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Epic MegaGrants Passes $60 Million in Support, New Recipients Announced

By supporting nearly 1,000 teams and individuals so far, Epic Games cements commitment to furthering the progress of a range of creators to do outstanding work with Unreal Engine or contributing to open source capabilities for the 3D graphics community.

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DeepMotion Launches ‘Animate 3D’ AI-Powered Platform

3D animation cloud service gives users the ability to capture human motion by converting 2D video files to 3D animations; the platform accepts .MP4 .MOV or .AVI files and generates high fidelity .FBX or .BVH animations.

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Adobe Releases Substance Alchemist Update

New features include a game changing AI-powered scan workflow tool that turns photographic data into usable material; recent updates to Substance Designer included Substance Engine V8 for improved workflow and performance.

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WATCH: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s ‘I AM AI’ #GTC20 Keynote

NVIDIA GTC 2020 kicked off today with Huang’s presentation exploring real world implications of AI and its impact challenges the world’s faces today.

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Adobe’s August Nvidia Studio Driver Now Available for Download

New driver features time-saving updates for Adobe Premiere Rush and Premiere Pro including auto reframe, scene edit detection, blender cycles.

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NVIDIA GTC to Run Online October 5-9

Program will be available continuously in all time zones and feature the latest in AI, data science, HPC, graphics, networking, live and on demand talks, and keynote featuring NVIDIA CEO and founder, Jensen Huang.

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Business Headline News

What if Intel, Not Nvidia, Bought Arm?

Graphics industry analyst Dr. Jon Peddie speculates about the UK tech giant’s future amid growing rumors of a Softbank sale.

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VEGAS Pro 18 Update Now Available

Upgrade to company’s flagship video/audio editing, color grading and FX platform include AI-driven effects, GPU accelerated workflows, advanced motion tracking and other major enhancements.

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Business Headline News

Overall CG Market Expected to Grow to $154 Billion by 2023

As described by Jon Peddie Research, the digital graphics market is dominated by CAD/CAM, with visual effects in games and movies accounting for only a small market share.

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NVIDIA RTX Enhancements Boost Artist’s Workflows

Substance Alchemist and Blender are among applications that incorporate new AI-powered features into content creation workflows.

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Dell Launches New Portfolio of Innovative and Sustainable Commercial Workstations

New devices announced across the Latitude, Precision and OptiPlex PC lines with 5G support, plus AI-based productivity, thermal, and security enhancements.

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FMX 2020 Blogs

Highlights of FMX 1994-2020 Launching May 5

Starting tomorrow, running through May 8 and then every two weeks through the end 2020, conference will post a new online piece dedicated to an outstanding personality from the event’s history.

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Zoic Studios and Tapas Media to Co-Develop ‘MNEMOSYNE’

AI-infused thriller comic to be developed for TV and cross-platform adaptation.

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FMX 2020 Blogs

Online Highlights of FMX 1994-2020 Program Coming in May

Each day May 5-8 and then every two weeks through the end 2020, conference will post a new online piece dedicated to an outstanding personality from the event’s history.

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Technology Headline News

Autodesk Unveils Flame 2021

New release expands A.I. capabilities, simplifies finishing for streaming services and accelerates creative workflows while adding Dolby Vision HDR authoring and display.

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The Latest and Greatest AI-Enabled Deepfake Takes us ‘Back to the Future’

YouTuber EZRyderX47’s viral deepfake sensation seamlessly and convincingly transforms Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox into Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland.

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FMX 2020 Headline News

FMX 2020 Conference Has Been Canceled

25^th Anniversary Edition of leading industry conference has been canceled because of the worldwide coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic; 2021 edition is set for May 4-7, 2021.

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘The Irishman’: AI-Powered Visual Effects Come of Age

VFX studios on both films, Oscar nominees for Best Visual Effects, successfully used artificial intelligence in GPU-accelerated effects: ILM for character de-aging and Digital Domain for digital humans.

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FMX 2020 Headline News

BAFTA and Annie Award-Winning Sergio Pablos to Present ‘Klaus’ at FMX 2020

Writer-director will present his Oscar-nominated film, Netflix’s first original animated feature; ‘Mulm,’ the first 2020 conference trailer, is released.

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In the Age of AI Blogs

In the Age of AI

The ripple is forming. The tsunami is coming.

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FMX 2020 Announces ‘Imagine Tomorrow’ Theme, First Program Confirmations

25^th Anniversary Edition will focus on visions of the future for media & entertainment; Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Volker Engel and Annecy Cristal-winning animation director Regina Pessoa among first confirmed speakers.

academic Blogs

Preparing for the Future of Animation

Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent.

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Adobe Announces AI-Powered Auto Reframe for Premiere Pro

Powered by Adobe Sensei AI and machine learning technology, new feature automatically reframes and reformats video content into different aspect ratios.

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The Future of Animation

Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent.

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The Robots Are Coming

Deep Learning and AI will certainly continue making inroads into VFX production, but they are merely tools, there to be our creative servant, not our master.