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

Epic MegaGrants Passes $60 Million in Support, New Recipients Announced
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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Virtual Event Headline News

Autodesk Vision Series Going Virtual September 9-11

Autodesk Vision Series Going Virtual September 9-11
Autodesk Vision Series Going Virtual September 9-11

Free sessions spotlight the latest CG technology, trends, and techniques as well as practical discussions about navigating a changing industry in the shadow of the global pandemic.

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Open Source Technology Headline News

Amazon Web Services, Rodeo FX and MovieLabs Join Academy Software Foundation

Amazon Web Services, Rodeo FX and MovieLabs Join Academy Software Foundation
Amazon Web Services, Rodeo FX and MovieLabs Join Academy Software Foundation

The ASWF, an open source software development group launched last year that promotes growth and innovation in the motion picture community, announces three new member companies.  

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Open Source Technology Headline News

Netflix Joins Academy Software Foundation

Netflix Joins Academy Software Foundation
Netflix Joins Academy Software Foundation

The ASWF, an open source software development group launched last year that promotes growth and innovation in the motion picture community, announces Netflix as their newest member. 

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Open Source Technology Headline News

NVIDIA Named Premier Member by Academy Software Foundation

NVIDIA Named Premier Member by Academy Software Foundation
NVIDIA Named Premier Member by Academy Software Foundation

ASWF names new members known for their commitment to open source software development that promotes growth and innovation in the motion picture community.  

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Google Headline News

Google Cloud, Sony Pictures Imageworks Collaborate on Open-Source OpenCue

Google Cloud, Sony Pictures Imageworks Collaborate on Open-Source OpenCue
Google Cloud, Sony Pictures Imageworks Collaborate on Open-Source OpenCue

Open-source, high-performance render manager based on Sony’s in-house queuing system, Cue 3, is purpose-built for the needs of the visual effects and animation industry.

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Technology Headline News

AMPAS, Linux Foundation Launch Academy Software Foundation

AMPAS, Linux Foundation Launch Academy Software Foundation
AMPAS, Linux Foundation Launch Academy Software Foundation

Founding members include Animal Logic, Autodesk, Blue Sky Studios, Cisco, DNEG, DreamWorks Animation, Epic Games, Foundry, Google Cloud, Intel, SideFX, The Walt Disney Studios and Weta Digital.

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Lucasfilm Headline News

Lucasfilm, ILM Announce Open Source Release of MaterialX Library

Lucasfilm, ILM Announce Open Source Release of MaterialX Library
Lucasfilm, ILM Announce Open Source Release of MaterialX Library

MaterialX development team to host a ‘Birds of a Feather’ meeting at the ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Angeles, CA on Monday July 31, 2017.

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Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering

Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering
Autodesk Teams Up with Microsoft Azure to Offer Scalable Cloud Rendering

The Microsoft Azure Batch Rendering Platform is built on the Azure Batch platform and allows users to submit render jobs through Maya, 3ds Max and Arnold, and the Azure SDK allows customization and open-source plugins to integrate directly with Maya and 3ds Max.

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Blender Headline News

Blender Brings Cult Comic 'Agent 327' to Life in 3D Animation

Blender Brings Cult Comic 'Agent 327' to Life in 3D Animation
Blender Brings Cult Comic 'Agent 327' to Life in 3D Animation

Award-winning open-source studio Blender Institute releases ambitious three-minute teaser for full-length animated feature based on Dutch artist Martin Lodewijk’s classic comics.

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Pixar Animation Studios Headline News

Pixar’s Universal Scene Description to be Open-Sourced

Pixar’s Universal Scene Description to be Open-Sourced
Pixar’s Universal Scene Description to be Open-Sourced

Pixar Animation Studios plans to release its USD software, which enables dramatically increased efficiency across workflows, as an open-source project by the summer of 2016.

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Short Films Headline News

3D Miyazaki Tribute Made with Open-Source Software

3D Miyazaki Tribute Made with Open-Source Software
3D Miyazaki Tribute Made with Open-Source Software

French 3D artist dono employs open-source 3D creation suite Blender, Photoshop alternative GIMP, 3D renderer Octane and free compositing software Natron to create stunning 3D backgrounds from legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved classic films.

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