Here it comes! A Cerebro Road Trip to the countries of Asia. During the whole month of September we are going to visit some of most important countries of Asia, and with their help we will be able to find some new agents for our services. We have products: – Cerebro https://cerebrohq.com/ the environment for teamwork and learning in the Media & Entertainment industry. – Staya http://staya.vc/en/ recruiting IT-platform like “adwords” but for Jobs. The whole month is packed with meetings. Our plans are:

• September 4-10 – Beijing, China
• September 11-13 – Shanghai, China
• September 14-19 – Mumbai, India
• September 20-22 – Bangalore, India
• September 23-29 – Seoul, Korea
• October 1-6 – Tokyo, Japan

During this days, we will show our services, personally to our agents, which can sale or support our products. If you want to become your agent, please write to Victoria vanyushkina@cerebrohq.com for scheduling a meeting!

Cerebro continues publishing interviews with customers. We talk with producers, project managers, and other industry professionals. There is our new interview with Alexey Duk from PIK Group.

Cerebro continues publishing interviews with customers. We talk with producers, project managers, and other industry professionals. Our new interview features RC Kamalakannan from ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ VFX Team.

Cerebro talked to United 3D Labs.

Attending MIFA in Annecy? Be sure to visit us at booth 4C.19 on June 13-16! Discover new features, ask questions and and get demos. We love to communicate and will be happy to see you. Brand new Mirada design coming soon! Now even more functional. You will be able to make a comparison via curtain. Don’t miss your chance to get an extra discount. To book a meeting, contact us at: vanyushkina@cerebrohq.com Stay tuned, there’s more coming!

Cerebro resumes publishing interviews with representatives of corporate customers. We will talk with producers, project managers, and other industry professionals. Another interview features Vadim Vinogorov from the Sila Sveta interactive media studio.

For everyone New Cerebro Cerebro Serpens Client for Windows, Mac Os X and Linux Operation operating systems. For Factory users: Database structure updated For Studio users: Cargador component updated Server Components Installation Guide Download Cerebro client Download server components Mirada Now we support a wide range of video compression codecs. We can quickly add new codecs by your request. We’ve also added an ability to comment over PDF files and to work with the high-resolution images. The ability to work with high-resolution images. Cerebro We’ve added a new function, which allows to save all the files from the messages or forum in the selected folder. We’ve also added a new list in the projects and users statistics to help you filter it easier. Gantt chart We’ve optimized user assignment feature to the multiple tasks. Now you can assign the user to any number of tasks without “the request has been rejected” issue.

Today we talked to Felipe Morell, the executive producer and CEO of Digitz Film a production company in Columbia in South America.

This season we are going to visit some places around the globe to meet our customers and find more ways to make you happy with our product:

• Starting from May 26-30th we will stay in New York
• Then June 1-3rd enjoy San Francisco
• During June 14-18 we will exhibit at MIFA in Annecy In every place we will be extremely happy to meet you and show our system.

Your feedback will be important for us and for our future product development, also it will give us a great product promotion opportunity. If you are interested in Cerebro, it is a great chance to see the product and have a free presentation by the product developers in your office in United States. If you are located somewhere around our planned locations or want to book the meeting at your booth, please send to Victoria Vanyushkina (vanyushkina@cerebrohq.com), an enquiry and we will drop-in to your place too! See you there!

We are happy to announce that we have changed a name for our Home Plan. Now we call it Team Plan. But the most important thing is the plan itself: – Now you can purchase up to 10 users instead of 5 users as it was in a previous edition; – We have added more space to our cloud storage. Now it is 30GB instead of 15 GB And the last thing is the price. We have lowered it from 9$ to 6$ for user per month. We hope that these changes will help to improve business of small teams using this plan or only planning to start it.

Release Date: Mar 16, 2016 You can read this short release notes or read Full one

In this release we concentrated on an improvement of our planning tools. We call it Cerebro exacto.

Couple of words about our new style of a main screen*

The main pa

Basic panels are switched using a  tabulator on the left. On the right there are buttons which open/hide a Forum, Task Properties and Assignments. The main panels may detach from the main screen by dragging a tabulator button.

* If a new interface does not suit you, you can switch to an old one by choosing an option in a Main Menu View  -> Go back to an old style

Gantt Chart

We have a new Gannnt Chart in Cerebro

Task tree is displayed on the left side of a panel, awhile its graphic representation is on the left side .The graphic part shows the duration and relative positions of tasks on a timeline as well as their connections

In the graphic region you can arrange and assign tasks. You can also perform  the same operations as on the  Navigator panel  i.e create, move, delete, copy tasks, etc..

Links

A panel of links is an additional window, where you can check your links in graphics.

You can change the time of assignments and delete ones you don’t need using the Assignments panel.

Planning Tool

Planning tool allows you to arrange your tasks on a timeline. The planning tool now indicates when new users are added.

 To move any user’s task for a specified time, there is a panel displaying all tasks assigned to the user..

Calendar

Calendar is an additional way to view user’s tasks in graphics.

Yo can also create your tasks on the calendar.

Mirada

 Mirada has finally learnt how to draw straight lines, ellipsis, and rectangles, with vector editing enabled.

We have also added extra speed to work with h264 codecs and enabled working with DVCAM codecs.

Full release notes

Release Date: Oct 14, 2015 For everyone – New Cerebro Client for Windows, Mac Os X and Linux Server componentes: – Database structure updated – Cargador component updated Server Components Installation Guide Download Cerebro client Download server components  

Optimization

Database interaction was optimized to speed up adding, copying, moving tasks, assigning employees, editing time parameters for tasks.

New style and icons

Application looks and icons were changed. You can also configure your icons as you want them.     To do that, open Styles window (Main menu -> Cerebro Serpens ->Styles…) and add a new style.  

Mirada

– New “Dripper” tool allows you to get a color of a pixel from an opened media file and use it in “Brush” and “Text label” tools; – Onion Skin mode changed: drawings counter is no longer linked to original media frames, but rather to the amount of drawings in the timeline; – Mirada now uses new dynamic library ffMpeg which allows for simler and easier video playback; – Bugfixes: Review with empty drawing couldn’t longer be sent, support for tablet pen presses;

New notification system

Notification system in Cerebro went through major overhaul. Now you can configure notifications on Company / Project / User levels; New notifications added, e.g. “Expired task notifications” and notifications for every status; Notifications for client and e-mail are now separated; Notificcations can be configured for every role; You can read about new Notification system in more detail here  

Task manager

Task Manager is a tool for performing different actions on tasks, posts and attachments conveniently – namely, navigation, copying, moving, etc. Task Manager is a twin-panel GUI application. To launch Task Manager, use item in Main menu -> Tools -> Task manager. You can move / copy tasks and messages between panels, view and change task properties. More details here  

Attachment list and parent task forum toggle

  Forum now has two new panels – “Parent task forum” and “Attachments”. They can be toggled with buttons on bottom panel. Parent level forum is helpful when you need to post messages on different levels of tasks, and your employees can also access it without excess clicking. Attachments panel allows you to see all post attachments on the specified forum.  

Embedded Filter window and new Filter parameters

  Task filter window can now be embedded into Task list. New filters were added

• Unwarched tasks
• Projects
• References

Filters can also be applied to Statistics windows.  

Also:

 

Limited visibility policy changes

Users with limited permissions now can view posts in parent tasks. This is to allow viewing of posts which are used for general guidelines and technical specifications, and users with limited permissions might require that.

Permission configuration for several tasks at once

Добавлена возможность установления прав доступа для нескольких выделенных задач.

Make Unique

Links could be made as full-functioning tasks.  

Text is now saved as you type your post

If you accidentally close Message window, text now will be saved and will reappear once you open the window back.

Fast Search criteria toggle and lots of new criterias

You can toggle search criterias without deleting them now. There’s also a new criteria – task last level.

Task tracking statistics

Task tracking now has statistics table for all tracked tasks – how many tasks are ready, how many are in process, how many haven’t begun yet, etc.

Intermediary reports and statuses in active task window

In Active tasts window you can make an intermediary report without removing task from the list. Additionally, you will be offered to change task status while adding / removing task to Active Tasks tab, and your choice will be saved.  

Client API, buttons, new events

Important! PyQt5 is now used instead of PySide:

Since migration to new QT version, support for PySide for graphical interfaces is no longer possible. PyQt5 is now used instead of PySide, a package is provided with distribution. If you used PySide in your plugins, you should make changes to your plugins replacing PySide with PyQt. In most cases all you need to do is replace PySide with PyQt5 and QtGui with QtWidgets. In case of any problems, contact our technical support.

Embedded buttons and menus

API for embedded buttons and menus is now changed. Old version is still supported. New system allows you to embed not only menus, but buttons into panels on program interface.

New events

New events are added to process hashtag changes for tasks, messages and attachments. There also are events for changing client visibility for posts and reports.  

Server API, multi-requests, task copying, hashtags

 

Important! psycopg2 for python3:

Due to major changes in database module we were obliged to refuse supporting py-postgresql module for python3, and replace it with psycopg2. If you used server API module for python 3.x, you shold install psycopg module (http://initd.org/psycopg/) when updating.

Multi-requests in database module.

All functions that change task properties, and some others,  now can accept an array of tasks as an argument. If you need to set a similar parameter to several tasks, you preferably should use an array of IDs instaed of cycles, it will drastically improve performance.

New functions in database module:

Module has some new functions implemented:

• task_attachments, to get a list of all attachments in task
• copy_tasks, for copying tasks respectively
• hashtag interaction functions for tasks, posts and attachments
• task_by_url, returns task ID using its URL.

Examples

Since API is updated, examples of using API are now updated too. There are also new examples of importing / exporting tasks from spreadsheets.  

More information here

 

On April 13-16, we are planning to visit the MIPTV conference in Cannes. Be sure to visit us at the Russian Cinema Booth (R7. E40) where we will be presenting our newest Cerebro releases.  We are looking forward to show Cerebro to Animation / VFX crowd, because their feedbacks will be very valuable for us and for further product development. More than 150 animation studios and film production companies already uses Cerebro. The latest done and successful projects created using Cerebro as a production tool: Animation: Smeshariki (Gororiki), Fixiki, Alisa know’s better; Broadcast design and film production: Sochi 2015 Opening ceremony, Stalingrad. If you are interesting in new markets and productivity raising, please mail to Olga (olga.nikulina@cerebrohq.com) and we will arrange special time and place for you metting. See you there!

Lets begin with EXCLUSIVE teaser premiere of «Sergey Radonezh» and continue further interview with Maxim Alaev, head of compositing department at DA-Studio

Teaser «Sergey Radonezh»

– Maxim, we have known each other for a long time – about 14 years, I think. So let’s start with a brief history about you. How did you get into the industry? What are you doing now and what were you doing earlier? – I got into the animation industry. It was my lifelong dream to draw cartoons. I began, slowly but surely, after graduating from the theater and art school. By some miracle, I managed to get a job at MBL Animation Studio where I, step by step, began to master phases of draftsmanship and animation. Somehow, after classical animation I found myself at Classic Studio, where Volodya Manevich asked me if I knew where “any key” is located on the PC. I said that I knew and that was the start of my work with digital animation. Everything started at the Classic Studio, where I began to master 2D computer graphics and then 3D graphics and eventually I became a person I am now. Today, I work at Da-Studio as the head of the Compositing Team. – Let’s talk about Da-Studio. When did you arrive there? Tell us a little about it. What does this company do? When it was established and how many people work there? – Da-Studio was founded in 2009, I came here three years ago, so it was October 2012. The Studio was created specifically for the project titled Sergey of Radonezh. The Legend of the Miracle Worker (this is its full name). We searched for facts for a long time for information about history, architecture, about Sergey himself, how he became a living legend and our Russian Saint. A colossal amount of work was done. We were searching for not only historical background, but also for an unusual artistic component, a visualization, from which our cartoon is made – as we call it – “an animated painting”. When the background is a painting that has come to life (for example, those of Isaac Levitan) and the painted world comes alive in this painting expanded by depth, in which a 2D hero is drawn. When I came here, they had just begun this work, that is to say that the management understood what they wanted, but didn’t completely understand how to make all this beauty. We began to search for a way to make this all “fly” and how to render and compose it with the famous Ilya Radovilskiy. We slowly started to compose a color picture from gray material, and we succeeded in getting what we have now. That became our pipeline and on it we stand. We are proud of it. That is to say, that it is our picture and although I don’t know what they think of it outside our studio, our team really loves it! – Yes, it had an original style. How many people are working in the Studio now? – Its growth is a funny thing. When I had just joined the Studio, it occupied the 1^st floor and half of the 4^th floor. Accordingly, when the Studio grew we began to occupy the 1^st, the 3^rd and the 4^th floors, and now we already occupy the 4^th, and part of the 2^nd, the 3^rd, the 1^st and the entire 3^rd floor in another wing. Off course, we have the biggest and the best mockup pavilion in Russia. When all our studio team gathers to watch the material, in the past a viewing room on the 1^st floor was big enough for us, and now we can hardly fit in our mockup room. When I joined the Studio, nearly 20–25 persons were working there. That included everybody and administration as well. Today, our team is comprised of almost 160 persons and only those who are involved in production are in the building. In addition, we also have remote freelancers, accountants and administration.

– Yes, I see. Not bad! Do you currently have other projects and if so, what is their status? Can you tell us a little about it? – Yes, I can tell you a about it. We have already started a project called Suvorov. Since the animated painting technology we developed is so complicated, we are going to develop and enhance it further. We have designed a product cycle in this style. The first movie is Sergey of Radonezh. The Legend of the Miracle Worker, we have already started working on the second film. It is already at the stage where there is impact modeling and setup taking place and characters are being prepared. Some tests are done with motion captions, and, correspondingly, concept art is drawn, investigation of historic detail is conducted, locations are made by Suvorov, i.e. it has been completely launched. – Yes, I see. – The next one is called Pushkin. We are trying to tell about Pushkin’s fantasies when he was writing his fairy tales and how it all took place. I think that this is also a pretty interesting topic We aim to speak to our children (specifically the generation of your and my children, who like to watch cartoons) and to give them a Russian hero they can look up to, who is interesting to watch, like Spiderman, the Hulk etc. We want to develop a Russian hero that our children can be proud to imitate: “I am Sergey Radonezhsky!”, “I am Suvorov!”. Our goal is to give Russian culture a bit of a boost, as well as interesting stories and personalities. – Truly good intentions! What are you doing on this project? What are your daily tasks? – I am a full-fledged combat unit as a composer (compositor) as Vlad Akhtyrsky says. In the former Soviet republics, we used to call ourselves “composers”, but when Vlad visits us, he says “comrade compositors”. Now, I do not know how to pronounce it correctly. I am a full-fledged compositor. I produce at the level of our entire team, and I also do jobs in Cerebro. I form a plan and allocate tasks for the team. The material comes from the Art Department who works with us. It is made up of art directors – women and girls. It is a workshop, where wonderful girls work. They create concept arts and color explication of episodes. When they finish creating all this, then they transfer it to me and I distribute the episode by blocks to Cerebro, by specific assignments. In general, I oversee quality control, but mostly from a technical aspect now. When I arrived, I was also involved in the artistic aspect (i.e. I monitored the sky color, ensured warm light if shadows were cold and vice versa). Now, I mostly control technical quality, so that the layout of layers is correct. Sometimes something still needs pre-tracking. Even though we have 3D, parallax must be correct everywhere, this work must be supervised and there is a lot of manual work. We continue inventing technologies and I try to follow the trends and to take part in this since it is interesting and I think it is the future.

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– We have already mentioned our software product. Tell me, how long have you been using Cerebro? Did you face any difficulties in the beginning? – You know when I came to the Studio we used Shotgun as a project management system. It was a pretty rudimentary application. Everyone seemed to understand that we needed some sort of project manager, but they didn’t understand the purpose of it or how to use it. Only managers used it and they didn’t really understand why. As you know, I have been adept at using Cerebro for rather long time and I suggested using it on a project it to my supervisor as an alternative that was more cost effective and convenient to use. In addition, I was familiar enough with it that I could teach it. There is Russian support and it is possible to getting in touch with the office if needed. As you remember, we made this decision rather quickly and implemented it. We initially faced quite a few problems because when we started using Cerebro three years ago, it was customized for VFX and video commercials that directly communicated with the client. We quickly made some modifications and got it running, but it didn’t have much for animation. I can tell you that I have huge respect for the advancements that were made. I visited you and we sat down and seriously debated whether all these statuses and other functions are needed. Thank you very much that in these 3 years you have always made advances and greatly improved your product. – I see. We will do our best to continue! How long did it take Cerebro to be accepted by the team? – You know, I don’t even remember how long. It blended in naturally. It has the advantage that many people have already worked with it. So, I was mostly teaching managers, explaining to them where the Grantt chart is located, how to get statistics of people, who has made reports and how many. For example, statistics are very convenient. Our girls in accounting conclude how many shots per month is made by each person and decide how to award bonuses. Cerebro was integrated very quickly and everyone got used to it fast. Now we can’t imagine our work without it. We are even joke: “Write me in Cerebro”. All production is based on assets. We have our own development. I see that you will ask me later if a built in asset-manger is needed in Cerebro, but we have already written our own, and implemented it successfully. People simply take tasks, they report to Cerebro automatically via script, and get busy. Our asset-browser operates with Cerebro. Everything needed is being written continuously, upgraded constantly, and Cerebro is directly connected to our pipeline. – We also are trying to do our best. We made a decision to actively develop API, which allows us to do tasks such as Assets. We recently released a new version with a new API based on the Cerebro interface, which will allow it to change completely, by subtracting or adding any of the keys (i.e. not only menu items like now). While we are still developing our built-in Assets, we must still remember the needs of current users and, so, the answer is yes. This API, allows Cerebro to be expanded and integrated with its developments. Good. Now, this question… What do you use as a manger? Maybe you draw over the shots, i.e. audiovisual review? – Drawing on top is everything for us. Yes, I am drawing constantly, we even solve lighting, i.e. we arrange the lighting directly in Cerebro, draw the scheme, where the backlighting is from side, red is from the other side, blue from the key, etc. – I see. So, the next question: Do you have any suggestions on how to improve our product? What is a “pain”? (excuse the expression) – What is a pain? A lot of small issues. For example, “Active Task” cannot be removed from the interface. I have my own GUI setup or Cerebro and I am not able to fit it to the window on a background so it’s not on top of everything and was always in the interface. Also, I cannot delete a hash tag. We employ visual artists and scriptwriters… Here, consequently, is a hash tag… there is zag-zag, vork-vork. Yes? Etc. 🙂 – Oh, I see. I see. It is about a version with has tags we released. People started to use them but they definitely need a tool for, let’s call it, management 🙂 – Yes! – To find all these hash tags and to delete some of them. Then, I guess that’s all Maxim! Thank you very much for the interview!

We continue the tradition and today we will talks with Tatiana Toropova, head of the RENDER.RU Center of Distance Learning   — Tatiana, could you tell us about the Render.ru training center? For example, about its history and when it was established? — Most of Runet computer graphics enthusiasts have long known about our site Render.ru. It was founded by Stanislav Svarichevsky in the early 2000s. In fact, it was one of the first sites to cover this topic, and is still popular today. Ten-fifteen years ago, everyone interested in computer graphics, got their information from English-speaking sites. There were no lessons in Russian, almost, everyone was self-educated, and people shared information in the forum on our website. Most didn’t have any systematized knowledge, and so we decided to start some training courses. The courses began in 2006. First, we contacted Autodesk to receive permission to conduct some courses in 3D graphics, and in 2007, we became an authorized training center for the company. Gradually, we introduced courses in 2D graphics, because we felt there was a need for training on this topic, as well. In fact, until 2012 we only offered a few full-time courses, because they were long enough, and there weren’t many professional instructors. In general, these were basic courses for beginners and professional who wished to improve their knowledge. At that time, we developed “the methodology of simulating the production process”. During the course, students not only studied the capabilities of a program, but worked on a small project and learned the whole process of its implementation. Our training center is located in St. Petersburg, and most of our students are from the area. Of course, there are students from other cities, but these are limited by economic circumstances. Given the large size of our country, such a trip is not cheap. Over time, though, with the development of the Internet and other technologies, those outside Moscow and St. Petersburg have been given the opportunity to obtain knowledge from professionals. We understood that distance learning was more critical. More people had the opportunity to learn remotely, so in 2012 we switched to completely distance learning and have been continuing this training for the last three years. — What courses do you provide? What do you consider to be your specialty? — Our specialization is still computer graphics – 2D and 3D graphics, both basic and advanced level training. We offer more than 20 courses. These focus primarily on Autodesk products, such as 3dsMax and Maya, but there are courses on less popular programs. There are also classes for 2D artists working with Photoshop and the creation of interactive applications and compositing. In general, we try to cover the programs and trends that are currently most popular. — How do you differ from schools that offer full-time education? Specifically, how different is distance learning and your school from full-time education? — Of course, distance learning has its advantages and disadvantages. Before anyone starts training with us, we explain “pitfalls” they may face. Everyone, though, has to decide if it will work for them. Our country is very large, and working as a graphic designer allows people living in remote areas to become freelancers and work via the Internet. These courses allow someone living somewhere far away, for example, in Sakhalin, to gain knowledge from professionals, instead of just picking up scattered knowledge from individual lessons. Our instructors are very skilled professionals who have been working in the industry for over 10 years. By creating remote training courses, we continue to use our very effective “method of simulating a production process.” The feedback from those who have already have received our training speaks for itself. There is also one more thing to note: online communication during the training (editors’ note: Webinar), is a very big advantage. However, not all people living in remote areas have the opportunity to do so. The Internet is not fast everywhere and there are large time differences, so the current system is not perfect, but, nevertheless, it has suited most of our students, so far. Our lessons are not live, but are recorded video lessons. Currently, each student can download these lessons and watch them anytime as many times as they wish. Thus, they are not only able to quickly view a lesson and do something, but if the student forgets how it has been done, he or she can review the material for clarification and ask the instructor to learn the correct answer. Instructors reply quickly to everyone.

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— If we talk about the basic stages of the lesson — you first load a video and then there is communication with the instructor, followed by homework — correct? — Yes, the student completes homework using video tutorials and uploads it, then the instructor comments on each assignment and gives some advice. In particular, we have 2D-graphics courses, such as Adobe Photoshop for Artists: Computer Art School. How does one learn to draw pictures remotely? We can debate this topic of course, but, nevertheless, the number of our students has continued to grow, rather than decrease — and we can teach this remotely. — I understand that payments can be made easily? How do you accept payments? — We have a store on the site that provides everyone with convenient payment options. — When did you realize that you need some kind of platform, I mean for education, to deliver video and provide communication? And when did you understand that you could try Cerebro? — We learned about Cerebro when we decided to switch to remote education. It already had been used in the industry for some time and there was nothing else like it, so it worked well for our Computer Graphics Program. — I see. — We decided to test it a bit, and have been using it for the past three years.  

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— Great! It looks like you realized pretty quickly that Cerebro was going to work out. Did you have test groups? — The fact is that the launch of remote training was…well, let’s say, not so fast. We started with one or two courses and a small group of people. Once we realized that everything was working well, we started increasing the number of courses. Now, I repeat myself, we have more than 20. Everything is working really well. Today, we simultaneously teach more than 50 people a month. — So within a month you realized that this technology was going to work for you or did it take some time? — Actually it didn’t take much time. Our course lasts one month. Once the first group completed their training, we realized that, in principle, we can recruit other groups and also communicate with them without any problems. We surveyed the students and asked if it was difficult for them to adapt to the program. Most of students said that everything was simple and logical, and they immediately began to use the program without additional training. We give students two days to adapt to the program, but usually that much time is not required. Of course, we recorded a short video for the students to help them quickly understand, what to do, where to go, how and where to upload completed assignments, and how to communicate with the instructor. — So, as I understand, you first email them study materials and then give them a lesson on using the Cerebro platform, so that it is easy for them to adapt to the teaching system. Correct? — Yes. — I have a question: Exactly which Cerebro functions are used? You see, Cerebro is used by companies that create computer graphics for a wider range of tasks, and … — Absolutely. Of course, we probably only use about 10 percent of the program’s functionality. — That’s not bad. In other words, globally, that’s your task. I mean, what kind of functionality? Do you use audiovisual commenting? — Of course, we use the basic features of the program – the ability to create a large number of different projects (courses), administer them, and use the forum to communicate with instructors and students, which includes audio-visual commenting. We don’t use most of the functions, though. They are not needed in the learning process, but we cannot disable them. They distract the students who look at them and ask “What is this?” and “what is that for?”. Unfortunately, we cannot disable these features, so we have to explain that we use only what is needed for teaching… — Tatiana, you know what? I have some good news! We are planning for the future. Yours and ours. So, I will continue asking about your plans, but I would like to let you know that we will be using the API make it possible to disable, literally, all keys in the next release. — Wonderful. — Yes, and we can preconfigure files to allow you to disable unneeded keys. So they can have reduced functionality for students, will still be fully functional for teachers. — Yes, that would be nice, because we have different audiences. Many are technically savvy, but there are also those who are not very experienced. I want to mention your technical support. They always respond very promptly and are quick to provide support. We really don’t have any problems here. — To conclude our interview, can you please tell me about your future plans? — We plan to increase the number of courses we offer and provide a wider selection to accommodate the requests of our students. Right now, there is a new interesting topic – virtual reality. I cannot even imagine what sort of course this might be, but we have an instructor, who has already been working in this field professionally. So, we hope to make the course available this year. We also will be establishing new courses in gaming and animated films. — Yes, that’s wonderful, because gaming is actively developing and the number of specialists only grows from year to year. I mean the needs of the industry is such, that it should continue to grow, as will, perhaps, to a lesser extent, the animation industry. Unfortunately, the demand for visual effects specialists, is somehow decreasing in our country. — Still, though, there is TV, which very actively recruits specialists. You can see a list of openings on our website. Infographic specialists are in demand, as are visual effects specialists for television. They are needed for advertising and news. There is always a high demand for these high paying jobs. Young people, of course, are often more interested in working with animated films, but there are not a large number of jobs, especially because of the crisis. Let’s hope that everything will work out okay. — No, Tatiana, I disagree. Thankfully, I don’t think that things are so bad with the animation industry in our country. Unfortunately, our visual effects in advertising and movies are perfect and the demand is decreasing, but thankfully, progress has been made in animation and that is improving. Well, that is my two cents worth. Thank you very much. That’s all!  

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On October 13-16, we are planning to visit the MIPCOM conference in Cannes. Be sure to visit us at the Russian Animation Booth ( C16. A7) where we will be presenting our newest Cerebro releases.  We are looking forward to show Cerebro to Animation / VFX crowd, because their feedbacks will be very valuable for us and for further product development. If you are interesting in new markets and productivity raising, please mail to Konstantin Kharitonov (khar@cerebro.com) and we will arrange special time and place for you. See you there!

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