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Lightwave 3D Group spins out of Newtek to take on virtual production
Group president Rob Powers has the industry cred to take on Autodesk and Lightstorm. One of the newest companies to ...
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Pixar makes new friends
Updates and partnerships give the Renderman line a boost. Pixar is a regular at Siggraph. The show is a good ...
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Customers are driving the next round of innovation
3D graphics have hit a tipping point. Vendors are reaching out to users to help drive innovation. By Kathleen Maher ...
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Autodesk “execution challenges” lead to flat second quarter, 500 layoffs
The company will continue to push its transition to cloud and mobile computing despite the setback. Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) today ...
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Sometimes Cloud Rendering means rendering clouds
Open source tools from major studios and commercial vendors are fueling graphics advances. One of the first technical sessions we ...
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The future is bright, shiny, and virtual
A roundup of new technology from Siggraph 2012. Not to sound too self-congratulatory, but the topic Jon Peddie Research chose ...
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Autodesk developing virtual production with James Cameron and Weta Digital
The goal is to commercialize the workflows behind Avatar and the Lord of the Rings series. Autodesk built the biggest ...
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Caustic brings interactive ray tracing to Maya
Caustic Visualizer allows high fidelity views at the earliest project stages. A Rhino version already exists and a 3ds Max ...
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New extensions for Maya and 3ds Max automate workflow
The new features are available to users on active subscription contracts. Autodesk says it will soon release new extensions for ...
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Ember allows volumetric data editing inside 3ds Max
Ember can edit voxel grids, fields, and point clouds from the inside out. Thinkbox Software will preview a new kind ...
