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Modo update streamlines mesh editing in complex models

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Randall Newton

Modo has long been popular with both media creatives and product designers for its respect of the underlying geometry. The ...

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The Foundry ports Katana to Windows

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Randall Newton

The popular look-and-lighting tool also adds new support for Renderman, V-Ray, Arnold, and 3Delight.   The Foundry’s popular professional look ...

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Modo gets procedural with 10.01

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Randall Newton

The first point update adds procedural modeling to the renown direct modeling engine. Modo 10 was released in March as ...

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Major content creation players dominate Siggraph

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Kathleen Maher

Introductions from The Foundry, Autodesk, and Pixar set the agenda. The content creation companies at Siggraph this year had simple ...

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The Foundry has a new majority owner

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Randall Newton

London private equity firm HgCapital pays $312 million to add The Foundry to its Technology, Media & Telecommunications group.  The ...

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The Foundry releases non-commercial version of Nuke video compositor

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Randall Newton

This new non-watermarked version of Nuke 9 has few functional restrictions. Visual effects software house The Foundry has released a ...

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Chaos Group takes new ground

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Randall Newton

New products and alliances announced at Siggraph give V-Ray an opportunity to dominate rendering in film and broadcast workflows.  Recent ...

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Autodesk steps up at Siggraph 2014

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Kathleen Maher

It's a different Autodesk that made the scene at Siggraph 2014. The company wants to be a team player with competitors. That's new, right?

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The Foundry releases Mac version of Mari 3D digital paint software

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Randall Newton

Originally created by Weta Digital for Avatar, Mari is now a popular application for visual effects. The Foundry has released ...

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Five M&E software makers team up to compete

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Kathleen Maher

Shotgun, Tweak, Zync Render, Fabric Engine, and Thinkbox sell multimedia solutions that work with each other. By Kathleen Maher The ...

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