HP Workstations Watchtower Kung Fu Panda 2
There is always a high-tech behind the making of animated films ciamik today. The newest is the Kung Fu Panda 2, which is supported by HP Z800 Workstation.
Various scenes from the swirling water, lush green land, until the thrilling battle scenes featuring thousands of kung fu master character, successfully presented in plenary and detail by DreamWorks Animation, among others, with the help of workstations made by Hewlett Packard (HP).
Z800 HP Workstations HP claimed to have performance that is much more hurried than its predecessor. A more powerful device also sought the creator and animator for DreamWorks Animation, the creative ambition that they have prepared for Kung Fu Panda 2. According to DreamWorks, the main characters in this brand-new film is the most complex work ever created.
In addition, according to Ed Leonard (CTO DreamWorks Animation), the atmosphere in the movie Kung Fu Panda 2 is to be filmed in the richest and exciting filmmaking CGI (computer graphics imagery). “The technology presented by HP continues to assist us in overcoming all obstacles and limitations, creating a new standard for movie-making industry, and especially again created a film that can be enjoyed by audiences around the world,” said Ed Leonard.
Kung Fu Panda movie first released in 2008 using more than 50 terra bytes of data and its rendering time to reach 25 million hours. Well, in this 2nd movie, 3D presentation plus a variety of creative aspirations of filmmakers making the number swelled to 100 TB of data and rendering it takes time for 55 million hours!
Z800 HP Workstations that carries high-speed Intel Xeon processor, 12MB RAM reaches (workstation version with 2 processor core 6), and option drives are able to conquer these tricky job. Mentioned that, DreamWorks artists to work on multiple shots simultaneously and more interactive than the previous process.
Want to know what interesting facts about HP Z800 and Kung Fu Panda 2? If you happen to watch this film, watch the feathers, cloth, armor, which is presented more perfect. Not only major characters who carry the visual richness. Then in a scene where the bullets hit the water cannon in a battle scene. Fractional water is made in such a way as to illustrate the power of bullet. To capture a close-up, an artist must use special software to render 10 million particles!
Realizing the creative ideas and new possibilities through technology has become HP’s commitment for a long time. “Working with industry leaders and an animated film inspired us to deliver top-performance technology that can enhance their creations to a higher level again,” said Jeff Wood, Director, Worldwide Marketing, Workstations Global Business Unit, HP