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VOTD Launches Video of the Day Competition
Recognizing the talents of the best short film and video makers of the world, VOTD seeks short films that are punchy, innovative, and encourage thought.
California's Film Tax Incentive Clears Appropriations Committee
Legislation to expand and extend production incentives to about $400 million a year from the current $100 million annually clears Senate Appropriations Committee.
Live, Die, Repeat: ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Hits Shelves October 7
Sci-fi thriller ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ arrives onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital HD on October 7 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
NVIDIA Untethers Virtual Camera Technology in SIGGRAPH Demo
NVIDIA technology uncouples traditional virtual camera capabilities from the limitations of stage environments, allowing filmmakers to interactively visualize CG assets composited into any live action set.
LOOK Effects Shutters
VFX studio LOOK Effects closes its doors, with staff and projects from its Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver locations moving en masse to commercial VFX boutique MassMarket.
Prime Focus Talks ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ at SIGGRAPH 2014
Global VFX company presents an advanced discussion of its work on ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ at SIGGRAPH 2014.
NVIDIA Visual Computing Appliance (VCA) Now Shipping
First introduced in March 2014 at the GPU Technology Conference as "Iray VCA," NVIDIA VCA dramatically accelerates ray tracing, enabling users to interact with computer models of such high visual fidelity that it can eliminate the need for 3D physical prototypes.
SIGGRAPH 2014 Report: Days 2 & 3
The second day of the convention kicks off with "Advances in Real Time Games," and in-depth talks on ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’
Method Studios Heads ‘Into the Storm’
Method VFX supervisor Nordin Rahhali talks about the whirlwind of visual effects his team whipped up for Steven Quale’s new disaster pic.
The Foundry Announces Version 9 of NUKE, NUKEX and NUKE STUDIO
NUKE STUDIO, NUKEX and NUKE 9 all set for fall release; existing NUKE users will be able to access open betas of all three applications in the coming weeks.
NVIDIA Unveils Next-Gen Guadro GPU Lineup
NVIDIA unveils its next generation of NVIDIA Quadro GPUs, delivering an enterprise-grade visual computing platform with up to twice the application performance and data-handling capability of the previous generation.
Southpaw Technology Announces TACTIC Apps
Open source and commercial apps extend TACTIC’s functionality to meet the needs of multiple industries.
Shotgun Launches iPhone Review App, Shotgun Desktop, and MARI Integration at SIGGRAPH 2014
New review and pipeline tools geared for artists and supervisors help creative companies work faster and more efficiently.
Vicon Redefines Motion Capture at SIGGRAPH 2014
Motion capture technology specialist launches new retargeting and solving tool and latest version of Blade software.
SIGGRAPH 2014 Day 1 Report
The first day of the convention started under the traditional haze of beers downed catching up with friends from the night before...
Box Office Report: ‘TMNT’ Wows Audiences with $65M Debut
Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies' ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ makes its North American debut with $65 million, becoming the second August tentpole after ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to over perform.
DC Entertainment Lines Up Nine Films Through 2020
Warner Bros. announces dates for nine new DC movies, starting in 2016, giving the studio two DC-based properties in theaters each year, beginning with ‘Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,’ out March 25, 2016.
Fabric Software Introduces New Pricing Model
Company behind development framework Fabric Engine announces multi-year, multi-site deals with Double Negative, Psyop and Blur Studio.
Chaos Group’s V-Ray Comes to The Foundry’s Modo, Nuke & Katana
Development collaboration brings popular VFX, broadcast and design renderer to industry-standard apps.
OTOY Unveils Holographic Video Pipeline
Cloud graphics company unveils a holographic video pipeline for content creators, including the world’s first portable 360 holographic capture system and a cloud-based pipeline for creating and deploying holographic media to virtual reality and, in 2015, holographic light field displays.
Thinkbox Software Previews Deadline 7
Thinkbox Software previews Deadline 7 at SIGGRAPH 2014 with built-in Virtual Machine Extension for comprehensive cloud support.
Cinesite Delivers VFX for Paramount’s ‘Hercules’
Cinesite completes visual effects for a major battle sequence in MGM/Paramount Pictures’ latest release, ‘Hercules.’