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The Foundry makes new friends, announces new initiatives

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Kathleen Maher

Deals with Sony Imageworks and Pixar will give their users access to tools. The Foundry is expanding out of its ...

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Modo thrives in The Foundry

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Randall Newton

Brad Peebler delights the audience at Develop 3D Live with naughty talk. By Jon Peddie At the Develop 3D Live ...

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Dolby 3D just might save stereoscopic 3D from extinction

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Kathleen Maher

Together with Philips and The Foundry, Dolby is promoting a new approach to 3D video content creation and distribution. By ...

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The Foundry updates Mari with new layering system

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Randall Newton

The 3D painting tool created by Weta Digital now works like a familiar 2D paint tool.   The Foundry has ...

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HieroPlayer adds review and clipboarding to Nuke

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Randall Newton

Any shot in the VFX pipeline can be exported with full contextual details intact. The Foundry has introduced HieroPlayer, new ...

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Autodesk Smoke rises as price falls

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Jon Peddie

From $250,000 to $3,495 in 14 years, Smoke is now positioned to compete well against Final Cut Pro and Nuke. ...

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Nuke 7 update focuses on power tools

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Randall Newton

A variety of GPU-accelerated modes are now at the compositer’s fingertips. The Foundry has released an update of its popular ...

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The Foundry acquires Luxology

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Kathleen Maher

London’s The Foundry acquires Bay Area 3D modeling and animation company Luxology and plan to forge a strong new player ...

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MAXON releases major CINEMA 4D update

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Randall Newton

New sculpting, layering, and broadcast integration top the list of 200+ new features.   Maxon has released a major update to ...

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Hiero helps small VFX studios manage shot workflow

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Randall Newton

Other tools from The Foundry are used in top studios for digital composting, texture painting, and lighting.  British visual effects ...