Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.25
New version includes next-gen platform support, allowing developers to build PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games.
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘The Irishman’: AI-Powered Visual Effects Come of Age
VFX studios on both films, Oscar nominees for Best Visual Effects, successfully used artificial intelligence in GPU-accelerated effects: ILM for character de-aging and Digital Domain for digital humans.
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Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.24
Latest release includes new features to empower visualization professionals across multiple industries.
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The ‘Eyes’ Have It: Stuart Adcock Talks Will Smith at 23 and 50 in ‘Gemini Man’
Weta Digital’s facial modeling and performance capture animation expert discusses the difficulties and challenges of creating one of the most convincing digital humans ever seen on film.
Epic Games Acquires Megascans Producer Quixel
World’s largest photogrammetry asset library and bundled toolset will become free for all Unreal Engine use.
League of Legends Warrior Akali Delights Fans with ‘Live’ AR Appearance
With support from Cubic Motion’s Persona, Riot Games’ real-time animated ‘Rogue Assassin’ performs and answers questions at Pro League Regional Finals in Shanghai.
GALLERY: Halon Entertainment ‘Ad Astra’ Postvis
Leading visualization company shares a set of 29 revealing images showcasing their extensive work on James Gray’s outer space thriller, which stars Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Halon Entertainment Helps Visualize James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’
Casey Pyke discusses his company’s previs and postvis work on Plan B Entertainment’s thrilling space adventure, which stars Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.23
Latest release includes set of new features supporting virtual production, real-time ray tracing, massive-scale physics and destruction.
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The ‘Marvel’ Behind Real-Time On-Set Visualization of Digital Hulk and Thanos
Profile Studios’ Matt Madden shares how virtually integrating Mark Ruffalo and Josh Brolin with CG assets, live, on set, gave ‘Endgame’ and ‘Infinity War’ filmmakers the immediate viewing access they needed to continually adjust and refine the film’s key digital character performances.
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NVIDIA RTX-Powered Apollo 11 Experience Lands at SIGGRAPH 2019
Innovative demo puts attendees on moon’s surface through real-time ray tracing and AI-based pose estimation.
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Epic Games Releases Free Virtual Production Field Guide
Downloadable document provides filmmakers with practical tips in a variety of crafts, from VFX to stunts.
Unity Technologies Announces Unity Learn Premium
New learning platform gives Unity developers exclusive access to gaming and industry-specific resources, live access to tech experts and advanced content.
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Unity Releases CG Short ‘Sherman’ to Showcase Real-Time Production Template
Emmy Award-winning team behind the ‘Baymax Dreams’ shorts for Disney shares funny new film, the free tools and best practices used in its production.
WATCH: Kim Libreri Talks ‘Matrix’ Bullet Time and Real-Time Graphics at FMX 2019
Epic Games CTO discusses his work, alongside Oscar winner John Gaeta, producing the legendary “Bullet Time” VFX sequences on ‘The Matrix,’ as well as the growing use of game engines and real-time rendering in feature film and TV production.
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Chaos Group Releases V-Ray for Unreal Update 1
Support for native Unreal materials and Viewport rendering bring powerful new capabilities to full user base.
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Stuttgart’s FMX 2019 Concludes: More Than 280 Speakers and 4,000 Attendees
Capacity crowds help one of the world’s most important animation and visual effects conferences fully embrace its theme of 'Bridging the Gap' between people and projects from around the world.
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Breaking Boundaries in Beijing
With a production panel and a project announcement at this year’s Beijing International Film Festival.
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Jon Peddie Research Releases Global Ray Tracing Market Report
Firm’s analysis projects hardware acceleration and improved algorithms will enable ray tracing software to dominate rendering market by 2023.
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Unity and Autodesk Collaboration to Deliver Real-Time 3D Solutions in 2019
Companies working to release tools that ensure full data interoperability between key products by fall of next year.
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Chaos Group Releases V-Ray for Unreal
Software brings V-Ray scenes directly into the Unreal Editor, letting artists tap into the game engine’s power to create immersive experiences.
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Is NVIDIA’s New RTX Real-Time Ray Tracing Technology Really a Game Changer?
Industry analyst Jon Peddie weighs in on the significance of NVIDIA’s recently announced Turing GPU architecture and AI-enhanced photorealistic rendering.
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Disney and Unity Team Up on ‘Baymax Dreams’ Animated Shorts
Real-time gaming tools used to produce three new shorts, inspired by ‘Big Hero 6 The Series.’
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MPC Film Advances the Craft of Visual Effects at SIGGRAPH 2018
Studio group announces its extensive schedule of talks and presentations for the upcoming computer graphics conference and exhibition in Vancouver.
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WATCH: The Third Floor’s Michelle Blok Talks ‘Game of Throne’ Previs and More at FMX 2017
The previs supervisor discusses a wide-range of visualization work on HBO’s award-winning TV series, as well as her studio’s efforts on Disney’s live-action hit, ‘Beauty and the Beast.’
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