DarwinAI’s platform, in pilot tests with Audi, streamlines models for edge computing. University of Waterloo researcher Alexander Wong didn’t have enough processing power for his computer vision startup, so he developed a workaround. That workaround is now the company’s product. Ontario-based DarwinAI, founded by a team from the Ontario-based university, provides a platform for developers[…..] […]
Based on King’s 1986 eponymous novel, the story follows a shape-shifting evil presence known as Pennywise, the dancing clown, brought to life by VFX team. Rodeo FX, Lola Visual Effects, Method Studios, Soho VFX worked on the CG & VFX for the movie. Rodeo FX team delivered 95 shots for the movie. They created CG[…..] […]
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,[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
‘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 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.[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
‘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[…..] […]
