cineSync short-listed for Academy Award
Saturday, 21 August 2010
cineSync has been shortlisted for a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In the four years since cineSync was released, it has helped transform the global film industry, facilitating true visual communication and becoming the gold standard for review and approval.
cineSync's impact on the industry is now being recognised by the Academy, shortlisting cineSync along with 14 other devices and methods for the 2010 Scientific and Technical Awards.
From the AMPAS press release:
The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 15 scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration.
The committee has selected the following methods or devices for further consideration:
* OBQ/DOALL (Industrial Light & Magic)
* Queue (Rhythm & Hues)
* Race Render Queue System (Digital Domain)
* Qube (PipelineFX)
* Misterd (Pixar Animation Studios)
* RQS/Depgraph Render Management System (DreamWorks Animation)
* Cue3 (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
* Alfred – Job Queuing and Distributing Rendering System (Pixar Animation Studios)
* XGen – Arbitrary Primitive Generator (Walt Disney Animation Studios)
* Expression Analysis for Facial Motion Capture (Weta Digital)
* Efficient Global Illumination System for Computer Graphic Films (PDI/DreamWorks Animation)
* cineSync (Rising Sun Research Pty. Ltd.)
* Timecode Slate (Entertainment Technology)
* NAC Servo Winches (NAC Company)
* Cannon-Less Turnover System (Performance Picture Vehicles)
After thorough investigations are conducted on each of the entries, the committee will meet in early December to vote on recommendations to the Academy's Board of Governors, which will make the final awards decisions.
The 2010 Scientific and Technical Awards will be presented at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills on Saturday, February 12, 2011.







