Autodesk Developers Release Companion Products for 2011 Media & Entertainment Software

SAN RAFAEL, Calif - Autodesk, Inc has announced that members of its Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) Sparks program have released more than 70 companion products for the 2011 versions of its Media & Entertainment software. These solutions enhance creative capabilities and workflows, addressing various production needs, such as motion and camera tracking; cloth and fluid simulation; render farm management; shading, particle and volumetric effects; material, object and environment libraries; as well as game engines.

“We provide Sparks developers with Autodesk’s technical support and expertise to help ensure that they are able to deliver creative solutions to the media and entertainment communities.”

“The companion products by our Sparks developers offer specialized solutions that help Autodesk software users overcome specific production challenges,” said Stig Gruman, Autodesk vice president of digital entertainment and visual communication. “We provide Sparks developers with Autodesk’s technical support and expertise to help ensure that they are able to deliver creative solutions to the media and entertainment communities.”

A full list of ADN Sparks developers that have released companion products for Autodesk’s 2011 Digital Entertainment Creation and design visualization software is available at partnerproductsme.autodesk.com.

ADN Sparks members that have recently released products compatible with both the 32- and 64-bit versions of Autodesk Maya 2011 software include:

* Allegorithmic (www.allegorithmic.com)
* cebas VISUAL TECHNOLOGY Inc. (www.cebas.com)
* Chaos Group Ltd. (www.chaosgroup.com)
* Craft Animations & Entertainment AB (www.craftanimations.com)
* Pixar Animation Studios (www.pixar.com)
* Ready At Dawn Studios (www.readyatdawn.com)
* Unity Technologies (www.unity3d.com)

ADN Sparks members that have recently released products compatible with both the 32- and 64-bit versions of Autodesk 3ds Max 2011 software include:

* Allegorithmic (www.allegorithmic.com)
* cebas VISUAL TECHNOLOGY Inc. (www.cebas.com)
* Craft Animations & Entertainment AB (www.craftanimations.com)
* NVIDIA Corporation (www.nvidia.com)
* Prime Focus Software (www.primefocusworld.com)
* RAD Game Tools, Inc. (www.radgametools.com)
* TurboSquid Inc. (www.turbosquid.com)

The 2011 versions of Autodesk’s software for Digital Entertainment Creation and design visualization are now shipping. The new products help increase production efficiency through improved user interaction, workflows, interface design and interoperability.