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May 2011 • Vol. 34 • Number 4 Innovations in visual computing for D C C professionals 8 16 Features COVER STORY Kicking Back 8The lovable panda Po returns with the Furious Five in Preparing to Fly Solo and this time around, DreamWorks has expanded the feature fi lm’s breathtaking environments, built more complex characters, and created it all in stereo 3D. 24 Students from The DAVE School create an animated short fi lm, titled “The Solo Adventures,” for which they received top prize from for their homage to the famous fi lms. Special Storage Section 16 Industrial Sex Appeal There’s something sexy about a good storage setup, especially 24 Departments Editor’s Note Keeping stereo 3D on track 2Stereo 3D continues to evolve, but not always in the best direction. Last year, audiences were presented with the good and the not-so good in terms of 3D fi lms. DreamWorks’ stereo expert, Phil McNally, discusses this relatively new medium and the key to creating a good stereoscopic 3D feature. Spotlight 4 from NAB 2011. Back Products AutoCAD WS. E-on’s Carbon Scatter. News Global PC gaming hardware spending to jump. Special Products Autodesk’s 2012 Product Design Suite. Autodesk’s names its best of show 27Software and hardware releases from NAB 2011. x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x when it enables studios to fl ex their muscles. By Christine Bunish 22 A ‘Cloudy’ Future Cloud storage solutions offer a host of possibilities. By Tom Coughlin fans Use a Web-enabled smartphone to access the stories tagged with QR codes in this issue. If your phone does not have the required software, download a reader free of charge at www.cgw.com/qr-code-app-info.aspx. SEE IT IN • Director John Carpenter discusses his fi rst feature in 10 years, . • How post houses are using social media • Trends in 3D stereoscopy. • Previs mocap grows in popularity. ON THE COVER Just as Po becomes a master of his domain, so, too, do the animators at DreamWorks. For the return of Po and his friends, the studio crew made sure the characters were in top fi ghting shape. See pg. 8. May 2011 1 The W ar d . Kung F u P anda 2, St ar W ars CGW By Barbara Rober tson