SAN JOSE, CA — Quantum Corp. (www.quantum.com) has announced a new animation and visual effects (VFX) workflow reference architecture built on the company's Xcellis high-performance shared storage. Ac ...
July 26, 2016
LONDON — The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) has launched the latest update to its professional look development and lighting tool. Responding to customer demand, Katana 2.5 will offer support for Wind ...
PALO ALTO, CA — HP’s Z240 is getting more power thanks to a double-digit boost to its processing and memory. The workstation also adds a software receiver to seamlessly link up Apple, Linux and Window ...
FRIEDRICHSDORF, GERMANY — At SIGGRAPH 2016, Maxon (www.maxon.net) announced Cinema 4D Release 18 (R18), the next generation of its 3D animation, graphics, VFX, visualization, and rendering software ap ...
July 25, 2016
LOS ANGELES — At SIGGRAPH in Anaheim, CA, Thinkbox Software (www.thinkboxsoftware.com) introduced Sequoia 1.1, a new version of the standalone point cloud meshing application that nearly doubles the s ...
OXFORD, UK — Motion control technology specialist Vicon (www.vicon.com) is showcasing its two new cameras - Vero and Vue - at this year’s SIGGRAPH show in Anaheim, CA. The cameras join Vicon’s flagshi ...
July 22, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Thinkbox Software (www.thinkboxsoftware.com) has teamed with VFX producer Joyce Cox ( The Jungle Book, The Great Gatsby, Avatar ) to develop Vero, a new cloud-based application that simp ...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — Nozon (www.nozon.com) and Chaos Group (chaosgroup.com) have entered into a technology partnership that enables artists to create pre-rendered, volumetric VR. Using PresenZ and V-Ra ...
July 21, 2016
SANTA MONICA — Santa Monica and Melbourne-based creative studio Luma (www.lumapictures.com) has hired Jill Gilbert as executive producer of animated content. Based out of the Santa Monica office, she ...
July 20, 2016
PARIS, FRANCE — It is well known that rendering can be expensive, time-consuming and energy-hungry. During SIGGRAPH 2016, the French startup Qarnot (Qarnot.com) will present a new render farm that is ...