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Shutterstock Announces NeRF AI Tech Collaborations

The visual-content provider will partner with Luma Labs AI and RECON Labs’ 3Dpresso to explore development and 3D asset publishing on Shutterstock’s Turbosquid platform; and collaborate with Voling AI on the first-ever network of creators to produce on-demand NVOL environments.

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More Middle-earth Nastiness VFXWorld

Wētā FX Supercharges the Visuals in ‘The Rings of Power’

In its latest contribution to the prodigious ‘The Lord of the Rings’ franchise, Prime Video’s expansive series now nominated for 6 Emmy’s including Outstanding Special Visual Effects, pioneering visual effects company Wētā FX, led by VFX Supervisor Ken McGaugh, makes subterranean kingdoms pulse with life and creatures like Balrogs, Snow Trolls, and Wargs be the nastiest they can be.

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Business Headline News

Hasbro Launches ‘Hasbro Entertainment’

On the heels of the sale of eOne to Lionsgate, company announces new division, lead by Olivier Dumont, to create multi-platform content from priority brands; Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano named head of film and television, respectively.

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Technology Headline News

Reallusion Integrates iClone Live Sync with NVIDIA Omniverse

The updated connector enables a two-way USD synchronized character animation workflow with the 3D simulation and collaboration platform for real-time crowd generation with digital twins and AECO.

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Technology Headline News

Opsive Launches Omni Animation

The new AI generation technique can be used to generate 3D humanoid animations with realistic movement, details, and depth; Omni Animation will be demonstrated at Devcom Developer Conference later this month.

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Business Headline News

DNEG Welcomes Jake Morrison as VFX Supervisor

The film industry veteran brings 25+ years of experience to the studio, including a BAFTA-nomination for ‘Ant-Man.’

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Into the Monsterverse Headline News

Godzilla Returns in Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ First Look

Starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, and Anna Sawai, the upcoming live-action sci-fi series, based on Legendary’s ‘Monsterverse,’ pits the famed Gojira and Titans in all-new clashes, coming soon to the streamer.

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Geeking out with ‘One Piece’ Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘Emily Rudd from One Piece Tells How She Grew Up Geeked’ Video

The actress, who plays Nami in the all-new pirate adventure series, shares experiences growing up as an anime and manga fan and other geeky, nerdy stuff; the series sets sail on August 31.

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Foolish Mortals VFXWorld

Edwin Rivera Shares the Ghostly VFX of ‘Haunted Mansion’

The production VFX supervisor on Disney’s horror-comedy marshalled the work of ILM, DNEG, and OPSIS, delivering nearly 2,000 shots including a range of ghosts and otherworldly action, all designed to be scary without sending little kids crying into theater lobbies.

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Business Headline News

Kevin J. Johnson Joins Saffronic as Executive Creative Director

Company adds the 30-year animation veteran to spearhead creative content management and to lead ongoing productions.

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Technology Headline News

Puget Systems Debuts Generative AI and Machine Learning Server

The new customizable rackmount machine supports up to four NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada graphics cards to host web-based chat interface for large language models.

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Off the Grid Headline News

‘Tron: Ares’ Shuts Down Due to Strikes

Instead of beginning production this week in Vancouver, director Joachim Rønning revealed the threequel has been put on indefinite hiatus and 150 crew members laid off.

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Representation! Headline News

Marvel VFX Workers Set to Vote for IATSE Unionization

Now that an election agreement has been met, Marvel’s VFX crew will vote next week for union representation, hopefully paving the way for further participation across the entire industry.

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Innovation in Broadcasting Headline News

75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards Announced

The TV Academy honors innovation in broadcast technology, including Brompton Technology’s Tessera SX40 LED video processor, Concept Overdrive’s Motion System, and the pCAM Pro mobile app; award ceremony set for October 18.

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Business Headline News

Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic to Close in Singapore

Due to changes in the global entertainment industry, the studio known for ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars,’ which began as Lucasfilm Animation Singapore in 2004, will soon shutter its doors, eliminating over 300 jobs.

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Technology Advancing Art Headline News

NVIDIA's ‘Neuralangelo’ Source Code Now Available

The AI model transforms 2D video clips into detailed 3D structures for export and use in design applications across art, game dev, robotics, and digital twins.

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Part of Your World Headline News

‘The Little Mermaid’ Heads to Disney+

The live-action re-imaging of the animated classic, staring Halle Bailey as Ariel, will debut on the streamer September 6.

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People Headline News

AGBO’s Visual Creatures Names Andy Williams Senior Executive Producer

Industry veteran will lead business development and client strategy as the virtual production company expands its service offerings to the filmmaking industry.

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The New DCU Headline News

‘Wonder Woman 3’ Not Currently in Development After All

Despite heavy teasing by golden lasso-wielding actress Gal Gadot, James Gunn and Peter Safran have no current plans for a ‘Wonder Woman 3’ project, and her chances of joining the new DCU are slim.

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This Ain’t No Pleasure Cruise Headline News

Featurette, Spooky 360 Experience Drop for ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’

Discover what evil that lurks aboard the merchant ship ‘Demeter,’ which was chartered to carry private cargo, in the new 360 experience that looks at the creation of the infamous vampire; film hits theaters August 11.

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Geeking out with ‘One Piece’ Headline News

Netflix and ‘One Piece’ Star Drop ‘Growing Up Geeked with Iñaki Godoy’ Video

The Monkey D. Luffy actor shares experiences growing up as an anime and manga fan and other geeky, nerdy stuff; the all-new pirate adventure series sets sail on August 31.

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Technology Headline News

NVIDIA Makes Extended-Reality Streaming More Scalable with CloudXR Suite

The updated software-hardware combination brings high-quality XR to more enterprises and developers, enabling high-fidelity, immersive environments for anyone with an AIO headset or mobile XR device.

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Technology Headline News

Shutterstock Brings Generative AI to 3D Scene Backgrounds with NVIDIA Picasso

Using cutting-edge tools, the visual-content provider now lets users quickly create and customize 3D scene backgrounds.

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Technology Headline News

NVIDIA Announces Powerful New RTX Workstations and GPUs

Desktops from BOXX, Dell, HP, and Lenovo feature NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada GPUs and incorporate NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise software; 3 new desktop workstation Ada Generation GPUs - NVIDIA RTX 5000, RTX 4500, and RTX 4000 - also announced.

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Technology Headline News

NVIDIA Reveals New Resources to Accelerate OpenUSD Adoption

Newly announced Omniverse Cloud APIs include ChatUSD, Run USD, DeepSearch and USD-GDN Publisher, giving developers more power to seamlessly implement and deploy OpenUSD pipelines and apps.