Company Will Continue Supporting Existing Antics3D Users; New Company Forming to Provide Services for Specialist Markets
Antics Technologies has announced that it will cease web sales of its Antics3D software on November 28, 2008. The move is the result of a new licensing agreement with Free-D Pictures, a production house for children’s animated films.
Customers with an existing copy of Antics3D software have a perpetual license and can use it for as long as they desire. Support will be provided for all current subscriptions, and an Antics3D technical team will continue to resolve problems even after subscriptions expire. Users will also be able to access the Antics3D content store online for the next six months, after which the company plans to enable customers to download content in bulk.
“We understand that this is disappointing for our loyal user base, but the move was necessary to provide satisfactory returns for our external investors,” says Philip Swinstead, chairman of Antics3D. “Even with nearly 20,000 customers, incoming revenue simply doesn’t cover the high costs of development and content production.”
A new company, Scene Systems Ltd., is being formed to provide dedicated animation services based on Antics3D core technology. Services will be targeted at professional markets such as legal, law enforcement, military, and 3D visualization for manufacturing, planning and training.
“Under the hood, Antics is a very powerful tool for high-end 3D animation,” says Swinstead. “We have the technology and expertise to provide a new realm of service in specialized markets.”
For more information, see the FAQs document on the Antics3D web site, or e-mail Antics Technologies at getintouch@antics3d.com.
Contact:Cramblitt & Company Bob Cramblitt 919-481-4599 info@cramco.com
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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