Art director Grant Freckelton and director David Peers talk about the studio’s groundbreaking open-source USD ALab, its expansion into ALab Phase 2, and the Unreal Engine-created short film that grew out of their R&D efforts.
Joining with code contributions from DNEG and Sony Pictures Imageworks, RV will help shape the Open Review Initiative, the ASWF effort to standardize VFX and animation standards while building a unified, open source toolset for playback, review, and approval.
Release includes full scene description, from global assets through to shot outputs; broad use of assets is designed to promote education, training, and demonstration by students, studios, and vendors.
Newly appointed CTO Darin Grant joins Executive Team members Zareh Nalbandian, Sharon Taylor and Robert Norton in overseeing the studio’s Sydney, Vancouver and Los Angeles locations.
Veteran technology exec to focus on scaling development efforts, cloud rendering strategy for advanced image rendering software Arnold.
