VFX Developments
Corona Renderer 5 for 3ds Max Optimises Memory, Caustics, Geometry
Corona Renderer 5 for 3ds Max Optimises Memory, Caustics, Geometry The 2.5 Displacement tool can render intense displacement faster with less memory. Corona Renderer 5 for 3ds Max has major updates for scenes containing heavy displacement and caustics. Also…
November 10, 2019
VFX
Mari 4.6 Adds Geo-Channels and Procedural Nodes for Texture Workflows
Mari 4.6 Adds Geo-Channels and Procedural Nodes for Texture Workflows 3Delight Surface Shader for Mari 4.6 Foundry Mari 4.6 includes new developments in the software’s Material System, and Geo-Channels that can be integrated into material presets as a way to…
November 07, 2019
VFX
DNEG Welcomes VFX Supervisor Edwin Rivera to Los Angeles Line-up
DNEG Welcomes VFX Supervisor Edwin Rivera to Los Angeles Line-up DNEG visual effects, animation and stereo conversion company has appointed Edwin Rivera to its senior creative team. Edwin Rivera joins DNEG as VFX Supervisor in Los Angeles, bringing with him…
October 31, 2019
VFX
Gradient Effects Turns Back Time for John Goodman in ‘Righteous Gemstones’
Gradient Effects Turns Back Time for John Goodman in ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Gradient Effects took 30 years from the looks of actor John Goodman for HBO’s original series ‘The Righteous Gemstones’, using a proprietary AI-assisted tool that they used to deliver…
October 25, 2019
VFX
Framestore Hires Manne Öhrström as Global Head of Film Software
Framestore Hires Manne Öhrström as Global Head of Film Software Framestore is pleased to welcome Manne Öhrström as its new Global Head of Film Software. The new role will see Manne refining current software development practises, while also integrating…
October 25, 2019
VFX
Notch Adds Path Tracing for Near Photo-Realistic Renders in Motion Graphics
Notch Adds Path Tracing for Near Photo-Realistic Renders in Motion Graphics Notch engine for interactive motion graphics now has a new version of the Notch Builder authoring tool, adding full path tracing functionality to the software. The update expands on…
October 11, 2019
VFX
Luma Pictures Scales Up with AWS Cloud-based VFX Pipelines
Luma Pictures Scales Up with AWS Cloud-based VFX Pipelines The visual effects work of Luma Pictures contributes to feature films ranging from superhero blockbusters to children’s fantasy to sci-fi thrillers, including recent films like ‘Once Upon a Time in…
October 10, 2019
VFX
Mocha Pro 2020 Refines Planar Tracking Tools and VFX Colour-Management
Mocha Pro 2020 adds OpenColorIO support for colour-managed workflows, plus new tools for stitching panorama effects plates from video and using brush strokes to define tracking areas.
September 30, 2019
VFX
Foundry Nuke 12.0 Adds GPU-Accelerated Nodes, Increases Interactivity
Foundry Nuke 12.0 Adds GPU-Accelerated Nodes, Increases Interactivity Nuke timeline-based tools - Nuke Studio, Hiero and HieroPlayer - have a better playback engine, rebuilt with new timing and control logic. Foundry Nuke 12.0 starts the next development…
September 10, 2019
VFX
Katana 3.2 Updates Material Creation UX, 3Delight Rendering and USD
Katana 3.2 Updates Material Creation UX, 3Delight Rendering and USD Updated user interface for the material node graph. Foundry Katana’s new version 3.2 has an updated user interface for the material node graph with faster workflows. The 3Delight NSI…
August 28, 2019
VFX
Alienbrain 2019 Integrates with Unreal Editor for Preview and Versioning
Alienbrain 2019 Integrates with Unreal Editor for Preview and Versioning Alienbrain 2019 is the most recent iteration of the version control software for art, design and engineering teams that need to manage large quantities of 2D and 3D files. It now has an…
August 18, 2019
VFX
Foundry CEO Jody Madden Talks about Cloud, Machine Learning and Open Source
Foundry CEO Jody Madden Talks about Cloud, Machine Learning and Open Source The SmartROTO project is developing intelligent tools for rotoscoping of live action footage. In mid-July 2019, Jody Madden was appointed Chief Executive Officer at Foundry. Working…
August 07, 2019
VFX
ONE WEEK to Go – Join AEAF Speakers and Awards on 16 August
ONE WEEK to Go – Join AEAF Speakers and Awards on 16 August When you work in a fast-paced studio and trying to meet deadlines, it’s hard to keep up with your own industry. Attend AEAF Speakers and Awards Night and find out what’s new – locally and around the…
August 01, 2019
VFX
Autodesk Bifrost for Maya Proceduralises and Automates VFX Creation
Autodesk Bifrost for Maya Proceduralises and Automates VFX Creation Artists can use Bifrost to model elements consisting of multiple fibres or strands procedurally. Based on visual programming, TDs can use Autodesk Bifrost for Maya to build and customise…
August 01, 2019
VFX
V-Ray for Houdini Controls Looks and Procedural FX for Ingenuity Studios
V-Ray for Houdini Controls Looks and Procedural FX for Ingenuity Studios Encroaching ice effects on practical glass. Artists using Houdini procedural 3D CG software can now assemble their scenes in Houdini’s procedural environment and use V-Ray for Houdini,…
July 29, 2019
VFX
ILM Sydney Head Luke Hetherington to Speak at AEAF
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is opening a new studio in Sydney creating opportunities for local talent to join ILM’s team. The new studio’s first film will be ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’.
July 25, 2019
VFX
Autodesk Flame Continues AI Integration for Colour, Finishing and VFX
Autodesk Flame Continues AI Integration for Colour, Finishing and VFX Semantic keyer for sky extraction The Autodesk Flame Family 2020.1 update continues to extend the machine learning-powered tools developed for Flame 2020. These include the Z Depth Map…
July 23, 2019
VFX
Nvizible and Nvizage Join Talents as Nviz and Welcome New Artists
Nvizible and Nvizage Join Talents as Nviz and Welcome New Artists ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Visual effects studio Nvizible and previsualisation company Nvizage, both located in London, have rebranded together under the new name Nviz. The companies have…
July 03, 2019
VFX
AEAF Awards Set to Sparkle in Sydney on 16 August
AEAF Awards Set to Sparkle in Sydney on 16 August AEAF Awards have experienced their largest ever number of entries since starting out 22 years ago. While technical expertise, artistry and storytelling are evident in every category, extreme creativity shines…
June 24, 2019
VFX
Red Giant VFX Suite Extends After Effects for Composites and Motion Graphics
Red Giant VFX Suite Extends After Effects for Composites and Motion Graphics Optical Glow The new Red Giant VFX Suite is a set of nine keying, tracking, cleanup and visual effects compositing tools available as plugins to use inside Adobe After Effects for…
June 21, 2019
VFX
Corona Renderer 4 for Cinema 4D Updates Caustics and Interactive Rendering
Corona Renderer 4 for Cinema 4D Updates Caustics and Interactive Rendering Chaos Czech has updated the Corona Renderer to version 4 for Cinema 4D, further to its recent update to Corona for 3ds Max. Although the main change is the addition of caustics to…
June 13, 2019
VFX
Chaos Czech Builds Instant Caustics into Corona Renderer 4 for 3ds Max
Chaos Czech Builds Instant Caustics into Corona Renderer 4 for 3ds Max Corona Renderer 4 for Autodesk 3ds Max with Caustics. Chaos Czech has developed a simple, effective approach to caustics, an important element of realism, for Corona Renderer 4 for…
June 05, 2019
VFX
V-Ray for Unreal Supports Native Materials for Real-time Raytracing
V-Ray for Unreal Supports Native Materials for Real-time Raytracing Chaos Group’s V-Ray for Unreal Update 1 adds new support for native Unreal materials, which means designers can now ray trace all parts of their scene from within their existing Unreal…
May 25, 2019
VFX
RSP’s Dynamic Duo to Speak on ‘Captain Marvel’ VFX at AEAF
RSP’s Dynamic Duo to Speak on ‘Captain Marvel’ VFX at AEAF Malte Sarnes, Visual Effects Supervisor and Alexandra Daunt Watney, Senior Producer from Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) are coming to speak at AEAF about their work on 'Captain Marvel', a movie with the…
May 16, 2019
VFX
DNEG ReDefines VFX Services for Expanding International Markets
DNEG ReDefines VFX Services for Expanding International Markets Brahmastra DNEG visual effects, animation and stereo conversion company has launched ReDefine, a new studio devoted to bridging the gap between east and west for creative services for film and…
