LEICESTER, UK — Cooke Optics (www.cookeoptics.com), the manufacturer of precision lenses, is teaming up with Codex, the manufacturer of digital equipment for film and television production, and The Pi ...

July 30, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — At SIGGRAPH 2013, Nvidia (www.nvidia.com) unveiled the Quadro K6000 GPU, what it describes as “the fastest and most capable GPU ever built.” The Quadro K6000 GPU delivers five-times high ...

July 23, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) and Pixar Animation Studios have entered a technical collaboration to bring Katana and RenderMan together, creating a proven toolset for high-end light ...

July 23, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — In a private suite, Dell (www.dell.com) previewed a new mobile workstation as well as a 4K monitor, both of which the company plans on delivering later this year. The M3800 is being tout ...

July 23, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — HP (www.hp.com) used SIGGRAPH 2013 as an opportunity to introduce three new professional monitors. The company has a suite off the show floor, where it gave Post a look at the Z22i, Z23i ...

July 23, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — At SIGGRAPH this year, OptiTrack (www.optitrack.com) is featuring markered skateboarders shredding a half-pipe in its booth. The 30-by-20-foot set-up includes 24 Prime 17W cameras p ...

July 22, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — Bron Animation (www.bronanimation.com), based in British Columbia, Canada, will begin production on the full-length CG animated feature film Henchmen this fall. Based on an original scri ...

July 22, 2013

ANAHEIM, CA — San Francisco-based Tweak Software (www.tweaksoftware.com) will unveil RV 4.0 at the SIGGRAPH conference in Anaheim from July 23 to 25. Version 4.0 is a major update to RV, the image and ...

July 19, 2013

GUILDFORD, UK — Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) will showcase its newest versions of its Mocha Pro planar tracking solution at SIGGRAPH 2013 in Anaheim next week. During the show, Imagine ...

July 18, 2013

LONDON — FilmLight’s Baselight system was used to help create the look for Pacific Rim, the new Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures production, directed by Guillermo del Toro. The film was posted at Warne ...

July 18, 2013