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"Explosive3D" Krakatoa Image Contest (UPDATED!)

[size=150]“Explosive3D” Krakatoa Image Contest[/size]

Prime Focus Software is pleased to announce the Krakatoa Image Competition for SIGGRAPH 2009. We are now accepting entries from all Krakatoa fanatics and users alike using any version of this software. Entrants can obtain a free evaluation license of Krakatoa by filling out the license request form at http://software.primefocusworld.com/software/products/krakatoa/download/

Both still images or animations that used Krakatoa as a major component in the final result of a commercial or personal project will be accepted. (post processing and compositing with other render elements from other renderers are acceptable, but please note the details in the submission).
All valid entries submitted will be reviewed by our panel of judges including Academy Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor Mike Fink, president and senior VFX supervisor of Prime Focus VFX, Chris Bond, and Krakatoa Developer Borislav “Bobo” Petrov who will determine the winner of this years’ competition.

Please note, top entries will be considered for inclusion on our website or other related promotional material and be fully credited for their work. We will require your written permission to use the material for Krakatoa marketing purposes

Prizes
UPDATED:The winning entry winning will receive a Prime Focus Software bundle worth $2,500 to be used for either commercial or personal use. This package will include one Standard Bundle of Krakatoa (1 workstation license and 2 render nodes), 5 render nodes of Deadline, Prime Focus’ popular Render Farm Management Software and 1 workstation and render node license for Awake a Plug-in pack for Eyeon’s Fusion 5.

Theme
“Earth, Wind, Air and Fire” - All Participants must submit an image or animation that follows this year’s nature theme. Artists are encouraged to explore the many possibilities within this category and create something as realistically looking as possible.

Deadline
UPDATED:All entries must be emailed to siggraph-contest@primefocusworld.com on or before Thursday October 1, 2009.

Preferred submissions Formats
Still Images - OpenEXR or another lossless format
Animation - QuickTime using Motion JPEG A codec or uncompressed image sequences

UPDATED:If you have any questions concerning the details listed above please contact Deirdre O’Reilly, Software Sales Manager at krakatoa-sales@primefocusworld.com.

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