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Christie's 3D projection technology. Christie has always been a major player in the visual display realm, and at this year's show, the company was "virtual everywhere." In the exhibit area, Christie set up its latest offering: the HoloStation, a personal visualization system that displays up to 15 megapixels of data in a 3D stereoscopic and interactive tracked environment. Best of all, it fits in a self-contained, compact, 6 x 6-foot area—a closet-sized CAVE, if you will. Christie also gets extra points for moderating the popular Production Session Panel "High Frame Rate Cinema, Side Effects Updates Houdini T oronto's Side Effects Software has introduced new pricing for its Houdini 3D animation tool. Also, the firm has simplified branding for the two Houdini workstation products and integration with the Orbolt Smart Asset Store, giving artists access to the Houdini community. Side Effects has rebranded its two workstation products as Houdini and Impacts on Art and Technology," a topic which generated a great deal of discussion in the conference halls. Honorable Mentions: TeamUp's Multi-Optics renderer for real-time 3D collaboration powered by the cloud. Motion Analysis' Raptor-12 mocap camera, with components manufac- tured specifically for motion-capture capability. Fabric Engine's Creation Platform, a framework for building custom high-perfor- mance graphics applications (built using Python and Qt) for any software package. The Raptor-12 from Motion Analysis The first camera with components designed and manufactured specifically for motion capture capability Houdini FX. Houdini FX, formerly known as Houdini Master, includes all Houdini features, with a focus on particles, fluids, Pyro FX, cloth, and rigid-body dynamics. With the new version, Houdini FX is now available for $4,495, while Houdini will remain priced at $1,995. In other news, Side Effects unveiled Houdini 12.1, which is the first version to integrate the Orbolt Smart Asset Store, where members of the global Houdini community combine their knowledge and expertise to create customizable 3D assets. About to be launched into beta as of press time, the Orbolt store offers assets that have been reviewed and tested before being offered for sale. The assets will work with both Houdini and Houdini FX. Houdini 12.1 is available now for download at www.sidefx.com. For more information contact us at: Motion Analysis Corporation 3617 Westwind Boulevard Santa Rosa, CA USA 95403 (T) +011 707 579 6500 info@motionanalysis.com www.motionanalysis.com August/September 2012 7 INTERNATIONAL