Autodesk Boosts Advanced Rendering Capabilities Through Acquisition of Solid Angle
April 18 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) has acquired Solid Angle, developer
of Arnold, an advanced, ray-tracing image renderer for high-quality
3D animation and visual effects creation used in film, television
and advertising worldwide. Acquisition terms were not
disclosed.
An efficient global illumination renderer used by more than 500
studios and thousands of independent artists, Arnold has become the
preferred tool among creative professionals for high-quality
rendering. Arnold has been used on Academy Award-winning films such
as “Ex Machina” and “The Martian” as well as the Emmy Award-winning
series Game of Thrones, among other popular features, TV shows and
commercials.
“We’re constantly looking out for promising technologies that
help artists boost creativity and productivity,” shared Chris
Bradshaw, senior vice president, Autodesk Media &
Entertainment. “Efficient rendering is increasingly critical for 3D
content creation and acquiring Solid Angle will allow us to help
customers better tackle this computationally intensive part of the
creative process. Together, we can improve rendering workflows
within our products as well as accelerate the development of new
rendering solutions that tap into the full potential of the cloud,
helping all studios scale production.”
“Autodesk shares our passion for numerical methods and
computational performance and our desire to simplify the rendering
pipeline, so artists can create top quality visuals more easily,”
said Solid Angle Founder Marcos Fajardo. “With Autodesk, we’ll be
able to accelerate development as well as scale our marketing,
sales and support operations for Arnold to better meet the needs of
our growing user base. Working side-by-side, we can solve
production challenges in rendering and beyond.”
As part of Autodesk, Solid Angle’s development team will
continue to drive the evolution of Arnold working in close
collaboration with its user community. Arnold will remain available
as a standalone renderer for both Autodesk products and third party
applications including Houdini, Katana, and Cinema 4D on Linux, Mac
OS X and Windows. Both Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya will also
continue to support other third-party renderers.
“As with other acquisitions, we are committed to supporting
third party applications with Arnold,” explains Bradshaw. “Our goal
is to improve customers’ collaboration, creativity, productivity
and efficiency across their entire pipeline, regardless of the
tools they use.”
Arnold pricing and packaging is unchanged and Autodesk will
continue to offer perpetual licenses of Arnold. Customers should
continue to purchase Arnold through their usual Solid Angle
channels.
Business Outlook
This transaction is expected to have no impact on Autodesk’s
guidance issued on February 25, 2016.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding:
the impact of the acquisition on Autodesk's guidance issued on
February 25, 2016, our business performance, and product and
services offerings; the impact of the transaction on Autodesk's and
Solid Angle’s products and services capabilities, customers, and
partners. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include the following: difficulties encountered in
integrating merged businesses; whether certain markets grow as
anticipated; the competitive environment in the media and
entertainment industry and competitive responses to the
acquisition; Autodesk and Solid Angle’s success developing new
products or modifying existing products and the degree to which
these gain market acceptance; general market and business
conditions; and unanticipated impact of accounting for
acquisitions. Further information on potential factors that could
affect the financial results of Autodesk are included in the
company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31,
2016, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Autodesk does not assume any obligation to update the
forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or
circumstances that exist after the date on which they were
made.
About Autodesk
Autodesk helps people imagine, design and create a better world.
Everyone—from design professionals, engineers and architects to
digital artists, students and hobbyists—uses Autodesk software
to unlock their creativity and solve important challenges. For more
information visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.
Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Maya, Softimage and 3ds Max are
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subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
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specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not
responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear
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