Foundry Releases Mari 4.7
Update focuses on interoperability and material system efficiency.
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A Digital Woman Discusses Society’s Perception of Femininity in ‘I.D.A’ CG Short
VFX studio Nu Boyana FX’s first inhouse animated short, based on a spoken word poem, started as an R&D project before blossoming into a film asking fundamental questions about what makes a girl real; the fully keyframed film’s production toolkit included Zbrush, Mari, Maya, and Nuke.
Foundry Announces Foundry Live Summer Edition Running July 16 -23
Virtual event to feature industry focused education sessions with virtual meetups on look development, lighting, and 3D design.
Making Myth Real: Breathing Light Into ‘White Snake’
For Beijing-based Light Chaser Animation, Foundry has played an essential role in the studio’s growing success in producing visually compelling and beautifully designed CG animated feature films.
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Foundry Names Jody Madden As New CEO
Company veteran has held several senior executive positions prior to taking the helm, effective immediately.
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It’s Full Steam Ahead for Foundry’s Post-Acquisition Mission
For co-founder and chief scientist Simon Robinson, Roper Technologies’ company purchase better enables the patient, long-term management perspective needed to successfully innovate and support a rapidly changing digital content creation industry.
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Foundry Announces New Materials System with Mari 4.5
Latest update introduces a transformative Materials System enabling artists to quickly import and use thousands of Physically Based Rendering texture sets to create complex, high-volume assets.
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Foundry Giving Students Free Year of Software
Two new initiatives aimed at aspiring artists will provide one-year licenses for five programs.
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Foundry to Showcase Industry Excellence at SIGGRAPH 2018
‘Women in Technology’ spotlight series to include presentations from Janelle Croshaw Ralla, Kelsey Hurley and Renee Tam.
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Foundry Partners With Google Cloud for Cloud-Based Pipeline Tool Athera
Pairing will allow users to work with multiple VFX applications in the cloud.
‘Garden Party’ Leads to an Oscar Nom for French Students
A team of graduating students from MoPA garner accolades for hyper-realistic animated short with a noir twist.
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Foundry Launches Mari 4.0
New version of paint and texture tool includes flexible and configurable exporting, simpler navigation and improved workflows.
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Crossing the Uncanny Valley: MPC Crafts CG Rachael for ‘Blade Runner 2049’
VFX supervisor Richard Clegg raises the bar on photorealistic digital doubles in Denis Villeneuve's hit follow-up to the 1982 sci-fi classic directed by Ridley Scott.
Mari 3.3 and Katana 2.6 Set to Take Look Development and Lighting to the Next Level
Forthcoming Mari update offers exciting performance and workflow enhancements, offering artists the ability to work on and export complex projects faster; Katana 2.6 release includes UI/UX enhancements and a new viewer API.
The Foundry Technology Helps Power 89th Academy Award Nominees
Creative software developer’s VFX tools have been utilized in every film nominated for Best Visual Effects at this year’s Academy Awards.
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MPC Brings the Apocalypse to Newest ‘X-Men’ Installment
Working closely with production VFX supervisor John Dykstra, MPC completes more than 990 shots for 20th Century Fox’s ‘X-Men: Apocalypse,’ including the Cerebro Room, Archangel’s wings, Mystique’s body blades, Nightcrawler’s ‘Bamf,’ and the film’s epic final battle sequence.
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Academy Considering 20 Sci-Tech Achievements for 2015
Twenty scientific and technical achievements involving 11 distinct investigations are selected for further consideration for 2015 Academy Awards.
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Shotgun Launches iPhone Review App, Shotgun Desktop, and MARI Integration at SIGGRAPH 2014
New review and pipeline tools geared for artists and supervisors help creative companies work faster and more efficiently.
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The Foundry Launches Collectives Software Suites
Streamlined content creation packages deliver new ways to access award-winning products.
The Foundry Announces MARI for Mac
The Foundry releases the 3D Digital Painting application, MARI for the Mac.
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CG Society Announces 2013 Mari Texture Challenge
CG Society and The Foundry ask artists to bring a sci-fi hover bike 3D model by the famous designer Harald Belker to life for the 2013 Mari Texture Challenge.
The Foundry Announces KATANA/RenderMan Collaboration
The Foundry and Pixar Animation Studios announce a concerted technical collaboration to bring KATANA and RenderMan together.
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The Foundry Announces MARI for Mac
Computer graphics and visual effects software developer The Foundry announces that MARI will be coming to the Mac later this year.
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The Foundry Launches MARI 2
The Foundry launches MARI 2, a revolutionary version of The Foundry’s 3D digital paint tool.
Rhythm & Hues Adopts The Foundry’s MARI
Visual effects software developer The Foundry announced that Rhythm & Hues has adopted MARI as its primary paint tool.
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