The Move.AI company makes an easy-to-use motion capture system using regular mobile phones. Using Move’s motion capture products, 3D animators and creators can capture high-quality motion data in any environment using phones and standard cameras. Move’s patented AI software extracts Read more
Pixar: RenderMan 25 Pixar’s RenderMan version 25 has been released. This new version features improved speed, quality, and scalability. With a new state-of-the-art Denoiser and XPU advancements. This release represents a major leap forward in Pixar’s core rendering technology. The Read more
Iwájú, a comics-style animated series set in a futuristic Lagos, Nigeria, is the first production between Disney Animation and an outside studio, African animation company Kugali. CG animation is provided by Cinesite. (Image courtesy of Disney+) What does the road Read more
Avatar: The Way of Water won the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 95th annual Academy Awards. The Oscar went to Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett. This is Joe’s 5th Academy Award, having won previously for: 2010 Read more
Designed for the media and entertainment industry, the new previsualization integration streamlines review and collaboration with real-time preview of 3D models. disguise has launched a significant upgrade to its Cloud platform that streamlines content reviews for distributed teams working with 3D Read more
French start-up Left Angle has launched Autograph, its next-gen content creation and compositing tool for motion design and visual effects. The app, which is being pitched as an alternative to After Effects and Nuke, is described as “the first responsive design video software, Read more
Nevercenter has released Silo 2023, the latest version of its lightweight 3D modelling software, and Milo 2023, its Unreal Engine-based real-time renderer. The Silo 2023.0 update brings procedural modelling to Silo, adding a new set of modifiers to make it possible Read more
Now available on the Academy Software Foundation GitHub, the flexible, feature rich program is designed to meet the diverse needs of a broad range of review scenarios across teams of connected users, whether on set, in office, or remote. Leading VFX Read more
Images courtesy of HBO. Lord Asriel Belacqua (James McAvoy) pilots the Intention Craft, which was a combination of practical and CG elements. As with the fantasy trilogy written by author Philip Pullman, the HBO, BBC Studios and Bad Wolf production Read more
Congrats to all the artists who, over 20 years at Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) have made Spidey fly, swing, and be our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. SPI films in order: Spider-Man (2002); Spider-Man 2 (2004); Spider-Man 3 (2007); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Amazing Spider-Man Read more
