High-end animation and visual effects studio used cineSync extensively to help define, refine and enhance their creative vision and stay in tune with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. (image)Marvel’s ‘Captain Mavel.’ All images © 2019 Marvel Studios. There may not be any other studio in the world quite like Animal Logic. Headquartered in Sydney,[…..] […]
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Alienbrain 2019 With Unreal Editor Integration Now Available
LONDON — Alienbrain Ltd. has announced the release of Alienbrain 2019, the latest iteration of its popular version control software for artists and designers. Marking a major update, the new version features all-new integration with Epic Games’ Unreal Editor, additional file preview support and a new subscription pricing model. Designed to help creative teams work[…..] […]
NVIDIA Achieves Breakthroughs in Language Understanding to Enable Real-Time Conversational AI
Trains BERT in Record-Setting 53 Minutes and Slashes Inference to 2 Milliseconds; Enables Microsoft, Others to Use State-of-the-Art Language Understanding in Large-Scale Applications SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 13, 2019 NVIDIA today announced breakthroughs in language understanding that allow businesses to engage more naturally with customers using real-time conversational AI. NVIDIA’s AI platform is the first to[…..] […]
Doing it Fast ‘And’ Distinctive: The VFX of ‘Men in Black: International’
‘Men in Black: International.’ All images © 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Since the original Men in Black was released in 1997, audiences have been treated to “Bullet Time” in The Matrix (1999), the revival of 3D cinema with Avatar (2009) and photorealistic de-aging of actors like Robert Downey Jr., Michael Douglas and Samuel[…..] […]
Blender Announcing the Launching of Blender 2.8 for All Platforms
Blender announced the launching of Blender 2.8 for all platforms. Here we are coverig some of the main features of Blender 2.0, but there are many more. “The 2.80 release is dedicated to everyone who has contributed to Blender. To the tirelessly devoted developers. To the artists inspiring them with demos. To the documentation writers.[…..] […]
Ubisoft joins Blender Development Fund
Today Ubisoft announced that they will join the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a corporate Gold member. Not only will Ubisoft help funding online support for Blender developers, Ubisoft Animation Studio – a department of Ubisoft Film and Television – will also use Blender for their productions and assign developers to contribute to Blender’s open[…..] […]
New meshing and Bullet Physics plugins for 3DS Max announced
According to a thread on CGTalk, MagicPictures Software will soon release two new commercial plugins – a Mesher called AQ Mesher, and a Bullet Physics based multibody simulator called AQ Bullet. AqMesher is an OpenVDB based meshing plugin that’s compatible with particles, objects, and of course VDB objects. According to the developers it provides optimised[…..] […]
Magic Leap Set to Premiere Experimental, Spatial Computing Experience at SIGGRAPH 2019
‘Undersea’ Uses Room-scale Spatial Computing to Bring the Sea to Life CHICAGO—Magic Leap will premiere an all-new Spatial Computing experience for Magic Leap One, “Undersea,” at SIGGRAPH 2019 in Los Angeles. The Magic Leap One is a lightweight, wearable spatial computer that enriches your experience in the real world with digital content, in everything from[…..] […]
The Human Effect of Tech: SIGGRAPH 2019 Shines Light on Adaptive Technology From Research Innovations to Interactive Installations, Conference Showcases How Tech Is Helping Humans CHICAGO—SIGGRAPH 2019 announces programming focused around Adaptive Technology, a new focus area for its upcoming Los Angeles conference. Participants can discover the latest innovations with the potential to help humans[…..] […]
MORE Visualize This: An Exclusive Showcase of The Third Floor’s Work on 18 Marvel Films
With the MCU ‘Infinity Saga’ now complete, the studio shares a 10-year visual history of their extensive previs, postvis and techvis work on the famed franchise. ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ The Third Floor worked on an unbelievable 18 out of 22 films of the MCU ‘Infinity Saga.’ All images © Marvel. All previs and postvis images[…..] […]