Technology

Victoria Alonso and Jeff White Talk The Avengers

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The film’s Executive Producer and ILM VFX Supervisor discuss the Oscar®-nominated superhero epic’s visual effects challenges.

Rodeo FX Boosts Pipeline with Arnold Rendering System

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Rodeo FX Boosts its pipeline with the integration of Solid Angle's Arnold Core and Arnold for Softimage rendering system.

HP Launches Remote Graphics Software Redesign

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HP announces a redesign of its Remote Graphics Software suite.

Cinedeck Expands US Operations

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Cinedeck expands North American operations with the addition of Michael Forrest and Daine Pearson.

Academy Bestows Sci-Tech Awards

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences bestows nine Scientific/Tech Awards at Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 9, at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Codex Captures Award-Winning Films

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Feature films and television shows captured with Codex receive honors at the BAFTAs and the ASC Awards.

Autodesk Debuts Fix It in Post Short Film

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VFX artist and director Jeremy Hunt teams with Autodesk to produce an original, humorous short film that showcases the movie-making magic of Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing and visual effects software.

View Conference Makes Call for Entries

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Italy’s largest computer graphics conference is now accepting applications for entries in four contests: VIEW AWARD, VIEW SOCIAL CONTEST, VIEW AWARD GAME, and ITALIANMIX.

Profile: Cackleberries Animator Gemma Reeks-Coad

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A Cintiq-driven university experience helps an animator find footing in a cartoon education company.

Bling Digital Brings 'Post on Demand' to HPA Tech Retreat

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Bling Digital to host “Post on Demand” panel at the Hollywood Post Alliances’ annual HPA Tech Retreat.

Shotgun Software Announces New Integrated Package

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Shotgun announces a new integrated package combines tracking, review and asset management products into a unified toolset at a new price.

3D Society Honors Innoventive Software

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The International 3D Society honors Innoventive Software with two Lumiere Technology Awards at the 4th Annual Creative Arts Awards.

Legend3D Stock Offering Raises $8M

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3D film conversion company Legend3D closes an $8 million Series B Preferred Stock offering in support its continued expansion.

Autodesk Helps Power VES Winner Natalis

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Autodesk sponsors the award for "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project" at the 11th annual VES Awards.

PipelineFX Introduces Run-Time Path Translation for Qube!

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New RTPT feature automates render farm path translation across platforms for film, broadcast, post, VFX, and education companies.

Squint/Opera Taps PipelineFX’s Qube!

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Render farm management software gives a speed boost to content creation firm’s architectural, branding, film, and large image projects.

Southpaw Launches TACTIC TEAM for Mac

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Southpaw develops an open-source version of its production asset management system, TACTIC TEAM, for the Mac.

The Foundry/Luxology Boosts Sales Team

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The Foundry and partner Luxology announce the addition of Mike Ephraim and Shane Griffith to the Sales and Marketing team.

HPA Announces 2013 Tech Retreat

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Confab heads back to the desert for insight, conversation and demonstration by industry thought leaders.

Ireland’s Brown Bag Taps Aspera for Global Pipeline

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Top global animation studio deploys Aspera Sync software to manage increasing big data requirements and enable a faster, more efficient global pipeline.