When youre trying to capture the moment of a lifetime, you cant afford to take any chances. So when Josh Wiese and his teammates set out to film the solar eclipse this week - the first total eclipse to cross the US coast-to-coast for almost a century - he knew hed need a lot of research and equipment he could count upon.

At NAB 2017, Autodesk is showcasing the newest versions of its solutions for media and entertainment. Each update is full of enhancements that simplify the creative process, streamline artist collaboration and equip users for the future of content creation.

Artists from around the world used media and entertainment software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) for the 22nd year to help bring 2016s most popular films to the big screen. Autodesk also received recognition from The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, earning a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award (Sci-Tech) for the Arnold renderer.

Silverdraft (www.silverdraft.com), pioneering maker of sinfully-fast Devil and Demon super-computers for rendering, VFX transcoding, animation, Virtual Reality (VR) and visualization applications, will showcase the superior firepower of its products to enable groundbreaking, collaborative VR and accelerated VFX post production during SIGGRAPH 2016. Highlights include trailblazing demonstrations of Demons running Autodesks VRED and Immersive Design Studios Canvas visualization software at the partner booths of NVIDIA Corporation (#509) and PNY Technologies (#627), along with the launch of the industrys fastest-ever Autodesk Flame at B&H Photo (#767).

As IBC 2015 kicks off this week in Amsterdam, Autodesk is unveiling Extension 1 for its Flame 2016 family of 3D VFX software, which includes Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Lustre and Autodesk Flame Assist. Inspired by feedback from the community and available to subscription customers on September 23, the release introduces new workflow improvements and creative tools, along with a performance boost that streamline the creation, management and delivery of assets for artists within a multi-delivery pipeline. 

At IBC 2014, Autodesk unveils Flame 2015 visual effects software Extension 2, with included support for Shotgun Software, a cloud-based production tracking, review and asset management platform. Just last month at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, Shotgun, recently acquired by Autodesk, announced an iPhone Review app, Shotgun Desktop and MARI integration. Since the acquisition earlier this summer, the expanded development team (triple the number of coding engineers) has been on hyper drive.

Autodesk is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Flame Award, which celebrates the achievements of the most talented and skilled Flame artists in the world. The company plans to unveil the nominees in July, and the Flame community, along with a Flame Award committee comprising independent visual effects and industry experts, will vote to determine the winner. 

Autodesk is now accepting submissions for its Best of the Best 2014 Show Reel, which will premiere at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention from April 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas, NV. Highlighting the year's top talent and most innovative work created using Autodesk tools, the reel will be featured on Tags: Autodesk | Call for Submissions | Reel | Show Reel | NAB | Creative Projects | Animation | Film | Broadcast | Cinematics | Commercials | Music Videos | 3ds Max | Maya | MotionBuilder | Softimage | Smoke | Flame | Lustre | Entertainment Creation Suite

Autodesk issued a call for submissions for the 2012 Best of the Best Show Reel, which will premiere at NAB on April 16 in Las Vegas, NV. The reel will be showcased in front of thousands of broadcast and film professionals at the Autodesk NAB booth (SL3315) from April 16-19, on AREA, the Autodesk Web site, Autodesk You Tube Channel and at other events throughout the year.

Commercial, broadcast, music video, episodic, short, feature film, digital media, and interactive projects created during 2011 using any of the following Autodesk Digital Entertainment Creation software tools are eligible for submission: Flame Premium, Flame, Smoke, Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, MotionBuilder and Mudbox.

Autodesk is also seeking high-resolution images for inclusion in its marketing materials leading up to and surrounding NAB.

To submit your work or learn more about the submission process, please visit: http://www.autodesk.com/film-submityourwork

The deadline for imagery submission is December 9th, 2011, and the deadline for video content submissions is February 24th, 2012.

Since launching Autodesk Smoke for Mac OS X in December 2009, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has seen widespread adoption of this all-in-one editorial finishing solution for Mac-based creative workflows. At the International Broadcasting Convention 2011 (IBC), Sept. 9 to 13, Autodesk will demonstrate the newest releases of its Digital Entertainment Creation tools: Smoke, Autodesk Flame Premium, Autodesk Flare and Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites software.

Since launching Autodesk Smoke for Mac OS X in December 2009, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), has seen widespread adoption of this all-in-one editorial finishing solution for Mac-based creative workflows. At the International Broadcasting Convention 2011 (IBC), Sept. 9 to 13, Autodesk will demonstrate the newest releases of its Digital Entertainment Creation tools: Smoke, Autodesk Flame Premium, Autodesk Flare and Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites software.

This year at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Sept. 9 to 13, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), will demonstrate its powerful creative software tools for television, film and post-production, with particular focus on Autodesk Flame Premium software (launched last year at IBC) and Autodesk Flare software (launched here in 2009). The 2012 versions greatly provide expanded creative and technical tools, enhanced stereoscopic viewing modes, increased format support and improved performance speed.

This year at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), Sept. 9 to 13, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), will demonstrate its powerful creative software tools for television, film and post-production, with particular focus on Autodesk Flame Premium software (launched last year at IBC) and Autodesk Flare software (launched here in 2009). The 2012 versions greatly provide expanded creative and technical tools, enhanced stereoscopic viewing modes, increased format support and improved performance speed.