Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Software developed in Leiria hits Hollywood studios – Leiria area

Posted on April 8th, 2015 at 6:46 pm.

Six Hollywood studios are testing a new technology developed in Leiria. Disney, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros advanced to trials with audio software created by a professor in College of Technology and Management School, which uses particle systems and has the capacity to treat up to millions of sounds simultaneously.

Suitable for large productions, has also been tested by the BBC, Playstation Santa Monica Studios, Turner Broadcasting, RadioFrance and Stanford University.

According to Nuno Fonseca, the software saves time and produces more realistic results. On the other hand, takes advantage of the latest sound for film systems such as Dolby Atmos or the Auro-3D, some of which have not yet reached the Portuguese rooms.

The teaching of the IPL is coordinator of the new degree in Digital Media and Games. It is also visiting professor at the Music School of Lisbon and member of the Audio Engineering Society and the Society of Motion Picture & amp; Television Engineers.

To promote this new technology in the United States and England, Nuno Fonseca gave several lectures in those countries and participated in meetings with executives and professionals, including Glenn Freemantle, Oscar winner for best “Sound Editing “2014, with the film” Gravity “.

The investigator had already collaborated several times with the Eastwest company in Los Angeles, the film industry, with software that lets you put your computer to sing like symphonic choir, used by many composers.

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(Article published in the edition of March 26, 2015)

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