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FMX 2013 – final wrap-up
by Ian Failes
Some final thoughts on FMX 2013 and a look at the Iron Man 3 presentations by Trixter and Weta Digital, and on virtual production. read more...
The science of Spherical Harmonics at Weta Digital
by Mike Seymour
Just what are Spherical Harmonics? And how are the visual effects artists at Weta Digital using SH to handle vast renders? read more...
Day 2 at FMX 2013 – Lara Croft’s hair, Arnold, MPC’s FX tools, OpenSubdiv
by Ian Failes
Day 2 at the FMX 2013 conference in Stuttgart, Germany had more great VFX and gaming talks, plus a look at digital camera work and Pixar's OpenSubdiv. read more...
Day 1 at FMX 2013 – Pixar, Cloud Atlas, Life of Pi, Katana, V-Ray
by Ian Failes
We wrap-up day one at FMX 2013 in Stuttgart, which saw panels on the state of VFX, behind the scenes of Cloud Atlas, Life of Pi, The Blue Umbrella and Epic and ILM's use of V-Ray. read more...
How Digic made the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag trailer
by Ian Failes
Pirates, sailors and Assassin's Creed - behind the scenes of Digic Pictures' Black Flag trailer with CG turntables and making ofs. read more...
Inside Oblivion
by Ian Failes
We talk to DOP Claudio Miranda, ASC and the visual effects supes from Digital Domain and Pixomondo about Oblivion. read more...
RC special – what’s in Jason Wingrove’s Epic kit?
by Ian Failes
After several emails and comments in fxphd's forums, we offer this update of the typical state of the art gear in an independent Epic film package. We asked the RC's Jason's Wingrove to open his camera bags and show us his typical kit. read more...
World-building: making the TV series Defiance
by Ian Failes
Behind the scenes of the VFX in Syfy's new TV series Defiance, with befores and afters imagery and a bonus gallery. read more...
OpenEXR 2.0 goes Deep
by Ian Failes
Now out of public beta, an update of the open source high dynamic range file format OpenEXR to include several new features, including deep data support, has been released with version 2.0. read more...