Pixeldust Teams with NASA for ‘The Year of the Pluto’
Pixeldust Studios animates remarkable journey by NASA’S New Horizons spacecraft into furthest edge of our solar system as presented in the new documentary film, ‘The Year of Pluto.’
Category: 3D
Kilogramme Animation Kickstarting ‘Tall Tales Part 3’
Short film series ‘Tall Tales’ gains critical acclaim and a Vimeo Staff Pick; Crowdfunding campaign ends July 31st.
Animal Logic Creates Innovative 3D Concept Reel for 360-Degree Data Arena
Animation and VFX studio pushes the boundaries of digital storytelling with the creation of a 3D concept reel for a state-of-the-art research facility at the University of Technology Sydney.
‘LEGO STAR WARS: The New Yoda Chronicles’ Arrives on DVD Sep. 15
Unleash the lighter side of The Force with this action-packed release that comes with four complete episodes and a bonus alternate ending.
July Editors’ Lounge Spotlighting Blackmagic Design
Join the Editors’ Lounge on Friday, July 31st for demonstrations on the latest features in DaVinci Resolve and Fusion Studio.
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Vicon Debuts Intelligent Camera Platform for Motion Capture
Vantage combines industry-leading motion capture technology with intelligent, accessible design.
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Taiwanese Dancers Project Memories with Xsens Motion Capture
Hsin-Chien Huang’s performance art piece creates visual sculptures from dancer movements with 3D printed keepsakes made from motion capture data.
In 3D, CG, Interactive, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
Thinkbox Software Releases Deadline Cloud Wizard for Google
Deadline’s new wizard enables secure communication using customers’ Google Cloud Platform account information to create a VPN connection between the user’s workstation and cloud account.
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IKinema LiveAction and Unreal Engine Create Interactive Experience for The Met
Interactive art installation combines digital puppetry, motion capture and live action.
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‘Peanuts Movie’ Unveils Little Red-Haired Girl
The Little Red-Haired Girl from Blue Sky’s ‘The Peanuts Movie’ makes her big CG debut with the help of voice actor Francesca Capaldi.
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AMD FirePro Graphics Power Virtual Reality Solution from zSpace
AMD professional graphics offers VR-based educational solutions for the classroom.
WATCH: Illumination Mac Guff’s Kyle Balda Talks ‘Minions’ at FMX 2015
Illumination Mac Guff director Kyle Balda discusses the challenges of bringing Illumination’s CG-animated feature, ‘Minions,’ to the screen.
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Pixar Animation Studios Releases RenderMan 20
Software update introduces important advances in physically based rendering for VFX and CG animation.
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Milk Delivers VFX for the BBC’s ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell’
London-based VFX house delivers 1,000 VFX shots for BBC mini-series ‘Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell,’ including 3D environments, crowd simulations, water, mud and sand effects simulation, modelling and texturing, matte painting, animation and 2D work.
Fox Unveils New Trailer for ‘Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
Based on the characters created by Ross Bagdasarian, ‘Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ is directed by Walt Becker and arrives in theaters everywhere on December 23, 2015.
Agile Expands Animation Roster with UHSLESS, Luca&Sinem
London-based production company Agile signs Turkish directorial duo Luca&Sinem and Berlin-based design studio UHSLESS to its roster of animation talent.
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MPC, Fabric Software Unveil Fabric for Pixar’s RenderMan
RenderMan integration to become part of the Fabric Engine ecosystem.
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Thinkbox’s Deadline Heads to Microsoft Azure Marketplace
One-click installation enables quick and simple launch of cloud-based render farms on Azure.
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SIGGRAPH Announces 2015 Production Sessions
SIGGRAPH announces the complete lineup for this year’s Production Sessions program for its 42nd annual conference, set for August 9-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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Cogswell College Relocating to San Jose
600-student educational institution offering a unique curriculum fusing digital art, engineering and entrepreneurship, will relocate to a new site at 191 Baypointe Parkway in San Jose, CA.
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Cospective’s cineSync 3.6 Adds Shotgun Integration
Cospective and Shotgun join forces to offer VFX, animation and post studios a faster way of working with built-in Shotgun Review portal built directly into cineSync.
IKinema Plugin Gives Solver Boost to Autodesk MotionBuilder
Award-winning VFX house Framestore adopts IKinema Action for Autodesk MotionBuilder.
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Discovery Family Picks up Tiny Island’s ‘Dream Defenders’
Discovery Family acquires U.S. rights to 26-episode series from Tiny Island Productions.
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PipelineFX Intros Monthly Pricing for Qube!
New subscription licensing plan offers fully supported version of Qube! render farm management software for $15/month for commercial use and $10.50/month for educational use.
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WATCH: Filmakademie Diploma Film ‘366 Days’ Tells a Touching Tale
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg graduate Johannes Schiehsl uses Autodesk Maya, Chaos Group’s V-Ray, and Adobe After Effects and Premiere to create his award-winning diploma film, ‘366 Days.’
