PipelineFX announced the release of Qube! 6.5, new version of its render farm management software. New tools for job tagging, configuration, and reporting round out Qube!'s most feature-rich offering to date; while improvements to Smart Farming functionality promote a simpler path to pipeline intelligence. During this development cycle, PipelineFX tackled two areas that will bring immediate results to their customers. The first: detailed cost reporting for firms that manage rendering across multiple shows and clients. The second: an increased ability for larger studios to minimize supervisor downtime and easily re-configure their render farm as situations and usage rates shift. Customers currently on subscription can download version 6.5 immediately from the PipelineFX ftp site. [source]

Thinkbox Software announced the release of Deadline 6.0, the latest version of the company's popular render farm management solution for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X-based render farms. Rebuilt from the ground up using Digia's Qt development framework and a MongoDB database, Deadline 6.0 facilitates identical performance, scalability, and flexibility across all platforms. Aside the new database backend and redesigned user interface, the new version adds graphic data representation, simplified user group management, slave log streaming, scripting improvements, flexible environment control, streamlined archiving system, and Amazon EC2 cloud support. [source]

The Foundry offers a crossgrade promotion for NUKE licenses. Get 20% off NUKE if you own After Effects, Fusion or Shake, until 28th June. This way, you can get a floating or node-locked NUKE for 1,999 GBP / $3,299 US / 2,399 EUR, including maintenance. This offer is limited to a maximum of 5 licences. More here. [source]

RE:Vision Effects announced the initial release of RE:Match for 64-bit versions of The Foundry's Nuke (5.0 or later) and eyeon Fusion (5.2 and up). RE:Match takes intuitive color and texture matching to a whole new level by addressing common problems on multicam and stereo shoots. RE:Match is a set of plug-ins to match one view of video or film to another so that it looks as if it was shot with the same camera and settings. RE:Match assumes that both image sequences are taken roughly at the same location but perhaps were not shot at the same time or from the same point-of-view. RE:Match for OpenFX hosts Nuke and Fusion, is priced at $395 US, floating licenses are $592.50 US. Volume discounts available. [source]

Thinkbox Software announced the release of Krakatoa SR, a stand-alone version of Thinkbox Software's high-volume particle renderer for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems that can be integrated with any 3D content creation application. Previously available for Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya 3D software, Krakatoa is CPU-based, highly optimized, heavily multi-threaded, and can be used successfully on most hardware, including laptops and render nodes, without dedicated high-end graphics accelerators. Krakatoa SR exposes both a Python-based interface and a C++ API to connect to various professional 3D applications such as The Foundry's Nuke or Side Effects Software's Houdini. For information on pricing or to request a 15-day evaluation license, visit thinkboxsoftware.com. [source]

Eyeon Software announced two offers for users of its professional film compositing application Fusion. The Reset Button Special enables users to renew out-of-date Fusion subscriptions that expired in 2012, without penalty, for $495 US. Eyeon will also reset the end date one year after your date of purchase. Anyone who still uses an older version of Fusion can also upgrade without penalty for only $595 US, including a full year of Subscription as well. Eyeon's second special, the Bundle Up Special, enables users to add Generation AM or Dimension licenses to their existing Fusion (6.31 required or higher) installations for the price of $595 US (choice of one software package) or $995 US for both the Generation AM and Dimension software. [source]

Eyeon Software announced the worldwide release of their Generation visual effects and post production workflow management system, now referred to as Generation AM. It provides the essential tools to organize the entire team, automate tasks and deliverables, and sustain precise communication. This transparent collaboration supports up-to-the-minute details of jobs, talent, and deadlines, which is quite different to other applications. Designed with a scripting engine from the ground up, Generation AM is a flexible and customizable visual frontend to any studio's pipeline. Priced at $995 US, with site licensing and pricing available on a per-studio basis. [source]

eyeon Software Inc. shipped eyeon Connection version 1.5, expanding on their promise to bridge the AVID editing and VFX workflow via the AVID AVX2 architecture. While Connection was initially released with support for the Media Composer, Symphony, and NewsCutter, Connection 1.5 speaks volumes to the AVID DS client base. For DS editors, Connection provides an advanced 3D compositing technology that is resolution, frame rate, and color independent. Additionally, eyeon mandated a process that had to be easy, such as simple drag and drop methodologies, while recognizing that, as an excellent editor and 2D compositor, DS would increase its capabilities tenfold with the power of Connection and Fusion. Connection with AVX2 support is included as part of Fusion and Dimension 6.4 at no additional charge for current subscription owners. [source]

PipelineFX announced the release of Qube! 6.4, new version of its render farm management software for digital media creation. Along with new tools for smart farming, system supervisors can now access Qube! via their smartphones (MobileView), set priority limits for non-privileged users, and control how much of their workstation will be available to the render farm. All with what often amounts to a single click of their mouse. Customers currently on subscription can download version 6.4 immediately from the PipelineFX ftp site. [source]

Eyeon Software announced the upcoming release of eyeon Connection 1.5. Eyeon Connection directly embeds Fusion's advanced node-based compositing environment and high-level image processing tools into Avid timelines (video). Eyeon also announced that it will ship Generation AM during October 2012. Generation AM streamlines precise project and team communication, with a playback engine that allows for up to 120 fps dual stereo playback. Watch the Generation Teaser 2012 video for more information. [source]