AMD TECHNOLOGY USED FOR PRODUCTION IN STAR WARS: EPISODE
II ATTACK OF THE CLONES
SUNNYVALE, CA-JUNE 27, 2002-AMD today announced its
collaboration with JAK Films and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of
Lucas Digital Ltd. LLC, in the production of "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of
the Clones".
JAK Films used AMD Athlon(tm) MP processor-based
workstations in its labs to advance the art of cinema storyboarding through
digital pre-visualization. ILM used a high-performance cluster of AMD Athlon MP
processor-based servers designed and manufactured by RackSaver.
"Our goal was to paint an accurate picture of what 'Star
Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones' would look like long before filming was
even started," said Dan Gregoire, director of the pre-visualization lab, JAK
Films. "Our AMD Athlon MP processor-based systems are ideal for running the
powerful software we rely upon."
"Given the challenge of producing top quality visual
imagery in a compressed time frame, we really appreciate the performance boost
we got with our AMD Athlon MP processor-based systems," said Michael Kiernan,
Manager of Systems R&D at ILM.
"We at RackSaver, with our expertise in design and
manufacturing of high-density, high-performance computing clusters, are excited
to have met the critical computing demands required in the production of 'Star
Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,'" said David Driggers, CEO RackSaver.
"George Lucas is admired for the many technical advances
he has contributed to the film industry. The innovative AMD technology used by
ILM and JAK Films is no exception, " said Ed Ellett, vice-president of product
marketing for AMD's Computation Products Group. "JAK Films pre-visualized
literally every scene in 'Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,' which
helped Lucas translate his vision to the big screen with exceptional accuracy.
ILM is widely recognized in the film industry as a standard-bearer in visual
effects and digital animation."
Customers using systems based on powerful AMD Athlon MP
processors can experience tremendous productivity, and fast turnaround time on a
variety of graphically intensive tasks ranging from creating complex special
effects sequences to manipulating video, audio content and high resolution still
images.
Note: For additional information about AMD's involvement
in the production of "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" please visit:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_756_759^566~31514,00.html
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