SIGGRAPH 2010, Los Angeles. /*jupiter jazz*/ announces that the first license of AtomKraft is given away for free, as in ‘beer’.

AtomKraft is the upcoming look development, lighting and rendering solution for the Foundry’s Nuke that enables VFX studios to alleviate the use of 3D packages for these parts of the production pipeline.

This special version, AtomKraft Give-it-a-Shot™, is a fully functional two threads license that is usable for commercial work (limited to 1 license per person/site). The pricing scheme for full, thread-unlimited licenses is now published. All licenses are floating and cross platform.

AtomKraft is scheduled for release 1.0 after SIGGRAPH2011 along with the free AtomKraft Give-it-a-Shot™ version.

The /*jupiter jazz*/ group hopes this move will create an incentive for smaller studios and individual artists to make use of this exciting technology.

The free license of AtomKraft is restricted to two threads and to 1 license per person or site only. AtomKraft will operate in thread-unlimited mode when ran without a license. In this mode the renderer superimposes a watermark on its images. The free license is time-limited but can be renewed at any time, free of charge, through the /*jupiter jazz*/ website.

About /*jupiter jazz*/

Jupiter Jazz Ltd. is a privately held company which acts as an umbrella for the commercial endeavors of the /*jupiter jazz*/ group. Jupiter Jazz Ltd. was founded by Paolo Berto, Moritz Mœller in 2010. It is based in Hong Kong, China.

The /*jupiter jazz*/ group, founded in 2007 by Paolo Berto, is a worldwide network of professionals who focus on pushing the intersection of art, technology, science and beer. Its members are carefully choosen specialists with complementing backgrouds from different fields.