And adds considerable depth to Adobe’s already deep pool of 3D talent. The content creation world shifted just a little on the news that Guido Quaroni, Pixar vice president of R&D, has joined Adobe as senior director of engineering on the Adobe 3D & Immersive team. Quaroni joined Pixar as an animation scientist in 1997. During his 24-year stay at Pixar, Quaroni worked … [Read more...] about Pixar veteran Guido Quaroni joins Adobe
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Foundry rolls out Nuke 12.2 update
The first update since the lockdown has a gift for solo artists. Foundry has been tinkering with its lineup of tools for special effects artists, adding on and building out, but always focusing on professionals. The company’s variations on the Nuke product line include Nuke, NukeX, and Nuke Studio and Hiero, and a free non-commercial version for learning. With the … [Read more...] about Foundry rolls out Nuke 12.2 update
Disney harnesses GPUs for real-time content creation
Hyperion, Universal Description Language and more are moving content creation in a open direction. By Kathleen Maher We’re still crawling from the wreckage after Siggraph, and we’re finding interesting stuff in the rubble. A lot of brilliant realizations have come after repeated bludgeoning from digital content creation (DCC) companies and semiconductor vendors. One thing … [Read more...] about Disney harnesses GPUs for real-time content creation
Major content creation players dominate Siggraph
Introductions from The Foundry, Autodesk, and Pixar set the agenda. The content creation companies at Siggraph this year had simple ambitions—to improve the ability of software to work together. First, most of the companies have to make their own software interoperate more smoothly—an ongoing challenge as they develop new capabilities and acquire companies. And now, the more … [Read more...] about Major content creation players dominate Siggraph