VANCOUVER — 3Dconnexion’s (www.3dconnexion.com) intelligent 3D navigation technology is now available in Autodesk Maya. The technology automatically determines the optimal center of rotation based on ...

August 10, 2011

VANCOUVER — Thinware Media (www.thinwaremedia.com), the developer of workflow automation and asset management solutions for animation studios, has teamed up with Render Rocket (www.renderrocket.com), ...

August 9, 2011

VANCOUVER — Organic Motion (www.organicmotion.com), based in NYC, has released a new marker-less motion capture system. OpenStage is based on proprietary computer vision software and high-speed color ...

August 9, 2011

VANCOUVER — LA-based Thinkbox Software (www.thinkboxsoftware.com) has launched a new professional services offering that allows clients to tap the company as outsourced R&D to customize Thinkbox s ...

August 9, 2011

VANCOUVER — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) and Walt Disney Pictures (www.corporate.disney.go.com) are working together to bring animation and visual effects technology to the broader digital entertainmen ...

August 9, 2011

PALO ALTO, CA — Xsens (www.xsens.com), a supplier of 3D motion tracking systems, recently teamed with the Rothschild Fund to complete 3D motion capture of a free-moving horse. The capture was performe ...

August 4, 2011

LONDON — Aardman Animations (www.aardman.com) recently teamed up with Nokia to create the short film, Gulp. The project was captured entirely on Nokia N8 smart phones and is credited with the Guinness ...

August 3, 2011

NEW YORK — Post recently sat down with GenArts CEO Katherine Hays to chat about the plug-in company’s line of visual effects solutions that will now scale across markets, from the highest end tools fo ...

July 26, 2011

VENICE, CA — Visual effects house Luma Pictures (www.lumapictures.com) contributed to Marvel Studio’s new feature Captain America: The First Avenger, which opened in theaters today.

July 22, 2011

VANCOUVER — Film VFX house MPC (

July 21, 2011