The first release of the 2.9 series is here! Building on the success of the 2.8 series, Blender 2.90 continues to polish the user experience, introducing improvements to EEVEE, Cycles, sculpt, VR, animation, modeling, UV editing and so much more. Blender integrates industry standard libraries such as Intel Embree, Intel OpenImageDenoise and NVidia Optix to[…..] […]
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3ds Max Indie and Maya Indie now available in 46 countries
Autodesk is to roll out 3ds Max Indie, its reduced-price subscription to the 3D animation software for artists earning under $100,000/year, to a wider range of countries on 7 August 2020. The change – announced in emails to existing subscribers reposted on social media – will make 3ds Max Indie subscriptions available in countries throughout[…..] […]
Blender to get official RenderMan plugin
Blender users will soon get their own official RenderMan plugin, Pixar has announced. The integration, which will be released alongside RenderMan 24, will support all of the heavyweight VFX and animation renderer’s latest features, including new CPU/GPU rendering system RenderMan XPU. New official Pixar plugin supersedes previous community-developed tools Blender has had RenderMan integrations in[…..] […]
Intel Launches World’s Best Processor for Thin-and-Light Laptops: 11th Gen Intel Core
More than 150 Designs in Development, Including 20 Verified Under New Intel Evo Platform Brand Intel launches 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris® Xe graphics, the world’s best processors for thin-and-light laptops1, delivering up to 2.7x faster content creation2, more than 20% faster office productivity3 and more than 2x faster gaming plus streaming4[…..] […]
FRAME.IO 3.7 ANNOUNCED: NEW SPEED, PRECISION AND SECURITY FEATURES
Frame.io has just announced some major upgrades to its services and apps, which includes everything from the online app to FCP X integration updates. Image: Frame.io Heading up the new announcement is the official launch of the Frame.io Transfer App. Frame.io Transfer gives users more customisable control over how assets are moved. Users can both[…..] […]
Pixologic ships ZBrush 2021.1
Pixologic has released ZBrush 2021.1, a free bugfix update to the digital sculpting software that enables users to choose the way in which it works with Windows Ink. The release, which is intended to reduce lag when sculpting on Windows tablets like the Surface Pro, enables users to set the software to handle Windows Ink[…..] […]
Intel Delivers Advances Across 6 Pillars of Technology, Powering Our Leadership Product Roadmap
At Architecture Day 2020, Intel Technical Leaders Showcase New Architectures and Innovations for the Intelligent Era Senior Vice President/Chief Architect/General Manager, Intel Architecture, Graphics, and Software/By Raja Koduri At Intel, we truly believe in the potential of technology to enrich lives and change the world. This has been a guiding principle since the company was[…..] […]
A Talk with Irdeto
Irdeto is the world leader in digital platform security, protecting platforms and applications for video entertainment, video games, connected transport and IoT connected industries. Recently, it announces the launch of a new anti-tamper and anti-cheat solution for mobile gaming. Let’s talk with them about their new technology of trusted anti-tamper and anti-cheat solutions CGGE: Can[…..] […]
Varjo Secures $54 Million Series C Funding
XR technology leader receives strong support from new and existing investors to meet growing demand for enterprise virtual and mixed reality Varjo™, the leader in industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software, announced it has closed a $54 million round of Series C funding on Aug 12. Tesi, NordicNinja, and Swisscanto Invest by Zürcher Kantonalbank are among[…..] […]
K SLOPE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES “FLEX RDS” ITS NEW REMOTE DIRECTING SERVICE TO ENABLE CRITICAL PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES AT A DISTANCE
K SLOPE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES “FLEX RDS” ITS NEW REMOTE DIRECTING SERVICE TO ENABLE CRITICAL PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES AT A DISTANCE INSTALLED ON DARK SLOPE STUDIOS’ 3000 SQ FT MOTION CAPTURE STAGE TORONTO – AUG 17, 2020 – Dark Slope Studios, the Toronto based state of the art motion capture and animation virtual production studio, today announces[…..] […]