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Q&A: VFX Supervisor Boyd Shermis

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From Speed and Swordfish to Fear the Walking Dead, a top VFX supervisor stays connected to a global team with ...

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Arnold earns an Academy SciTech award

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The “brute force” renderer has been used a wide variety of films. The Arnold renderer, published by the recently acquired ...

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EnvisioneerVR extends immersive home design views

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New Google Cardboard app complements existing Oculus and Vive displays. Home design software developer Cadsoft has added a virtual reality ...

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Turning trucks into emergency vehicles with 3D technology

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A SmartTech 3D scanner and Geomagic Design X help a small Polish manufacturer customize 100 vehicles a year. Too often ...

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Graphics add-in boards up 21% in fourth quarter

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Demand for more powerful graphics processing continues to rise even as PC sales continue to drop. Shipment of graphics add-in ...

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Tech Soft 3D optimizes HOOPS line of development platforms for Native and Web

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The toolmaker for 3D technical applications is riding the wave of WebGL and simultaneous app development.   3D technology development ...

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Redshift renderer releases integration for Houdini

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The biased, GPU-based renderer counts several well-known animation studios among its customers. Redshift Rendering Technologies has released an integration to ...

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GPU demand increases in fourth quarter

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Gaming continues as the wind in the graphics industry sails. Global demand for GPUs increased in the fourth quarter of ...

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Atomic Fiction cloud rendering spinoff lands venture funding

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Autodesk and Walden Venture Capital are named participants; the amount of funding was undisclosed. Cloud rendering startup Conductor Technologies has ...

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V-Ray for 3ds Max update renders up to seven times faster

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A new algorithm for dealing with complex lighting improves render time. Chaos Group has released a major update to V-Ray ...