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Luxology’s modo Delivers New Perspectives on Seattle’s Space Needle
San Mateo, Calif. – June 30, 2008 – When the owners of Seattle’s Space Needle wanted a photorealistic 3D sequence of the iconic structure for a new marketing campaign, advertising agency Radarworks knew exactly who to call: Dawson 3D. Their confidence was rewarded when studio founder Henk Dawson delivered a stunning animated fly-by created entirely in modo® 302, Luxology’s award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software.
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Luxology Expands its Training Offerings with Two New modo Tutorials
San Mateo, Calif. – June 16, 2008 – Luxology® LLC, developers of modern, artist-focused 3D software, today announced the immediate availability of two additional modo® 302 video albums created by Luxology’s Training Division. The albums, entitled “Concept Car” and “Cartoon Kid,” are provided in high-definition resolution and provide step-by-step instruction on how to efficiently use modo software to model, paint and render.
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Luxology Sponsors International Furniture Design Competition with Skuuma
San Mateo, Calif. – April 22, 2008 – In a rare opportunity, furniture designers of any level can compete to have one of their creations manufactured by a prominent international furniture manufacturer. Luxology® LLC, an independent 3D software company, announced that it is the primary sponsor of Skuuma‘s home and office furniture design competition, which began on April 21 and concludes July 23, 2008. Winners of the Skuuma Design Competition will be announced at the Dutch Design Week in October 2008 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
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New modo 302 Update Enhances Artist-Friendly Toolset for PC and Mac Users
San Mateo, Calif. – April 3, 2008 – Luxology® LLC today announced the immediate availability of modo™ 302, the newest version of its award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software. Free for registered modo 301 customers, modo 302 adds new natural lighting capabilities, additional layered Photoshop file support, an animation Track View, new modeling
tools and numerous other enhancements. Luxology is also making available the first version of the modo File I/O software development kit (SDK), which allows developers to import or export data directly from modo.
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Luxology Highlights Use of modo in Marketing and Advertising Image Production
San Mateo, Calif. – March 4, 2008 – Luxology® LLC, makers of modo™, a modern, artist-friendly image generation software, today announced that it would host several high-profile advertising customers during CGAM 2008, a new CGI conference for advertising and marketing professionals.
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The Embassy Uses modo 301 for Independent Short Film, "Terminus"
San Mateo, Calif. – Nov 20, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced that The Embassy used modo™ 301 for "Terminus," a new short film by director Trevor Cawood. The visual effects team made extensive use of modo 301's new painting, texturing and UV unwrap tools to create CG characters that represent various urban installments and materials, including a concrete column character, an airport baggage turnstile character, and an information kiosk character.
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Luxology Bundles modo 301 Evaluation Software with New 'modo in Focus' Video Series
San Mateo, Calif. – Nov 14, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced its new modo™ 301 evaluation version and modo in Focus video series. This bundle of software and eight high-resolution movies quickly orients new users to the artist-friendly toolset in modo. The evaluation software has 100% feature parity with the commercial version of modo, and includes an unlimited 30-day license for both the PC and Mac.
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Luxology Announces "The Alley" - New modo Tutorial Series for Creating Lightweight Game Assets
San Mateo, Calif. – Oct 22, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced "The Alley", six new tutorials that explain how to harness modo's modeling, painting and baking tools to produce efficient, high-quality 3D assets found in a gritty urban back alley. Featuring more than three hours of instruction by Luxology's Andy Brown, the training videos offer expert guidance on using modo's modern toolset to produce realistic, lightweight 3D objects and lush scenes that can be used in game, film and video production.
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Luxology Licenses Pixar Animation Studios' Subdivision Surface Patents
San Mateo, Calif. – Oct 8, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced that Pixar Animation Studios and Luxology have finalized an agreement under which Pixar has licensed its Subdivision Surface Patents to Luxology. The agreement covers key Pixar proprietary computer graphics technology that will enhance Luxology's products.
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Luxology Boosts Modern 3D Modeling Software to New Heights Adding Sculpting and Animation to modo
San Diego, Calif. – Sept 11, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced the immediate availability of modo 301, the newest version of its award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software. Available for both Mac OSX and Windows, modo 301 is a milestone release that features new sculpting and item animation, as well as extensive improvements to its modeling, painting and rendering toolsets.
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Luxology Unveils Luxology TV
San Diego, Calif. – Aug. 7, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced Luxology TV, an innovative new online hub that allows the 3D community to exchange and view high resolution video clips on Luxology's website. Luxology TV enables anyone to enhance their 3D learning experience by searching, selecting and immediately watching videos on a variety of subjects such as modeling, rendering, painting and sculpting.
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Design Guru, Thom Filicia Turns to modo for 3D Interior Design Visualization
San Francisco, Calif. – Julu 31, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced that modo was used to create photorealistic interior shots for "Decorating from the Floor Up," an exciting new collaborative design seminar spearheaded by Thom Filicia Inc. (TFI) and Karastan. TFI worked closely with the Luxology staff and several independent artists who used modo's robust modeling, painting and rendering toolset to design a series of photorealistic computer-generated images that illustrate how to achieve a variety of stylishly designed interiors.
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Luxology Announces New Educational Site License for modo
San Francisco, Calif. – Julu 9, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced a new educational site license program that allows schools and training institutions to implement modo's award-winning modeling, painting and rendering software throughout a learning facility. Available for a set annual subscription fee of USD $4,500, the flexible site license program guarantees that schools always have the latest version of modo, and lets educational organizations deploy an unlimited number of modo licenses across both Macs and PCs.
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Luxology Taps Bonjour Technology for Network Rendering in modo 301
San Francisco, Calif. – June 11, 2007 – Luxology® LLC today announced that
it will be using Bonjour technology from Apple to power its upcoming
modo 301 release. Bonjour is an open, standards-based networking
technology that automatically connects electronic devices on a network,
allowing them to interoperate seamlessly without any user configuration.
Luxology will ship a comprehensive upgrade to modo
that includes network rendering based on Bonjour in summer 2007.
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Luxology
Announces Milestone Release of modo
San
Mateo, Calif. - May 16, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced modo® 301, a major upgrade to
its 3D content creation software for Mac OSX and Windows. A milestone
on the modo roadmap, modo 301 is an “all systems grow”
release that includes comprehensive improvements to modeling,
painting and rendering and the addition of two new core capabilities:
sculpting and item animation. Luxology plans to ship modo 301 during
summer 2007.
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ZOIC Selects modo for "Drive" Effects Work
San Mateo, Calif. - April 16, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ was used by the Los Angeles-based visual effects company, Zoic Studios, for the FOX action series, "Drive." An action-packed drama that follows an intense cross country road race, "Drive" relies heavily on movie-quality photorealistic CG shots to amp up the suspense as the actors race for their lives en route to a $32 million prize. Zoic Studios was awarded approximately 120 shots for the series opener and relied upon modo to model and texture several hero elements including a 1970's Ford pickup truck, a Dodge Grand Caravan and the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse (located in Florida).
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Luxology
Delivers modo 203
San
Mateo, Calif. - March 13, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced the immediate availability
of modo 203. With enhancements to UV editing tools, faster rendering
speed and a new DXF translator plug-in, modo 203 offers significant
performance and workflow improvements to its worldwide base of modo
customers, and provides one of the fastest paths to creating
high-quality 3D content for game development, design visualization,
film visual effects, video production and graphic arts. Registered
modo 202 customers receive the modo 203 update free of charge, and a
free 30-day full-featured evaluation version is available for
immediate download from www.modo3d.com.
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IGT Taps modo for Flagship Slot
Machines, Star Wars™ and Indiana Jones™
San
Mateo, Calif. - Feb. 27, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ was used by IGT
to develop various components for two flagship
slot machines, Star Wars™ The Empire Strikes Back™ and the Indiana Jones™ Multi-Level Progressive.
Praised for its outstanding speed and flexibility, modo was
used by IGT’s artists to model and texture various game
characters and assets, CGI movie sequences, and Yoda, who is featured
on top of the Star Wars™ The Empire Strikes Back™ slot machine.
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Industry's Leading Developers of
Pre-Built 3D Content Flock to modo
San
Mateo, Calif. - Feb. 21, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced that the industry's leading
developers of pre-built 3D content, including DAZ 3D, Dosch Design
and Digital Juice® Inc. are relying on modo to build a wide array of
high-quality 3D content for their customers. These content developers
chose modo, an award-winning modeling, painting and rendering
software, for its speed, artist-friendly workflow and superior
toolset.
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SWAY Studio Selects modo for GM
Super Bowl Spot, "Robot"
San
Mateo, Calif. - Feb. 5, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ was used by Los
Angeles-based SWAY Studio to model an
endearing little robot that comes to life in a :60 General
Motors (GM) spot. Chosen for its precision, efficiency and
artist-friendly toolset, modo was used to model an exact CG
replication of a real-life robot from GM’s assembly line.
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Luxology Announces New Training
Division and modo Training Videos
San
Mateo, Calif. - Feb. 1, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced a new training division that will
offer a wide range of comprehensive learning materials for modo
users. The first product from the new training division is a
comprehensive 17-video series which covers modeling, texturing and
lighting for the iconic Le Mans C9 race car.
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Illustrators and Matte Artists Union
IATSE Local 790 Taps modo Software for Use by Members
Sherman
Oaks, Calif. - Jan. 29, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ has been selected
as a digital tool for use by members of the Illustrators and Matte
Artists Union IATSE Local 790. modo got the nod due to its artist
friendly workflow and ability to work seamlessly in downstream
production pipelines consisting of multiple digital art tools.
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Luxology’s modo Receives Prestigious Game Developer Magazine Front Line Award
San
Mateo, Calif. - Jan. 8, 2007 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ 202 was chosen as
the “Best Art Tool” in the ninth annual Front Line Awards
competition. The awards are bestowed by the CMP Game Group’s
Game Developer magazine in a competition that honors excellence and
innovation in hardware and software for programming, art, audio and
game components. Winners were selected for their ability to advance
the art of game creation by crafting more efficient and effective
tools.
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Cityscape Taps modo for Architectural
Visualisations of the New Tate Modern 2 in London
San Mateo, Calif. - Nov. 29, 2006 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ was used by the London-based 3D analysis and visualization firm Cityscape, in support of the new Tate Modern 2 in London. Cityscape selected modo for its speed, flexibility and real-time rendering capabilities, using the software to produce a total of 13 renders for an environmental statement that was submitted to Southwark Council as part of the Tate Modern 2 planning application.
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Luxology Announces ‘The Power of
Two’ Special modo Offer
San
Mateo, Calif. - Nov. 8, 2006 - Luxology® LLC today announced ‘The Power of Two’
promotion which offers modo™ at a discounted price of USD $695
to LightWave 3D, Softimage|XSI, 3ds Max and Maya users. modo was
developed from the ground up to work in conjunction with other 3D
software and this promotion is a perfect opportunity for artists to
see how modo’s unique modeling, rendering and painting toolset
can accelerate their workflows.
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The Embassy Employs modo
for New GMC Yukon Robot Spot
San
Mateo, Calif. - Nov. 6, 2006 - Luxology® LLC today announced that modo™ was used by
Vancouver-based visual effects company, The Embassy, for the new GMC
Yukon spot, “Respect.” Praised for its speed, stability
and pipeline compatibility, modo was used extensively throughout the
commercial’s production.
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modo
Takes Honors as “3D/Animation Software of the Year” at
Annual MacUser UK Awards Ceremony
San
Mateo, Calif.- Oct. 31, 2006 - Luxology® LLC today announced its flagship product modo™
won a MacUser “Maxine” editorial award for the best
“3D/Animation Software of the Year” at last week’s
MacExpo conference in London. Awarded by MacUser, the UK’s
leading Macintosh magazine, the “Maxine” award was
presented on Oct. 26, 2006 at a well-attended ceremony held at The
Hurlingham Club, an elegant and historical estate in Fulham, England.
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Luxology
Releases imageSynth Plug-in for Photoshop Community
San Mateo, Calif. - Aug. 29, 2006 - Luxology® LLC
today announced it is now offering its unique imageSynth
plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® CS and CS2 software.
imageSynth is advanced technology that allows Adobe Photoshop
users to quickly and easily create seamless textures,
synthetic images, backgrounds, and generate high-resolution
images from low-resolution sources.
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Luxology's
modo Being Used by Massive Entertainment to Create "World
in Conflict" Strategy Game
San Mateo, Calif. - Aug. 23, 2006 - Luxology® LLC
today announced that Massive Entertainment, a studio in
Vivendi Games' Sierra Entertainment division, is using
modo™ for "World in Conflict," the upcoming
Cold War strategy game for the PC due in spring 2007.
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modo
Wins Prestigious Apple Design Award at WWDC 2006
San Mateo, Calif. - Aug. 9, 2006 - Luxology® LLC
announced today its flagship product modo™
earned "Best OS X Graphics" accolades at the 11th
Annual Apple Design Awards at Apple's
Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) held this week
in San Francisco.
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Luxology
Releases modo 202
Boston - Aug. 1, 2006 - Luxology® LLC today announced
the immediate availability of modo™ 202, a robust
update to its innovative 3D modeling, painting and rendering
software.
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Luxology's
modo Strengthens the "The Ant Bully"
San Mateo, Calif. - July 28, 2006 - Luxology®
LLC
today announced that DNA Productions used modo as one
of its main modeling tools for the digitally animated
feature film, "The Ant Bully." modo was chosen for its
intuitive user interface and advanced toolset, and DNA
used it to model a majority of the film's assets, ranging
from dynamic environmental features and plants to houses
and cars.
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Luxology
Taps Industry Veteran Bob Bennett for VP of Marketing
San Mateo, Calif. — June 27, 2006 — Luxology® LLC
today announced that Bob Bennett has joined the team as
Vice President of Marketing. An active player in the 3D
software field for over 15 years, Bennett has held key
positions at leading software developers such as Alias
Systems, Microsoft and Autodesk. Joining Luxology’s
notorious team of industry gurus, Bennett’s exceptional
level of skill and experience will expand Luxology’s
core knowledge and provide a driving force in modo’s
market expansion.
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modo
201 Signature Courseware Now Available from 3DGarage.com
San Mateo, Calif. - June 19, 2006 - Luxology® LLC
today announced the immediate availability of modo™ 201
Signature Courseware from 3DGarage.com. Taught by leading
3D animator and author, Dan Ablan, the modo 201 Signature
Courseware complements existing modo educational materials
to further streamline learning path for the many CG artists
moving to capitalize on modo’s powerful feature
set and productivity advantages.
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Ford
Motor Company Illustrator Integrates modo into Pipeline
San Mateo, Calif. - June 6, 2006 - Luxology® LLC
today announced that Ford Motor Company Illustrator, Chris
Szetela has integrated modo™ 201 into his production
pipeline. Chosen for its intuitive toolset and customizable
interface, modo 201 is being used by Ford Motor Company’s
illustration and graphics department at the company’s
world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich.
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Luxology
Delivers modo 201
San Mateo, Calif. - May 24, 2006 - Luxology LLC today
announced the immediate availability of modo 201, its
innovative 3D modeling, painting and rendering software
built on the ultra clean modo code base. modo 201 combines
significant modeling advancements with cutting-edge 3D
painting and rendering technologies in a modern workflow
customized to enhance productivity for 3D artists working
in game development, film visual effects, video production,
graphic arts and design visualization.
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Luxology
modo Available for Intel-based Macs
San Mateo, Calif. - March 22, 2006 - Luxology LLC
today announced the immediate availability of a “universal
binary” version of modo for Intel-based Macintosh
computers. Used by Apple to conduct iMac performance benchmarks,
modo’s universal binary version boasts more than
twice the speed when running on iMacs that use Intel Core
Duo technology, and performs up to five times faster than
previous top-of-the-line PowerBooks when testing the rendering
speed of the modo 201 beta version.
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Luxology
Releases modo 103 Service Update
San Mateo, Calif. - October 26, 2005 - Luxology LLC
today announced the release of its free modo 103 service
update. The modo 103 update features a host of advances,
including the debut of a new UV mapping technology that
greatly simplifies and accelerates the UV unwrapping process,
and improved stability for specific hardware configurations.
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Luxology
Reveals Technology and Development Roadmap
San Mateo, Calif. - August 3, 2005 - Luxology LLC
presented the details of its product development roadmap
last night at a special event at the Orpheum Theater in
Los Angeles, Calif.
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Luxology
Announces modo 201
San Mateo, Calif. - August 3, 2005 - Luxology LLC unveiled
modo 201, the new version of its flagship modeling product,
to a standing room only crowd last night, Aug. 2, at the
Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. Slated for general
availability in Q4 2005, modo 201 is a remarkable advancement
in speed and integration for the 3D design industry. modo
201 boasts an unprecedented integration of modeling, painting
and rendering technologies, backed by a cutting-edge toolset,
advanced software ergonomics and a streamlined learning
path.
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modo
Ready for Apple's Move to Intel Processors
San Mateo, Calif. - June 10, 2005 – Luxology
LLC today announced modo's compatibility with Apple's
new Intel Processor-based Macs. modo's highly adaptable
architecture will enable Luxology's customers to access
this advanced technology as soon as it's released.
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