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MPC Creates Mammoth Beanstalk for Jack the Giant Slayer

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Visual effects company MPC delivers over 350 shots in native 3D for director Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

Pretend Launches Stereoid for 3D Workflows

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Pretend announces the launch of their new 3D workflow software, Stereoid.

Adventures in Zambezia Feature Flies High

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Animated feature “Adventures in Zambezia” flies high at the box office as it becomes the highest grossing South African film of the last 30 years.

Oblique FX Creates Effects for Being Human

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Canadian Screen Award nominee delivers VFX for hit TV series, “Being Human.”

Substance Engine Arrives on Sony PS4

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Professional game texturing tools compatible with new console; will reduce file sizes, increase productivity and enable faster data streaming on game development projects.

xaitment Brings Smarter AI to Games

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The massive technological leap in Sony Computer Entertainment’s recently announced computer entertainment system will enable developers to create smarter characters and games with xaitment’s AI tools.

Autodesk Kicks Off 2-Day Animation Event March 26

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Autodesk announces Unfold 2014, a two-day celebration beginning on Tuesday, March 26, to unveil the company’s latest 3D animation software releases.

Geomerics Brings Enlighten to PS4

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Geomerics to bring next-generation lighting to Sony Computer Entertainment’s PlayStation 4; Enlighten to drive visual quality on PlayStation 4 with real-time global illumination.

Rogues Gallery Creates CG Spot for HP

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Los Angeles effects house Rogues Gallery creates a new spot for HP's worldwide launch of the company’s Envy 27 monitors featuring Beats Audio.

3D Artist CG Student Awards Issues 2013 Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to the 2013 3D Artist CG Student Awards, an annual event which showcases and rewards excellence in computer graphics from students and recent graduates, is May 13, 2013.

Big Block Hires CG Supervisor Randall Smith

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Big Block hires Randall Smith as CG Supervisor.

Holomatix Releases SprayTrace 1.5

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Holomatix releases SprayTrace 1.5 for Autodesk Maya on Windows and Mac OS X.

Turtle Power Lands on Russia’s TNT

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VIMN announces Russia’s TNT as a new broadcaster for the CG-animated “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”

Rovio and DreamWorks Collaborate on Croods Game

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The Finnish mobile developer behind gaming hit “Angry Birds,” teams up with DreamWorks Animation on a new mobile game based on the upcoming 3D animated feature, “The Croods.”

OptiTrack Launches Motive

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Motion capture provider OptiTrack launches Motive, a unified software platform designed to eliminate the complexities historically associated with motion capture workflows.

New Iron Man 3 Theatrical Trailer Unleashed

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The second theatrical trailer for the upcoming Marvel’s Iron Man 3 is released onto the Internet.

NVIDIA Unveils New Quadro Kepler Line

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New lineup of Kepler-Based NVIDIA Quadro Professional Graphics delivers unprecedented capabilities to millions of content-creation, design, engineering professionals.

Rodeo FX Creates VFX for Jack the Giant Slayer

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Rodeo FX creates a gold-laden treasure room and builds a digital London for sequences featured within Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.”

Fluid Family Gets Tasty with Toaster Strudel Spots

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The Fluid family creates an arts and crafts-style campaign in “Breakfast Avalanche” and “Sweet Symphony,” for Pillsbury Toaster Strudel.

Glassworks Goes RAW for G-Star Ad

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Production company Glassworks Amsterdam collaborates with the G-Star in-house creative team to realize the “Art of RAW” campaign film.