Technology

FilmLight’s Baselight Used to Grade Hotel Transylvania

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Films, Technology, Visual Effects
“Hotel Transylvania” went through final colour grading and stereo finishing in full 3D on Baselight.

Cubic Motion Introduces Global Publisher Program

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Technology, Visual Effects
Cubic Motion announces a new program for publishers and studios to access large volume discounts for the highest quality facial animation.

Wreck-It Ralph Shines Bright with New Lighting and Effects Technology

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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Disney’s new BRDF lighting system stands front and center in the array of new tech tools anchoring the studio’s animation production pipeline.

Barco Teams with DreamWorks Animation for 3D Audio Experience

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, Music and Sound, Technology | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, Music and Sound, Technology
Barco and DreamWorks Animation form an alliance in which DreamWorks Animation’s next fifteen animated feature films will be mixed in the Barco Auro 11.1 3D sound format for global distribution.

HPA Announces 2012 Award Recipients

Post production gala brings recognition to innovation and artistry.

Imagineer’s mocha HitFilm Now Available

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
Imagineer announces the availability of mocha HitFilm.

Former Pixar Execs Launch ToyTalk

Posted In | News Categories: Internet and Interactive, People, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Internet and Interactive, People, Technology
A sneak peek at ToyTalk, founded by former Pixar executives Oren Jacob, Martin Reddy and Bobby Podesta.

Digital Anarchy Releases Ugly Box

Posted In | News Categories: Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Technology, Visual Effects
Digital Anarchy announces Ugly Box, a free filter for enhancing skin damage.

Autodesk Launches Starforce Battlement

Posted In | News Categories: Games, Mobile and Wireless, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Games, Mobile and Wireless, Technology
Autodesk Inc. announces the release of "Starforce Battlement," a new 2D mobile tower defense game developed by the Autodesk Gameware team.

Disney Breaks the Mold with Wreck-It Ralph

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, CG, Films, Technology
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Disney's definitely back with Wreck-It Ralph and I talk to director Rich Moore and the animators about the latest rebirth of animation.

Digital Frontier Releases Free Alembic for 3ds Max Plugin

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects
Digital Frontier has releases a free plugin for importing files in the Alembic format into 3ds Max.

Vine Creates Digital Magic for BBC's Merlin

Posted In | News Categories: Technology, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Technology, Television, Visual Effects
For the complex creature rendering challenges of BBC series “Merlin,” boutique London VFX house Vine turns to Solid Angle's powerful Arnold renderer.

Autodesk Releases Flame 20th Anniversary Edition

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
Major redesign of Autodesk flagship VFX software includes robust visual effects and color grading toolset.

Navigating App Privacy Laws and Best Practices

Posted In | Site Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Technology
New federal and state laws penalizing breaches in app security are motivation to protect customer privacy.

Red Giant Announces New FCP X Tools

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Technology, Visual Effects
Newest plug-ins from Red Giant and CrumplePop partnership capture looks from old 8mm, 16mm films and classic plastic cameras, directly inside FCP X timeline.

Getting Cosmic with Cloud Atlas

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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Dan Glass talks Cloud Atlas VFX and working with the Wachowskis again.

Mark Cuban Named NATPE Keynote Speaker

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Places, Technology, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Event: NATPE | Site Categories: Events, People, Places, Technology, Television
NATPE President & CEO Rod Perth announces that prominent investor Mark Cuban will serve as the opening keynote speaker at the organization’s milestone 50th anniversary market and conference.

World Animation Feature Films and VFX Summit Kicks Off

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects
The inaugural edition of The World Animated Feature Films and VFX Summit kicks off October 28-30 at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, CA.

A New Look at Virtual Production

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Technology, Visual Effects
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HALON taps Fabric Engine’s Creation Platform to develop a virtual production environment capable of re-targeting motion capture data in real time.

Shade 3D for Unity Now Free

Posted In | News Categories: Mobile and Wireless, Technology | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: 3D, Mobile and Wireless, Technology
e frontier's “Shade 3D for Unity” software will be free and available through the Mac App Store November 2012