You can soon create VFX with Netflix

A lot of your favourite Netflix shows utilise great VFX, and now a desktop-as-service platform from the streaming titan allows creatives to collaborate on visual effects work. Announced on the Netflix tech blog is NetFX, which is described as “a cloud-based platform that will make it easier for vendors, artists and creators to connect and[…..] […]

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Houdini 18.5 released

Updated Houdini 18.5 has been officially released. New features include: l  A live bridge between Unity and Houdini vi session sync. l  BSP brush support in Houdini Engine for Unreal, plus PDG, World Composition support and auto-streaming tiles. l  A new services systems for faster task completion. l  Comprehensive performance monitoring. l  A Shotgun asset[…..] […]

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Intel’s 11th Gen Processor (Rocket Lake-S) Architecture Detailed

What’s New: Earlier this year, Intel made desktop PCs even better with 10th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series processors, headlined by the Intel Core i9-10900K. In the first quarter of 2021, the 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors (code-named “Rocket Lake-S”) will bring even more performance to gamers and PC enthusiasts. Intelligently designed for desktop[…..] […]

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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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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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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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Dalmore Group Teams with FanVestor for Inaugural Direct CF Deal

Veteran Reg A+ broker-dealer Dalmore Group announced the launch of Direct CF, the company’s Regulation CF platform, and its inaugural partner, FanVestor.  On the Direct CF platform, FanVestor will get the benefit of a direct, cost effective and open access Reg CF solution for its capital raising activities. According to Etan Butler, Chairman of Dalmore[…..] […]

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Possible Reality Announces the Launch of INTRACT: Avatar Creation Alpha Testing Program Now Open

The future of gaming is about to become a whole lot more personalized. Unlocking the key to putting players directly into their favorite games, Possible Reality is excited to announce the launch of our alpha testing program for INTRACT, our proprietary avatar creation system. It’s a landmark achievement in personalized gaming, not only furthering the[…..] […]

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