Render local, in the cloud, or both using the new Cloud Wizard. Thinkbox Software has released an update to Deadline, its compute management solution for digital media assets that includes new virtual machine capabilities to extend compute resources on demand. Other enhancements including spot rendering of selected regions, support for more products, sharding out of the box, … [Read more...] about Thinkbox Deadline 7 offers flexible cloud support
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Aveva reboots plant design portfolio
New Everything3D seeks one-to-one correspondence of physical and digital assets. The original data-first philosophy behind PDMS lives on. Plant and marine design vendor Aveva last week introduced a significant reboot of its plant design portfolio by introducing next-generation design software that integrates 3D geometry and 3D laser scan data into a coherent unit. Aveva … [Read more...] about Aveva reboots plant design portfolio
General Motors picks RTT as global CGI vendor
Automotive visualization has become an essential workflow—and a hotly competitive market. General Motors has selected Munich-based 3D visualization company RTT (Xetra: R1T) as its global vendor for computer graphics product visualization. As GM’s worldwide CGI Partner, RTT will be responsible, effective immediately, for the creative development and production of digital … [Read more...] about General Motors picks RTT as global CGI vendor
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 booth at Siggraph to talk about all its media & entertainment products—as usual—but the big news from them is the partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment and Weta Digital, the visual effects company started by “Lord of the Rings” director … [Read more...] about Autodesk developing virtual production with James Cameron and Weta Digital