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Chaos Software and RANCH Computing, a leading provider of high-performance 3D rendering services, announced the RANCH as an authorized renderfarm for V-Ray / 3ds Max projects.

“V-Ray is a remarkable engine for advanced visualization in architectural and design projects, and we are extremely happy to offer the rendering service with the best price / performance ratio to V-Ray users", said Julien de Souza, PR Manager at RANCH.

“By combining the rendering performance and unique features of the RANCH with the render quality of V-Ray, architects and designers now have the perfect solution to tackle the most demanding projects", said Frédéric Louguet, Chief Technology Officer at RANCH.

RANCH renderfarm currently offers a 1.53 THz / 512 cores guaranteed computing power for each V-Ray project rendered with 3ds Max 2009/2010 (animations or high resolution stills with full Distributed Rendering). One hour on the RANCH is equivalent to a several days render on a high-end computer.

About RANCH Computing

RANCH Computing provides high-performance remote rendering services for a variety of popular 3D software since March 2007. The RANCH cultivates its uniqueness amongst renderfarms, with no sharing, maximum confidentiality and security, full automation 24/7, and, last but not least, the most affordable prices on the market. For more information please visit www.ranchcomputing.com

Chaos Software and Asynthetic release Pdplayer 1.0.2

(Sofia, Bulgaria – June 11, 2009) Chaos Software and Asynthetic announced the release of Pdplayer 1.0.2, a professional image sequence player and viewer for the 3D, CG and VFX industry. The new upgrade adds support for stereoscopic playback, EXR and VRIMG image layers, and versioned footage.

Pdplayer 1.0.2 is free to existing Pdplayer customers and is available for download from
http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/downloads.html

“We were seeing more and more studio pipelines using layered EXR files as a convenient container for render elements and stereo footage,” said Peter Dimov, co-founder and CTO of Asynthetic. “With our latest development, our customers are now equipped with a convenient and powerful tool for previewing and manipulating layered and stereoscopic sequences.”

What’s new in Pdplayer 1.0.2

New Pdplayer 1.0.2 features include:

•    Built-in anaglyph and interlaced stereoscopic support
•    Support for EXR and VRIMG image layers
•    Support for versioned footage
•    Updated license server
•    Various minor improvements

More information is available at
http://www.pdplayer.com/what_is_new_in_1_0_2.html

About Pdplayer

Pdplayer is the professional tool of choice for image sequence playback, review and manipulation. It features
•    Support for industry standard file formats including EXR, HDR, DPX, CIN, TGA, SGI, IFF, PIC and VRIMG;
•    The ability to color-correct and compose multiple layers in real time;
•    A 64 bit version, not limited to 2GB or 4GB;
•    Support for 3D lookup tables (LUTs);
•    Layer-based cache allowing instant feedback without reload;
•    Extensive command line support for pipeline integration;
•    Video input layer allowing on-set grading;
•    External output to Bluefish444, Blackmagic Decklink, NewTek VT and IEEE1394/Firewire;
•    Ability to export a composition to The Foundry® Nuke and Adobe® After Effects®.

For more information about Pdplayer, including a detailed feature list, user’s manual, video tutorials and sample compositions, visit
http://www.pdplayer.com
http://pdplayer.chaosgroup.com

A limited trial version is available for download from Chaos Software:
http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/downloads.html

For any inquiries regarding Pdplayer please contact:
pdplayer@chaosgroup.com

Marketing contact:
marketing@chaosgroup.com

About Asynthetic

Asynthetic Ltd. is a software development company whose founders have a combined experience of over 15 years in the broadcasting, VFX and high reliability software fields. For more information, please visit
http://www.asynthetic.com

About Chaos Software

Chaos Software Ltd. is a leading provider of software solutions for the VFX and visualization industries. Its flagship product, the V-Ray rendering engine, now on the market for more than 9 years, has recently been complemented by the revolutionary real-time preview renderer V-Ray RT. Visit Chaos Software at
http://www.chaosgroup.com

Chaos Software is pleased to announce the release of V-Ray® RT for Autodesk® 3ds Max®. This new advanced raytracing product is available for immediate purchase through our resellers’ network. V-Ray RT was developed with the busy and demanding 3D artist in mind; as of today artists around the world can use this technology to achieve new levels of speed and accuracy during the texturing and lighting stage inside 3ds Max. V-Ray RT by Chaos Software allows immediate interaction between the user and the virtual 3d environment. The software follows the user’s actions while working on the scene and automatically and progressively generates a photorealistic preview of the rendered scene.

The V-Ray RT interactive rendering system has many advanced features. Please check our website to download the trial version and take part in an exceptional interactive journey.

http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/vrayrt.html#download

For the second time, Chaos Software will take part in an amazing two weeks Roadshow in India. Due to the great interest and positive feedback from our last visit in India, we are happy to announce more dates for our V-Ray public events and CGTExpo Master Classes in 2009. This Roadshow is only possible because of you and the great help of our exclusive reseller Aditya.

Please, check our schedule and choose the nearest destination to you. We will be privileged to meet you in person and share with you the latest on our products and developments. All 3D artists visiting the CGTExpo are invited to join our devoted team for V-Ray Master Classes.  Our team will present the new, exceptional raytracing interactive technology: V-Ray RT and will reveal tricks and tips on cutting time and production cost with V-Ray. Stay tuned for the latest and let yourself indulge in a rendering adventure without limitations.

The Chaos Software team will visit the following cities:

23rd-24th May - Mumbai CGTExpo/Master Class: V-Ray-Rendering extremely complex 3D environments
26th May - Pune
28th May - 1st June- Delhi
2nd - 3rd June- Mumbai
4th June - Hyderabad
5th June - Bangalore
6th June - Chennai
7th - 9th June - Mumbai

For more information on our presentations and public events in India, please contact our reseller directly.

Aditya Infotech Ltd.

Percy D Daruwalla
12, 13&15 - A, Janki Centre, 29, Shah Industrial Estate,
Off Veera Desai Road, Mumbai-400 053.
Tel : +91 22 26741595/96/97/98
Fax : +91 22 26741500
Web : www.adityagroup.com

Chaos Software is pleased to announce the official release of V-Ray RT for 3dsMax. The first interactive renderer of this kind for 3dsMax will be available for immediate purchase on June 1st, 2009.

Created with the busy and rigorous 3D artist in mind, this topnotch raytracing technology allows immediate interaction between the user and the virtual environment.  V-Ray RT follows the user’s actions while working on the scene and automatically and progressively generates a photorealistic preview of the scene. Designed to improve and fasten the artist’s work on the Texturing and Lightening stage V-Ray RT fully supports: Interactivity, Animation, Illumination, Global illumination, Shading effects, Texturing, Camera effects, Color mapping, and Distributed rendering.

On June 1st 2009 V-Ray RT will be on the market through our resellers’ network around the world. The official suggested end user price: North America & South America- USD599 , European Union- EUR499 .

For a limited time only, during the V-Ray RT promotion stage, all users will be able to experience the speed and interactivity of our new product on the special price of USD299 for North America & South America and EUR249 for EU.

In order to explore the rendering opportunities of V-Ray RT you must have installed V-Ray 1.50.SP3 or a later version.

Click here to read the full information on V-Ray RT.

The new build of Pdplayer 1.0.1.36 is launched.

New Features:

• 3D Lookup Tables;

• Live Video Layer;

• Realtime Color Keying;

• Better Integration with Lightwave;

• Support for Softimage PIC files.

For more detailed information click here.

The Chaos Software team will conduct a number of commercial trainings organized with the support of our UK resellers BlueGFX and EscapeStudios.

For more information click here.

Chaos Software will attend fmx/09, the leading European conference on animation, effects, games and digital media on 5th and 6th May 2009 in Stuttgart.

Peter Mitev, CEO of the Chaos Software will present V-Ray - Rendering complex 3D environments. In this session he will explain how to use V-Ray technologies to deal with billion polygon scenes, interacting with procedural cloudy skies and sun environments and having it all done in one single pass.

The Chaos Software workshops will be held on 5th May 2009, 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. in the Raum Karlsruhe Room and on 6th May 2009, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Raum Reutlingen Room.

Chaos Software will organize V-Ray public event in London, United Kingdom, on the 13th of May 2009.
The event will take place at Hilton on Park Lane Hotel, The Wellington Ballroom, London.

The registration is required and the public event is free of charge.

Click here to register for free

There is a choice to attend either a morning /10a.m. - 1p.m./ or afternoon /2p.m. - 5p.m./ session.

A team of professionals from Chaos Software will visit London, UK to present the following products:

1. The newly released V-Ray 1.50SP3 (1.50 Service Pack 3)

2. The soon to be released V-Ray for Maya

3. pdplayer - the professional tool for multi-layered sequences preview, basic compositing and color corrections in real time. Supports multi-layers, 3D LUTs, HTTP communication for collaborate work and so on. Read the full information here : http://pdplayer.chaosgroup.com/

4. Additionally Chaos Software will make official announcements on the release of V-Ray Interactive RT technology, as well as a few more upcoming products from Chaos Software.

For more information click here: http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/uk2009.html

If you have any additional questions do not hesitate to write an e-mail to marketing@chaosgroup.com

SOFIA, BULGARIA and AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 1, 2009—Chaos Software, an international leader in advanced rendering technology, and BOXX Technologies, an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects (VFX), design professionals, and advanced visualization, today announced that V-Ray has joined the BOXX line of bundled professional software applications and utilities. V-Ray is a rendering system originally developed as a renderer plug-in for creative software applications like Autodesk 3ds Max (also available from BOXX) and Maxon Cinema 4D. 

“The performance and outstanding features found in V-Ray make it a welcome addition to our stellar lineup of bundled software options available to creative professionals,” said Shoaib Mohammad, Director of Marketing and Business Development at BOXX.

The use of advanced techniques and shaders makes V-Ray preferable to conventional raytrace renderers. Because lighting presets and controls realistically emulate actual lighting, artists can quickly design scenes that appear photo-realistic to the human eye. In addition, V-Ray’s region rendering allows for preview renderings that enable the artist to fine tune materials, lights, and geometry before committing to a final render. V-Ray is highly favored by architects and architectural designers for its ability to quickly and flexibly render realistic interior and exterior images.

“The capabilities of V-Ray are truly enhanced by the proven performance of BOXX Workstations and render farms. Powered by a 3DBOXX or renderBOXX 10200, V-Ray offers remarkably fast 3D rendering and output for the world’s most demanding digital artists.” said Peter Mitev, CEO, Chaos Software.

Designed for creative professionals in film, television, video games, and architectural visualization, BOXX Solutions bundled with V-Ray are system engineered by BOXXlabs, the research and development arm of BOXX Technologies, and backed by BOXX Technical Support.

For further information, contact a BOXX Sales Consultant in the US at 1-877-877-2699. Learn more about bundled software options, BOXX Finance options, and how to contact one of our worldwide resellers, by visiting our website at http://www.boxxtech.com .

About Chaos Software
Established in 1997, Chaos Software Ltd. - part of Chaos Group, began as a provider of 3D design and animation services for local and international studios in Bulgaria. After intensive experimentation and research, our team of talented programmers launched the V-Ray rendering engine, the flagship of our products.

About BOXX Technologies
BOXX Technologies provides high-performance solutions that empower digital artists to create at the speed of thought. Since 1998, we’ve provided state-of-the-art desktop and mobile workstations and render farms for entertainment media, architecture, research, and defense. BOXX is located in Austin, Texas, with devoted customers worldwide.