Apple Acquires Silicon Grail

MacNN reports that Silicon Grail's website has been updated to reflect Apple's purchase of that company.

As previously reported, Silicon Grail publishes Rayz:

RAYZ is a completely new compositing product, written from scratch by Silicon Grail’s Academy Award winning development team.

RAYZ facilitates the smooth and easy set up of shots. The customizable interface conforms quickly to individual working styles, and permits a very quick test-and-edit shot development cycle.



Apple had acquired Nothing Real in Feb, 2002 - a company with similar products.

Didnt we already hear about this?

Originally posted by MacAztec
Didnt we already hear about this?

before it was a rumor... now it's news. It's subtle... but it's there.

:)

arn

I would say that something like this going from rumor status to actual news is not subtle- it's important. The Silicon Grail acquisition is a fascinating development...

but if Apple is trying to remove their competition, they had better start offering Autodesk some money for Discreet Combustion and hope Discreet doesn't port Flint, Flame, and Inferno to Linux.

Oh, and THEY'D BETTER RELEASE THE G5 SOON!!!! Who cares if they've got all the software, the hardware isn't up to spec.

But, I have to admit, this is the year of Apple. They're definately on a mission. iMac, bluetooth, more Apple stores, Xserve, OSX 10.2?, Quicktime 6, Nothing Real, Silicon Grail, eMac, a new ad campaign...did I forget anything? They are clearly one of the busiest companies out there.

Originally posted by mmanfrey
But, I have to admit, this is the year of Apple. They're definately on a mission. iMac, bluetooth, more Apple stores, Xserve, OSX 10.2?, Quicktime 6, Nothing Real, Silicon Grail, eMac, a new ad campaign...did I forget anything? They are clearly one of the busiest companies out there.

it amazes me how apple may only have 5% of the computer market share but they have their hands in EVERYTHING... they're just very diverse and are expanding/improving in many areas...

i wonder how long this pace of activity will continue? can it continue?

they're not out of the woods yet by a long shot. you said it yourself, they at 5% (and we may be being generous).

They have a ways to go in so many of the areas they're involved with. Education, graphics, genearl population, and now servers and cinema.

But they are on the right path. They may not take down the beast, but they are certainly making us all believe.

Originally posted by kimhill
I would say that something like this going from rumor status to actual news is not subtle- it's important. The Silicon Grail acquisition is a fascinating development...

I was being a bit sarcastic... yes, it is significant.

arn

software they have purchased recently is able to run on 64 bit processors. dare i mention the G*. it's been a year since apple got spruce and there is no news on what's happening with it. could they have just retired it?

Oy!!! This is too much! Damn for once I wish someone somehow would find some proof of a new processor coming out soon! Like: "here's a hidden pdf!" or something like this. Because really, all we are doing is hoping and speculating. And reading these boards and postulating what Apple is going to do with acquisitions, etc. is what makes one upset when they don't "deliver" on a new processor or somesuch.

Speaking of which, has anyone seen the famous 10page posting on Lucinda and Glove technology over at Appleinsider? See, that's what I'm talking about, no proof! Anyway, glad to see that Silicon Grail is a rumor proven true!