Wave Issue 0108 2/8/01 Article 1-01

***Roncarelli Report on the Computer Animation Industry
(February 5)

Robi Roncarelli, Editor and Publisher of PIXEL - The Computer
Animation Directory has released a new report entitled, The
Roncarelli Report on the Computer Animation Industry 2000. The
report includes analysis, comments and forecasts on the computer
animation industry and market including total industry market
overview, geographical distributions, systems overview, systems
volumes & dollar values, software company rankings, the
production environment, use-category analysis and industry
forecasts.

Sample information is as follows:

*As of the end of 1999, the number of computer animation
production systems in regular use producing commercial computer
animation, represented by Win 95/98, NT, Mac and Unix totaled
366,092 systems. Win 95/98 based systems dropped to a 31.5% share
of the total number of systems-in-use, with Win NT based systems
accounting for an increased share of 40.7%. Macintosh based
systems represented a 13.3% share and Unix based systems held
14.5% of the systems-in-use.

*Using a simplified scale of computer animation production uses
(14 basic types) the report found that 72% of global computer
animation production is devoted to entertainment uses and
corporate/industrial communication uses account for the remaining
28%. The largest single use-category is film and TV program
production, which accounted for more than one-third of all
computer animation production during 1999.

*With lower costs for computer animation suitable computers
running under Win NT/2000, and more affordable, powerful, and
easier to use computer animation software, it is becoming easier
to set-up off-shore computer animation production facilities. In
2000, North and South America held 46.9% of the animation
facilities - a decrease from 1999's 48.5%, Asia/Pacific areas
held 28% - down from 29.6% in 1999 and UK/Europe hosted 25.1% -
up from 21.9% of the facilities in 1999.

The Roncarelli Report on the Computer Animation Industry, 2000 is
on sale now - single printed copies are $1,795. Additional copies
are $200 each. The electronic version is $4,000, including one
printed copy.

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