Time: December 2, 2020, 12:00 pm (PST) As we wrap up a difficult year, we look ahead at how the production process is recovering for 2021. On-set-post-production is changing as distributed workflows, cloud, and virtual production play a central role in the recovery of our industry. Panelists from both the studio and software side will share their key learnings from … [Read more...] about VFX in 2021: What works, who works & what’s changing forever
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Adobe admits challenges in changing economy due to pandemic
And sees ongoing growth in digital media; the company is tweaking the knobs in digital experience. A huge Adobe Max conference is on the way. It doesn’t seem as if the company has cut back at all. This year’s show has 56 hours of live broadcast, 275 sessions, and is free to everyone. As a result, says the company, they have over 200,000 registrants in the weeks before the … [Read more...] about Adobe admits challenges in changing economy due to pandemic
GlassBox Technologies’ DragonFly 2.0 adds HTC VIVE Tracker support
Glassbox Technologies has released an upgrade to DragonFly, a professional cross-platform virtual camera for Unreal Engine, Unity 3D, and Maya. The company says that DragonFly 2.0 will offer options to content creators in need of a flexible virtual camera solution for both remote and in-studio workflows. The major additions to DragonFly 2.0 include native support of the HTC … [Read more...] about GlassBox Technologies’ DragonFly 2.0 adds HTC VIVE Tracker support
Unreal Engine and Unity plugins launched for Ftrack Studio
Ftrack, developer of scalable project management and media review software, has announced the availability of the Unreal Engine and Unity plugins for Ftrack Studio. The plugins come as standard with any Ftrack Studio subscription. Ftrack Studio is a project management, production tracking, and media review platform. It helps creators plan projects and track resources from start … [Read more...] about Unreal Engine and Unity plugins launched for Ftrack Studio
Engineering Emmy Award 2020 goes to Nuke
Last week, Foundry announced that Nuke, its popular node-based compositor, has been selected for an Engineering Emmy Award by the Television Academy. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 72nd Engineering Emmy Awards ceremony will stream live on Emmys.com on October 29 at 5 pm PDT. Engineering Emmys are given to an individual, company, or organization for engineering … [Read more...] about Engineering Emmy Award 2020 goes to Nuke
Corel gets new CEO with rich online experience
Can Christa Quarles take Corel up a notch with a more innovative cloud and digital services strategy? Christa Quarles has been named CEO of Corel Corporation. Quarles comes to Corel from stints as CEO of OpenTable and executive positions at NextDoor, and The Walt Disney Company. In the prepared statements welcoming Quarles, John Park, Chairman of the Board and KKR Partner, … [Read more...] about Corel gets new CEO with rich online experience
Adobe brings new features and updates to Creative Cloud video and audio apps
In a virtual press conference held last week, Adobe showed new features for Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition. Premiere Pro has new features like Scene Edit Detection (powered by Adobe Sensei), HDR for Broadcasters, Quick Export (in public Beta). Other performance improvements for Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition include: Improved multicam performance for … [Read more...] about Adobe brings new features and updates to Creative Cloud video and audio apps
Maxon rolls out C4D R23 and Maxon One
The contender has got on its boxing gloves with features for animators, FX, and finishing. Maxon has been making the most of its pandemic. The company’s engineers have been hunkered down and developing. The company’s development teams for Redshift and Red Giant are putting out new releases and according to Maxon’s Head of Community and Customer Experience, Paul Babb, they … [Read more...] about Maxon rolls out C4D R23 and Maxon One
Red Giant’s Universe 3.3
Red Giant has released Universe 3.3, an update with two new tools, Quantum and Modes and updated versions of its motion graphics tools Glow, Glimmer, Chromatic Aberration, and Hacker Text. Updates for Universe is a collection of Red Giant’s GPU accelerated plugins for editing and motion graphics. Quantum creates animated light trails in front of or behind a layer, while … [Read more...] about Red Giant’s Universe 3.3
Blackbird makes the case for cloud-based video production
The partnership with Live X focuses on live workflows and the OEM model; both are at the heart of Blackbird. Generating and distributing content from home during the pandemic has been a challenge for the media and entertainment industry, especially monetizing the content. Blackbird claims its professional cloud video editing and publishing platform is the fastest and most … [Read more...] about Blackbird makes the case for cloud-based video production