The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 73rd Engineering Emmy Awards honoring an individual, company, or organization for developments in broadcast technology. Arnold Global Illumination Rendering System and Chaos’ V-Ray are among the eight Engineering Emmy recipients selected this year. The awards will be presented by the Television Academy Engineering … [Read more...] about Engineering Emmy Award 2021 goes to V-Ray and Arnold
Prime Focus Technologies enhances its AI/ML offering for M&E enterprises
Its CLEAR Vision Cloud platform offers five M&E use cases for ready deployment. Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), creator of ERP software CLEAR for the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry, has announced five AI/ML use cases for M&E enterprises: conformance, segmentation, localization, marketing, and content QC. These use cases are ready for … [Read more...] about Prime Focus Technologies enhances its AI/ML offering for M&E enterprises
Autodesk invests in iOFFICE + SpaceIQ to bring together BIM and facility management
iOFFICE + SpaceIQ, a leader in the digital transformation of workplace and asset management, has recently announced a strategic investment by Autodesk that will provide integrated solutions to increase the efficiency of building assets. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. In August 2021, iOFFICE and SpaceIQ merged together to address a rapidly growing market … [Read more...] about Autodesk invests in iOFFICE + SpaceIQ to bring together BIM and facility management
rooom experienceCloud: Create and experience 3D virtual environments via any browser
Founded in 2018, rooom (triple ‘o’s stand for the three dimensions) is a fast-growing tech start-up based in Germany. According to Crunchbase, rooom AG has raised $7 million in funding over round 1. The company, rooom AG, offers web-based, all-in-one platform, experienceCloud, to help users create immersive digital experiences in 2D, 3D, AR, and VR. It works across all desktop … [Read more...] about rooom experienceCloud: Create and experience 3D virtual environments via any browser
Maxon’s Redshift becomes subscription-only product
The renderer needs to maintain compatibility with multiple DCC applications and hardware platforms. Maxon has announced that its GPU-based renderer, Redshift, is now available as a subscription-only product. Maxon believes that as Redshift is constantly being updated and optimized, all customers should be running on the latest version in order to get the best customer … [Read more...] about Maxon’s Redshift becomes subscription-only product
AMD releases Radeon ProRender plug-in for Autodesk Inventor
AMD has announced that its physically-based rendering engine, Radeon ProRender, is now available as a free, downloadable plug-in for Autodesk Inventor 2021 and 2022. It will help Inventor users create photorealistic images of their parts and assemblies. Radeon ProRender is built on AMD’s accelerated ray intersection library, Radeon Rays. Radeon ProRender uses open, common … [Read more...] about AMD releases Radeon ProRender plug-in for Autodesk Inventor
V-Ray 5 for Unreal offers faster render times with Chaos Cloud
After coming out of beta and improving continuously with hotfix and non-hotfix updates, the latest version of Chaos’ V-Ray renderer for Unreal Engine is here. V-Ray 5 for Unreal is now available for $219 (annually) or $80 (monthly). The new features in V-Ray 5 for Unreal include custom light baking controls, a new Frame Buffer with post-processing controls built-in, a … [Read more...] about V-Ray 5 for Unreal offers faster render times with Chaos Cloud
NX Automation Designer software and NX Industrial Electrical Design work without Teamcenter
Extending the Xcelerator portfolio, Siemens Digital Industries Software has released a new suite of applications that helps in efficient electrical and automation design of industrial equipment. The company says that NX Automation Designer software and NX Industrial Electrical Design software offer a new level of multi-disciplinary collaboration. Highlights of the new release … [Read more...] about NX Automation Designer software and NX Industrial Electrical Design work without Teamcenter
MaterialX project starts in the incubation phase at the Academy Software Foundation
The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) has accepted MaterialX as its seventh Foundation-hosted project. ASWF was founded to provide a selected set of open source code for content creation. Those technologies are available as open-source resources, meaning they are free to everyone, including source code and can be updated and changed. The ASWF was founded to maintain the code … [Read more...] about MaterialX project starts in the incubation phase at the Academy Software Foundation
Siemens to enhance customer support in the marine industry through FORAN software acquisition
(Source: Siemens Digital Industries Software) Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the acquisition of FORAN software business. FORAN, a software system used in the design and construction of vessels and marine structures, will be changing ownership from Spain-based SENER to Siemens Digital. The acquisition of FORAN is due to close in the fourth quarter of the … [Read more...] about Siemens to enhance customer support in the marine industry through FORAN software acquisition