Cyber Cindy

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DreamTeam Ltd. (dreamt++at++netvision.net.il)
Tue, 01 Jul 1997 09:52:56 -0700

In july, MTV Animation will launch a cyber-video character, Cindy,
hosting her own 30-minute show on the music network. Like MTV's other
animated hosts, Beavis and Butt-Head, she will not only introduce video
clips but comment throughout them. The character voiced by Cindy Brolsma,
production manager on Daria, will be produced and rendered in real-time
using Typhoon, a software created by DreamTeam Ltd. of ISRAEL at
MTV's Digital Research Lab.

Cyber Cindy will air as follows:

8:30 pm Monday, June 30th
5:30 pm Tuesday, July 1st
2:00 am Tuesday, July 1st
9:00 am Wednesday, July 2nd
10:30 pm Thursday, July 4th
8:30 am Saturday, July 5th

For those interested in real-time virtual character solution,
We managed to make to SIGGRAPH.

DreamTeam Ltd. is going to be displaying in booth 3630

It is going to show the only off-the-shelf solution for real-time
virtual characters, 100 % compatible with Alias.

Introducing TYPHOON:

-Runs on all SGI Platforms (Indy,O2,Indigo2,Octane,Onyx,IR)
-Supports multiple characters in real-time
-Renders in real-time characters with 3-D surroundings
-Fastest rendering on the planet (Up to 40,000 polys at 30fps on an
                                 Impact !)
-Real-time shadows
-Real-time special effetcs (Smoke,explosions,texture animation,ripple)
-Full support to Alias (animations, lights,cameras,textures,nurbs,polys)
-Real-time ShapeShifters
-Supports Polhemus and Ascension motion capture magnetic systems.
(Calibration time: 1 Second!!!)
-Full integration into Orad’s and RT-Set’s virtual set (Camara movments
and masking !!!) - Render set and character on same machine !!!
-Multiple machine operation (one machine for 4 views preview and one
machine for final rendering)
-Geared for live TV productions and live shows

Typhoon is royalty free ! Buy Typhoon, create as many characters as you
want in Alias, and use them as much as you want without paying anyone!

Typhoon prices:

Typhoon ShowTime $30,000
Typhoon ShowTime Pro $40,000
Typhoon Real-Time $80,000
Typhoon Real-Time Pro $100,000

For futher information, please call:

Roni Kass
V.P. Research & Development
DreamTeam Ltd.
3 Maskit Street
Herzliya Pituach
ISRAEL 46733

Tel: +972-9-9559855
Fax: +972-9-9559615
email: dreamt++at++netvision.net.il

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