Legend3D Introduces Stereo Works

The 2D-to-3D conversion company Legend3D has introduced a division dubbed Stereo Works. This is the umbrella for services including native stereo repair to address camera anomalies, lens refractions and reflection issues, as well as stereoscopic rotoscoping, color matching, and compositing. Jared Sandrew, Stereo Works’ head of creative and Legend3D’s stereoscopic visual effects supervisor, does not rule out offering 2D visual effects. These services are being offered out of Legend3D’s San Diego office. The company’s credits including conversion work on Transformers: Dark ...

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Columbia Pictures Wins ‘Social Network’ Lawsuit Over Zuckerberg Classmate

As Facebook gets ready for its IPO this week, a judge in Massachusetts has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit from one of Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard classmates, Aaron Greenspan. The plaintiff claimed that he was robbed of glory for playing a role in the founding of Facebook when author Ben Mezrich changed his name in The Accidental Billionaires and Columbia Pictures omitted any reference to him in 2010 ideal picture Oscar nominee The Social Network. In the decision, the judge has ...

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Viral violence just feeds bully’s buzz

Some students play up to cameras to impress their peers, experts say, amid calls for phones to be banned at school. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied THEY are the schoolyard squabbles gone viral, earning students widespread notoriety with the flick of a finger. And now psychologists state the abundance of mobile phones in schools only encourage children to act up – and they should be banned. A list of 218 serious incidents reported to the Department of Education and Training in ...

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Yahoo Claims ‘Cause’ in CEO Scott Thompson Departure (Report)

Yahoo is claiming “cause” in CEO Scott Thompson’s resignation amid the controversy over his resume, All Things D reports. According to the tech news website, that means the company will not be oligated to pay Thompson the giant severance typically relegated for high-level executives. The “cause” claim was outlined in Thompson’s January offer letter, which explained the course of action should he depart under sunnier, “without cause” conditions. “If Mr. Thompson’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or ...

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GAME over? Hundreds of jobs on the line

Diablo III is still available for pre-order from GAME despite its announcement. Picture: Supplied. Source: Supplied THE fate of more than 500 employees of one of Australia’s largest video game retailers, GAME, hangs in the balance as the company announced it would be entering voluntary administration today. Pricewaterhouse Coopers announced it had been appointed company partners to handle the transition. The auditing firm stated it would continue to run GAME’s 92 stores around the country while it “considers a solution ...

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Apple guru’s 12 steps to success

You too can be a success if you follow Wozniak’s rules. Picture: AFP Source: AFP SECRECY, having fun and figuring out ways to make life easier for the average Joe are three of the secrets to innovation, according to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. “What often wins out in innovation is taking something that is done before and making it easier,” Wozniak told a conference in Sydney today. “Ease is the key. All the computer innovation that has come out of ...

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Jobs’ temper tantrums landed him on the night shift

Don’t make him angry: Steve Jobs in full flow at one of Apple’s launch shows. Source: Supplied STEVE Jobs may have been the lauded visionary behind some of the world’s best-loved tech devices, but Apple’s other Steve has confirmed he was not exactly a team player. Instead, Jobs’ infamous “temperamental nature” even put him on the night shift during the late pioneer’s early days with game company Atari. “He did not get along with people in Atari,” Apple’s co-founder Steve ...

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German Free-Web Pirate Party Wins In Fourth State Election

COLOGNE, Germany – The Pirate Party, once portrayed as a radical fringe group of Internet hackers and copyright thieves, on Sunday proved beyond doubt there are a political force to be reckoned with, claiming their fourth-straight victory in German say elections. The Pirates won 7.6 per cent of the vote in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany’s most popular state, according to initial estimates, enough for 18 seats in parliament. The Pirates have now won representation in four German says and seem destined ...

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Apple creator: It’s not my fault Macintosh sucked

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak stated it was Micrsoft’s fault Macintosh computers used to crash. Picture: Getty Source: Getty Images Wozniak with one of the very first Apple computers. Picture: Supplied Source: Getty Images Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak touring AustraliaSaid the Macintosh crashes of the 90s were Microsoft’s fault”Once a computer got a bad name, it stayed bad forever” DON’’T blame Apple for the constant program crashes on the Macintosh computer of the ’90s – it’s all Microsoft’s fault.

Submited at Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 4:02 am by robert

Dick Smith worker dishes dirt on sales debacle

Dick Smith worker states head office were totally unprepared for this week’s sale. Picture: Sebastian Servat Source: Supplied A DICK Smith worker has revealed just how badly prepared the retail chain was for this week’s disastrous $7 million gaming sale with staff aware they were not stocking the expected bargains. The electronics retailer was forced to apologise after customers were left empty-handed and confused on Monday when a price list of sale items leaked on-line last week.

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