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Pinocchio comes out to play as Character Generator

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Kathleen Maher

Autodesk introduces Autodesk Character Generator as a cloud based resource. Character Generator is the latest evolution of Evolver software acquired by Autodesk in 2011. It has been available in Autodesk Labs as Project Pinocchio.

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Add-in board market up in Q4, Nvidia gains market share

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GfxS staff

Quarter-to-quarter AIBs shipments increased 3%, and grew 3% year-to-year. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for ...

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New benchmark from SPEC promises to become influential

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Kathleen Maher

SPECwpc is likely to find wide use testing workstations. By Kathleen Maher There is no more contentious battle­field in the ...

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Graphic chip shipments show small rise in fourth quarter

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GfxS staff

New JPR report says desktop graphics sales up 3% second quarter in a row.  There was a small rise in ...

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How Whiskytree runs its “Work Smart” CG pipeline

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Randall Newton

Successful VFX for films including Elysium, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier are among the projects ...

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KeyShot and IronCAD release visualization integration

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Randall Newton

Single-click transfer of data with instant updates improve visualization without changing the IronCAD workflow. Luxion and IronCAD have released an ...

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BricsCAD V14 now available for Linux

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Randall Newton

BricsCAD is DWG compatible without being an AutoCAD clone. Linux availability extends its reach in many emerging markets.   Bricsys ...

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Startup MarkForged makes composite parts

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Kathleen Maher

Carbon fiber must be placed in proper alignment for its intended purpose, making 3D printing more challenging.   By Kathleen ...

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Lagoa is building their rendering business from the cloud down

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Kathleen Maher

The Montreal-based cloud rendering company has been making friends in varied places. There’s a fierce arms race going on in ...

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Lenovo opens its checkbook

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Kathleen Maher

The aggressive computer maker shelled out $5.2 billion for Motorola Mobility and IBM’s server business. By Kathleen Maher Lenovo has ...