Softimage Presentations at SIGGRAPH 2007
Softimage will be presenting exciting demos and special sessions at SIGGRAPH 2007:
Special Sessions
We'll also be featuring stage presentations from customers and other special guests. Check back here for details.
CAPCOM - Lost Planet
Presenters: Takami Taki (Technical Manager, Production Studio 2) and Yasuhide Sawada (Programmer, Production Studio 2)
Time: Tuesday, August 7th, 11:00AM - 11:45AM (English) & Wednesday, August 8th, 10:30AM - 11:00AM (Japanese)
Designers won't want to miss this special presentations from CAPCOM's Takami Taki and Yasuhide Sawada, who will talk about the making of Lost Planet for the Xbox360 and PC platforms. After presenting some background technical information, They'll discuss the process of migrating PS2 generation graphics to next generation platforms and graphics technologies (Xbox360 , DirectX9 and DirectX10).
They'll also show off some of the tools and features used for in the development of Lost Planet.
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Takami Taki, Technical Manager for Production Studio 2at CAPCOM, and Yasuhide Sawada, Programmer for Production Studio 2 at CAPCOM, are in charge of developing graphic technology for "MT-Framework," CAPCOM's next generation game engine. |
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A VFX Journey Through Pan's Labyrinth
Presenter: Akira Orikasa, CG Supervisor, Café FX
Time: Tuesday, August 7th, 1:00PM - 1:30PM
Making of Johnnie Walker "Human"
Presenter: Aron Hjartarson, Head of 3D, The Mill, New York & Vince Baertsoen, 3D Animator, The Mill, London
Time: Tuesday, August 7th, 3:00PM - 3:30PM
One of the most unique commercial post production jobs that The Mill has ever tackled - the creative challenge was striking the perfect balance between human and android. The success of the piece is due to the skill of The Mill’s artists and the seamless 2D and 3D compositing work on the head, skin and glassworks – ultimately creating an awe inspiring piece of animation.
Behind the Curtain of Sanctuary: XSI as Virtual Sets and Characters
Presenter: Ron Martin, Lead Visual FX Producer, Stage 3 Media
Time: Tuesday, August 7th, 5:15PM
Autograph Signing with Syd Mead
Time: Wednesday, August 8th, 10:00AM
VFX Legend Syd Mead has worked on some of the largest projects Hollywood has ever undertaken, including Blade Runner and TRON. Drop by our booth on Wednesday, August 8th, to meet him in person. You can also catch Syd at the Softimage SIGGRAPH 2007 User Event, where he'll be delivering the keynote address. Don't miss it!
Softimage Production Challenge, Attack of the Jellybeans: Results
Presenters: Bradley Gabe, Greg Punchatz & Todd Akita
Time: 11:30AM - 12:00PM
The team behind the Softimage Production Challenge taking place on Sunday, August 5th, will highlight the results of their challenge, where they took a concept drawing and went through the following steps: modeling, rigging, animating & lighting – all in a 24 hour period.
XSI and 3ds Max : A Gentlemen's Duel
Presenter: Remi McGill, Blur Studios
Time: 1:00PM - 1:30PM
The tools team from Blur will show Scene from A Gentlemen’s Duel, their recent animated short. They will go over storyboard / layout / animation progression / rigging / facial referencing / easy updates caching & communicating between XSI and 3ds Max
Janimation Presentation
Presenter: Sam Cutriss, 3D Aficionado
Time: 3:00PM
Unfold3D - UV Mappings at Hand
Presenter: Georges Varouchas, Software Developer, Polygonal Design
Time: 5:15PM - 5:45PM
Foundation of the ARK
Presenters: Grzegorz Jonkajtys (Director, ARK) and Marcin Kobylecki (Producer, ARK)
Time: Thursday, August 9th, 12:00PM-12:30PM
Grzegorz Jonkajtys and Marcin Kobylecki will talk about how XSI was used in the making of ARK—winner of this year’s SIGGRAPH 2007 "Best of Show" award in the Electronic Theatre. They'll discuss how they mapped photographs of ARK's highly detailed miniature sets onto simple 3D geometry; how they used XSI's built-in character rigs; and how they created blend shapes for facial animation, modifying standard rigs with XSI tools. Grzegorz and Marcin will also share techniques for camera setup and mapping, and talk about how they prepared and exported XSI scenes for rendering.
Softimage Demos
Introduction to XSI
Presenter: Mark Schoennagel, Softimage
Times: TBD
In this high-level overview, we'll show you what makes SOFTIMAGE|XSI the best 3D animation software for next-generation games, film, and television projects. You'll find out how artist-friendly features such as the industry's fastest subdivision surface modeler, flexible animation and rendering tools, and powerful "under the hood" technologies like the Gigapolygon core combine to offer non-destructive workflows that save studios time and give artists incredible creative freedom.
Animation in XSI
Presenter: Mark Schoennagel, Softimage
Times: TBD
Fast, flexible animation is the heart of XSI. In this session, you’ll find out why. We'll show you how XSI's rigging and animation tools provide streamlined workflows ideal for animating characters for games, film and television projects. From animation layering and clip mixing to using Softimage’s MOTOR motion retargeting tool, you’ll see why animators prefer XSI.
Rendering in XSI
Presenter: Mark Schoennagel, Softimage
Times: TBD
SOFTIMAGE|XSI has always had the tightest renderer integration of any 3D animation package, and in this session you'll see just how powerful that integration can be. You’ll learn how tools like the render tree and texture layer editor make it easy to build complex materials, with full-quality shaderball-style previews courtesy of Quick Shade technology. Also find out how to quickly create and configure unlimited render passes in a single scene, render them, and pipe the results directly into XSI's integrated compositor!
Getting the Most Out of a Mixed-Software Pipeline
Presenter: Mark Schoennagel, Softimage
Times: TBD
This session showcases how Softimage technologies such as Crosswalk and the Generalized Attribute Transfer Operator (GATOR) offer a seamless workflow between XSI and Autodesk 3ds Max. We'll show you how to import 3D assets into XSI, where you can work on them using powerful non-destructive character tools like GATOR and Level Of Detail (LOD) tools like polygon reduction, then export the results back to 3ds Max. Find out how your studio can take advantage of the tools in XSI to get the most of out a mixed-software pipeline.
Introduction to Face Robot
Presenter: Mark Schoennagel, Softimage
Times: TBD
Lifelike facial animation is arguably still the hardest problem facing 3D character animators in the entertainment industry, and the biggest obstacle to creating the believable, emotionally resonant character performances that audiences demand. Softimage is at the bleeding edge of character animation technology with Face Robot, a complete software solution for rigging and animating facial animation performances for games, film and television productions. Face Robot enables studios to create lifelike character facial performances at incredible speeds, without the technical hassles of traditional solutions. Join us in this session to learn more about Face Robot and what it can do for your next production.
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