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Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso to Deliver Keynote Address at SIGGRAPH 2019
WATCH: Disney Releases Official Trailer for ‘The Lion King’
Directed by Jon Favreau, Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King opens in U.S. theaters on July 19.
How MPC Animated the High-Flying Elephant for Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’
From defying gravity to expressing emotion in a believable way, reality was key for animation supervisor Catherine Mullan and the team of artists at MPC.
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Wins Technical Emmy
Powerful real-time 3D animation engine featured in more than 50 broadcast partner presentations at NAB 2019.
Maxon Acquires Redshift Rendering Technologies
Developer of industry leading animation software Cinema 4D acquires powerful and flexible GPU-accelerated renderer.
NVIDIA RTX Powering Game-Changing Workflows at NAB 2019
From real-time virtual production and mixed-reality broadcasts to delivering cinematic-quality visuals and faster than real-time 8K transcoding, NVIDIA GPUs are powering demos for more than 85 partners at the world’s biggest broadcast trade show.
‘Spies in Disguise, ‘Incredibles 2’ and More Coming to FMX 2019
Additional animation highlights include ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ as well as production sessions featuring Commercials and AAA Game Design.
IKINEMA Launches Orion 2.0 VR Motion Capture Solution
Now available with a fully optimized core solver, popular real-time mocap solution adds technology enhancements to help create believable 3D virtual character animation for live virtual experiences.
Netflix Announces Initial Cast for Live-Action Reboot of ‘Cowboy Bebop’
John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda and Alex Hassell join cast of the all-new live-action series based on the original Japanese anime series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.
Faceware Announces 2019 Pricing for Facial Motion Capture Cameras and Software
Starting at just $99 per year, new subscription pricing offers lower-cost of entry and end-to-end warranties; academic pricing starts at $50 per year.
Autodesk Announces Flame 2020
New release of Autodesk’s integrated visual effects, color grading, look development and finishing system for artists introduces machine learning to isolate objects in image sequences.
Teradici Announces New PCoIP Ultra Protocol Enhancements
Flexible use of expanded array of encoders will enable faster, more interactive remote workstation experiences for users working with high-resolution content.
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Animation Studio Duncan Launches ‘Duncan Originals’
Inaugural development slate includes the fantasy/sci-fi adventure ‘Nature’s End’ and ‘R.E.D.,’ a science fiction anthology series inspired by the pulp novels of the 1950s.
Acclaimed VFX Supervisor Lindy De Quattro Joins MPC Film
Visual effects veteran with film credits including ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,’ ‘Downsizing’ and ‘Pacific Rim’ currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Academy’s VFX Branch.
ftrack Review Launches Ahead of NAB 2019
Team behind project management application ftrack Studio introduces new collaborative media review platform for content creators.
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.22
New release brings many new features, including real-time ray tracing, to developers in the fastest version of Unreal Engine 4 to date.
Framestore Delivers VFX Artistry for Marvel Studios’ Box Office Hit ‘Captain Marvel’
Framestore VFX supervisor Christian Kaestner oversees more than 130 awe-inspiring shots for the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature a female superhero lead.
FMX 2019 to Spotlight Animation History with John Canemaker
International conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media running April 30 through May 3 sets additional speakers on VFX for television & global animation production.
MASTERSFX Earns Daytime Emmy Nod for Netflix’s ‘Aliens Ate My Homework’
Acclaimed creature FX studio co-produced and created puppets, prosthetics, animatronics and more for the Netflix feature.
Foundry Announces New Materials System with Mari 4.5
Latest update introduces a transformative Materials System enabling artists to quickly import and use thousands of Physically Based Rendering texture sets to create complex, high-volume assets.
REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Remake is ‘Pure Burton’
In the absence of talking animals, director Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ works in plot points and references to the original film in very clever ways that fans of the original will recognize without feeling forced.
Rising Sun Pictures Springs into Action for ‘Captain Marvel’
Adelaide, South Australia-based studio delivers hundreds of complex VFX shots for the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Foundry Launches Modo 13
First in a series of three installments of the highly anticipated Modo 13 series pushes further into design workflows, delivering native support for GPU-rendering with AMD Radeon ProRender.
Trixter Delivers Purr-fect VFX for ‘Captain Marvel’
Marking the company’s tenth collaboration with Marvel Studios, Munich-based VFX house Trixter delivers CG spaceships, downtown LA environments and a CG cat named Goose for ‘Captain Marvel.’
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Ziva Dynamics Automates Anatomy Transfers in Ziva VFX 1.6
Marvel Studios’ Victoria Alonso to Deliver Keynote Address at SIGGRAPH 2019
WATCH: Disney Releases Official Trailer for ‘The Lion King’
Directed by Jon Favreau, Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King opens in U.S. theaters on July 19.
How MPC Animated the High-Flying Elephant for Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’
From defying gravity to expressing emotion in a believable way, reality was key for animation supervisor Catherine Mullan and the team of artists at MPC.
Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Wins Technical Emmy
Powerful real-time 3D animation engine featured in more than 50 broadcast partner presentations at NAB 2019.
Maxon Acquires Redshift Rendering Technologies
Developer of industry leading animation software Cinema 4D acquires powerful and flexible GPU-accelerated renderer.
NVIDIA RTX Powering Game-Changing Workflows at NAB 2019
From real-time virtual production and mixed-reality broadcasts to delivering cinematic-quality visuals and faster than real-time 8K transcoding, NVIDIA GPUs are powering demos for more than 85 partners at the world’s biggest broadcast trade show.
‘Spies in Disguise, ‘Incredibles 2’ and More Coming to FMX 2019
Additional animation highlights include ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ as well as production sessions featuring Commercials and AAA Game Design.
IKINEMA Launches Orion 2.0 VR Motion Capture Solution
Now available with a fully optimized core solver, popular real-time mocap solution adds technology enhancements to help create believable 3D virtual character animation for live virtual experiences.
Netflix Announces Initial Cast for Live-Action Reboot of ‘Cowboy Bebop’
John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda and Alex Hassell join cast of the all-new live-action series based on the original Japanese anime series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.
Faceware Announces 2019 Pricing for Facial Motion Capture Cameras and Software
Starting at just $99 per year, new subscription pricing offers lower-cost of entry and end-to-end warranties; academic pricing starts at $50 per year.
Autodesk Announces Flame 2020
New release of Autodesk’s integrated visual effects, color grading, look development and finishing system for artists introduces machine learning to isolate objects in image sequences.
Teradici Announces New PCoIP Ultra Protocol Enhancements
Flexible use of expanded array of encoders will enable faster, more interactive remote workstation experiences for users working with high-resolution content.
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Animation Studio Duncan Launches ‘Duncan Originals’
Inaugural development slate includes the fantasy/sci-fi adventure ‘Nature’s End’ and ‘R.E.D.,’ a science fiction anthology series inspired by the pulp novels of the 1950s.
Acclaimed VFX Supervisor Lindy De Quattro Joins MPC Film
Visual effects veteran with film credits including ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,’ ‘Downsizing’ and ‘Pacific Rim’ currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Academy’s VFX Branch.
ftrack Review Launches Ahead of NAB 2019
Team behind project management application ftrack Studio introduces new collaborative media review platform for content creators.
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.22
New release brings many new features, including real-time ray tracing, to developers in the fastest version of Unreal Engine 4 to date.
Framestore Delivers VFX Artistry for Marvel Studios’ Box Office Hit ‘Captain Marvel’
Framestore VFX supervisor Christian Kaestner oversees more than 130 awe-inspiring shots for the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature a female superhero lead.
FMX 2019 to Spotlight Animation History with John Canemaker
International conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Immersive Media running April 30 through May 3 sets additional speakers on VFX for television & global animation production.
MASTERSFX Earns Daytime Emmy Nod for Netflix’s ‘Aliens Ate My Homework’
Acclaimed creature FX studio co-produced and created puppets, prosthetics, animatronics and more for the Netflix feature.
Foundry Announces New Materials System with Mari 4.5
Latest update introduces a transformative Materials System enabling artists to quickly import and use thousands of Physically Based Rendering texture sets to create complex, high-volume assets.
REVIEW: Disney’s ‘Dumbo’ Remake is ‘Pure Burton’
In the absence of talking animals, director Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ works in plot points and references to the original film in very clever ways that fans of the original will recognize without feeling forced.
Rising Sun Pictures Springs into Action for ‘Captain Marvel’
Adelaide, South Australia-based studio delivers hundreds of complex VFX shots for the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Foundry Launches Modo 13
First in a series of three installments of the highly anticipated Modo 13 series pushes further into design workflows, delivering native support for GPU-rendering with AMD Radeon ProRender.
Trixter Delivers Purr-fect VFX for ‘Captain Marvel’
Marking the company’s tenth collaboration with Marvel Studios, Munich-based VFX house Trixter delivers CG spaceships, downtown LA environments and a CG cat named Goose for ‘Captain Marvel.’