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AMD Technology Helps Bring aPredatorsa to Life on the Big Screen

^{Published on 2010-07-09 12:00:38 - Market Wire}
 

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ AMD ] (NYSE: AMD) announced that Troublemaker Studios utilized Six-Core AMD Opterona" processors and ATI FireProa" graphics accelerators to create animations and special effects for the new film a[ Predators ],a now in theaters. Produced and executive directed by acclaimed film maker, Robert Rodriquez, Predators stars Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody in a tale about a group of elite warriors who come to realize theya™ve been brought together on an alien planetaas prey.

"With the AMD platforms, my creative team has the freedom to quickly design and animate all the required concepts and designs"

• With a long history in the movie making industry, Troublemaker Studios is using AMD technology to push the envelope of digital movie making and special effects in several blockbuster films.
• In addition to aPredatorsa, Rodriguez has looked to AMD technology to create six of his movies, including aShorts,aaSpy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams,a aSpy Kids 3D: Game Over,a aPlanet Terror,a and aSin City.a
• Rodrigueza™s next film, aMachete,a is currently in production employing AMD technology as the moviea™s digital hardware backbone, and is expected to be released on September 3, 2010.

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aRobert Rodriguez is a director that works like a live musician. He creates spontaneously in the moment,a said Charlie Boswell, director of Digital Media and Entertainment at AMD. aHis choice of technology and technology partnerships demands that the directora™s vision is supported without compromise or delays. The creative team at Rodrigueza™s Troublemaker Studios use workstations based upon AMDa™s superior ATI FirePro V8800 graphics solutions and Six-Core AMD Opteron processors which enable the digital artist to create and iterate at the speed of thought.a

aWith the AMD platforms, my creative team has the freedom to quickly design and animate all the required concepts and designs,a said Robert Rodriguez, Troublemaker Studios. aAMDa™s complete platform solution helps turn our visions into reality a" we can easily and quickly manipulate images or scenes without the wait process previously associated with computer technology.a

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• Additional detail on ATI FirePro can be found at [ http://www.amd.com/firepro ]
• [ AMD Opteron processor details ]
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