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
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A look at Epic’s Unreal Engine 5
Level of detail is simply astounding—realtime global illumination and more. (Source: Epic) I have been trying to write about Epic’s new Unreal Engine 5 since they announced it in May. Every time I do, I am awestruck by the visuals, and mind-boggled trying to figure out how they did it. It is making a bazillion zillion quadrillion polygons fit in a 4k screen. The company … [Read more...] about A look at Epic’s Unreal Engine 5
Cesium update: Mapping the world and playing with it
The latest update to the Cesium SaaS platform is a global layer of the world’s 3D buildings. In addition, Cesium collaborates with Epic to make geospatial data available within Unreal Engine. Cesium, as we have written, provides a platform for 3D GIS data which are organized as Global Base Layers and include worldwide data for terrain, aerial imagery, and streetmaps. … [Read more...] about Cesium update: Mapping the world and playing with it
Glassbox Technologies’ BeeHive comes out of Beta
Glassbox packages virtual production allowing realtime data exchange between cameras, DCC applications, and your game engine of choice. Glassbox Technologies has released its realtime, collaborative software solution BeeHive, an honoree of Advanced Imaging Society Technical Lumiere Award——s 2019. After remaining in beta since last July, BeeHive is now available for Unreal … [Read more...] about Glassbox Technologies’ BeeHive comes out of Beta
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.23
Ray tracing optimization and new ‘Chaos’ Physics and Destruction System are now available. Like previous updates, Unreal Engine's latest release has arrived with a long list of the updates. Epic says that this release includes 192 improvements submitted by the very active community of Unreal Engine developers on GitHub. At the Game Developer Conference, Epic revealed new … [Read more...] about Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.23
Blender Foundation awarded $1.2 million Epic MegaGrant
Epic Games announced its MegaGrants program at GDC 2019. The company established a $100 million fund to support game developers, enterprise professionals, media and entertainment creators, students, educators, and tool developers who are “doing amazing things with Unreal Engine” or enhancing open-source capabilities for the 3D graphics community. The Blender Foundation had … [Read more...] about Blender Foundation awarded $1.2 million Epic MegaGrant
NewTek’s Lightwave 3D 2019 arrives on time
Features include Bridge for Unreal; LW opts for Optix; some undo is done. Last year, NewTek released Lightwave 2018; this year, the company released LightWave 2019. To anyone who hasn’t covered the trials and tribulations of LightWave that doesn’t seem like big news, but the company has famously struggled to upgrade LightWave in reasonable amounts of time. Worse, the company … [Read more...] about NewTek’s Lightwave 3D 2019 arrives on time
Epic Games to reveal developments of Unreal Engine Datasmith at AU
Executives from architecture, manufacturing, and design industries will talk at Unreal Engine’s “Epic Conversations” during Autodesk University. Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Enterprise team will be revealing the latest developments to the Datasmith workflow toolbox for experiencing design. Datasmith plugin allows for the import of data from more than 20 different CAD … [Read more...] about Epic Games to reveal developments of Unreal Engine Datasmith at AU
Epic Games reveals Unreal Engine as a tool for enterprise visualization
New Datasmith plugin and Alembic-pipeline promises increased compatibility and efficiency. Epic Games used Siggraph 2017 to show off new real-time workflow advancements coming to the latest iteration of Unreal Engine (UE). These new features are aimed at making UE more accommodating for non-gaming applications for enterprise users, simplifying the process of transferring data … [Read more...] about Epic Games reveals Unreal Engine as a tool for enterprise visualization
CG leaders see artificial intelligence transforming graphics workflow
Panelists and attendees at this year’s JPR Siggraph Press Luncheon chewed on a wide variety of technology topics while exploring “The Long Road to 3D for All.” If the assembled panel of CG experts at the Jon Peddie Research Siggraph Press Luncheon get their way, artificial intelligence (AI) will become become a smart laborer to assist creative endeavors, game engines will … [Read more...] about CG leaders see artificial intelligence transforming graphics workflow