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support with the Geevs video server, allowing integrated tapeless systems to be built. An optional HD Codec pack for Lightworks 1.3 allows Lightworks to edit with Red raw files and Prores422 files from Final Cut Pro. For more information, visit www.lwks.com. Karesslite Comes to America Gekko Technologies’ Karesslite is now available in the United States through Gekko’s dealer network. Aimed at studio and documentary market sectors, the Karesslite is a soft LED panel boasting a large projected output and beam-modifying optics with a strong punch and high versatility. The fixture can be used in an array of applications, either as a single unit or mounted in multiples. The Karesslite also features built-in DMX and batterypower options, and a padded carrying bag is available to protect the fixture. Gekko has also announced that Hotcam Video Facilities in New York has joined the company’s dealer network. For more information, visit www.gekkotechnology.com or www.hot camny.com. Boris Expands Continuum with Film Look Boris FX has expanded its Continuum family of visual-effects plug-ins with the release of Film Look. Effects included in the unit include Film Process, Film Damage, Match Grain, Film Grain, Deinterlace and Prism. Film Process deepens the color response of a digital image to emulate film’s dynamic color range; it can also be used to color grade and mimic a variety of analog lens filters, optical processes and special effects. Film Damage simulates the appearance of old film stock, allowing users to add scratches, grain particles, hair, dirt, dust and water spots, as well as simulate flicker and camera shake. 76 March 2009 Match Grain takes a snapshot of media that’s gone through a telecine and generates a grain structure to match, enabling users to add grain to video footage so it will cut more seamlessly with film-originated footage. Film Grain, on the other hand, creates an auto-animated noise effect designed to simulate the appearance of grain particles in film emulsion. Deinterlace converts interlaced video clips into progressive-scan frames, and it can convert 29.97 fps NTSC video into 24 fps frames by adding pulldown. Prism is typically used to simulate the photographic effect of chromatic aberration in which a bad lens can generate prismatic color fringing along edges of high contrast within the image. Boris Continuum Film Look supports Abode After Effects and Premiere Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion. For Avid systems, the Film Look filters are included as part of Boris Continuum Complete AVX. The Film Look unit is available for a recommended price of $299, and customers who purchase individual units may credit the price toward the purchase of the full Boris Continuum Complete plugin suite. For more information, visit www.borisfx.com. Massive Releases Version 3.5 Massive Software has released Massive 3.5, a new upgrade to the company’s artificial-intelligence-driven animation system, which allows artists to create and direct anything from CG humanoids to birds, animals, cars and more, delivering realistic and emotive virtual performances. Massive “agents” are 3-D characters that use sight, sound and touch to interpret and react autonomously to the world around them. “The release of Massive 3.5 improves on many of the mostrequested features from Massive users, including extended support for FBX files and Python scripts,” says Stephen Regelous, Massive Software’s founder and product manager. “With Agent Fields, Massive users can easily and efficiently handle local interactions

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