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Wacom announces new Cintiq Interactive Pen Displays

20WSX 20071203 192239 Wacom announces new Cintiq Interactive Pen Displays

Wacom Technology Corp. announced today the introduction of two new members to the Cintiq family–the Cintiq 12WX (USD$999) and Cintiq 20WSX (USD$1,999).

The Cintiq 12WX combines all the advantages and power of direct pen-on-screen input with a new low-profile, lightweight and flexible design. The new Cintiq 12WX is aimed at professional creators of digital content looking to improve and streamline their workflow. Storyboarding for 2D or 3D animations, compositing for post production, designing graphics, as well as retouching photos are just a few of the many creative applications where the Cintiq 12WX will excel.

The Cintiq 20WSX, the world’s first wide-format desktop pen display. Combining the the same design elements and ergonomic enhancements as the Cintiq 21UX, Wacom’s latest wide-format pen display is ideal for those who prefer to work with a 16:10 aspect ratio and may not require the increased resolution of the 21UX.

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High-end compositing in Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 with dvGarage’s Conduit

dvGarage’s Conduit offers nodal compositing right in Final Cut Pro. This means you are able to do custom keys, multipass compositing and other high-end compositing in Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 without the need to render out to other applications–you can do it all in the edit!

The boys at dvGarage say that since Conduit 1.5 is GPU-based, the results are screaming fast, so you can key your footage with barely a hit to performance. Confused? Unimpressed? Check out the videos.

Conduit brings greenscreen keying, color correction, sky replacement (and other luma keys), as well as blurs and will only set you back USD$199.

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Toon Boom Ships Solo

Toon Boom Animation announced today that Toon Boom Solo is shipping. Solo enables users to draw directly into the system, ink and paint, do their compositing, add special effects, lip sync and render in a complete integrated workflow.

“Based on the feedback received at the recent Ottawa Animation Festival, we were extremely pleased to see how Solo’s advanced features such as morphing, inverse kinematics and glue put a sparkle in the animators’ eyes” said Joan Vogelesang, President and CEO, Toon Boom Animation

Toon Boom Solo comes with a DVD case and CD, a security key (dongle), Keyboard Shortcuts and Installation and Getting Started Guide, tutorials as well as a two-volume user guide. Check out the Launch Special available online.

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