V-Ray for Modo discontinued

Chaos has announced that V-Ray for Modo is discontinued from December 20, 2021. Chaos said “some products eventually reach their natural end of life”. This date marks the end of sales, technical support and downloads for existing license owners will continue for a further year until December 31, 2022. First released in 2016, V-Ray for[…..] […]

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GDC 2022 Session Explores ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ From The Ground Up

It might be incredibly freeing to fly above the world—but it also takes a lot of data. This GDC 2022 session is all about how Microsoft Flight Simulator worked to create one of the most ambitious flight experiences in game history. “Designing the Terrain System of Flight Simulator: Representing the Earth” is an Advanced Graphic[…..] […]

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ftrack Studio 4.9 New Experience!

ftrack Studio’s new update has arrived, making the daily workflows even simpler. Upgrade for a new, standardized review experience across internal and external reviews, improvements to custom attribute links, upgraded filtering and export tools, and more. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can expect in the ftrack Studio December update. You can find more[…..] […]

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Panasonic’s New PTZ Cameras Cover Education to Live to AR/VR Applications

Panasonic AW UE50 40K slant The new PTZ camera lineup from Panasonic includes two entry-level utility models, two mid-tier models with wider applications, and a new 4K robotic camera. Their main capabilities include support for the new video protocols, simple and versatile installation and operation, and compatibility with the existing Panasonic video system for straightforward[…..] […]

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Adobe Character Animator

Dec 14, Adobe announced new features and updates across Creative Cloud video and audio tools that improve performance and enhance productivity. Premiere Pro Universal Text Engine Par Direction Buttons The December release features several new tools for titles, graphics and animation in Premiere Pro and Character Animator. The December release also includes performance improvements and[…..] […]

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Katana 5.0 released

Katana 5.0 released with a focus on artist collaboration and interoperability Discover Katana 5.0 with cutting-edge features like Katana<>Nuke interop, render upgrades, USD and more Katana 5.0 released with a focus on artist collaboration and interoperability We’re delighted to announce the release of Katana 5.0, featuring Katana and Nuke interoperability, render upgrades like Foresight+, USD[…..] […]

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Maxon Announces an Agreement to Acquire the Assets of Pixologic

Maxon Announces an Agreement to Acquire the Assets of Pixologic, Makers of Zbrush Maxon has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Pixologic, the creators of the Academy Award-winning sculpting and painting software ZBrush. Acquisition Brings Industry-Leading 3D Sculpting and Painting Expertise to Maxon Dec. 14, Maxon, developer of[…..] […]

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Film School Adopts NVIDIA RTX to Deliver Real-World Production Experience for Students

Vancouver Film School provides students with Quadro RTX-powered Dell Precision 5820 Workstations to help prepare them for careers in media and entertainment. From animated shorts and video games to feature-length films, students at the Vancouver Film School create over 900 productions a year. This immersion into real-world production is a big reason why VFS is[…..] […]

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Intel Launches Integrated Photonics Research Center

Collaborative, multiple university center brings together world-renowned photonics and circuits researchers to pave the way for the next decade of compute interconnect. Intel Labs recently opened the Intel® Research Center for Integrated Photonics for Data Center Interconnects. The center’s mission is to accelerate optical input/output (I/O) technology innovation in performance scaling and integration with a[…..] […]

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Nuke 13.1 released

This artist-focused update introduces a suite of user experience and workflow improvements designed to enhance artist productivity and accelerate the creative process for both artists and teams. Foundry has announced the release of Nuke 13.1 with a focus on improving user experience, timeline improvements and streamlining workflows. New features also include a new UnrealReader node[…..] […]

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