Eyeon unveiled Generation 2.0 at IBC 2009
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Eyeon Software Inc. introduced Generation 2.0 at IBC in Amsterdam, September 11-15.
Generation gives producers, supervisors, artists, and editors a common visual effects desktop for shot management and review and approval.
Generation Studio Features
Integration
- Open ASCII architecture
- Automate and Control remotely via the Network
- Easily scriptable for custom integration within any pipeline
Versioning
- Project stages visible and navigable at all times
- Complete version history for each shot
- Timestamps and artist IDs for all materials
- Automated incremental saves of project
- Unlimited undo functionalityй
Collaboration
- Live on-line chat
- Grease pencil drawing tools
- Per-shot comments and full project comments
- Audio comments can be attached per shot
- Saved record of all decisions and client requests
Playback
- Disk-based playback up to 4K
- GPU-accelerated performance
- Switch views and resize windows during playback
- Scrubbing, Speed changes, Reverse playback
- Looping of shots and sections, with quick set functions
- Split-view for comparison of two clips, versions, or sequences
- Metadata overlay during playback
- View RGBA or isolate individual channels
Editing
- EDL and XML importing and conforming
- Cutting, Trimming, and Slipping
- Clip splitting
- Dissolves
- Create multiple subprojects
- One-click custom playlists
New Features in Generation 2.0 Include:
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Generation 2.0 offers native support for RED .r3d files. OpenEXR playback allows artists to check any combination of layers using OpenGL blending modes, together with an advanced channel selector.
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Generation 2.0 supports a broad range of stereoscopic display and encoding technologies.
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Easier editing and dissolves between clips make it easy to conform an EDL into an online project.
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A wide variety of LUTs can be applied on a per-clip and per-project basis. The quick selector bar allows artists to switch between different LUTs on the fly to ensure that the output matches the client’s wishes.
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Artists can customize Generation and control it with any combination of LUA or Python scripts.
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Import and export of Scratch projects via XML.
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New interface features include display of handles and annotations during playback for faster communication. A sophisticated search-function allows artists to define in-house filename conventions as a pattern and search by fields.
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Multiple clips can be played back simultaneously with a user-definable offset to compare versions and check continuity.
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To increase workflow speed, proxies can be stored on the network or on local drives. Artists and supervisors can toggle between faster local playback and facility-wide synchronized proxies.
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Redesigned controls and functions are laid out for faster navigation of features and commands, including user-definable scripting menus.
Links
Generation download page |
