EMERYVILLE, CA - At SIGGRAPH earlier this month, Pixar (www.pixar.com) introduced RenderMan for Maya, a new, easy-to-use, plug-in version of its powerful renderer.
August 19, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO - Phoenix Edit, Effects & Design (www.phoenixedit.com) has moved into a new home in the Jackson Square area of San Francisco. The space, designed by Interior Architects, is 50 percent bi ...
August 18, 2005
NEW YORK - Curious Pictures (www.curiouspictures.com) has expanded its CG/VFX department with the addition of seven new staffers. The team has grown from 75 to more than 120 digital artists over the p ...
August 17, 2005
August 16 - TORONTO - Animation studio Guru (www.gurustudio.com) continues to grow, having recently added a new senior producer and art director, as well as commercial representation.
August 16, 2005
HOLLYWOOD - Marketing, advertising and branding agency, Creative Domain (www.creativedomain.com), has installed a new Digidesign D-Command mixing console.
NEW YORK - The 119th AES Convention comes to New York next month and will offer numerous pro audio panels, including one that will examine shifts and advances in "Audio for HDTV."
LOS ANGELES - Post Logic Studios (www.postlogic.com) has added to its talent roster by hiring senior colorists Mike Cosola and Eric Alvarado for its Hollywood and New York studios respectively.
August 15, 2005
SANTA MONICA, CA - Ascent Media has brought its UP Satellite service to the Twin Cities, with the Minneapolis-based digital production studio Met/Hodder becoming the latest company to serve as a host ...
NEW YORK - In his search for a creating a data-centric DI workflow, Billy Baldwin, president of PostWorks in New York City, recently purchased Assimilate's Scratch system, bringing the speed and versa ...
August 12, 2005
TAMPA, FL - The Maya Training Center (www.MayaTraining.com) has released two new training DVDs: "Polygons 101" and "Compositing 101 - Basics with After Effects and Maya."