Adobe After Effects CS7 to include a live 3D pipeline with Cinema 4D Lite
The next version of the compositing software gains integration with Maxon's 3D software – and even includes a Lite version of the software for free.
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CyArk project stores 3D images of historic sites for posterity
CyArk's 12-person team creates 3D digital models with laser-scanning instruments that replicate a site to within a few millimetres of accuracy.
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Single-shot music video for Phosphorescent's Song For Zula
Watch the allegorical one-take video to the song-of-the-moment by 'celestial country' act Phosphorescent.
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Music video uses Cinemagraph GIFs to haunting effect
The video for Joel Compass' Back To Me uses the popular GIF technique where a still photo contains a single element of motion.
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Luxology Modo 701 released
New features include a particle engine, audio playback, a dedicated dynamics simulation layer and unlimited network rendering.
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So who's the £15 million in the Budget for VFX & animation tech going to?
The Technology Strategy Board has been given a pot to help develop tech for VFX, film and games – but it's targeted vaguely.
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Autodesk launches MotionBuilder 2014, Mudbox 2014 & Softimage 2014
Autodesk has unveiled the latest versions of its character animation, 3D modelling and 3D animation applications.
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Autodesk Maya 2014 launched
Autodesk has unveiled the latest version of its 3D modelling, animation and rendering suite, Maya 2014.
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Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 launched
Autodesk has unveiled the latest version of its 3D modelling, animation and rendering suite, 3ds Max 2014.
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Autodesk unveils new logo as part of in-house rebrand
The Maya and 3DS Max developer has revealed a new identity based around concepts of motion.
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Adobe to show new version of After Effects at NAB 2013
Adobe has released a video revealing new rotoscoping tools for After Effects that it'll be showcasing in April.
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The Croods took 80 million hours to render says DreamWorks
The Croods is the most technically sophisticated CG film to date from DreamWorks, having taken 15 million more compute hours to render than The Rise of the Guardians
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Animated dragons ride across Philippe Stark's furniture in Miss Ko restaurant
Label Dalbin has created a video installation on tables that diners sit at to eat, integrated with imagined Asian news broadcasts.
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HP prototype 3D screen creates 180-degree holograms
A new display can produce a static 3D image with a 180-degree viewing angle from up to one metre away
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Adobe and Maxon to bring After Effects and Cinema 4D together
The companies have teamed up to make moving motion graphics and animation projects between the two applications easier.
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Nvidia aims to change the way VFX, animation & post houses work
The Grid VCA graphics server aims to replace expensive workstations by doing all processing for you.
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Nvidia reveals next-generation graphics chips: Maxwell and Volta
Nvidia has provided details on the successors to its Keplar platform, which is used in its current line of Quadro graphics cards
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Steven Bonner turns food into type for Ballantines
The Scottish illustrator has created a series of illuminated letters formed from flavours apparently found in Ballantines whisky.
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Wacom Cintiq 13HD offers affordable on-screen drawing
Wacom has debuted a 13-inch version of its Cintiq digital drawing surface, which costs £625 plus VAT.
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The Foundry launches Mari 2.0 texture paint software for 3D artists
MARI 2.0 introduces a new layer system to the 3D digital paint tool.