With the state of the world under constant flux in 2022, some technology trends were put on hold while others were accelerated. Supply chain challenges, labor shortages and economic uncertainty had companies reevaluating their budgets for new technology. For many organizations, AI is viewed as the solution to a lot of the uncertainty bringing improved[…..] […]
SUPERPROD Group – a European leader in audiovisual production – announces a first in France: the deployment of a brand new pipeline based on Pixar’s USD technology. This pipeline, recently presented at the Radi Raf conference in Angoulême, will save substantial time for the entire CG animation production chain and heighten the visual and creative quality of all the studio’s projects. Introduced by Pixar studio, the Universal Scene Description (USD) system was identified as a most promising pipeline technology for the future by SUPERPROD’s R&D teams in 2019. With this potential in mind, the group invested significant resources in forming a dedicated team to develop their own pipeline based on USD. Named “FLOW”, this new pipeline aligns perfectly with SUPERPROD Group’s expansion strategy and is deployed in the three studios of SUPERPROD (Paris, Angouleme and Milan). This new pipeline positions SUPERPROD as a versatile and innovative production partner for feature films and series alike. The pipeline will open up possibilities for a wide variety of productions, both in terms of budget levels and production techniques, including 2D, 3D, and hybrid projects (mixing animation and live action). Virginie Créance, Deputy Senior VP Animation at SUPERPROD, comments: “Animation is a highly competitive sector where the requirements of creativity and technology are constantly expanding. Our desire to keep up with developments in the industry has made investing in R&D essential to us. This strategy allows us to ofer our partners the ability to create the most ambitious and highest quality productions imaginable. The adoption of USD also gives us a chance to position ourselves at the forefront of new markets.” What is USD technology? The Universal[…..] […]
Pursue Sustainability and Cost Savings Power efficiency is increasingly important in data centers due to rising electricity costs and a desire for sustainability. Learn how a data processing unit (DPU) can improve data center efficiency, lower server power consumption up to 30 percent, and lead to a more sustainable future while saving you money. Join[…..] […]
ZOTAC Technology Limited, a global manufacturer of innovation, announces the latest in the next-generation ZOTAC GAMING graphics card line-up built on the powerful NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture. The GeForce® RTX 4070 Ti Series graphics cards are beyond fast, giving gamers and creators new found levels of performance in gaming, streaming, rendering, video encoding and decoding,[…..] […]
Dell PowerEdge helps you Accelerate Transformation Anywhere with technology and solutions that help you innovate, adapt, and grow. Join for Dell Technologies’ next generation PowerEdge live event on January 17th, 2023 asthe forum will introduce the latest technology you need to drive business innovation and Accelerate your Transformation anywhere. To grow the business and transform their[…..] […]
At present, the digital yuan pilot program has been launched in 26 pilot areas in 17 provinces and cities. Industry insiders pointed out that banks are empowering e-commerce platforms to accelerate the construction of digital RMB application scenarios through high-quality digital financial services, for the purpose of delivering a convenient and efficient payment experience[…..] […]
INSYDIUM NeXus is coming to Maya, 3ds Max and Blender in 2023! Insydium has announced that NeXus, its new GPU-based particle simulation system for Cinema 4D, will also become available for 3ds Max, Blender and Maya in 2023. The toolset – a GPU-accelerated successor to X-Particles, Insydium’s popular Cinema 4D multiphysics plugin – is capable[…..] […]
Tippett Studio texture/look dev artist Michele Ahn reveals how she uses Marvelous Designer in her work, and how the 3D clothing design software has helped her to push through creative challenges. The go-to 3D fashion design software for many movie and videogame artists, Marvelous Designer enables users to create 3D clothing by stitching together 2D[…..] […]
ArtStation has just released an update to our platform and terms of service where projects tagged using “NoAI” will automatically be assigned an HTML “NoAI” meta tag. This will explicitly disallow the use of the content by AI systems and mark the project so that they know they are not allowed to use it. Why[…..] […]
Signal processing algorithms improved turbulence in free-space optic tests Researchers at Aston University found that optimising light beams helped address atmospheric turbulence in free-space optical communication Successive interference cancellation algorithms were used in tests Research brings high speed FSO communications a step closer to reality New signal-processing algorithms have been shown to help mitigate the[…..] […]
