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news // 2008.05.20 08:43:21 [hh]

Business-Updates: Realviz-Produkte von Autodesk aufgekauft, "Animoto" mit Amazon-Investment

Die Assets der 1998 gegründete französische Panorama-, Image-Modeling- und Motion-Capturing-Software-Hersteller Realviz ("ImageModeler", "Realviz Stitcher") wurden jetzt von CAD-, Design-Prototyping- und 3D-Konzern Autodesk übernommen.
Amazon investiert eine nicht genannte Summe in "Animoto", einen web-basierten Service zur Erstellung von Videos aus Bildern und Musik (wir berichteten bereits ausführlich).

Hintergründe: Autodesk übernimmt die Assets von Realviz

Die Realviz-Produkte "Stitcher Unlimited", "Stitcher Express", "ImageModeler" und "Movimento" sollen auch bei Autodesk weiter im Programm bleiben. Dagegen sollen "Matchmover", "Retimer" und "VTour", sowie "Stitcher Pro", "Stitcher Unlimited DS" und "StoryViz" ersatzlos gestrichen werden.

"REALVIZ’s technology bridges 2D and 3D, linking the virtual and real worlds. 3D models can be created from simple 2D images, and virtual environments can be built from conventional photographs", so Amar Hanspal, Senior Vice President, Autodesk Platform Solutions and Emerging Business. "REALVIZ’s technology is complementary to Autodesk’s modeling, visual effects and animation products. It will enable us to increase the use of 3D technology across many industries, including architecture, film, broadcast and game development."

Autodesk zur Zukunft der Realviz-Produkte:

"Autodesk intends to develop and sell REALVIZ’s Stitcher Unlimited, Stitcher Express, ImageModeler and Movimento software as standalone products. Matchmover, Retimer and VTour will no longer be available as standalone products; core technology from these REALVIZ products will be integrated into future versions of Autodesk’s existing products, enabling customers to bring the real world into design environments.

The following REALVIZ offerings have been discontinued: Stitcher Pro, Stitcher Unlimited DS, StoryViz, and hardware and software product bundles. Education versions of ImageModeler and Stitcher continue to be available.  Student versions of ImageModeler and Stitcher are no longer available. For more information please visit www.autodesk.com/ REALVIZ."

Weitere Informationen: usa.autodesk.com/ adsk/ servlet/ item? id=11247884& siteID=123112

Hintergründe: Amazon.com investiert in "Animoto"

Amazon-Gründer und CEO Jeff Bezos über "Animoto": "Basically what Animoto does is they make it really easy for people to create videos with their own photos or their own music. Or there’s also royalty-free music that Animoto has on their website.
The way it works is they have some “secret sauce” in their software that listens to the cadence of the music and it basically auto-edits the photos and aligns them with the music so it looks good. They cut from one photos to the next at the right point in the rhythm of the music and so on."

Weitere Informationen: biz.animoto.com/ pressrelease/ 051508.html

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