Realviz Sold to AutoDesk
All of the assets of Realviz, best known for Stitcher panorama software, have been bought by Autodesk. “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.” said Amar Hanspal, senior vice president, Autodesk Platform Solutions and Emerging Business. Stitcher Unlimited, Stitcher Express, ImageModeler and Movimento will continue to be available as standalone products. Matchmover, Retimer and VTour, Stitcher Pro, Stitcher Unlimited DS, StoryViz, and hardware and software product bundles are all discontinued.
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Convert photos to pencil drawings
AKVIS announces the release of AKVIS Sketch v.7.0 for Windows and Macintosh. The software converts digital photos to realistic pencil and watercolor drawings. The new AKVIS software offers special effects that make the final photo more impressive. Create a blend of the final drawing and the original photo, put an accent to a part of the image by blurring the background in an artistic way, imitate motion, add " time machine effect" to a picture by swirling the background. The new version is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor. A upgrade for registered users is free. For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use.
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Adobe DNG Submitted as ISO Standard
Adobe have submitted the DNG RAW file format to the ISO as a proposed new standard, according to Adobe’s John Nack. Adobe DNG was first released a couple of years ago, but has struggled to gain real traction with most camera manufacturers, who continue to use their own proprietary formats.
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Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price
Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. on Saturday, scrapping an attempt to snap up the tarnished Internet icon in hopes of toppling online search and advertising leader Google Inc.
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Jerry Yang on the hot seat
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