3D PDF Consortium begins formal operations
Jan. 25 | The new industry group will manage the future of 3D PDF and advocate for its increased...Automated render farm power management saves studios money
Jan. 24 | Straightface Studios reduces idle time to less than 1%; Duber Studios saves 60% on power...Processing air traffic pattern predictions in real time
Jan. 23 | Optimal Synthesis got a 250x speed improvement by turning to Nvidia graphics processing...Software tools unfold the strange world of Bunraku
Jan. 20 | CG studio Origami Digital turns to LightWave, Maya, and Eyeon Fusion to bring director...
DCC
CoreCG introduces a pipeline between Mental Ray and Maya
Jan. 27 | MentalCore expedites the back-and-forth process of content creation and rendering. Several studios field-tested the product prior to release. When computer... Read more »- New filter uses on-screen curves to deliver finer level of color video control
- Software tools unfold the strange world of Bunraku
- New browser-based animation service enters free public beta
- Game AI software maker Xaitment offers source code to clients
- Adobe releases Lightroom 4 to beta
- MIT team invents cheap way to add 3D cameras to cellphones
- Lumatix Atrium Designer 2012 offers global illumination previews in milliseconds
ScanToNURBS links 3D scanning to 3ds Max
Jan. 27 | Imported models can have G1 curve continuity across surface boundaries. NURBS specialist nPower Software has released a new plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max that imports 3D scans... Read more »HWD
Processing air traffic pattern predictions in real time
Jan. 23 | Optimal Synthesis got a 250x speed improvement by turning to Nvidia graphics processing units. A research firm in Silicon Valley is using general-purpose graphics processing... Read more »MIT team invents cheap way to add 3D cameras to cellphones
Jan. 6 | A one-pixel pulse is tricked into decoding 3D data. Qualcomm is taking a close look. [Editor’s Note: A video explaining the technology in more detail... Read more »- The Nvidia Jen-Hsun Huang roadshow visits China
- Graphics is the common language at Siggraph Asia
- Tablet prices in freefall reacting to Kindle Fire
- JPR report: 80% of smartphones will have stereo 3D cameras and screens by 2015
- Quantum dot filter displays are the next big thing
- Mobile makes CAD industry submit to Joy’s Law in 2011
- Content: Big, beautiful and ready to sail
Opinion
Lenovo hiring to beef up workstation segment
Jan. 3 | Lenovo built its workstation business from scratch after taking over IBM’s PC business, and is now taking market share from HP and Dell. The market... Read more »- Mashup 2.0: A new paradigm for professional graphics in 2012
- Adobe posts a record year in 2011
- The Nvidia Jen-Hsun Huang roadshow visits China
- JPR report: 80% of smartphones will have stereo 3D cameras and screens by 2015
- Content: Big, beautiful and ready to sail
- Autodesk intends PLM global domination with Nexus
- Autodesk’s AEC division regroups
