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Holiday Closure Dates: December 23, 2009 - January 4, 2010

Please note Prime Focus Software will be officially closed for the holiday season beginning Wednesday, December 23, 2009 with regular staff returning to the office in the New Year on Monday, January 4, 2010. During this period, clients may experience longer response times for sales and support inquiries with limited staffing available.

The entire Prime Focus Software team wishes you Happy Holidays and we look to working with you in 2010!

Posted on: December 21, 2009 11:08am in Software

Weareflink Adopts Krakatoa to create their award winning spot for CCTV "Ink"

Prime Focus Software's Krakatoa proves to be a critical piece of the puzzle for Weareflink's spectacular illustration of China's journey from  traditional China to modern day Chinese culture. This past month CCTV "Ink"  picked up  two Gold Awards at Promax Asia.

Posted on: December 07, 2009 6:32pm in Software

"Explosive 3D" Krakatoa Image Contest Results

We would like to congratulate Bent Image Lab on their winning submission! Through their use of Krakatoa in combination with real flow they managed to create some realistic water splashes for a commercial spot entitled Hidden Formula which won over our panel of judges.

Posted on: November 24, 2009 5:40pm in Software

Prime Focus Software Invites You to Join the Beta Program for Deadline 4.0

The Deadline Team is excited to announce that we have begun beta testing for Deadline 4.0. With this latest development cycle users can expect to see significant performance and scalability improvements for larger farms. As well as improved support for Mac OSX users among other things.

Posted on: September 16, 2009 11:03am in Software

Krakatoa 1.5 NOW AVAILABLE

Following the unveiling at SIGGRAPH, is now available for commercial sale. The new release includes crucial performance improvements and numerous major feature additions, including a new voxile engine, Magma (a node-based channel editor) and Fume FX integration). For further information on this release click here: 

What's new in krakatoa v1.5

 New pricing will also take effect for Krakatoa 1.5 after August 31, 2009. To view new pricing information please visit us here: 

Krakatoa Price Quote

For a limited time, Krakatoa can be purchased at 1.1 rates. So if you are considering investing in this tool now is the time to do it! For purchasing inquiries, please contact:

krakatoa-sales@primefocusworld.com

Note that a new Krakatoa 1.5 license is required to run this version.

Posted on: August 25, 2009 11:35am in Software

Prime Focus Software -- Formerly Frantic Films Software -- Shows Off New Software Tools at SIGGRAPH 2009

Prime Focus Software (formerly Frantic Films Software) will be showcasing Krakatoa 1.5 at SIGGRAPH 2009 August 4th - August 6th from the booth # 3500. This latest version of Krakatoa 1.5 will be available for purchase as of Monday, August 3rd for a list price starting at $995.00. See website for further details on updated pricing or contact krakatoa-sales@primefocusworld.com with sales inquiries.

Posted on: July 31, 2009 10:44am in Software

Explosive3D - Krakatoa Image Contest

Prime Focus Software (formerly Frantic Films Software) announces the Krakatoa Image Competition for SIGGRAPH 2009. We are now accepting entries from all Krakatoa fanatics and users alike using any version of this software. New deadline for entries is Thursday, October 1st

 

Posted on: July 31, 2009 10:42am in Software

Prime Focus Software at NAB 2009

Prime Focus Software will be showcasing Deadline 3.1 and Awake at NAB 2009 April 20th - April 23rd from the booth#SL4430.

Posted on: April 17, 2009 6:33pm

Prime Focus Software announces the release of Deadline 3.1

This release is the first to support the Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX operating systems. This marks the completion of multi-platform support, and includes some popular feature requests and bug fixes. In addition, new plug-in support has been added for Vue 7, MetaRender, REDAlert, and fryrender.

Note that a new Deadline 3.1 license is required to run this version.

Posted on: March 31, 2009 9:53am in VFX, Software

Krakatoa gets the particle party started for Ingenuity Engine while working on a TV commercial for Zabeel Investments

Director Graeme Joyce's visual treat "Bedouin" which explores the immense possibilities of investments in the United Arab Emirates, premiered late last year in the Middle East market.

Posted on: January 12, 2009 4:58pm in Software