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Inition stage explosive 3D finale to £1million car show
21/11/2005
Inition deployed a number of new technologies for a large-scale stereoscopic 3D projection for the MPH '05 show at Birmingham's NEC and London's Earl's Court. MPH is a unique concept that combines a display of the finest cars on the planet and a stage show hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and Tiff Needell. BAFTA award winning set designer John Napier (famed as the set designer of Cats and Les Miserables) again called upon Inition's 3D services after their successful collaboration with stereoscopic sequences in Starlight Express, currently touring the UK.

Click here for press release

http://www.mphshow.co.uk

 


 

 

Inition's 3D tour of cutting-edge design and manufacturing establishment
22/11/2005
Opened in September by Sir Terrence Conran, Metropolitan Works is a new state-of-the-art digital manufacturing centre in Central London. To show off the complex, Inition were asked to create a 4 minute stereoscopic tour of the centre's advanced facilities, aimed at inspiring and educating the next generation of digital designers. This is the first stage in a collaboration that will see Inition install a high-specification Duality stereoscopic visualisation suite at the centre's Central London studios.

http://www.metropolitanworks.org/

To find out more about Inition's 3D Services please email or call us on +44 (0)20 7613 5004


 
 

Inition 3D Services replicate Bell 206 Helicopter
26/09/2005
Inition provide a 360 degree 3D replication of a helicopter cockpit for use with a HMD and motion base training simulator.
Photogrammetry techniques, careful 3D modelling and custom texture maps combined to produce an efficient but accurate low polygon model.

For more information click here

To find out more about Inition's 3D Services please email or call us on +44 (0)20 7613 5004


 
 

Inition guides now online
26/10/2005
Click the links to read our guides to products and services:

Head-mounted displays
Motion capture and tracking
Stereoscopic visualisation
3D scanning and digitizing technology
3D Printing and Concept Modeling
Sub Surface Laser Engraving (SSLE)


 
 

3D Printing technology showcased in contemporary art exhibitions
26/09/2005
Chris Cornish, Inition's 3D Artist and Scanning Specialist, has utilised the latest 3D priniting technology for two art exhibitions due to open in October.

With the support of 3D systems, a series of sculptures depicting highly detailed landscapes and architecture will be shown at the exhibitions in London and Paris.

For more information please follow the links below, email or call us on +44 (0)20 7613 5004

galerieschleicherlange.com
Rachmaninoff's
chriscornish.co.uk


 
 

Breakthrough in Wireless Magnetic Tracking
14/09/2005
In a first for magnetic tracking, Inition are proud to offer for sale the first system to combine the accuracy of magnetic tracking with the freedom of wireless sensors.

The Latus system from the respected manufacturers Polhemus is set to move magnetic tracking into areas and applications previously thought inaccessable.

If you would like to know how this new product can help your company or project, email or call us on +44 (0)20 7613 5004


 
 

Inition Presents PhaseSpace Open Day 17th August
17/08/2005
Inition are pleased to invite you to our central London demo studio on the 17th of August to showcase the latest in optical motion capture technology.

The PhaseSpace is a motion digitizer capable of producing superior performance attributes such as system resolution, speed, and measuring range compared to exsisting motion capture systems.

If you are interested in arranging a demo on the 17th August, please take a moment to send us a confirmation e-mail or call us on +44 (0)20 7613 5004.

For more info click here. For directions click here


 
 

Inition Launch 3D Scanning and 3D Printing Service
26/07/2005
Inition are pleased to announce the official launch of our 3D Scanning and 3D Printing Bureau Service. Based upon the latest 3D digitising and solid imaging technology, our experienced technicians provide an efficient and affordable service.

3D Scanning - Whatever your application, our wide range of solutions - including high resolution laser scanners, optical digitizers and photogrammetry - will deliver the results you need.

3D Printing - Produce superior quality, durable physical models from your 3-D design data - or if you do not have a 3D model of your 2D design, no problem, we can create this for you too.

To receive a quotation for either 3D Scanning or 3D Printing services please e-mail us. For more info click here


 
 

Inition appointed official resellers of Hexamite and Aeroscout
01/08/2005
Inition are proud to be official resellers of new large scale wireless motion tracking systems from Hexamite and Aeroscout.

Aeroscout uses Active Radio Frequency Identification to track tags attached to people, assets, and equipment as well as mobile units such as laptops, PDAs, barcode scanners and RFID readers. Infrastructure used is a standard Wi-Fi wireless network. A real-time software engine provides clear graphical feedback on location and current state.

Aeroscout introduced the first Wi-Fi based Active RFID tag system, and are market leaders with a system that is flexible enough for indoor and outdoor environments. Recent large-scale installations include the child finder system for Legoland Windsor.

Hexamite introduce the HX5, a very affordable and flexible wireless ultrasonic tracking system. The HX5 components are purchased as needed and assembled into any configuration. There is no fixed limit to coverage. Now tracking in large areas is affordable and easy, and the components are also available in weatherised and underwater versions.

For more info click here


 
 

Inition present Fogscreen Inia, 5th - 15th July 2005
02/06/2005
Inition are pleased to invite you to our central London demo studio on July 5th-15th for a demonstration of the FogScreen Inia - a walk-through vapour screen allowing projections onto thin air. The demo period has been extended due to recent events in London.

For more info click here

If you are interested in arranging a demo please take a moment to send us a confirmation e-mail. For directions click here


 
 

Inition 3D Scanning and 3D Printing Open Day
25/05/2005
Inition are pleased to invite you to our central London demo studio on July 12th for a day showcasing the latest in 3D scanning, 3D printing and stereoscopic display technology.

For more info click here

If you are interested in attending this event on July 12th please take a moment to send us a confirmation e-mail. For directions click here


 
 

Inition collaborate on 3D film installation for Goldsmiths Fine Art Degree Show.
31/05/2005
Cara Barry, a Fine Art student at Goldsmiths College, approached Inition for advice on producing a stereoscopic film for her degree show installation. Inition worked with Cara providing technicial expertise and equipment. Cara's film exploits 3D projection by the use of multiple layering in keeping with the conceptual aesthetic of her work. It develops on her previous techniques, adding an eerie dimensional overlap by its adoption of stereoscopic technology. Cara's work is available to view at Goldsmiths College in New Cross, South East London, from 16th to 20th of June.

http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/degree-shows/#uva


 
 

Inition and Brunel University develop 3D simulation project
24/05/2005
Brunel University approached Inition to lend expertise with 3D simulation and user interfaces in designing a Command and Control centre based in Brunel's state of the art BITLab, mapping out the entire university site in 3D.


Click here for more info


 
 

Inition appointed official resellers of Planar range
18/05/2005
Inition introduce new stereoscopic desktop display based on twin SXGA LCD panels and StereoMirror™ allowing high-resolution 3D imagery with the use of polarising glasses.

 

Planar SD1710 Stereoscopic Display


 
 

Bradford College invest in VR installation from Inition
27/04/2005
On a mission to bring the new worlds of Virtual Reality to its students, Bradford College took delivery this week of the first stage of its substantial investment in up-to-the-minute technology.

With a brief to introduce its students to the widest possible range of VR equipment, Inition has worked with Bradford to design and implement systems that will integrate seamlessly into the College’s future teaching curricula. Included amongst the supplied equipment are head mounted displays, autostereoscopic screens, a Gypsy motion capture system and VR authoring tools.


 
 

Gypsy Dancer!
26/04/2005
A ground-breaking collaboration between Inition and leading choreographer Rob Tannion blew audiences away at the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday.

Frequent collaborator Desiree Kongerod’s movements were captured by eighteen tiny inertial sensors in GypsyGyro-18 motion capture suit - and then projected in real time in the guise of a live 3D character designed by Inition.

Read press release here


 
 

Force Dimension range available from Inition
19/04/2005
Inition are pleased to announce that we have been made official resellers of Force Dimension's haptic device range. The 3-DOF Omega (left), the 3-DOF Delta and the 6-DOF Delta offer a versatile range of solutions, suitable for a wide variety of haptic applications.

3-DOF Omega
3-DOF Delta
6-DOF Delta


 
 

Inition Copy National Trust Paving
01/04/2005
Paving specialists Marshalls are producing – for the first time ever - perfect replicas of historic National Trust flagstones, thanks to 3D scanning technology provided by Inition. The scans are to be used to create unique moulds for specially coloured concrete.

Inition have supplied and installed a bespoke 3D scanning system to capture the unique pitted and ridged surface of protected flagstones, in some of the National Trust's finest properties.

Read press release here


 
 

Inition bring Sharp's new high-end 3D notebook to the UK
09/03/2005
Following on from the success of the World's first 3D notebook (the Sharp Actius RD3D), Inition are proud to be able to announce the arrival of the Sharp's next-generation 3D notebook, the Actius AL3DU.

The AL3DU offers enhanced 3D graphics performance, gigbit ethernet, GeForce Go 6600 graphics and a Pentium M P750 processor. It also comes with TriDef player allowing real-time 2D to 3D DVD conversion.

 


 
 

Inition appointed official resellers of EON Reality range
01/03/2005
Inition are proud to offer the full EON Reality product range for creating interactive rich 3D content.

The EON range offers realistic real-time visual effects, user-friendly immersive displays, 3D interactive authoring software and the EON ICUBE™ - a revolutionary PC based multi-sided immersive environment in which participants are completely surrounded by virtual imagery and 3D sound.

 


 
 

InVision 3D printers now available from Inition
01/03/2005
Inition now offer the exciting new 3D printing solution from 3D Systems as official UK resellers. The new standard in 3D modelling technology, InVision 3D printers offer the ability to build extraordinarily complex models or patterns from durable photopolymer materials at the touch of a button.

3D Systems InVision 3-D Printer

3D Systems InVision HR 3-D Printer

 


 
 

World first for Inition with glasses-free 3D for Gizmondo
22/02/2005
Inition are excited to be involved in the launch of Gizmondo's flagship store in Regent Street, London. Inition have supplied 9 SynthaGram autostereoscopic displays for a 3 by 3 tiled wall and have created a series of special 3D clips for what is the first glasses-free 3D video wall anywhere in the world.

Read press release here



 
 

Inition to show off SynthaGram 404 in Düsseldorf
16/02/2005
Inition will be exhibiting the StereoGraphics SynthaGram™ 404 autostereoscopic 3D display at Düsseldorf's EuroShop 2005 on 19th-23rd February.

Established in 1966, EuroShop is the world's largest global retail trade fair, and Inition's presentation will demonstrate StereoGraphics' 40" glasses-free 3D public display on Cube Music's stand.



 
 

Starlight Express... The 3rd Dimension
01/02/2005
The UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is the country’s first touring theatre production to feature 3D film, thanks to a stereoscopic video projection system supplied by London based 3D specialists Inition.

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A Match Made in 3D
09/12/2004
Leading autostereoscopic expert, Nick Holliman, endorses Inition after they equip his new research lab.

“I chose Inition because they are reliable, honest and very helpful. I recommend them to other universities, companies and display manufacturers,” says Holliman. Read More


 
 

Look into my Crystal Cube!
09/12/2004
Norway’s first 3D photocrystal engraving centre opened in Oslo to crowds of excited shoppers with the help of 3D specialists Inition.

Inition supplied and installed the latest InSpeck 3D Capturors II scanner and EM Subsurface Laser Engraving software for Norwegian company Crystalized.

Read More

What is Sub Surface Laser Engraving?


 
 

Virtual Changing Labs
03/12/2004
A disused university engineering lab has been transformed into an innovative 3D visualisation suite with the help of London based Virtual Reality specialists Inition.

The Brunel University building – renamed the Brunel Information Technology Laboratory (BIT Lab) – now buzzes with cutting edge 3D projectors and displays instead of drills and metal presses...

Read More


 
 

Inition help The Royal College of Art to unravel the facts about Medieval Jewellery
03/11/2004
The Royal College of Art's Department of Metalwork and Jewellery has just taken delivery of immersive VR technology and a render farm from Inition. The equipment will be used in a project to explore various aspects of the design and use of jewellery in Medieval Northern Europe.

The department says, 'We needed to acquire specific hardware and software solutions that required advice from a specialist supplier - we found that at Inition. After detailed discussion the resources we agreed on were delivered and installed by Inition's technical team to fit in with our project timetable. Future development of the project will require the projection of stereo images showing human figures at full-size - Inition have already advised us regarding the technological solution best suited to our needs. '


 
 

Thanks for visiting our stand!
15/9/2004
We caused quite a stir at PLASA with our new range of autostereo screens from Opticality (formerly X3D) and Stereographics. The attention they received certainly confirmed our beliefs as to their attention grabbing potential. For details of the models we had on show, please use the links below:

Opticality, 40" Autostereo LCD screen (on front of stand)

SynthaGram, 40" LCD Autostereo LCD screen (in corner of stand)

If you would like another demonstration to discuss how Inition's creative team can turn your 3D ideas into reality then get in touch on 020 7613 5004 or inition@inition.co.uk. Full press release here.


 
 

We are moving
18/8/2004
As many of you who have visited us in the past year will have noticed, we are bursting at the seams in our current place! As of September 2004 we will have relocated to our new place just around the corner at 79 Leonard Street.

Our new space will feature a new demonstration suite where you will be able to view the largest selection of 3D displays and virtual reality equipment in the UK. More info shortly. Click here for a map showing our new location.


 
 

Inition to show wide range of Autostereoscopic screens at PLASA 2004
02/08/2004
For a chance to see a wide range of autostereo screens in action, you can visit us at PLASA in Earl's Court, London between 12-15 September. We will be showing off several models from Opticality (formerly X3D), Stereographics, and Sharp on stand JJ25. Click here for more info on PLASA. Get in touch with us if you would like a complementary ticket. Full press release.


 
 

Inition appointed as official reseller of Sharp's new 3D LCD - LL-151D
15/07/2004
Inition are excited to be able to offer Sharp's new 15" autostereoscopic display to our clients. Based on the same technology as Sharp's RD3D, this new LCD display offers glasses-free stereo and is compatible with nearly all existing stereo applications.

Available now for demo in our central London showroom and to purchase from September. For more product info click here.
Read press release here.


 
 

Inition become UK resellers for the recently updated range of InSpeck Digitizers
6/07/2004

In addition to becoming UK Resellers, Inition are pleased to announce the new 'Mega Capturor DF' digitizer. Boasting two mega pixel cameras providing dual volume acquisition, this product pushes new boundaries in terms of adaptable, accurate and affordable scanning. Used on its own or part of a 'multi-head' configuration this is the ideal solution for gaming, film and medical industries.


 
 

Inition have been chosen to become the first resellers for the new IRIS3D
9/06/2004

With today's computer systems generating torrents of complex data the need for sophisticated visualisation tools is critical to business success. Now, with the release of the IRIS-3D, companies can generate razor-sharp, high resolution autostereoscopic visualisation from the desktop environment, through a unique dual - channel 3D projection display system. And as the first reseller to be appointed, VR specialists Inition (www.inition.co.uk) have won the rights to introduce this stunning display to the European and North American markets. Read press release here.


 
 

Room with a VR View for Kew
11/06/2004

This June Kew’s aquarium breaks its banks to spill virtually onto the walls, with the very latest in 3D computer animation. ‘Swimming with Phytoplankton’ is an ethereal underwater projection that lets viewers walk the oceanic bed and swim among the microscopic world of plankton in the manner of Bug’s Life or Antz. The project, which is part of the New Views of Kew season, was conceived by artist and animator Iona Scott with support from virtual reality experts Inition (www.inition.co.uk). Read press release here.


 
 

GREAT THINGS ON for Inition
06/05/2004

Chris Cornish, Inition’s youngest recruit, has won third prize in Britain’s coveted Beck’s Futures Student Film and Video Award. The award – widely acknowledged as the younger, hipper pretender to the Turner prize – carries with it a £500 prize, a media launch at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and special commendation by judges Sophie Fiennes, artist Alison Jackson and prize-giver Sir Bob Geldof. Read press release here.


 
 

Is your monitor flat, dull and listless? Does it dream of curvaceous, lively dimensions? ...
05/05/2004

SeeReal’s new ‘C-nt’ model is the latest to join Inition’s stereoscopic stable, with a monitor that replies to the market demand for high quality, fairly priced, 3D equipment. Read press release here.


 

 
 

'White teeth.. and Jaws please'. Latest i-glasses ideal for in-chair patient distraction.
24/04/2004

VR specialists Inition introduce i-glasses Pro for the very latest in in-chair entertainment. Unlike their chunkier predecessor the next generation i-glasses are small - a feather-light 200g - with twice the resolution of a standard TV, a wraparound screen equivalent to 80 inches of display and full stereo sound for superior client comfort, distraction and relaxation. Read press release here.


 
 

Inition's groundbreaking mobile 3D cinema gives RSPB wings
20/04/2004

VR industry leaders Inition have created the world's first mobile, 3D cinematic campaign for the RSPB. Launched in Cardiff Bay on the 7th of April, this groundbreaking project will tour the country for the next three years, allowing viewers to experience life through the senses of a bird of prey, surfing air currents and slicing through thermals with added stereoscopic thrust. Read press release here.


 
 


Inition brings the World's first 3D notebook to the UK
17/02/2004

Launched late last year the RD3D was top of every Editor’s wish list. PC Magazine called it ‘Truly advanced display technology’, and CNet.com heralded it as ‘ushering in a new way of looking at computers’. Now Virtual Reality specialists Inition have won sole dealership of the Sharp Actius RD3D for UK distribution. Read press release here.


 
 


Inition win contract to supply RSPB with stereoscopic cinema and content
26/11/2003

Inition team up with Masters Exhibitions and shows to supply the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) with a mobile stereoscopic cinema experience. Touring Wales from April for the next two years the latest High Definition 3D stereo graphics and surround sound will give the expected 150,000 visitors a taste of the extraordinary abilities of Welsh birds.


 
 


Inition bring 3D to Brunel University's new state of the art BitLab
24/10/2003

Brunel University chose Inition to provide consultancy and equipment to help the department of Electronic & Computer Engineering fit out their new multi million pound research laboratory.


 
 


New 3D laptop from Sharp -
Click here for full article
23/10/2003

Taking autostereoscopic technology to its next logical progression, Sharp Systems of America have released a notebook PC with an LCD display capable of producing '3D without glasses'.


 
 


New Product - Gypsy tracking system -
Click here for product details
17/10/2003

Utilising a unique electromechanical method of tracking to make motion capture ever more simple and affordable


 
 


Inition Complete New 3D Production for Amersham Plc
05/08/2003

With the future provision of a Government approved repository for radioactive waste uncertain, Amersham has developed a strategy to manage its own waste in a safe and responsible manner. Inition produce a stereoscopic 10 minute film incorporating live action and 3D computer generated content, to demonstrate this new technology.


 
 


Marketing Flea Treatment in 'Flea D'!
08/04/2003

Inition produce short stereoscopic 3D movie to provide a 'Flea D' experience for attendees at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association's (BSAVA) annual trade show. Guthrie Communications commissioned Inition to provide the short 3D film to enlighten vets to the benefits of using Novartis Animal Health's award winning flea treatment. This was shown at the Novartis stand using a stereoscopic head-mounted display.


 
 


Pioneering Waste Management System Visualised
23/02/2003

Amersham's high standards of safety and environmental management are demonstrated in this, the latest in a succession of 3D Productions provided by Inition.


 
 


MicroOptical Displays now available from Inition
31/01/2003

MicroOptical, manufacturers of the World's smallest and lightest head-up displays, sign reseller partnership with Inition. Full range of MicroOptical displays are now available from Inition. SV-3 and SV-9 models available for demo at our London facility.


 
 


Inition pioneer use of 3D film in Broadway Musical
24/01/2003