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 Alias and House of Moves Form Strategic Alliance Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Mon Jan 26 2004
Toronto, Canada � January 26, 2004 � Alias, a Silicon Graphics Inc. (NYSE: SGI) company, announced today it has licensed advanced animation technologies from the California-based production company, House of Moves�. The technologies, derived from House of Moves� Diva� software, are intended for development and integration as a standard feature in future versions of the company�s Maya� software. House of Moves motion capture technology has been used in such groundbreaking films as Spider-Man� and Pirates of the Caribbean�, and is increasingly utilized in games, commercials and music videos.
�Alias recognizes the unique strengths and leadership that House of Moves has contributed to high end character animation in the CG industry,� says Bob Bennett, general manager, product management, Alias. �We're committed to continually push the boundaries of character animation and are elated to leverage their technology to bring ever greater strategic animation advancements to our Maya product line.�
�House of Moves and Alias have worked closely for years on new technologies to enable animators more flexibility in the creation of great character animation,� says Tom Tolles, president and CEO, House of Moves. �Licensing our Diva technology to Alias will serve to provide animators with more flexible and intuitive character animation tools than ever before, and House of Moves is thrilled to be contributing to that effort.�
About Alias
As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias develops award-winning software, custom development and training solutions for the film and video, games, web, interactive media, industrial design, education and visualization markets. In 2003, the company was awarded an Oscar� for Technical Achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its development of Maya software, the professional 3D animation and effects package. Alias also offers a powerful range of services for new to advanced users in the most demanding environments. Entertainment customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC, Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd.
Alias is a wholly owned, independent software company of SGI� with headquarters in Toronto and Custom Development Center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias website at http://www.alias.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Italy, 39 039 6340011; Japan and other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 5797 3500 and Latin America, 770 393 1881.
About House of Moves Motion Capture Studios
House of Moves, best known for its motion capture work on such films as Spider-Man and Pirates of the Caribbean and hundreds of interactive games as well as the developer of Diva�, the premier motion capture editing and animation repurposing tool used by ILM, Sony and Weta, is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to its 11,500 square-foot stage facility, HOM boasts a full-time professional staff of motion-capture experts, animators, programmers and engineers, and offers support for all digital motion formats. HOM can be reached via the Internet at www.moves.com or by calling (310) 306-6131.
Related Links: Alias website
House of Moves website
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