Luxion has released version 8 of KeyShot, its popular 3D rendering and animation software. In addition to new features and updates, KeyShot 8 is focusing on five areas—materials and volume, lighting and optics, advanced geometry, image and output, and collaboration. KeyShot 8 adds advanced technology and features such as displacement mapping, materials with embedded flakes … [Read more...] about KeyShot 8 adds image styles, cutaways, geometry nodes, scattering media support
Khronos Standards for Machine Learning
Open source is good: open source standards are better. By Peter McGuinness The Khronos Group has launched its new interoperability standard for neural networks. The Neural Network Exchange Format (NNEF) is an open, implementation-independent way to describe neural networks designed to cut through the current tangle of framework-specific formats. The new standard was … [Read more...] about Khronos Standards for Machine Learning
The HDR Gaming Interest Group arrives on the scene
HGiG offers production and distribution guidelines. by Bob Raikes Sony and Microsoft have formed the HDR Gaming Interest Group (HGiG) and have invited TV game developers, hardware manufacturers, and others to participate in an effort to improve the HDR gaming experience. The proposed initiatives will also change how a game console and TV interoperate, and could be extended … [Read more...] about The HDR Gaming Interest Group arrives on the scene
Nvidia mines AI and machine learning for opportunities
Machines are getting smarter and can work more efficiently in carrying out routine jobs. You may have been noticing some pretty cool videos out there demonstrating fast rendering, image reconstruction, facial recognition, and so much more. A great benefit of relatively recent breakthroughs of machine learning is that the rate of advances is accelerating. Machines are becoming … [Read more...] about Nvidia mines AI and machine learning for opportunities
Pixar Animation Studios announces the release of RenderMan 22
New Universal Scene Description (USD) based architecture, advanced lighting technology Pixar Unified, the promise of speed increase and more in the latest release. by Roger Wilsher The latest release of the new version of production renderer RenderMan was announced by Pixar Animation Studios. Version number 22 comes on the 30th anniversary of the company’s founding. The … [Read more...] about Pixar Animation Studios announces the release of RenderMan 22