-- Particle effects such as Snow and Pixfly that are extremely powerful,
yet are often easier to use than those built into Autodesk Flame systems
because they don't require advanced understanding of expressions.
-- Stylistic effects, including a family of TV effects such as HzHold,
Vroll and CCTV, that offer an incredibly cohesive, easy-to-use yet detailed
level of control over everyday effects that would otherwise require a
combination of live-action shot elements, color correction and time-
consuming compositing to achieve.
-- Warp effects such as Rain, Ripple3D and Puddle3D that provide
photorealistic looks for natural phenomena that would otherwise require
live-action shooting to capture. Often, live-action shoots will not capture
the exact look the director has in mind as it's difficult to control these
natural phenomena. The Monsters Companion Pack allows detailed, yet
intuitive control to create the exact look the artist needs.
"The TV spark is a well-thought out tool," said Andy Davis of Riot & Method
Studios. "It's deep enough to allow enough variation to avoid the canned
looks that can plague creatives. Building off the presets, it is
immediately intuitive and quickly gets you to that crucial refinement stage
while still allowing a surprising amount of control."
"The Monsters Companion Pack is an excellent way to introduce the power of
Monsters to Sapphire users," said Steve Bannerman, CMO of GenArts. "These
unique effects, when combined with GenArts Sapphire, offer Autodesk artists
endless creative possibilities and tremendous improvements in productivity.
This promotion is an excellent example of GenArts executing on our vision
to deliver unmatched value to our customers."
Pricing and Availability
Aggressively priced at $2,999, the Monsters Companion Pack for Sapphire
Users is available immediately to Autodesk users who have purchased or
upgraded to at least one v4 Sapphire license. Please visit
http://www.genarts.com/monsters-companion.html for more information.
About GenArts
GenArts, Inc. is the premier provider of specialized digital visual effects
for the film, broadcast and video industries. The GenArts Sapphire,
Monsters and Raptors family equip digital artists with a collection of
state-of-the-art image processing and synthesis effects such as: glows,
light rays, lens flares, lightning, film damage, fire and fluid effects.
The effects seamlessly integrate as software plug-ins into leading editing
and compositing systems from Adobe, Apple, Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate,
Eyeon, FilmLight, The Foundry, Quantel and SGO. The company was founded in
1996 in Cambridge, Mass. www.genarts.com.
Contact Information: For Further Information Please Contact: Nicole Panas GenArts Inc. T: 617-492-2888 E: Michael Lindenberger BOCA Communications T: 415-531-1449 E: