Chaos Group and Asynthetic announced the release of a new version of Pdplayer 1.0.4 that improves on an already amazing sequence player. New features include improved Audio Support, Text Fields, RED SDK 3.0 and improved 3D LUT Precision. Audio is now being read from AVI and Quicktime movies (subject to the limitation that the movie must be no longer than 30 minutes, or the audio will not be loaded). Exporting an AVI or a Quicktime movie will now save an audio track, if an audible one is present. The text in text layers may now contain embedded fields of the form {object:property}. Such fields are replaced with their values before the text is displayed. This is useful for burn-ins when creating previews and dailies. The interpolation of 3D look-up tables has been improved, providing more accurate colour reproduction. This allows Pdplayer 1.0.4 to convert between radically different colour spaces by using an appropriate 3D LUT. For example, it can now show Digital Cinema Initiative X'Y'Z' gamma 2.6 images with the help of the supplied DCI_XYZ.cms lookup table. The RED SDK has been upgraded to version 3.0, with support for the new FLUT color science, including the new REDcolor and REDgamma color spaces. You can download a sample composition from our site. More detailed information can be found here. Pdplayer 1.0.4 is available for immediate download. Access the download section by clicking here For a detailed feature list, please visit: http://pdplayer.chaosgroup.com For any inquiries regarding Pdplayer please contact: pdplayer@chaosgroup.com

Massive 4.0 was released at the end of February with the support for V-Ray Standalone. Massive 4.0 allows you to create .vrscene files and render them with the standalone version of V-Ray, where the Massive geometry is loaded on demand as needed during the rendering (similar to how V-Ray proxy objects work). Currently only rendering on 64-bit Linux is available, but a Windows version is coming soon. For more information please visit the following link. More information on Massive is also available at http://www.massivesoftware.com Note: you will need an updated version of V-Ray Standalone (V-Ray core version 1.90.02), available now upon request and which will be a part of the upcoming service pack of V-Ray for Maya. Chaos Group Team

Numerous different approaches to lighting and rendering, as well as different ways to approach your specific scenes, based on the desired final result and time frame. The tutorials provide tips and directions how to achieve exceptional rendering quality and at the same time shorten your rendering times. You can see these videos at 3DATS . Enjoy your V-Ray time! Chaos Group Team

As of December 16th 2009, the newest build, V-Ray 1.50 Service Pack 4a for 3ds Max , is available from the download section of the Chaos Group site. The upgrade is free of charge for all current V-Ray for 3ds Max customers of Chaos Group. The V-Ray 1.50 Service Pack 4a is compatible with Autodesk 3ds Max 8, Autodesk 3ds Max 9, Autodesk 3ds Max 2008, 3ds Max 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010. The new V-Ray build supports both 32-bit and 64-bit OS. It includes the following modified features: Added support for projection mapping when doing texture baking; Added new option to link the V-Ray VFB to PDPlayer; And several bug fixes: Turning off "Affect specular" for a dome light made it invisible to reflections as well; Fixed a crash when importing a particular .vrmesh file; Fixed crash with VRayFastSSS2 material with VRayDirt map and a standard light with VRayShadowMap; The "prepass samples" option in the motion blur rollout did not work; Fixed stuck buckets with VRayEnvironmentFog and mesh gizmos; Fixed issues with VRayEnvironmentFog and mesh gizmos with modifiers; User could not remove gizmos/lights from VRayEnvironmentFog; ParticleFlow instancing did not render all mapping channels of original mesh; Fixed crash with VFB region render when region is outside of image; Turned off by default the option to save the DR servers to the scene (caused slowdown on scene save if servers are offline); Fixed some licensing issues. Note, if you have downloaded V-Ray SP4 for 3ds Max we strongly recommend to upgrade it with V-Ray SP4a for 3ds Max because of the licensing issues. You can receive additional information about this from our Support Team at: vray@chaosgroup.com

The traditional V-Ray Public Event and Demo Presentations will take place December 17-19, Pacifico Convention Center, Yokohama, Japan For a second year Chaos Group is excited to take part in the most significant event in the computer graphics and interactive techniques industry in Asia. At the end of the year Chaos Group will present the latest on V-Ray for Maya, V-Ray RT and Pdplayer and set the pace to surpass even the most daring expecations in the raytracing technology in 2010. Partners and resellers will contribute to this year s booth demo presentations, promotion of new products and bundle surprises for all visitors at SIGGRAPH Asia. Chaos Group team, together with MAXON Computer Japan, and Indyzone Co. will be happy to meet you in person at booth A06. At Chaos Group booth all visitors will have the chance to enjoy in depth presentations on V-Ray for Maya, and whiteness projects completed with this so expected on the 3D market product. Chaos Group and one of its partners in Japan, Indyzone Co. will cooperate to bring valuable V-Ray experience to the SIGGRAPH Asia public. Special bundle promotion by Chaos Group will be available during this year s exhibition. The irresistible combination of V-Ray and Pdplayer will be on the market on a special bundle price, starting December 1st, till January 15th 2010. During the three days of SIGGRAPH, for all C4D users, MAXON Computer Japan will step at the main pod of the booth to present the latest addition of the CINEMA 4D family. The BROADCAST Edition, as well as BODYPAINT R4.5 will be among the demonstrations. To read more on the MAXON Computer Japan participation and bundle promotion, please visit: www.maxon.net/ja/home.html. V-Ray Public Event at SIGGRAPH ASIA 2009 Faithful to its tradition to host a great open event for all V-Ray fans and user, Chaos Group would like to invite all 3D professionals visiting SIGGRAPH to join for a special V-Ray presentation. The event will take place in the Brillia Short Shorts Theatre, 19 December, 17.00-20.00, Yokohama, Japan. Do not miss out the end of the year presentation by the creators of V-Ray. Registration is open, please follow the link, and reserve your seat. To all of you visiting SIGGRAPH ASIA, have a productive and exciting time! See you at the Chaos Group Booth A06! Greetings, Chaos Group Team

Available only from 01.12.2009 till 15.01.2010. Chaos Group would like to offer an exceptional bundle promotion to its customers during the holidays. You can buy: Price in USD: 2 Pack Bundle V-Ray for 3ds Max + Pdplayer for $1149. Save $224. 2 Pack Bundle V-Ray for Maya + Pdplayer for $1149. Save $224. 3 Pack Bundle V-Ray for 3ds Max + V-Ray RT + Pdplayer for $1339. Save $333. Price in EURO: 2 Pack Bundle V-Ray for 3ds Max + Pdplayer for €799. Save €169. 2 Pack Bundle V-Ray for Maya + Pdplayer for €799. Save €169. 3 Pack Bundle V-Ray for 3ds Max + V-Ray RT + Pdplayer for €999. Save €218. Pdplayer is an advanced image sequence player supporting multi-layered sequence playback for the 3D, CG and VFX insdustry. Its incredible speed and ease of use make it an exceptional tool for review and quality control. Pdplayer is capable of displaying VRIMG and EXR files with embedded render elements. This way you can preview and compose your V-Ray renders much faster and easier that before. Greg Tsadilas, Red Magnet I would expect nothing less from the company that brought us the best 3D render engine out there, but the best way to view and manipulate multiple and concurrent image sequences. The ability to composite, make color corrections and even allow real-time remote viewing of my desktop, increases my productivity 1000%. To call pdplayer just a flipbook viewer , is like calling a priceless Diamond just another rock. Save your money, save your time, increase your pipeline productivity! Do not miss out! Chaos Group Team

Chaos Group is celebrating the 3D Day in Valencia . The event is aimed at all 3D artists and professionals and is organized by our valued V-Ray representative from the region: 3DValue. 3DValue offers consultancy services to companies, studios and professionals involved in 3D modeling, animation and rendering. During the event, few projects completed with V-Ray will be presented by Concepto Nau, a company which has chosen V-Ray as a primary renderer to bring to its clients outstanding 3D professional services. Also, a presentation by Azken Muga S.L. will demonstrate a new line of 3D professional Workstations, W Series. The event will take place at Cervecería Cruz Blanca, Avd., Giorgeta 35, Valencia on the 3rd of December 2009 with the following program: 19:00 - 19.30 - Registration and welcoming 19.30 - 20.00 - Presentations by 3DValue and Concepto NAU. 20.00 - 20.45 - Technological Innovations o New line of 3D professional Workstations, W Series, presented by Rafael Lainez, Azken Muga S.L. o New releases: V-Ray 1.5 SP4 for 3ds Max, presented by Rafa Costa, 3DValue V-Ray RT for 3ds Max, presented by Victor Perez, Concepto Nau 20.45 a 21.30 - Networking To come and celebrate with us the 3D Day 2009 in Valencia, Spain, please register at: http://www.3dday.es All attendees will receive a special discount of 10% off the V-Ray products! Hope to share with you a great 3D Day! Chaos Group Team

The latest products for 2009: V-Ray for Maya and V-Ray RT and new versions to be presented to the Korean 3D professionals. Chaos Group is excited to announce the company s annual Road Show in Korea. As SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 is approaching Chaos Group team starts its Asia tour, visiting customers, resellers and partners. Chaos Group will showcase one of the most expected products on 3D market: V-Ray for Autodesk Maya , and present to Korean studios, production houses and CG departments how can increase the efficiency of the production pipeline and achieve uncompromised quality in shorter times. Other solutions expected to be presented are V-Ray RT for Autodesk 3ds Max and V-Ray RT running on GPU, as well as the sequence player Pdplayer and the latest builds and improvements. Chaos Group team is excited to present personally first to the Korean public the first free upgrade of V-Ray RT 1.50 Service Pack 1 and the new V-Ray 1.50 Service Pack 4. During the Road Show Chaos Group, together with the exclusive representative of V-Ray in Korea, SHINSEGAE I C will host events in Seoul and Daejeon. The 2010 V-Ray Conference is a public event, open to everyone interested in rendering with competitive speed and quality will take place on the 25th of November at the Coex Center, Seoul. For more information on events, schedule and registration, please contact our exclusive distributor for Korea, SHINSEGAE I C. SHINSEGAE I C Co., Ltd. Brian Lee phone: + 82 2 3397 1633 e-mail: jetta73@shinsegae.com address: 197-12, Guro-Dong, Guro-Gu, Seoul 152-050

On October 26th, Monday, the newest build, V-Ray 1.50 Service Pack 4, is available from the download section of the Chaos Group site. The upgrade is free of charge for all current V-Ray customers of Chaos Group. The V-Ray 1.50 Service Pack 4 is compatible with Autodesk 3ds Max 8, Autodesk 3ds Max 9, Autodesk 3ds Max 2008, 3ds Max 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010. The new V-Ray build supports both 32-bit and 64-bit OS. . Added New Feature in V-Ray 1.50 SP4 is V-Ray Ambient Light. It includes several modified features: - Improved multithreading on multi-core machines; - Ability to specify gizmo falloff for VRayEnvironmentFog; - Ability to use arbitrary meshes as gizmos for VRayEnvironmentFog; - Option to exclude the background from VRayEnvironmentFog; - Added CIE sky models to the VRaySun and VRaySky; - It is now possible to submit DR servers list for DR through backburner; - Added option to not use area speculars in the VRayIES light; - Added Kelvin temperature settings for the color of VRayLights; - VFB history is now turned off when 3ds Max is in slave mode; - Output .vrimg and split channel paths are listed in the Asset Tracker; - GI cache files (irradiance maps, light cache etc) are listed in the Asset Tracker. The complete list with the improvements of the existing features can be found in the changelog file, which is a part of the installation.

On October 26th, Monday, the latest build of V-Ray RT 1.50 Service Pack 1, is available from the download section of the Chaos Group site. The V-Ray RT 1.50 Service Pack 1 is compatible with Autodesk 3ds Max 8, Autodesk 3ds Max 9, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009, Autodesk 3ds Max 2010, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010. The new V-Ray RT build supports both 32-bit and 64-bit OS. The upgrade is free of charge for all current V-Ray customers of Chaos Group. . It includes the following new features: - Support for the HSL/HSV controls of the ColorCorrect texture (as well as the map slots); - Support for the "Additional bump" slot of the Normal bump texture; - Some gamma workflows did not work well with the ActiveShade; - Option to stop updating the ActiveShade window after a certain fixed amount of time; - Support for region rendering in the ActiveShade window; - The override material options from the standard V-Ray renderer to work properly; - Support for environment override in VRayMtl; - An option to manually restart V-Ray RT, without having to close reopen the activeshade window/viewport; - Option to pause the RT; - Support for opacity maps of standard materials; - Support for VRayEdgesTex in bump slot; - Ability to directly export to a .vrscene from MaxScript without starting the ActiveShade (through the vrayExportRTScene() command); - Access to the ActiveShade bitmap from MaxScript (through the vrayGetRTBitmap() command); - Support for paletted PNG textures; - Consider the "Hidden lights" switch from the standard V-Ray; - Support for IFL file format for textures; - Support the Shell Material in V-Ray RT. The complete list of the new and improved features can be found in the changelog file, which is a part of the installation. In order to explore the rendering opportunities of V-Ray RT you must have installed V-Ray 1.50.SP4 or a later version.

Chaos Group is privileged to be part of the annual Animago Award and Conference (29th - 30th October 09, Filmpark Babelsberg, Germany) and support it with all our passion for the film and animation industry. As one of the most well renown and respected film events in the heart of Europe, Animago Award gives all of us the opportunity to celebrate and cherish the magic of our industry. Developing rendering solutions used in numerous film productions, the most exciting part for us is that Chaos Group has the chance to partnership with Animago Award in encouraging the competition specifically in the category of Best Film and TV Production. We strongly believe that after this year s great interest and extended submission deadlines, remarkable works and projects will amuse us during the ceremony. Beyond supporting and participating in such essential for the development of the film, vfx and animation industry events, our team continually strives to improve technology tools and enable more artists to set future trends. During the Animago Conference Chaos Group team will conduct open V-Ray for Maya training session. After the release of V-Ray for Maya and the great interest shown from many international VFX and Film studios we make an effort to demonstrate specific for the industry tactics and techniques which enable artist to cut production time and achieve uncompromising rendering quality. V-Ray Master Class: Venue: Studio 1 Time: 9.00-10.30, 29th October 2009 Topics: Advanced Shading with V-Ray for Maya Creating realistic materials Achieving realistic lighting Fastest way to setup and control V-Ray Working with big scale scenes for production Working efficiently with V-Ray Proxies Controlling RAM usage with huge scenes Working with particles and V-Ray Proxies Advance Shading techniques for V-Ray Proxies Working with Render Elements and V-Ray Proxies In the afternoon of the first day of the Animago Award and Conference Chaos Group team will also host a special event in the Cinema of the Babelsberg Studio. During this event we will have the opportunity to present to all our customers and visitors not only the newest technologies and rendering solutions we have developed in 2009, but also to introduce them to interesting case studies presented by well renown production studios. V-Ray Open Event during Animago Award and Festival Venue: The Cinema Time: 2-5 pm, 29th October 2009 During the Animago Award Ceremony Chaos Group will award the winner in the category of Best Film and TV Production. We will be privileged to meet you in person during this promising event. To join us for the V-Ray Master Class and V-Ray Public Event, please register here. In order to attend our V-Ray Open Event and V-Ray Master Class you should buy tickets for the Animago Award Conference from here.

Chaos Group will take part in the annual Romsym Data Day to present new exciting products and features to the Romanian 3D artists and customers. The presentation by the Chaos Group team will focus on the V-Ray interactive technology and solution for 3ds Max, as well as the summer release of the new V-Ray for Maya, state of the art rendering solution for the Visual FX, Film and Entertainment Industry. The Chaos Group event will be held on 7th October 2009, 09 a.m. in the Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest.

Sofia, Bulgaria, September, 2009 A year after the official launch of Pdplayer in October 2008, we continue to improve the advanced sequence player to address the evolving needs of our customers. The new version 1.0.3.8 is now released with the following new features: - support for RED R3D files - support for a secondary monitor as an external output device (allows users to display just the content of the safe area and mask to a secondary monitor) - ability to control the alpha (key) output of Decklink cards Pdplayer 1.0.3.8 is available for immediate download. Access the download section by clicking here For a detailed feature list, please visit: http://pdplayer.chaosgroup.com For any inquiries regarding Pdplayer please contact: pdplayer@chaosgroup.com

V-Ray for Maya: The Countdown is over! One of the most eagerly expected products in the 3D world is officially released to turn over a new leaf in the rendering processes. V-Ray for Maya revolutionizes rendering times, stability and ease of use to achieve remarkable pipeline efficiency. Chaos Group team is excited to announce the official release of V-Ray for Maya. The comprehensive set of features provided by V-Ray for Maya includes true 3D Motion Blur, Sun Sky procedural lighting system, Physical camera for matching live footage, Environment Fog, a set of Sub-Surface Scattering shaders and many others. V-Ray for Maya is supported on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora operating systems in their 32-bit and 64-bit versions (other distributions also work). V-Ray runs with Autodesk Maya 2008, 2009 and 2010 versions. Aimed at improving quality and efficiency in the production processes of the VFX and Film industry, V-Ray for Maya now enables the rendering of larger scenes with greater complexity while at the same time artists can rely on a faster rendering stage without compromising on the quality side of their work. Having used V-Ray in production for many years, and having been involved in large Maya centric pipelines, it was great to finally put the two together. Now that V-Ray can work inside Maya in virtually the same way that it operates in 3ds Max, it allows for a more flexible pipeline that would allow for the same high quality output that you expect from V-Ray. Being centered on a solid V-Ray Standalone pipeline allows you to use V-Ray within Maya, and have your whole renderfarm operate outside of Maya. It also operates nicely within a Windows or Linux or Mac pipeline which allows for even greater flexibility regardless of the size of your project says Christopher Nichols VFX Supervisor. I evaluated V-Ray for Maya by running it through the pipeline and with an intense VFX schedule where we are sometimes required to render hundreds of thousands of frames. V-Ray had proven itself to be most reliable, we had little to no issues with it during the productions, and when we did have challenges Chaos Group's Development Team was more than willing to help us out, which made us feel very much a part of the whole process explained Dmitry Vinnik, Technical Director and founder of Silhouette Images Inc. V-Ray for Maya Advantages and Key Features: Faithful to its ultimate vision for extraordinary speed and quality, Chaos Group empowers users to improve render times by taking advantage of the V-Ray for Maya licensing. Each V-Ray for Maya license allows the usage of up to 10 additional render nodes, running either in Maya batch mode or as standalone render servers through the V-Ray Standalone application. The Standalone application allows rendering to occur independently of Maya and is considered as an outstanding option to boost the speed for both standard and distributed rendering. Robert Nederhorst, VFX Supervisor at Radium/ReelFX in Santa Monica, explained his experience with V-Ray for Maya "Working V-Ray as a fully adaptive system allows our VFX team to deal with every glossy calculation as an antialiasing issue which makes setup so much easier and render times actually faster! It's the ease of setup and simple methods to deal with common problems that are great for VFX. All of us in the industry have less and less time to work on things these days so being able to rapidly get to our vision is important. V-Ray absolutely helps in that." I personally love the simplicity and some of the key factors in V-Ray which sets it apart from other renderers in Maya: 1. DMC sampler; 2. Easy to use and very well developed GI system; 3. True 3D motion blur, which works with transparencies (a key to fast rendering with accurate results without major headaches and cheats); 4. Very simple and powerful baking system; 5. Powerful multipass architecture, added Dmitry Vinnik, from Silhouette Images Inc. The beta version of V-Ray for Maya has been used in numerous productions and VFX studios, and the feedback received during the development stages enabled Chaos Group to create a product focused on real needs and challenges in everyday rendering operations. Pricing and availability The suggested retail price(SRP) of V-Ray for Maya is USD 999 or EUR 719 per license, depending on the region of purchase. Purchasing one V-Ray for Maya license gives a lot more than just a single rendering license. It allows the rendering in interactive Maya environment of 1 computer and another 10 computers running as render nodes. These render nodes can run in Maya batch mode or as standalone render servers through the V-Ray Standalone application, independently of Maya. These can also be used for the simultaneous rendering of a single frame across 10 computers through the Distributed Rendering mode. If the users require having more than 10 rendering nodes additional licenses can be purchased for V-Ray Standalone which can be used as standalone or through the Maya batch mode. It does not get any more flexible than that, does it? And remember! We license full computers, not CPUs! The more CPUs you have per computer, the better you utilize our single license! V-Ray for Maya is distributed through electronic download only. A hardware lock is required for the licensing system and is provided upon purchase. Additional V-Ray Standalone licenses are available for purchase with suggested end user price of USD299 / EUR249 per computer. Outrageous volume discounts are applicable for all V-Ray products. Order prices in US Dollars or Euro is applied depending on specific country of order placement. Please, contact our sales representative or distributor for pricing information at sales.software@chaosgroup.com Trademarks and copyrights V-Ray and the V-Ray logo are registered trademarks of Chaos Software Ltd. in Bulgaria and/or other countries. Autodesk and Maya are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and Windows XP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Thank you all for being part of the V-Ray future!

Chaos Group made a number of significant announcements at SIGGRAPH 2009. The two new V-Ray products that are already rocking the 3D world in 2009: V-Ray for Maya and V-Ray RT got their public presentation at one of the biggest and most exciting events in the industry. Without any doubt the most remarkable among Chaos Group announcements was full presentation of GPU-based V-Ray solution during the V-Ray User Event on August 6th. Chaos Software revealed test results showing that the new upcoming technology already features rendering speeds and quality that exceed existing GPU accelerated raytracing applications. More than 150 attendees at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel at the Convention Center followed the demonstration of test rendering performed by V-Ray on GPU. Chaos Group showed a complex scene with 800 000 polygons and multiple bounces of global illumination rendered with V-Ray on the GPU with 6-7 frames per second at VGA resolution. Several CG experts commented that the demonstration of GPU-based V-Ray solution was one of the highlights of the Siggraph exhibition. Full presentation of V-Ray on GPU is available for review and download at the following link: http://www.spot3d.com/vrayrt/gpu20090725.mov Chaos Software performed extensive research into current and emerging technologies for acceleration of raytracing. The already great and ever increasing power of GPUs and the acceptance and implementation of OpenCL as an industry standard were the decisive factors for selecting this platform for future development. Massively parallel general-purpose GPUs become more widely available, and with industry-standard APIs now in place to utilize them, the usage of GPUs to accelerate raytracing finally becomes practical with V-Ray. Combined with the existing distributed rendering architecture of V-Ray RT, this solution will offer unparalleled raytracing performance far beyond what is available today. The goal of Chaos Software is to deliver on the GPU the same level of photorealistic rendering now available in the V-Ray RT engine with complex material and lighting effects, including physically accurate global illumination, glossy reflections, area lights, layered materials, etc. at speed never imagined before. More photos

The presentation schedule for Chaos Group's booth (#3119) at the SIGGRAPH 2009 is available. Every day special presentation by Brian Smith|3DAS.

Chaos Group is delighted to announce this year s participation at SIGGRAPH. At this time of the year we become anxious to meet with clients and friends and endorse our work and new products. In 2009 we are electrifying the 3D world with V-Ray RT and V-Ray for Maya. Join the creators of V-Ray, at SIGGRAPH and be among the first to officially experience V-Ray for Maya. This year SIGGRAPH will be held in the charming city of New Orleans, Louisiana, 3-7 August. Despite, the challenging times, our team decided not to compromise, be among the exhibitors and welcome you at our booth. Stop by to visit us in Hall G, booth 3119 and feel invited to stay for exquisite presentations by one of the trendsetters in the rendering industry. For all V-Ray aficionados we are planning a memorable personal meeting with the creators of V-Ray. Blend with V-Ray users, 3D artists and famous names from the industry to experience V-Ray for Maya and V-Ray RT. The event will take place on the 6th of August 2009 at the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center. To reserve your seat at the V-Ray User Event, register at: www.chaosgroup.com

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