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Workstations
At Siggraph today, AMD announced that AMD Opteron processor-based servers and workstations are providing the digital backbone for the final Star Wars prequel, "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith." The AMD64 digital processing pipeline at JAK Films, the production company for Star Wars: Episode III, includes pre-visualization and pre-postproduction, which involves 3-D match moving, 3-D modeling, lighting, shading, texturing, compositing and rendering techniques. The AMD64 processor-based workstation systems are running Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Alias' Maya and Adobe After Effects software. AMD64 processor-based file server systems are running on clustered Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 software.
The full adoption of 64-bit capable AMD Opteron processor-based systems at JAK Films is the result of a long-standing relationship between AMD and the pioneering Pre-Visualization department at JAK Films. The relationship began during the making of "Star Wars: Episode II" and provided AMD with direct feedback from the world's foremost digital content creators. JAK Films is now using AMD64 technology to reinvent the digital filmmaking process.
AMD64 processor-based workstations and servers are helping to shave time and money off the multiyear and multimillion-dollar Star Wars: Episode III project. More importantly, AMD64 is helping to inspire a renaissance in both movies and music by removing technological limitations, enabling the creative mind to remain open to experimentation, new ideas and possibilities towards expanding digital art forms.
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