1. Adobe/ Macromedia Flash Professional 8 - Web AuthoringFlash® Professional 8 is the industry's most advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content.With Flash Professional 8, creative professionals design and author interactive content rich with video, graphics, and animation for truly unique, engaging websites, presentations or mobile content. Ref.:
Adobe.com2.a. Autodesk/ Alias Maya 8 - 3D Modeling/Animation/EffectsAcademy Award®-winning Autodesk® Maya® software is a powerfully integrated 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering solution. Autodesk Maya is used by film and video artists, game developers, design visualization professionals, and students to create engaging, lifelike digital images, realistic animation, and extraordinary visual effects. Ref.:
Autodesk.comb. Autodesk/ Discreet 3ds Max - 3D Modeling/Animation/EffectsHighly customizable and scalable 3D animation, modeling, and rendering solution for games, film, television, and design visualization.Bring 3D film effects to the big screen. Generate realistic characters for a top-selling game. Create rich and complex design visualization. Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9 3D animation, rendering and modeling software lets game developers, design visualization professionals, and visual effects artists maximize their productivity and tackle challenging animation projects. Ref.:
Autodesk.comc. Avid/ SOFTIMAGE|XSI - 3D Modeling/Animation/Effects
At the core of an Avid Computer Graphics solution is the industry-leading family of SOFTIMAGE|XSI 3D animation and effects applications. SOFTIMAGE|XSI applications offer unmatched interoperability with both Alienbrain Studio asset management software and Avid editing systems, and can be easily integrated into existing production environments that include 3D and effects applications from multiple vendors. Ref.:
Avid.comd. Houdini Master - 3D Modeling/Animation/EffectsHoudini Master is the most complete visual effects and animation solution available. This award-winning and production-proven product handles the most challenging shots without the need for additional plug-ins or an army of programmers. Film production facilities can rely on Houdini Master to help them create stunning feature film effects and character animation.
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Sidefx.com3.a. Adobe After Effects 7.0 - Visual effects compositingThe industry standard for motion graphics and visual effects. Animate your ideas. Adobe® After Effects® 7.0 software helps you create compelling motion graphics and blockbuster visual effects with efficiency, precision, and infinite variety. Take advantage of unmatched integration with other Adobe software, flexible 2D and 3D compositing, and hundreds of effects and Animation Presets to bring a new dimension to your film, video, DVD, and Macromedia® Flash® productions.Ref.:
Adobe.comb. Apple Shake 4.1 - Visual effects compositingUsed to create the world's most celebrated visual effects, shake provides the only compositing software with a complete toolset for both single artists and visual effects facilities. Ref.:
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c. Autodesk/ Discreet Inferno 6.5 - Visual effects compositingThe ultimate interactive design system for high-resolution visual effects. Academy Award®-winning Discreet® Inferno® 6.5 visual effects and finishing system, is the ultimate visual effects system for high-speed compositing, advanced graphics, and interactive client-driven design. Ref.:
Autodesk.com4.a. Avid Xpress Pro - Video Editing
Real-world, real-time HD, SD, DV and film editing for Mac and PC systems. There’s a reason nearly all of today’s feature films and prime-time television shows are created using Avid® systems: end-to-end, concept-to-conform creative flexibility you won’t find anywhere else. The same tools are built into Avid Xpress Pro, a full-featured editing environment for HD, SD, DV, and film that’s also ideal as a portable companion to every Avid system. Ref.:
Avid.comb. Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Video EditingReal-time editing for DV, SD, HD, and film.The first choice of professional editors, Final Cut Pro delivers high-performance digital nonlinear editing, native support for virtually any video format, and facility-class extensibility and interoperability. Whether you’re working solo or collaborating with a team, Final Cut Pro gives you more creative options and technical control than ever before. Ref.:
Apple.comc. Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 - Video editingReal-time editing for HD, SD, and DV.Make every frame count with Adobe® Premiere® Pro 2.0 software, the essential tool for professional video editing. Capture and edit virtually any format, from DV to uncompressed HD, and output to tape, DVD, and the web. Providing unparalleled integration with other Adobe applications, Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 sets new standards for efficient digital filmmaking. Ref.:
Adobe.comd. Autodesk/ Discreet Smoke 7 - Video editingIntegrated editing and finishing system for SD, HD, 2K film and above. Designed to be the best in creative editorial tools, image quality, and system performance, Discreet Smoke systems software provides real-time mixed-resolution interaction for all types of creative editorial work and client-supervised sessions. Ref.:
Autodesk.com5. Apple Soundtrack Pro - Audio editingPrecision audio editing. Powerful sound design. Apple’s revolutionary audio editing and sound design application lets you express your sonic vision quickly and economically. With an innovative Action-based waveform editor, multitrack editing, as well as repair and restoration capabilities, you can design and edit audio with total creative flexibility. Ref.:
Apple.com6. Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Image editingThe professional standard in desktop digital imaging. Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 software, the professional image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line, delivers more of what you crave. Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down. Ref.:
Adobe.com7. Autodesk Lustre - Digital Color Grading The Autodesk® Lustre® color grading system is a premier high-performance solution for interactive film or HDTV grading and look creation. It provides high-quality, real-time color grading capabilities for modern data-centric workflows. Designed to combine the best in performance and creative tools with advanced configurability, Autodesk Lustre can be adapted to the most demanding facility workflows. Ref.:
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