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Pixar goes to Hollywood

January 25, 2006 special coverage Disney's buyout of Pixar marks a new era of digital animation--and gives Steve Jobs new heft in Hollywood. Steve Jobs' rise to movie mogul Images: Pixar's progress TAGS: Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Disney Corp., Steve Jobs, Hollywood, Charles Cooper, animation, studio, coverage, artist, 3D, movie, Apple Computer

Flash media comes to Verizon Wireless phones

October 25, 2006 A version of Flash is embedded in downloadable applications such as games, giving mobile users a richer graphical experience. TAGS: Verizon Wireless, wireless phone, animation, Verizon Communications, Qualcomm Inc., WAP, handset, Adobe Systems Inc., multimedia, media player, Web browser, video, games, PC

Blurring the lines in 'A Scanner Darkly'

July 14, 2006 Animation technique usually reserved for life-like special effects gives Philip K. Dick adaptation drug-induced ardor. Images: The hazy world of 'Scanner' TAGS: film, dot, scanner, animation, software program, character, effect

Reverse-engineering 'The Godfather' for gaming

March 6, 2006 Electronic Arts artists had to watch the old film over and over to capture characters' look and feel. Video: Trailer of 'Godfather,' the game Image: Progeny of 'Godfather' TAGS: Electronic Arts Inc., Pixar Animation Studios Inc., film, actor, animation, character, capture, movie, asset, movies, video game, games, process, video

Computerized films grow up

August 7, 2003 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos reports from this year's Siggraph show that advances in digital technology are rapidly changing Hollywood's approach to film animation. TAGS: film, studio, animation, Hollywood, conference, scanner

Utility's last snag: The price tag

September 15, 2003 Before utility computing can go mainstream, providers have to get to grips with a basic question: How should they calculate the charges? TAGS: utility computing, pricing, IBM Corp., animation, information technology, utility

Visual-effects masters put the magic in ILM

January 25, 2007 Fresh off two Oscar nods, Industrial Light & Magic lifts the curtain on the technology that may earn it its first Academy Award in the category it pioneered.Photos: The ILM magicPhotos: In the ... TAGS: spaceship, animation, The Walt Disney Co., installment, supervisor, magic, Star Wars, work, San Francisco, character, photograph

Disney's own digital divide

February 12, 2004 The company's failure to capitalize on the digital revolution in entertainment is a key factor in the company's vulnerability to the hostile takeover bid by cable giant Comcast. TAGS: Disney Corp., digital divide, Michael Eisner, Comcast Corp., Pixar Animation Studios Inc., The Walt Disney Co., entertainment, animation, Steve Jobs, portal, cable company, CEO

New character from Chuck Jones gets Web premiere

August 17, 2000 Almost 50 years since legendary animator Chuck Jones unveiled his last Looney Tunes character, the Web will become the place where his newest creation will make its first howl. TAGS: Showtime Networks, AtomFilms, IFILM Corp., Viacom Inc., animation, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Blockbuster Inc., character, movie, TV

In search of scientific inspiration at TED

March 8, 2007 At the annual Technology, Entertainment and Design conference, Nobel prize winners, politicians, athletes and celebrities rub elbows in the name of science. TAGS: Saturn, attendee, Monterey, inspiration, conference, animation, scientist, president, entertainment, event

HP, Linux snag DreamWorks deal

January 30, 2002 Linux has infiltrated the brains of the DreamWorks digital animation studios, with Hewlett-Packard machines displacing SGI workstations. TAGS: DreamWorks SKG, HP Linux, Silicon Graphics Inc., HP PA-RISC, Linux, LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, Linux server, Intel Itanium, workstation, animation, telecommunications, HP, Unix, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Pentium, server

The art and craft of digital design

August 3, 2006 At Siggraph, designers gather around tools for creating virtual images--and hear a real-world reminder. TAGS: art, photo album, digital-rights management, photograph, 3D, animation, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

New JibJab joke hub goes for communal laughs

February 4, 2006 Part MySpace, part Comedy Central, JokeBox will give "This Land" cartoon creators a new online home. TAGS: cartoon, hub, MySpace, animation, e-mail

Entertaindom takes a stab at 'Scream 3'

February 18, 2000 Hoping to capitalize on the success of short online film parodies of "The Blair Witch Project," Time Warner's entertainment site buys the rights to a spoof of the new movie. TAGS: spoof, AtomFilms, Time Warner Inc., entertainment, animation, movie

The evolution of a dino-bot

December 17, 2007 Take a look behind the scenes at Ugobe, maker of a robot named Pleo. Could this dinosaur device win your heart?Photos: The birthplace of Pleo TAGS: Ugobe, battery, head, robot, animation

A picture paints a thousand words in court

May 24, 2006 As tech invades the courtroom, attorney Eric J. Sinrod cautions that computer-generated animation may open a Pandora's Box. TAGS: defendant, testimony, jury, evidence, Pennsylvania, motion, impact, court, trial, wife, theory, animation

More than meets the eye in Microsoft plan

March 27, 2006 The software giant lays out a plan for new graphics software that will run on non-Windows systems and take on Adobe's Flash. TAGS: Laszlo Systems Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, animation, IBM Corp., Firefox, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Video, podcasts and blogs track Olympic Games

February 10, 2006 Coverage of Winter Games is evolving with all the Web's newest multimedia tools. TAGS: Olympic Games, Turin, athlete, podcast, event, Yahoo! Inc., blog, spokesman, U.K., U.S., video, animation, games, TV

At ILM, it's lights, camera, magic

January 26, 2007 S.F. company has Oscar hopes for its digital-effects mastery in Pirates of the Caribbean. Plus: Inside the Lucasfilms data center. TAGS: Lucasfilm, San Francisco, magic, Star Wars, Adobe PhotoShop, animation, photograph, camera, server, video
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