Visual Effects

  • Nvidia introduces next generation Maximus technology
    Visual Effects
    Nvidia introduces next generation Maximus technology

    LOS ANGELES — At SIGGRAPH, Nvidia (www.nvidia.com) launched the second generation of its Maximus workstation platform, which now features the Kepler GPU architecture. Originally introduced last Novemb ...

    August 7, 2012

  • Side Effects upgrades Houdini, alters pricing
    Visual Effects
    Side Effects upgrades Houdini, alters pricing

    LOS ANGELES — Toronto’s Side Effects Software has introduced new pricing for its Houdini 3D animation tool. The price reduction is an effort by the company to grow the global community. Simplified bra ...

    August 7, 2012

  • SIGGRAPH Chair addresses the media
    Visual Effects
    SIGGRAPH Chair addresses the media

    SIGGRAPH 2012 chair Rebecca Strzelec addresses the media prior to this year's show in Los Angeles. She estimates that approximately 5,000 more square-feet of floor space was sold for this year's exhib ...

    August 7, 2012

  • AMD launches APU for entry-level workstations
    Visual Effects
    AMD launches APU for entry-level workstations

    LOS ANGELES — At SIGGRAPH, Sunnyvale, CA’s AMD (www.amd.com) launched the FirePro A300 Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) for entry-level and mainstream desktop workstations. Featuring AMD Eyefi ...

    August 7, 2012

  • ILM & SPI update Alembic open source project
    Visual Effects
    ILM & SPI update Alembic open source project

    LOS ANGELES — Alembic 1.1, the open source project jointly developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) and Lucasfilm Ltd., released its newest improvements and updates at this year’s ACM SIGGRAPH Conf ...

    August 7, 2012

  • VFX house MR.X expands with NYC location
    Visual Effects
    VFX house MR.X expands with NYC location

    NEW YORK - Toronto-based Mr.X will expand to New York City with the opening of a new visual effects facility this fall. The 4,000 square foot space will be set up to handle the creation of photoreal C ...

    August 6, 2012

  • PipelineFX showing new render solutions
    Visual Effects
    PipelineFX showing new render solutions

    LOS ANGELES — At the SIGGRAPH show this week, PipelineFX will highlight two new additions to its Qube! render farm management family: a new app named Qube! MobileView, which makes viewing and managing ...

    August 6, 2012

  • Vicon brings news mocap tools to SIGGRAPH
    Visual Effects
    Vicon brings news mocap tools to SIGGRAPH

    LOS ANGELES — At the SIGGRAPH show earlier this month, Oxford, UK-based motion capture system developer Vicon (www.vicon.com) demonstrated its new Blade 2 motion capture processing software. Blade has ...

    August 6, 2012

  • Autodesk announces new Max & Maya extensions
    Visual Effects
    Autodesk announces new Max & Maya extensions

    LOS ANGELES — Autodesk has announced new extensions for its Maya 2013 and 3DS Max 2013 3D animation software titles, which are included in the company’s Entertainment Creation Suites 2013. Available t ...

    August 6, 2012

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