Rainmaker Makes Dog Talk for Garfield Sequel (vfxworld.com)

Rainmaker Makes Dog Talk for Garfield Sequel (vfxworld.com): "Rainmaker Ltd. Partnership (Rainmaker) completed 170 CG shots on the new Fox release, GARFIELD: A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES. Full CG face replacements were completed on the film's new character, Winston the bulldog, and on eight other talking animals. Completing the task in just eight weeks, the Rainmaker team was led by visual effects supervisor Charlene Eberle and visual effects producer Jinnie Pak. ... For the film, in addition to proprietary software, Rainmaker used LightWave 8.5, Fusion 4, Sasquatch, Fprime, FrameCycler and Boujou 3."

DCCCafe Weekly : 3D for Non-Linear Editors

DCCCafe Weekly : 3D for Non-Linear Editors: "It is for uses like this that NewTek created 3D Arsenal, which came out around a month ago ... The relatively cheap product, priced at $495, allows non-linear editors to make their own 3D logos, movements, and easily integrate simple 3D into their work."