Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 14:31:38 -0500 (EST) From: Colin Godfrey Subject: SIGGRAPH/Boston. 3D Studio MAX at Mass College of Art, Wed 29 Nov SIGGRAPH/Boston Meeting Announcement The new 3D Studio MAX: Magma With the new Character Studio R3 and Combustion 1.0 Adam Holmes Computer Animator and Filmmaker Wednesday, November 29, 2000, 7 pm Tower Building, 11th Floor Trustees Room Mass. College of Art 621 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA Abstract -------- Adam Holmes, a professional computer animator and independent filmmaker will be showing the lastest in Discreet animation and compositing technology with Character Studio 3, Combustion 1.0, and the next generation of 3D Studio MAX, code named 'Magma'. Adam has worked on commercial spots in Chicago and at the largest CG house in the midwest, Big Idea Productions, as a lighting and effects animator. Adam will be showing the new 'Character Studio R3' software to intelligently animate crowds while retaining control over individual behaviors. This advanced solution in behavioral crowd systems is unprecedented in any 3D animation package. CS3 also incorporates the most advanced IK system to realistically animate a character's limbs with animatable pivot points for ultimate control over hands and feet. Combustion is the latest in compositing, effects, and vector based paint technology with tools based on the Academy Award-winning capabilities of Discreet Flame, Flint and Inferno. Adam will demonstrate the speed and efficiency of new paradigms in workflow to seamlessly integrate, change, and manipulate footage from video sources and 3D Studio MAX renderings. Combustion is designed for Windows NT and Macintosh with free cross-platform network rendering. Finally, Adam will demonstrate the most anticipated release of 3D Studio MAX, code named Magma. Magma takes a giant leap forward in character animation, effects production, and video game creation. Highlights of this exciting new product include: A completely re-architected, IK solution with interactive IK/FK switching, squash and stretch bones, and weighted constraints. Vast interface improvements for increased productivity in studio environments ActiveShade interactive rendering New Modeling tools such as Meshsmooth creasing, PolyObject, and improvements to Bezier Patches New Skinning tools for deforming joints, adding bulges, and morphing within Skin New Animation controls: manipulators & custom attributes to design your own controls over characters New Texture options such as multi-textures in the viewport and true transparency display Wednesday, November 29, 2000 Doors open at 6:30pm Presentation starts at 7:00pm Tower Building, 11th Floor Trustees Room Massachusetts College of Art 621 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA Directions to MassArt: (from http://www.massart.edu/campus/here/directions/directions.html) >Via T: From the Park Street Subway station, take the Heath Street/Huntington Avenue (E) train on the Green Line (track 1 or 2) to the Longwood/Hospitals stop. You are directly in front of the college. >From the Mass Turnpike I-90 (from west): Upon approaching the city limits look for the Prudential Center/Copley Square exit (exit 21) on your right as you enter Prudential Center tunnel. Upon entering the exit ramp, stay in the left lane (Prudential Center) and follow the exit to Huntington Avenue. Follow Huntington Avenue past the Christian Science Center (take underpass), Northeastern University, and the Museum of Fine Arts. Massachusetts College of Art is two blocks after the Museum on the right-hand side of Huntington Avenue. >From Route 9 (traveling from the west): Route 9 becomes Huntington Avenue at the Boston city limit (Brookline Village). Follow Huntington Avenue for approximately a mile. Massachusetts College of Art is located on your left at the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Longwood Avenue. >From Storrow Drive: Take the Copley Square/Back Bay exit and turn right on Beacon Street. Follow Beacon Street to Exeter Street and take a left turn. Follow Exeter Street to Huntington Avenue and take a right Turn. Follow Huntington Avenue to the college. >From Route 3 and I-93: Take Storrow Drive exit from route 93 and follow information to get to the college from Storrow Drive >From Route 1 and I-95 (traveling from the north): Cross the Mystic/Tobin Bridge and follow signs to Storrow Drive. Follow information to get to the college from Storrow Drive. >From Route 3/Route 24/Route128 (traveling from the south): Take Southeast Expressway to Boston, to the Mass Avenue/Roxbury exit. At the end of the exit continue across Massachusetts Avenue, and along Melnea Cass Boulevard, until you arrive at Tremont Street. Turn left on Tremont Street and travel for one block to Ruggles Street. Turn right on Ruggles Street and travel until you arrive at Huntington Avenue. Turn left on Huntington Avenue and travel two blocks to the college. ************************************************************************ SIGGRAPH/Boston Contacts WWW: http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/boston SIGGRAPH/Boston maintains a mailing list for e-mail announcements of meetings. Send e-mail to siggraphdistrib-request@cs.umb.edu if you want be added or dropped from this list.