fxguidetv: new flame/smoke 2010×1 releases
ibc begins on Friday in Amsterdam and we’ll be covering the conference via fxguidetv as we have for the last several years. To start out the show, our first episode covers the new extension releases from Autodesk for flame and smoke. We traveled up to Montreal before this week to get the scoop on the […]
More transitions – Avid acquired Max-T
Maximum Throughput was founded in 1998 and is probably best known in visual effects for their Sledgehammer line which provides storage and IO solutions to complement workstations and provide conform capability. A little over a year ago they introduced MAXedit™ which offers a scalable, multi-seat HD/SD editing solution and also has a web component that […]
Tech & Sci Oscar short list
The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 11 scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration.
BlackMagic Design Buys daVinci – Confirmed
Black Magic Design (BMD) has bought daVinci color grading systems. Black Magic known for it world class signal convertors and hardware boxes. daVinci, makes of Resolve and Revival, has been based out of Florida, but interestingly, software R&D for some time has been based in Singapore – also home to Black Magic’s head office.With this […]
Pixar on Stereo Production: fxguidetv
In this week’s Episode #65 of fxguidetv we speak to the team at Pixar about their latest blockbuster and stereoscopic production in general. We speak to Pete Sohn about directing his short film “Partly Cloudy” and Bob Whitehill talks about creating the Stereoscopic version of “Up” and the upcoming Stereo versions of “Toy Story 1, […]
Peter Doyle on Complex Feature Film Grading
In this week’s fxpodcast we have an amazing show – we speak in depth to Peter Doyle about his role as supervising digital colourist on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This continues our trend with the fxpodcast of digging beneath the hype and really exploring serious film making in conversations with some of the […]
MAXON Releases New Versions of Cinema4D
Maxon announced today that they are shipping a new release of their 3D software, along with a new Broadcast Edition. The software fully supports the recently released Snow Leopard, including access of up to 64GB of virtual memory. Cinema4D has become the most popular 3D package that After Effects artists are using for motion graphics […]
new fxguidetv & red centre podcasts
fxguidetv In this week’s fxguidetv we talk to Stereo Supervisor Enrique Criado on the different aspects, – both technical and narrative, of stereoscopic production. Visit the fxguidetv page for direct fxguidetv downloads and RSS feed links. To be notified automatically and have the episodes downloaded in iTunes, subscribe via this link. Red Centre Our Digital […]
The Foundry releases Nuke 5.2
The Foundry released the latest update to Nuke today taking it to version 5.2v1. Pre-comp tools, Python improvements, GPU support for 3D LUTs, video monitor preview support and support for reading RED R3D files are among the improvements. At IBC Nuke 6.0 and NukeX 6.0 will be previewed, they are due for release in Q4 […]
fxguidetv en espa
We are really excited to announce the premiere episode of fxguidetv in spanish: fxguidetv en espanol.
First two Siggraph fxguidetv episodes
In addition to the daily written reports from the show we have posted the first two fxguidetv episodes from Siggraph 2009 in New Orleans. Episode #62 covers Fluid sims with Exotic Matter and we get the scoop on announcements made by Autodesk at the show. In Episode #63 we talk with Lucas Martell about his […]
Toxik RIP (sort of) + New Maya 2010
Toxik has had a bit of a tortured past. It was first announced at NAB 2002 as technologies Strata and Mezzo, code named Toxik during development, almost released as a product called mass, then debuted at NAB 2005 as Toxik. While the product has some strong features, it never really caught on, in large part […]
More Autodesk SIGGRAPH announcements
We attended the Autodesk press conference today to get the latest on their announcements at the show. We’ll be detailing what’s new and interesting in one of our fxguidetv episodes from SIGGRAPH but in the meantime here’s a brief recap in addition to the Maya 2010/Toxik news: Launched Mudbox 2010. Photoshop layer support and better […]
Pixar Announcements: New Versions, New Product, and More
With SIGGRAPH just around the corner, Pixar today announced some nice upgrades and new additions to their products with unlimited threading, RenderMan® Pro Server™ 15.0 and Tractor™1.0 RenderMan® Pro Server™ 15.0 and Tractor™1.0. Unlimited threading will enable users to have each license of RenderMan to utilize any number of threads on multi-core platforms, unlike the […]
Sony Pictures Imageworks Open Source
Sony Pictures Imageworks has announced it is releasing five projects as open source. The five cover Open Shading Language, Database library manager, Voxel data storage library, Python string handling in C++ and Flexible camera guides for Maya. They are embarking on this in hopes of building small development communities around the code. We’re planning to […]
New Red Centre Podcast
Our Digital cinematography & production podcast red centre episode #41 is live and ready for download. This week’s podcast we talk his week, the guys talk about RED Rocket, films on RED, Scarlet, and more as Mike prepares for a SMPTE panel by interviewing Jason about his opinions on Scarlet, 5D Mk II and full […]
Final Cut Studio Updated
Apple has released the long anticipated update to Final Cut Studio which brings versions of Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5 and DVD Studio Pro 4. Apple posted videos on their web site to show many of the new features that include new ProRes options including a 4444 […]
Evolver goes live (3D Character generator site) + coupon code
Evolver is a web application designed to generate great looking customized 3D characters, and purchase them for export into 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage as high res models that are fully rigged for character animation for only $39. With an additional $30, it’s possible to purchase setups for facial animation as well. The site’s been in […]
The Foundry SIGGRAPH Nuke User Group
The Foundry will be holding their Nuke User Group at SIGGRAPH on Monday, August 3rd. The event is being held at Le Petit Theater, beginning at 5pm and will include presentations by Nuke artists from Laika, Digital Domain and Blue Sky Studios. In addition, The Foundry team will be showing new developments and features in Nuke 5.2, […]
Another Unpaid Workers update
The Montreal Gazette has an update on the workers from Meteor Studios – a Montreal facility that filed for bankruptcy after completing work on Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Last we heard Discovery Trademark Holding Co. Inc. and Evergreen Digital LLC had offered the workers 45% of the amount they were owed, then […]
Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) launchs AICP Digital
The AICP has been a force over the years on the production side in helping with the business of the business. After the jump is a press release announcing the formation of a new chapter to work with companies that create digital content. Ed Ulbrich, President, Commercial Division, of Digital Domain will head up this […]
eyeon Software Announces New Software Financing Option
eyeon Software has launched a new financing option aimed at helping artists and facilities get back to business. This limited time offer allows users to purchase licenses for a low cost upfront ($995) and design flexible payment plans. Full press release after the jump
Tweak Software Launches Major Upgrade for RV Playback Software
In a facility pipeline perhaps no piece of software wants to be reliable, invisible and do exactly what you want than playback software. Tweak Software’s RV was created in a real world production environment by very senior artists and engineers who needed a refined tool for working with film resolution, high dynamic range images and […]
GenArts announces Sapphire Rental Program
GenArts is making the Sapphire suite of plug-ins available for monthly rentals for $169 per month. The versions for After Effects and Final Cut Pro will be available and up to two months of the rental can be applied to purchase. full press release after the jump