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12-02-2005, 01:48 PM
<font size="2"><a style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" name="481" id="481"></a><strong style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span ="article"><a href="http://www.animationartist.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=30574" target="_blank" target="_blank"><span ="article"><img alt="" src="http://www.animationtrip.com/news/images/valiant_2.jpg" align="right" border="0" height="102" width="180" border="0"></span><font size="3">Maya Pipeline Speeds Completion of Valiant From Vanguard </font></a></span><br></strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ="articlesub"><em>All 3D assets for animated family film completed in 15 months</em></span></font>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Alias announced that the Maya software based animation
pipeline for Valiant, the all-CG animated feature film from Vanguard
Animation, has helped the film's producers blueprint a business model
that will allow them to produce more Hollywood-quality animated
features faster, and for a much lower cost than is currently typical in
the industry. Valiant releases in Europe on March 25, 2005 and across
the U.S. on April 15, 2005. Taking advantage of Alias' Maya software,
the price and performance of modern PCs from <a ="descPopup(this, 'Click here for lowest prices on IBM s!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=70'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">IBM </span></a>and
Boxx Technologies, plus a pool of animation, production and technical
talent, Vanguard's producers reduced the cost of delivering Valiant to
below $0.5 million per minute and completed the delivery of all 3D
assets in under 15 months. <a href="http://www.animationartist.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=30574" target="_blank" target="_blank">Read on...</a></font></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><font size="2">Alias announced that the Maya software based animation
pipeline for Valiant, the all-CG animated feature film from Vanguard
Animation, has helped the film's producers blueprint a business model
that will allow them to produce more Hollywood-quality animated
features faster, and for a much lower cost than is currently typical in
the industry. Valiant releases in Europe on March 25, 2005 and across
the U.S. on April 15, 2005. Taking advantage of Alias' Maya software,
the price and performance of modern PCs from <a ="descPopup(this, 'Click here for lowest prices on IBM s!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=70'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">IBM </span></a>and
Boxx Technologies, plus a pool of animation, production and technical
talent, Vanguard's producers reduced the cost of delivering Valiant to
below $0.5 million per minute and completed the delivery of all 3D
assets in under 15 months. <a href="http://www.animationartist.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=30574" target="_blank" target="_blank">Read on...</a></font></p>