Naiad is a state-of-the-art fluid simulation software product.What makes Naiad different is that Naiad empowers small VFX companies (and even freelancers) to produce 3D fluid simulation animations that previously only large facilities with powerful in-house tools could attempt.

About Exotic Matter

Exotic Matter is a software company developing state-of-the-art dynamics software for visual effects and 3D animation. Founded in 2008 by industry veterans Marcus Nordenstam and Robert Bridson, the company develops and sells the Naiad software product: a 3D fluid solver and dynamics framework.

Naiad is being used by a growing list of prestigious 3D animation and VFX studios worldwide, including Weta Digital, Framestore, Digital Domain, Rhythm & Hues, Dr. D Studios, Pixomondo, BaseFX, Prime Focus, and others.

Despite being a relatively new product, Naiad has already been used to produce the fluid animations in an impressive list of major motion-pictures including Avatar, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Pirates of the Carribbean 4, Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Gulliver's Travels, X-Men: First Class, Final Destination 5, and others.

Overview

Despite being a relatively new product, Naiad has already been used to produce the 3D fluid animations in several motion-pictures, some of which are listed below:

- Avatar (Weta Digital)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Framestore London)
- Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Framestore London)
- Gulliver's Travels (Weta Digital)
- X-Men: First Class (Weta Digital)
- Final Destination 5 (Prime Focus)
- The A-Team (Weta Digital)
- Shark Night 3D (Reliant MediaWorks/Crater Studios/Shadow VFX)

Home Page: www.exoticmatter.com