The recent shuffle of executives around the Disney Parks, Entertainment, and Products division predicated by Bob Chapek’s promotion to CEO of The Walt Disney Company means Disneyland and Walt Disney World are both greeting new leaders this morning. Jeff Vahle, formerly president of Disney Signature Experiences, which includes the Disney Cruise Line and Adventures by[…..] […]
Originally posted on 11 November 2019. Adobe has released Character Animator 3.0, the latest update to its software for generating real-time puppet-style animation from reference video footage of a live actor. The release adds support for keyframing animations, a new system of scene cameras, triggerable audio clips, and the option to generate motion lines behind[…..] […]
Originally posted on 5 November 2019. Next Limit has released Maxwell 5.0, the next major update to its physically based spectral renderer, adding multi-GPU support, integrated cloud rendering, and a V-Ray scene importer. The release also updates the user interface to display better on modern Hi-DPI displays. The release is the first significant update to[…..] […]
THE RETROWAR IS COMING! Listen Past Maggots, AI Corp Needs Your Support! Neon battle lines have been drawn and warriors from across the StellarNet are manning their Drones on the eve of the RetroWar. AI Corp, of course, stands on the side of what is good and pure, and profitable but our foes will stop[…..] […]
MIFA Annecy International Animation Film Festival goes online – and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government goes all out – to bring you Japan’s top animation studios! From June 15 to June 30, experience the newest animation projects from Japan’s leading animation studios – and share your own projects for co-development opportunities! It’s all part of MIFA’s[…..] […]
We’re pleased to announce that Unreal Engine 4.25 is now available for download, with a host of new and enhanced features for industries across the board. For game developers, this is the first release with initial support for Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X as first-class platforms, and throughout the year we will[…..] […]
AMD Radeon™ ProRender is a powerful physically-based rendering engine that enables creative professionals to produce stunningly photorealistic images. Built on highly efficient, high-performance Radeon™ Rays technology, Radeon ProRender’s complete, scalable ray tracing engine uses open industry standards to harness GPU and CPU performance for swift, impressive results. This Radeon ProRender plug-in for Blender™ is a[…..] […]
Post.pro is a new online platform dedicated to video and filmmakers. Half of the service allows users to upload and embed videos on their own websites, while the other half features a curated gallery of videos, allowing users to follow artists, collect videos, comment, like and share. Think of it as if Dribbble and Vimeo[…..] […]
Kevin Mayer will lead the Chinese-owned app for making and sharing short videos, which has exploded in popularity during the pandemic. Kevin Mayer worked on Disney Plus, which rolled out in November and has about 55 million subscribers. The Walt Disney Company’s top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, resigned on Monday to become the chief executive[…..] […]
May14, Freemergency Studio and Another Indie are pleased to announce Retrograde Arena, a stylish physics-based twin-stick shooter! In Retrograde, weapons don’t kill, but the environment does! Retrograde Arena completely reimagines the twin-stick formula with dynamic movement enhanced by weapon recoil. Guns aren’t just for attack, they are for speed, dodging, sharp corners, and brutal counter-attacks.[…..] […]
