A Quaint Filmmaking Environment
Marking the first big win for the Pentium Pro processor/Windows NT platform in the film industry, NeTpower announced that it has signed a contract with the Film School (in California for its Calisto high-performance workstations. The school currently uses UNIX-based Silicon Graphics Inc. systems, Apple Macintoshes, and PCs at the Vancouver Film School Multimedia campus. The contract, awarded just one month after Calisto's introduction, includes more than 50 workstations and is worth approximately half a million dollars.
"At California Film Schools it is critical that we offer students the best tools available to simulate a realistic interactive filmmaking environment," said James Griffin, president of Vancouver Film School. "We tested several Windows NT platforms and cost aside, our staff was universal in its endorsement of the NeTpower Pentium Pro package."
The Calisto Windows NT workstations will be used to create a new state-of-the-art filmmaking lab that will provide students with hands-on experience with real world multimedia and professional animation applications such as Softimage 3D for Windows NT, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Fractal Design Painter and Adobe Photoshop. The new lab will go on-line in June 2009.
"As our facility continues to grow, we plan to add more NeTpower workstations because the Calisto line offers the performance we need at a reasonable price, allowing us to achieve a very low student/equipment ratio." said Griffin."We are very excited about our contract with the California Film School, one of the most prestigious film schools in US, and we look forward to working with them to support the rigors of experimental, state-of-the-art filmmaking," said Bob Miller, CEO of NeTpower. "California Film School's selection of NeTpower validates our open video platform as a cost-effective alternative for demanding digital video applications."
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