Category: Technology

— AMD Radeon™ Pro VII delivers up to 26 percent higher performance in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve than the competition1, and is optimized to power demanding broadcast workloads, complex CAE simulations and HPC application development — — New AMD Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise delivers enhanced performance for current-generation AMD Radeon™ Pro graphics cards; New[…..] […]

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New seismic data used to create 3D imagery that ‘visualises the impossible’. Moonraker, an award-winning visual effects studio based in Bristol, has collaborated with Blink Films for the new National Geographic series, X-Ray Earth. The three-part series looks deep inside the earth at the origins of volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and how their movements underground[…..] […]

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When we discuss colour in filmmaking, we’re usually interested being – well – correct. But we might also talk about the steel blue of night, an amber sunset, or the greenish tinge that comes from mid-century industrial lighting, or just from being stuck inside your own head in Paris. Technically, all those things should look[…..] […]

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Quibi came along at just the right time. Never mind that it was founded by media mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and boasts eBay and HP’s Meg Whitman as CEO.  Perhaps in some other world it might have been just another mobile device content provider.  But in a time of lockdown with greater need for diverting entertainment,[…..] […]

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Moscow motion and concept designer Maslov Sergey gathers 19 sound designers and 22 motion designers to reverse the usual motion-first production pipeline and reveal “the full creative abilities of both professions.” Maslov Sergey: “The sound designers created small audio scenes in which they tried to create a plot based only on sounds. “Then, they gave[…..] […]

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Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.25, the latest update to the game engine and real-time renderer. The headline feature in the release is support for the next generation of game consoles: Unreal Engine now includes initial support for both the upcoming PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, there are also new features for[…..] […]

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Ukraine-based photogrammetry studio Deep3d Studio has released four free 3D scanned characters in a range of common file formats with 8K PBR texture maps, all licensed for commercial use The set comprises a male and a female figure in the A-pose, ready for rigging; and posed male and female figures for use as static objects.[…..] […]

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Former Weta Digital artist Jens Kafitz has released Mari Extension Pack 5, the latest version of his suite of bonus tools for Foundry’s 3D painting software. The update adds Substance Painter-style Smart Masks for creating procedural wear effects, a new Pattern Engine for generating procedural textures, and new Hotbox and marking menu systems. A massive[…..] […]

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The iPad and Apple Pencil brought the possibility to create animated films and tell stories from anywhere. With ​Callipeg, artists can now leave their desks and animate wherever they want and need with professional tools, using the iPad’s power to its full potential. Callipeg is a 2d animation app for the iPad which offers professional[…..] […]

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Adobe has announced the release of Substance Painter 2020.1. New features include: A new exporter that adds several options to customise exported textures including the ability to override per texture set or per texture, customise file format and bit depth. Presets have also been updated to reflect the most recent versions of renderers. Improved automatic[…..] […]

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