Open Source Graphics Meets Quality Assurance
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| At the Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) in Montreal, Coverity announced that
| 100 open source graphics software projects will be included in their SCAN
| project for source code analysis. This started in 2006 with "LAMP," the
| combination of Linux, Apache, MySQL and Perl/PHP/Python widely used on the
| Web.
|
| [...]
|
| My impression is that Scribus has now reached a crucial stage in
| reliability for page makeup. In the Southwest of England, Scribus
| is in regular use on a Linux platform. The versions for Windows and
| Mac are regarded as less stable but are worth exploring if Linux is
| still not an option.
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http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=361083&rel_no=1
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Open Source: Ready for Its Closeup
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| The growing use of open source tools in filmmaking is not surprising
| considering that most major movie studios have more than a passing
| familiarity with using Linux as their main operating system.
|
| "Linux is the default operating [system] on desktops and servers at major
| animation and visual effects studios, with maybe 98 percent [or more]
| penetration," CinePaint Project Manager Robin Rowe told LinuxInsider.
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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/57300.html
Red Hat Summit 2007, Day 2: Red Hat Exchange and interesting presentations
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| As the cost per hour has gone down and the number of hours required
| to meet an accelerated production schedule has gone up, DreamWorks'
| use of Linux has become more and more integral to the company's
| operation. It began running Linux only on the rendering machines,
| but today Linux runs on DreamWorks desktops and servers alike.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/05/11/142259&from=rss
Studios Using Linux
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| * Digital Domain
| * Disney
| * Double Negative
| * DreamWorks Animation
| * Flash Film Works
| * Hammerhead
| * Industrial Light & Magic
| * Moving Picture Company
| * Pixar
| * Rhythm & Hues
| * Sony Pictures
| * Tippett
| * Weta Digital
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http://linuxmovies.org/studios.html
Open-Source Graphics: Will You Bet On This Dark Horse?
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| The open source movement, whose efforts I regularly monitor, is a
| sometimes bemusing, sometimes bewildering, but almost always
| estimable mix of pragmatism and "pipe dreaming". Graphics is,
| along with Wi-Fi, a common sticking point for folks interested
| in garnering robust hardware support within their chosen operating
| system and applications.
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http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=blog&blog_id=400000040&blog_post_id=1330008733
http://tinyurl.com/29lvxd
Libre Graphics Meeting: An International Conference Featuring the Most
Important Open Source Graphics Applications
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| Libre Graphics Meeting 2007 (LGM), a conference for developers and
| artists of leading open source graphics software, will bring together
| the top open source graphics application development teams, along
| with artists and print production users.
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http://www.pr-inside.com/libre-graphics-meeting-an-international-conference-r106198.htm
Gelato 2.1 Review: A Flavor for Everyone
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| The 64-bit version of Gelato also boasts exclusive improvements such
| as dynamic shadow updates and interactive depth of field and stereo
| effects for cameras. Currently, Gelato is only available in a 64-bit
| version for Linux, with a Windows version on the way.
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http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3254
Maya 8 Features and Release Notes
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| Key New Features & Enhancements
|
| 64-bit Release (Windows and Linux platforms)
|
| Maya 8 marks the first full release of Maya with both 32-bit and
| 64-bit (Windows® and Linux®) executables. It allows you to
| address considerably more memory than you could in the past,
| enabling you to handle larger and more complex scenes than
| ever before.
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http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7635643
Over 100 Additional Post-production Facilities Adopt Autodesk's Visual
Effects and Editing/Finishing Systems
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| In April 2006, Autodesk transitioned its visual effects and
| editing/finishing systems from SGI-based workstations to workstations
| running the Linux operating system.
|
| [...]
|
| "The migration of Autodesk systems to the Linux platform has been a
| great success," said Stig Gruman, Autodesk's Media & Entertainment
| vice president of systems. "This operating system allows Autodesk to
| take advantage of rapid, continuous improvements to commodity
| hardware components such as central processing units, graphics
| cards, and Infiniband networking technology."
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http://www.kpth.com/home/6888347.html
Open source creeps into mapping software
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| Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), MapGuide Open
| Source enables organizations to develop and distribute spatial and design
| data over the Web.
|
| [...]
|
| "We think there is a direct analogy between what's happening in Web
| mapping [software market], and what happened with Web servers in the
| beginning," Zeiss said, noting that the trend toward commoditization
| had convinced Autodesk to contribute MapGuide Open Source to the OSGF.
|
| "This was a strategic way of creating a much bigger market than we could
| have ever created with a closed-source product," he added.
|
| With an open source product on its cards, Zeiss said Autodesk is also
| following the footsteps of other open-source software vendors--that is,
| to charge for premium services and support.
|
| [...]
|
| "To open-source AutoCAD will be giving away valuable trade secrets to
| competitors. There's no prospect for doing that at all," he explained.
|
| IDC noted in a June 2006 report that it is too early to assess the
| long-term impact of Autodesk's open source strategy. "But initial
| indications are that geospatial users and the open source community are
| responding positively, perhaps to the point of shifting Web-based
| geospatial interfaces to a predominantly open source model," the
| analyst company said.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,61952140,00.htm
Australia and New Zealand Visual Effects Industries Support Autodesk's Move
to Linux-based Systems Products
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| Over the past two years, Autodesk has transitioned its Media and
| Entertainment systems products from running on proprietary,
| high-end SGI workstations to running on Linux-based personal
| computers (PCs). To date, more than 30 Autodesk Linux-based
| systems seats have been installed in Australia and New Zealand.
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http://www.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=98344
Trivia for 300 (2006)
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| The filmmakers prefer Macintosh, but large portions of the movie
| were made under Linux.
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http://imdb.com/title/tt0416449/trivia
Asia Pacific Digital Content Creators and Broadcasters Turn to Autodesk's
Linux-based Solutions
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| Over a dozen broadcasters and post-production facilities in the Asia
| Pacific region have recently embraced Autodesk, Inc.'s visual effects,
| editing/finishing and digital color-grading products running on the
| Linux operating system.
|
| [...]
|
| In its China Linux 2006-2010 Forecast and Analysis report, market
| research firm IDC estimates that China's Linux market will grow
| at a compound annual growth rate of 34 percent from 2006 to 2010.
| IDC also forecasts that by 2008, Linux-based personal computers
| (PCs) will account for more than 9 percent of PC unit shipments
| in Asia Pacific.
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http://www.dmnnewswire.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=110125
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