Santa Monica-based Image Metrics , a venture-funded developer of facial animation software, announced Tuesday that the firm has signed on a UK-based studio as a client. According to Image Metrics, Double Negative is a beta client for the firm's facial animation technology, and will use the firm's "self-service" offering to use Image Metrics' facial animation process in-house. Image Metrics uses video Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. Image Metrics is backed by Saffron Hill Ventures.

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Los Angeles-based Image Metrics, which is developing facial animation products for the entertainment industry, announced Tuesday that it has raised $6.5M Image Metrics develops technology for facial animation, being applied to the film and video game industry. Image Metrics said the new funding will go towards developing new technology and to execute its plans. in a Series B funding round. The firm said the round came from Saffron Hill Ventures, its original investor.

Last Friday, the LA CTO Forum hosted a discussion on the various metrics used to measure ourselves and our companies. found a bunch of old examples, sanitized them, and was struck by how much metrics evolve over the lifecycle of a company. was inspired enough to put together a diagram that describes how the metrics for a product or startup company evolve over time. I was asked to participate, and eagerly dug into my archives.

Los Angeles-based Image Metrics said Monday that it has launched its facial animation technology product, FACEWARE. Image Metrics' FACEWARE works with existing 3D software packages. READ MORE>> ...Tags: Tags: image metrics facial animation halo bungie videogame content softwar The new software is based on existing services the firm offers to game developers. The company also said the new package is being used in-house by game developer Bungie, the developer of HALO.

Los Angeles-based Image Metrics , a developer of facial animation technology, disclosed this morning that it has created a new "rigging" service for the video game and film markets. Image Metrics develops software used for facial animation image capture; the firm's technology was used for the upcoming God of War III video game for the Sony PlayStation 3. Image Metrics is venture backed by Saffron According to the firm, the new service will allow video game makers to use its technology and team to create "highly emotive" facial animation. Pricing on the new service was not

SEO for Startups )? What are your key Startup Metrics ? What are some good examples of similar sites? What special data, content, APIs, etc. I just had an all-too common conversation with the founder of a startup who had spent more than a year working with a software development company who had produced a mess. The mess really comes from a developer who was willing to get started on a product that was not fully thought out. I always take a very different approach in early conversations.

Los Angeles-based Image Metrics (www.image-metrics.com) recently landed a $6.5M, Series B funding round for the firm's facial animation products. was introduced to Image Metrics a year before I joined, and was helping them along. Editor's note: you can see Image Metrics "Emily" demo on their web site ). We spoke with CEO Mike Starkenburg -- a former venture capitalist at the Sprout Group and longtime reader of our newsletter -- about the firm and its technology and how it's revolutionizing facial animation in both computer games and the movies. Tell Tell us about your

My initial conversations normally focus on the core of the business, important Startup Metrics , probably marketing strategy (ex. It does NOT contain the contents of that update. To see the contents you have to click a link to go to the site. I talk to a lot of founders of startups. SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself.

Michael Arrington – undeniably the hardest worker, obsessive about his product and content Raj Kapoor – a hawk about understanding the metrics that drive the growth of online communities Is there a difference between tech startups in Silicon Valley vs. Los Angeles? Most emphatically, Yes !