Siggraph

Toronto-based compositing software developers, eyeon Software Inc., showcase Fusion 5.1 at Siggraph 2006.

“With the release of Fusion 5.1 and the definitive approach to universal platform support, we have never been more excited to present Fusion’s latest rendition to the industry’s varied requirements,” said Joanne Dicaire, director of business development for eyeon Software. “The proliferation of work in film, broadcast, games and motion graphics has exploded and we are proud to offer every facility a comprehensive image processing solution regardless of platform preference.”

Leveraging Fusion 5’s integrated 2D and 3D multi-processor architecture, eyeon announced the new features to their latest version of Fusion’s advanced workflow image processing engine, including:

• 3DS, OBJ and FBX Support - Allow for importing of models and scenes.




• Projector in 3D - Project images and live action onto 3D geometry.




• Bender 3D - Fusion now applies twists, tapers, bends and skews.




• Additional Tools - 3D Displace, Sky Creator and Distort tools.




• Paint Enhancements - New multi-stroke paint features dramatically improve paint performance.




• Mask Improvements - Masks now use standard tools like Merge or Boolean.




• Multi-Path Maps - A necessary background utility for large networks.




• Universal Plug-Ins - Windows and AE plug-ins are able to run under Linux.




• UI Improvements and Functionality - Color organization of Flow tools, plug-in LUT loaders, file browser enhancements and a hot key manager.

The Fusion 5.1 beta program of eyeon’s universal cross-platform application will be implemented directly following Siggraph, simultaneously on multiple Linux distributions and Windows. The latest version of Fusion 5.1 has also been thoroughly tested on Intel-based Macs.

Pricing and Availability

Fusion 5.1 will be a free upgrade for all existing Fusion 5 customers via download and is expected to ship Q3 2006. Digital Fusion 4 and DFX+ 4 upgrade prices remain the same. Please visit www.eyeonline.com for additional information.