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For additional product news and information, visit CGW.com HARDWARE STORAGE Ki Pros Updates AJA Video Systems has delivered V.3.0 firmware for its Ki Pro and Ki Pro Mini 10-bit 4:2:2 flash disk recorders as a no-cost download for current users. The updates add new features to support camera recording, as well as features for transferring files over Ethernet and FireWire. The Ki Pros have the ability to burn timecode and transport state into the video signal. Ki Pro now supports ExpressCard/34 (34mm wide) memory cards (not ExpressCard/54); additional RS-422 functionality has been added. AJA; www.aja.com features and improvements, including a metallic paint material with real flakes; interactive HDR editing that allows for real-time editing of lighting environments; material templates that allow users to auto- paint their models; and network rendering. KeyShot 3.1 is certifi ed to work with all 3Dconnexion devices. Luxion; www.luxion.com 24-inch AS241W LCD. The AS241W offers a full range of environmental compli- ance and boasts a quick 5ms rapid response time for uninterrupted, undis- torted viewing of high-speed, full-motion video. The 16:9 panel has LED backlight- ing and offers 1920x1080 full-HD resolu- tion, along with a 1000:1 typical contrast ratio. Inputs are available for DVI-D and VGA. Pricing is $239. NEC; www.necdisplay.com SOFTWARE MOCAP Markerless Mocap Avid 64-bit Support EditShare's XStream, Energy, and Metro collaborative storage products are now compatible with Avid's 64-bit systems. This includes Media Composer and Symphony V.6.0, as well as NewsCutter V.10.0. The EditShare shared storage V.6.1.3 update is free to existing EditShare V6.x customers with a valid maintenance contract. The XStream and Energy Series combine high-performance and workfl ow- engineered features, such as Avid and Final Cut Pro project sharing, to optimize collaboration for editing, DI, and broad- cast workfl ows. Metro is an economical, turnkey shared storage system supporting small editing workgroups. EditShare; www.editshare.com MONITORS AccuSync Series Expands NEC Display Solutions has expanded its AccuSync Series of affordable desk- top monitors with the introduction of the iPi Soft's markerless iPi Desktop Motion Capture now supports two Kinect sensors simultaneously on the same PC to capture complex human motions, including 360-degrees turns. Support for two Kinect sensors is included in both the Basic and Standard editions of iPi Desktop Motion Capture software and comes at no addi- tional cost. Users who purchased Basic or Standard editions of the software can download a free update from iPi Soft's Web site. iPi Software; www.ipisoft.com LIGHTING Luxion KeyShot 3.1 Luxion, a developer of advanced render- ing and lighting technology, has released Version 3.1 of its KeyShot real-time raytracing and global illumination program. Keyshot 3.1 is the fi rst major update of the release and includes a revamped user interface and over 600 new materials. The new release adds time-saving new ANIMATION Golaem Updates Crowd Golaem has revised Golaem Crowd, its crowd-simulation software for Autodesk Maya. Golaem Crowd 1.4 includes support for Mental Ray procedural render- ing and geometry instancing, as well other improvements, thanks to native .mi file export and a dedicated procedural rendering plug-in. Both Mental Ray stand- alone and Mental Ray for Maya are now supported. Version 1.4 brings the ability to declare characters as geometry instances to allow rendering of thousands of entities. Golaem; www.golaem.com WIN LINUX Mixamo Rigging Mixamo, the online character animation service, has released a set of free scripts for Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max that complement its Auto-Rigger service, providing an end-to-end rigging solution. The free scripts allow 3D artists to quickly rig a bipedal 3D character. Mixamo's Auto-Rigger service automatically fi ts a skeleton and calculates skinning weights on an uploaded character model mesh. April/May 2012 47