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Manipulate Maya character rigs with real-time physics in seconds

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Karen Moltenbrey

Imbalance Ragdoll Dynamics 3.0 produces results that are faster and more complete—up to 100× faster, the company says. Animators are ...

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Unreal Engine 5.1 shines brightly with improvements

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Tristan Perona

UE 5.1 might be a point update, but it is packed with major changes including new lighting and animation/rigging features. ...

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Eliminate manual facial tracking with Faceware Portal

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Karen Moltenbrey

The application uses machine learning and computer vision technology to automate the process. Faceware Technologies, the developer of facial capture ...

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David Fincher directs his first all-animated short film

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Karen Moltenbrey

Blur Studio and Chaos enable the live-action director to bring his signature low-light look to the CG medium for a ...

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VIEW Conference spotlights metaverse and virtual production, adds more speakers

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Karen Moltenbrey

The global event on computer graphics is shaping up nicely with yet another impressive lineup that is expected to expand ...

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Best of the best

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GfxS staff

SIGGRAPH names the winners of the 2022 Computer Animation Festival, with “The Seine’s Tears” receiving the Best in Show Award. ...

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3D artists take a winning ‘Infinite Journey’

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Karen Moltenbrey

The competition aimed at bringing the artist community together. In February, director/artist/photographer Clinton Jones, aka PWNISHER, issued the latest 3D ...

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Time to get hyped!

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Karen Moltenbrey

Epic’s sample project fuels a real-time approach to animation in live broadcasts. Esports and other virtual events have a loyal ...

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Foundry’s interview series discusses career paths across disciplines

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Ruchika Saini

Embarking on a new career path can be a testing process. Aspirants look for sage advice from leading professionals at ...

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Autodesk is acquiring cloud-based LoUPE software from Tangent Labs

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Ruchika Saini

The media and entertainment (M&E) industry also got affected due to the worldwide pandemic. The demand for streaming content and ...