Cynematik • Cyndi Greening

I love the Knoll brothers. No, they’re not a musical group, like the Neville Brothers. They’re the whizzes behind Adobe Photoshop and Knoll Light Factory. They’ve done amazing things in the world of digital visuals. Brother Thomas created the digital editing program that has become a verb in the common lexicon. People (even Ross and Chandler on FRIENDS) talk about how they “photoshopped the image.” Brother John is an award-winning visual effects guy who also did a program that adds light effects to still photos and motion footage. I enjoy going to the Luxology site to look at the Image Gallery. Luxology created modo (now on version 3.01), an extraordinary modeling, texturing and rendering tool. On the site, there’s actually an image John Knoll modeled for the film APOLLO 11. There’s even a rave endorsement. That’s not too shabby. If only there were an animation component in it … until they can get that integrated, I’m hanging with Maya … although I’m sure they’re feeling the pressure of the modo competition.