Sony Creative Software announced the availability of Pixelcast, a new online media sharing service.

New extensions provide augmented simulation system and more efficient pipeline tools.

Double Negative and The Senate discuss updating the Philip K. Dick sci-fi classic for the 21st century.

DreamWorks Animation SKG and Side Effects Software (sidefx.com) announced plans to integrate OpenVDB (openvdb.org), DreamWorks Animation’s previously proprietary sparse volume data format, into an upcoming release of Side Effect Software’s flagship Houdini software.

Pixar Animation Studios announced that the RenderMan team will present new insights at SIGGRAPH 2012 into its very latest rendering technologies, including upcoming releases RenderMan Studio 4.0 and RenderMan Pro Server 17.0, along with live demonstrations of RenderMan On Demand, Pixar’s new cloud rendering service.

Adobe, ASSIMILATE, Boxx Technologies, Thinkbox Software, Tweak Software, NextComputing, Maingear Computers, Supermicro and ProMAX team pp with Fusion-io to Power Creativity in VFX Production.

DreamWorks Animation SKG announced the launch of OpenVDB (openvdb.org), a previously proprietary sparse volume data format, to the Open Source community.

The Kinect Birds of a Feather meeting, at SIGGRAPH 2012, on Tuesday, August 7, from 1-2:30 pm will be an unprecedented gathering of some of the foremost developers in kinect motion capture and scanning technology.

Georgia Tech researchers are developing a way to simulate and control movement of computer-generated characters without a skeletal structure.

Imagineer Systems announced it will showcase its newest versions of mocha Pro and mocha AE at SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles next week, along with previews of the upcoming mocha v3.1.

MAXON Computer announced the company’s exhibitor participation at SIGGRAPH 2012 – the leading convention for computer graphics and interactive technology professionals, taking place August 7-9, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The Kinect Birds of a Feather Meeting, at SIGGRAPH 2012, on Tuesday, August 7, from 1-2:30 pm will be an unprecedented gathering of some of the foremost developers in kinect motion capture and scanning technology.

At SIGGRAPH 2012, Luxology will host numerous customer presentations that highlight how modo 601 enhances the creative power of artists and designers around the world.

Halon’s Clint Reagan shares how Ridley Scott embraced the power of previs for the very first time.

Wacom showcases its Cintiq and Intuos 5 tablets at SIGGRAPH 2012, August 5 - 9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Learning animation on your own is very doable. This third of the four part series on the tools of the trade looks at vector based softwares for animation.

Tank delivers a foundation and flexible app framework for evolving pipelines; adds integrated asset management to the Shotgun production tracking platform.

Mobile apps for tuning a variety of musical instruments are readily available, but a recently demonstrated iPad app expands the musician-helper category beyond those basic tools. The software, dubbed Celeste, helps configure pipe organs and was among the featured apps at the University of Utah’s Mobile Application Demo Day.

Science.D.Visions today announced Release 2 (R2) of its matchmoving software, 3DEqualizer4.

MAXON unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 14, (R14) a milestone release of the industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application.