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Khronos struggles with keeping Collada relevant

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Kathleen Maher

The standards group responsible for the graphics exchange standard realizes content exchange is a huge challenge and that so far ...

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SpaceClaim 2012 update improves SketchUp import

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Randall Newton

Other new features include new solids editing capabilities, JT with PMI export, and more. The fast-growing upstart has the feature-based ...

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How many cores does it take to reach singularity?

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GfxS staff

Jon Peddie leads an all-star panel at the 2012 Multicore Developers Conference March 27. Six computer industry thought leaders will ...

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Computer graphics pioneer Carl Machover dies at 84

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GfxS staff

Machover was a noted speaker, writer, mentor, and a tireless advocate of the transformative power of computer graphics. Carl Machover, ...

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Autodesk Buzzsaw now available for Android

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Randall Newton

Buzzsaw users can now access the AEC collaboration platform from their Andriod smartphone or tablet. Autodesk has released an Android ...

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Apple to initiate dividends and stock repurchase

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Randall Newton

Only the cash hoard in the US will be used to pay stockholders and buy back shares. More than $45 ...

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Autodesk debuts its Gameware group

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Kathleen Maher

Autodesk products have been used to create more than 1,000 games. As the market matures and changes, Autodesk is assembling ...

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Hiero helps small VFX studios manage shot workflow

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Randall Newton

Other tools from The Foundry are used in top studios for digital composting, texture painting, and lighting.  British visual effects ...

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KeyShot update adds real-time environment editing

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Randall Newton

Luxion has also added a new metallic paint material, material templates, network rendering, and more. Hot on the heels of ...

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EdgeWise Plant 3.0 runs up to 12x faster with multicore processing

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Randall Newton

Other new features include enhanced pipe extraction, QA tools to verify accuracy, and real-time finishing tools. ClearEdge3D this week released ...