Autodesk Media and Entertainment

Autodesk Media and Entertainment, formerly Discreet, is based in Montreal, Quebec as the entertainment division of Autodesk. This division produces software used in feature films, television commercials and computer games. It also provides products for management and distribution to complement its primary product line. It also resells harddisks and sells certain Linux software only with bundled computers.

History

Autodesk Media and Entertainment is a division of Autodesk which provides animation and visual effects products and was formed by the combination of multiple acquisitions.

It originally created a San Francisco multimedia unit in 1996 under the name Kinetix to publish 3D Studio Max, a product develop by The Yost Group.

In August 1998, Autodesk announced plans to acquire Discreet Logic

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences granted in 1998 an Academy Honorary Award to the original designers and developers of the core...
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