’s beloved characters. In this scene, they are seen in-game, relaxing in their hideout.
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Credit: image courtesy of Sanzaru Games
Description: Posing noted rascal Sly Cooper was easily achieved by Sanzaru Games on the recent production of “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time” by using modo 601’s new Pose Tool. By setting up simple head joints, Sly’s facial expressions were realized faster, increasing the iteration process substantially.
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Credit: image courtesy of Sanzaru Games
Description: After modeling and posing Sly Cooper with modo 601, Sanzaru Games’ Senior Character Artist John Hayes was able to see how new adjustments would affect his sculpted Pixar Sub-D model before he gave it a final render.
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Credit: image courtesy of Sanzaru Games
Description: For marketing materials, many key characters from “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time” were rendered using modo 601’s high-quality rendering engine. Seen here are Sly Cooper, Rioichi, Sir Galleth, The Crane, and Mech Wolf.
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Credit: image courtesy of Sanzaru Games
Description: This image depicts the Pixar Sub-D geometry of Sly Cooper in modo 601 with and without sculpting detail. This model would go on to be used in Sanzaru Games’ “Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time,” soon to be released on PS3.
San José State University Interior Design Students Win Big at IIDA Awards with modo-generated Submissions
modo 3D Design Package of Choice for SJSU; Quick Learning Curve Give Students Tools Needed to Take Home Design Competition’s Top Prizes
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 22, 2012 – When words fall short, interior designers turn to 3D visualization. It’s a keen bit of advice and something that the faculty at San José State University School of Art & Design makes sure every student knows before they graduate. Recently this strategy of imparting insight and teaching students 3D tools resulted in a near sweep of the International Interior Design Association of Northern California’s (IIDA) Student Design Awards. It appears all that time learning Luxology’s modo, the school’s 3D package of choice, paid off.
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Description: San Jose State University design student Lynne Tainter used modo’s modeling and rendering tools to bring home a first place trophy at the 2012 IIDA Student Design Awards. With modo, her “Boekie Woekie” home library concept was able to successfully play off Wiel Arets’ famous H House staircase design.
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Credit: modo image by Chase Lunt
Description: San Jose State University design student Chase Lunt used modo’s modeling, sculpting and rendering tools to bring home a second place trophy at the 2012 IIDA Student Design Awards. With modo, Chase was able to help the judges see his vision for a vegetarian-themed restaurant that resembles the insides of a vegetable.
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Credit: modo image by Jessica Sikoryak
Description: San Jose State University design student Jessica Sikoryak used modo’s modeling and rendering tools to bring home a third place trophy at the 2012 IIDA Student Design Awards for her conceptual day spa.
re:think studios Hikes the Ball to modo for ESPN NFL Draft Promos
Animated Primetime Spots Completely Rendered with modo 601; Alembic I/O Tools Used for Material Transfer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 27, 2012 – Whether it’s in joy or frustration, The NFL Draft makes people want to shout from the rooftops. This year, re:think studios brought their own ideas sky high when they turned promos for ESPN’s 2012 NFL Draft broadcast into rooftop reels for the nation’s top football prospects. And since primetime spots for the nation’s biggest sports channel means game time for graphics; re:think turned to Luxology’s modo 601 and its lightning-fast renderer to make all those bright lights, and brighter talents stand out.
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Description: Video footage of a rushing 2012 NFL Draft prospect was supplemented by modo® 601 rendered imagery for a dynamic effect in a new ESPN promo ad.
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Description: Video footage of 2012 NFL Draft prospects was placed on TV screens high above NYC and brought to life using modo® 601 rendering technology in a new ESPN promo ad.
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Description: This 2012 NFL Draft logo and the imagery surrounding it were rendered using modo® 601 as promotional elements for ESPN’s Draft Day coverage.
Luxology Ships Power SubD-NURBS for modo
Exporter Lets Users Prototype Virtually Any Organic Surface in modo and Convert the Results into NURBS-based File Formats
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 19, 2012 – Luxology LLC today announced the immediate availability of Power SubD-NURBS for modo, a plug-in that allows designers to automatically convert Subdivision surface meshes into NURBS-based CAD formats that can be exported directly to standard CAD systems.
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Description: This computer mouse was concept modeled in modo using Subdivision Surfaces, then transferred to a CAD system for detailing as NURBS via the Power SubD-NURBS Plug-in. As a final step, the model was imported back to modo using the CAD Loaders for modo Plug-in and rendered.
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Description: Original “revolver” model in modo, which was then exported out as NURBS using the Power SubD-NURBS Plug-in.
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Credit: modo image by Branden Coker
Description: Original “revolver” model in modo, rendered at Subdivision level 6. This is used as a baseline to compare to the NURBS version of the model.
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Credit: modo image by Branden Coker
Description: Original “revolver” model in modo was exported as NURBS with Medium Subdivision Quality setting using the Power SubD-NURBS Plug-in. The NURBS model was re-imported back into modo using the CAD Loader for the rendering comparison. This rendering indicates high fidelity to the original baseline Subdivision Surface model.
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Credit: modo screen capture by Branden Coker and Paul McCrorey
Description: Original trekking pole handle quickly modeled using Subdivision Surfaces in modo 601.
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Credit: SolidWorks screen capture by Branden Coker and Paul McCrorey
Description: After export as NURBS, the handgrip was refined in SolidWorks using solid modeling functionality.
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Credit: modo image by Branden Coker and Paul McCrorey
Description: Final renderings of left and right sides of the handgrip was done using the modified geometry in modo (imported via CAD Loader as .x_b format).
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Credit: image courtesy of Paul McCrorey
Description: Motorcycle tank was conceptually designed using Subdivision surfaces in modo 601. The concept shape was transferred to a CAD system in a NURBS-based format using the Power SubD-NURBS Plug-in for modo where it was detailed. Later the final file was visualized back in modo.
Luxology Ships Texture Painting Tutorials for modo 601
Videos by Richard Yot Detail Creation of Photorealistic Textures with modo 601’s Painting Tools
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 11, 2012 – Now that modo 601 is out; it’s time to explore it. Starting today, modo users can train themselves in the art of texture painting through a set of brand new video tutorials taught by Richard Yot. The project-based lessons demonstrate how to use modo’s paint tools, Shader Tree, and the Preview Renderer to produce custom photorealistic textures for a tree frog, a corroded oil drum and a classic leather chair.
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Credit: modo image by Richard Yot
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Credit: modo image by Richard Yot
Description: Example of image detail from Tree Frog Project
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Credit: modo image by Richard Yot
Description: Learn how to paint this rusty, corroded oil drum
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Credit: modo image by Richard Yot
Description: Final output from the Leather Chair Project
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