A handful of the Videomaker staff as well as myself attended Macworld this year in beautiful San Francisco at the Moscone Center. I didn’t know what to expect, this is the first year Apple completely pulled the plug and did not attend the event. I had heard a lot of speculation leading up to Macworld, about a possible uninhabited show floor.

It was definitely smaller than years past. Only 250 exhibitors were on hand, down from 400 last year – a direct result of Apple’s decision to not attend. Most of what we saw at the event were accessories for iPods and iPhones, nothing really ground breaking in the video industry. Certainly after this event Macworld’s future remains in question – if we look at years past, Apple has pulled out of other Macworld Expo’s and they ultimately came to a screeching halt. Read the rest of this entry »

GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC. The acquisition includes particleIllusion SE, all Emitters and Pro Emitters, particleIllusion for AE, and all additional intellectual property from wondertouch LLC. As part of the acquisition, Alan Lorence, the former CEO of wondertouch and creator of particleIllusion, will join GenArts as a full-time developer. Read the rest of this entry »