Luma Welcomes Jill Gilbert as Executive Producer of Animated Content
Former Psyop executive producer and managing director to oversee development and management of Luma Toons original animated content and animation service work.
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Isotropix Launches Clarisse 3.0
New release of high-end 2D & 3D rendering software features expanded VFX toolset along with new licensing and rental options aimed at small-to-mid-size studios.
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Nozon, Chaos Group Partnership Enables Volumetric VR Without a Game Engine
Technology partnership still in private beta combines PresenZ and V-Ray to enable artists to create photorealistic pre-rendered, volumetric VR design spaces with free movement and full parallax without the help of a game engine.
In 3D, CG, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: Europe
PlayblastVR for Maya V2.0 Now Available
Dover Studios co-founder Andrew Hazelden releases renderer for Maya that creates hardware rendered panoramic images using OpenGL or DirectX, allowing users to create immersive previs renderings of Maya scenes in LatLong, angular fisheye, domemaster, cylindrical, and cubic panorama formats.
In 3D, CG, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
GPL, NVIDIA to Show Virtualization & Deep Learning Tools at SIGGRAPH 2016
Joint demonstration of a VDI workstation designed by GPL engineers and employing NVIDIA’s powerful GRID technology will feature a remote workstation running Mechdyne’s TGX desktop software.
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Faceware Technologies Launches Interactive Division
New division creates facial motion-capture technologies that enable virtual humans and characters to interact with people in real time.
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Thinkbox Previews New VFX Budgeting Tool Vero at SIGGRAPH 2016
Cloud-based app streamlines management of script breakdown to final shot delivery.
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Fabric Software Introduces ‘Blocks’ with Fabric Engine 2.3 at SIGGRAPH 2016
Blocks make visual programming even more powerful and easy-to-use; new release to be shown publicly for the first time at SIGGRAPH 2016.
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VIEW Conference Announces 2016 Keynote Speakers, Call for Entries
Byron Howard, director of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Zootopia,’ to deliver keynote address; deadline for entries to 2016 VIEW Awards is September 15.
In 2D, Call for Entries, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Virtual Realities
Five forecasts to orient your lighthouse by.
In Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
John Paulson Joins Deluxe
Former Tag Worldwide CEO joins creative services company as President and General Manager, Features and Advertising Post Services, leading Deluxe’s Beast, Company 3, EFILM, Editpool, Rushes and Deluxe’s post-production group in Culver City, CA.
In Commercials, Films, Post-production, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Netflix Nabs Int’l Streaming Rights to New ‘Star Trek’ Series
All 727 existing episodes of the iconic Star Trek television library -- including ‘Star Trek: The Original Series,’ ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation,’ ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,’ ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ and ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ -- will be available on Netflix around the world by the end of 2016.
Autodesk Announces SIGGRAPH 2016 Production Sessions
Autodesk’s Vision Series at SIGGRAPH 2016 includes presentations from Academy Award-winning director Patrick Osborne, Portland-based animation studio LAIKA and VFX outfit Atomic Fiction.
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The Foundry Bringing the Future of VR and VFX to SIGGRAPH 2016
Developer of tools for CG content creation hosting behind-the-scenes presentations from a raft of customers including Pixar Animation Studios, MPC and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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Chaos Group Announces Blockbuster Lineup for V-Ray Days at SIGGRAPH 2016
Fourth annual event offers exclusive behind-the-scenes look at VFX for hit films, games and television; sneak peek at live VR rendering tech.
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SIGGRAPH 2016 to Highlight Emerging, Studio & Mobile Technologies
Conference to feature the latest in emerging technologies with more than 20 interactive installations, as well as 3D printing workshops and a range of talks on mobile applications.
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Deluxe Artists Contribute to 17 Emmy-Nominated Productions
Work by Deluxe-owned Iloura on ‘Game of Throne’s ‘Battle of the Bastards’ receives nomination for outstanding VFX.
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Fourth ‘Star Trek’ Film Announced
Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Bad Robot to produce fourth installment; returning cast members to be joined by Chris Hemsworth as Captain Kirk’s father, George Kirk.
ftrack Announces Integration with Cinema 4D
Project management platform now provides integration with MAXON’s Cinema 4D digital content creation package, allowing 3D artists to gain powerful production tracking functionality for creative projects.
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MPC Vancouver Appoints Jenny Rodgers General Manager
London-headquartered VFX house boosts its Vancouver presence with the addition of executive producer Kelly L‘Estrange; and appointment of Jenny Rodgers as general manager.
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FuseFX Applies Inspired Touch to AMC's ‘Preacher’
Los Angeles-based visual effects house delivers 250 VFX shots providing seamless integration between the practical photography the digital effects for the first season of AMC’s new dramatic series.
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Pixar Animation Studios Releases RenderMan 21
New release includes the same shaders and lighting tools used for lighting and look development on Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ and ‘Piper.’
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The Academy Appoints Jennifer Yuh Nelson Governor-At-Large
Incumbent governor Jon Bloom re-elected to the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch; Craig Barron returns to the Visual Effects Branch.
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GPU-Enabled PixMover Now Supports 4K Workflows
New GPU-enabled PixMover outfitted with a dual-processor server and NVIDIA M6000 GPU card and recently on display at the HPA Tech Retreat UK operates two-to-four times faster than a CPU-only server.
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Alt.vfx Helps Deliver Honda’s Latest Dream Ad to the Screen
Sydney-based digital studio creates visual effects for Honda’s ‘Dream Chaser’ from director Nathan Price and Goodoil Films.
