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More than a token effort at Rendering (with Blockchain)

Sep 19 2017

Render Token offers to render your files and allow you to earn cryptocurrencies with your spare GPU cycles. We take a detailed look. read more...

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Congrats to the Craft Emmy Winners

Sep 11 2017

Congrats to the VFX Emmy winners. read more...

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How to Paint a Digital Car

May 30 2008

Cars are the backbone of the advertising industry and car finishes are equally important in films. Just this month, new releases Iron Man and Speed Racer needed to produce photorealistic car finishes. In this special technical report, we explore how the best facilities in the read more...

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