Machine learning at the node: iPad Pro + ML
Machine Learning and the outcome of WWDC 24 and the IPad Pro update
Inside Out 2: redefining the magic with new technology
The first Inside Out film was rendered with RenderMan REYES, but for Inside Out 2 Pixar had to replicate all all the magic with the new RenderMan RIS.
Best papers at CVPR: they are kind of fun!
Want to see what will be in AI aps in the future? We have a look at the best research papers released today at the CVPR conference.
NVIDIA’s JeDi: Joint-Image Diffusion models for fine-tuning generative AI
More control of text-to-image generative AI with consistency and around real-world objects from the CVPR conference.
Jason Zimmerman on the VFX of Star Trek Discovery & Strange New Worlds
We speak to the remarkable Jason Zimmerman about the remarkable VFX of Discovery and Strange New Worlds.
Shooting for the Apple Vision Pro: post-production part two
Part two of our look at filming and editing spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro.
VFX Supervisor Chad Wanstreet: four Robert Downey Jr.s and fleeing Vietnam in The Sympathizer
HBO’s The Sympathizer: 70’s drama comedy with not one but four Robert Downey Jr.s! We look at the visual effects it took to bring the four to the screen and more.
Autodesk buys Wonder Dynamics
We talk exclusively to the founders of Wonder Dynamics about their sale to Autodesk, and what it means for users.
Digital Domain unveils Masquerade3
Hanno Basse explains the new Digital Domain markerless Masquerade3 facial animation pipeline.
Proof share their postvis work on The Creator
The Creator was one of the most impressive VFX film of the last year, Proof have released with PreVis reel.
AI: the battleground for Final Cut Pro vs. Premiere Pro vs. Resolve
Generative AI and machine learning are changing the editing landscape with all three major editing packages fighting it out with amazing new AI tools.
1st SORA music video, How SORA is evolving & guessing possible pricing
We continue our coverage of talking to early SORA users, exploring SORA’s newest features, and hypotheses about its possible pricing.
Shooting spatial video – why all the negativity? It’s great!
We test drive a massively wide range of options for filming spatial video for the Apple Vision Pro.
UE 5.4 released with improved ICVFX and Android VCam
UE 5.4 released with some great improvements for ICVFX, rendering and Android VCam
Project Arena: Chaos LED volumes
Project Arena is a real-time ray tracing solution for virtual production from Chaos.
Inside the (LED) bunker of Fallout
A deep dive inside the Fallout series virtual production work with Magnopus’ Ben Grossmann
Actually using SORA
The exact current state of SORA with the team from Air Head or ‘How to tell a consistent story despite the slot machine nature of genAI.’
Gucci on the Apple Vision Pro and why it matters
Finally cool innovative film makers make engaging films taking advantage of the Apple Vision Pro.
Epic MetaHuman comes to UEFN
Epic launch a host of new tools and advances to Metahuman’s at GDC 2024
Omniverse streaming into the Apple Vision Pro with new NVIDIA AR XR
We spoke to Damian Fulmer at Katana about how the developed the car app that even fooled NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang
NVIDIA unlocks even more 3D Generative AI at GTC
A lot of new Generative AI tool were announced today as part of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s extensive 2-hour keynote.
Congrats to Godzilla Minus One and all the nominated Teams
Congats to Godzilla Minus One on winning the 2024 Oscar
BAFTA Film Awards 2024 Winner: Poor Things
Congrats to the winner of the BAFTA for VFX: Poor Things – Simon Hughes. Listen to Simon discuss the film in our fxpodcast.
And the world just shifted on its axis (again): SORA video AI
We look at the new jaw-dropping SORA video diffusion models.
Shooting the Emmy winning Welcome to Wrexham
Emmy winning Welcome to Wrexham with the URSA Mini Pro 12K
In Concert: Black Pink and Doja Cat – In Your Face
The Diamond Bros have been doing VR concerts for years. Their latest are Black Pink in Korea and Doja Cat In Detroit.