Rumba 1.0 – new animation tool

Mercenaries Engineering has announced it is working on Rumba 1.0, a new standalone 3D animation tool that aims to modernise and speed up workflows. Some of the features include the ability to pose characters with selection-less manipulators on the geometry, dedicated fingers and hands manipulators, and transparent handling of IK/FK and FK/IK. Workflows include true[…..] […]

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Adobe ships Fresco 2.0

Adobe has released Fresco 2.0, the latest version of its digital drawing and painting tool, making the app compatible with current iPhones as well as iPads and Windows tablets. The update also adds support for text, new Smudge and Ribbon brushes, updates layer workflow, and adds new livestreaming, collaboration and version management tools. The new[…..] […]

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JELLYFISH STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP TEAM PROMOTING BRISTOWE AND TANNER TO MANAGING DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

New roles supported by new Head of Infrastructure, and HR Manager, to benefit roster of high-profile projects and company’s rapid global growth. Pictured: Sarah Tanner, new Director of Operations, and Matthew Bristowe, new Managing Director, Jellyfish Pictures. Multi-award-winning VFX and animation studio, Jellyfish Pictures, today announced the strengthening of its Leadership Team, with the promotion[…..] […]

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Horror Game, Today Is My Birthday releases Oct 30th

Publisher, Crytivo and Developer, Wonder Games Studio announce the release of the classic horror game Today Is My Birthday on steam October 30th 10am PDT. Wonder Park was once filled with joyous shrieks and laughter, but now it rests in an unsettling silence. In the wake of a devastating earthquake, its decaying figure looms in[…..] […]

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New records for Sweden Game Conference

Sweden Game Conference ended with great results. More than 1250 participants from 55 different countries registered for the event during the three days, which means a new record for Sweden Game Conference. Between October 21-23, Sweden Game Conference was live streamed for the first time. The conference began with one day dedicated to the business[…..] […]

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Adobe ships After Effects 17.5

Adobe has released After Effects 17.5, the latest version of the compositing software. The update marks the offical debut of two much-anticipated features that were previously only available as beta releases: the AI-powered Roto Brush 2.0 tool, and the new 3D Design Space. A separate 3D feature – a new Draft real-time preview render mode[…..] […]

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RUSSIA WRAPS UP MIPCOM WEEK WITH CANNESERIES AWARD AND NEW DEALS

Riki Group, Wizart, NTV and others expand their presence worldwide October 21, 2020, Moscow. This year Russia has been recognized at MIPCOM Online+ with its Made in Russia virtual pavilion, four shows selected for Fresh TV and the Russian actress Polina Maksimova awarded at Canneseries for Best Performance. This year over 30 Russian companies presented[…..] […]

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Hundreds Of Hours Of Series From Dreamworks Animation Are Headed To Sky

Sky customers in the U.K. and Ireland are set for a feast of family animation. The pay-tv platform has signed a long-term deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution for access to series by Dreamworks Animation, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Customers will receive hundreds of hours of animated Dreamworks content, including spin-off series from hit film franchises[…..] […]

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AMD and Lenovo have created the world’s first 64-core workstation

Threadripper Pro is the second new workstation platform launched recently – and this one’s definitely coming this year. New workstation platforms are like the proverbial London buses it seems – you wait years for a one and then two arrive in close proximity to each other. I’m using ‘close proximity’ here to mean within a[…..] […]

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2 M’sian Animated Films Won National Winners at the 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA)

A big CONGRATULATIONS to all 2020 National Winners at Asian Academy Creative Awards(AAA) which is Asia-Pac’s most prestigious awards for creative excellence. We are proud that 2 Malaysian animated films rendered with Fox Renderfarm, Ejen Ali The Movie and Boboiboy Movie 2, were named Malaysia’s winners at AAA. Congratulations! 2020 Asian Academy Creative Awards Ejen[…..] […]

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