Will Vinton Studios Renders "Washed Up" SIGGRAPH 2002 Animation Theater Opener On RenderBOXX

BOXX Technologies, a leading developer and manufacturer of award-winning digital content creation systems for the entertainment and digital film industries announced today that Will Vinton Studios, a premiere dimensional character animation company and pioneer of Claymation(R), harnessed the rendering power of RenderBOXX for its animated short film "Washed Up," which will open the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater Computer Animation Festival in San Antonio.

BOXX (booth #19078) will be demonstrating the 3DBOXX and RenderBOXX with 3ds max, combustion, Maya and Softimage at SIGGRAPH 2002 in San Antonio, July 23-25, 2002.

"Washed Up" opens on an odd character who begins preparing for SIGGRAPH 2002 in San Antonio. In preparation for his trip, he dons his Texan finery - with one exception...

Vinton Studios's team of talented artists relied on an arsenal of software such as Maya, LightWave 3D, Deep Paint and Adobe Photoshop to design, paint and animate the short film, which was all rendered on a RenderBOXX render farm running Windows 2000. "The RenderBOXX machines were key to getting the project delivered," says John RA Benson, Head of Computer Graphics at Will Vinton Studios. "Down to the final minutes, there were scenes that had to be reanimated and rerendered for 'product placement' purposes. This pushed into schedules of other jobs, making the need for problem-free renders critical," continued Benson. "The BOXX machines were problem free and reliable. I just wish we had more of them."

See how Vinton Studios captures the spirit of the SIGGRAPH devotee in their delightful short film "Washed Up" in the SIGGRAPH Animation Theater, which opens on Monday July 21, 2002.

About RenderBOXX

The RenderBOXX series of dual processor Intel Xeon or AMD Athlon high-speed rendering nodes are designed to streamline the rendering process for HD, digital film, video, game development, 3D design and animation. Available in a 1U (1.7") form factor, RenderBOXX offers unparalleled processing power over conventional rendering systems and is built to reduce rendering times and increase throughput.

About BOXX

BOXX(R) Technologies, headquartered in Austin, TX, is a leading developer and manufacturer of award-winning, high-performance, high-bandwidth Microsoft Windows 2000 and Linux-based hardware and software solutions for the 3D, animation, digital film, and HDTV broadcast markets. BOXX solutions are designed to increase productivity and performance and include 3DBOXX(R), RenderBOXX(R) and HDBOXX(R)-- all complete systems for 3D, rendering and HD non-linear editing and compositing, respectively. Strategic partnerships with companies incorporating BOXX's system technology include 5D, Kaydara and Sonic Foundry. For more information on BOXX Technologies, please visit the BOXX web site at www.boxxtech.com or call toll free 877-877-BOXX (2699) or 512-835-0400 (outside North America).

About Vinton Studios

Vinton Studios, with offices in Portland, Los Angeles and New York, is recognized as one of the foremost creators of dimensional character animation in the world. The Studio executive produced the Emmy Award winning primetime animated television series The PJs with Imagine Entertainment and Eddie Murphy, in association with Warner Bros. Television and the dimensional animation primetime series, Gary and Mike in association with Big Ticket Television for the UPN network. Over the past 25 years, Vinton Studios has created literally hundreds of characters for commercials (including the California Raisins and the blockbuster Nissan "Toys" spot), two television series, a number of television specials and a feature film. The studio has garnered an Academy Award, seven primetime Emmys and numerous Clio awards. In the past two years, Vinton Studios has produced over one million frames of dimensional animation, making it one of the largest dimensional animation studios in the world and the largest provider of dimensional animation for advertising in the world (including the six-year-old, computer generated M&Ms campaign).

BOXX, 3DBOXX, RenderBOXX and HDBOXX are registered trademarks of BOXX Technologies, Inc., registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. BOXX Technologies, 9390 Research Blvd., Kaleido II, Ste. 300, Austin, TX 78759, Tel: 512-835-0400, Fax: 512-835-0434.