The death of post-production

Deluxe exits post in Australia, focusing on cloud services and VFX moving forward.

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IBC news

Blackmagic buys Ultimatte and Fairlight, Convergent Design’s Titan, and Boris acquires GenArts.

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Flame 2017 Extension 1 announced at IBC

Autodesk has taken the wraps off of its upcoming Flame release, Flame 2017 Extension 1. We have an interview with Product Manager Will Harris and he also answers questions submitted by artists.

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Kubo and the Two Strings: water effects

A look at the development process for the water effects in “Kubo and the Two Strings”, which broke new ground for the Portland-based LAIKA.

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EPIC win: previs to final in five minutes

EPIC won the SIGGRAPH Best Real-Time Graphics and Interactivity award at Real-Time Live 2016 and now Ninja Theory has launched Senua Studio.

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fxpodcast #311: Prof. Hao Li, the new head of USC ICT Graphics

We talk to the insanely talented new head of USC ICT Graphics, Prof. Hao Li.

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Best perfume spot EVER

UPDATED: DD’s Janelle Croshaw helps Margaret Qualley nail it for Spike Jonze’s Kenzo World.

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Suicide Squad, vortical flows and fractal machines

Exclusive video and more from Suicide Squad, whose Enchantress is a sorceress only because her technology is so advanced, as we explore the fractal nature of that magic.

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Bigger than Ben Hur

We examine the CG horse pipeline at Mr X for the new Ben Hur Chariot race. (Exclusive BTS video)

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Canon 5D Mk IV dual raw pixel mode

The 5D Mk IV and its new Dual Pixel Raw Mode.

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12 Scientific & Technical Areas Under Investigation for Oscars®

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 12 distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for the 2016 Oscars®.

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VFX Union UK: Sausage Party & Nitrogen – an open letter

VFX Union UK has released an open letter concerning the labor issues on the film Sausage Party.

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The Union of VFX and directors

Florence Foster Jenkins is the latest in a line of multi-year, multi-film projects that Union VFX have done. We explore how they have built such a loyal fan base amongst some of the UK’s most prestigious directors.

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Stiller Luxo Jr. birthday message

The story of two robots reenacting the world’s most famous computer graphics short film.

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fxpodcast #310: Proof’s Ron Frankel + Beyond Trek’s Previs

We talk Previs with Ron Frankel : what are the challenges, where is it going and just what is the best ‘quality’ to show a director.

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Who you gonna call? Call Illoura, MPC, SPI, & Zero VFX

Ghostbusters 2016. Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes, dead rising from the grave, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria and more…

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vfxshow 209: Star Trek Beyond

The guys discuss the visual effects of Star Trek Beyond (and some of what happened at Siggraph 2016)

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VIEW Conference 2016 initial lineup announced

More details have been announced regarding the 2016 installment of the outstanding VIEW conference, being held October 24th in Turin, Italy.

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