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Augenblick Studios, animators of Comedy Central's Ugly Americans, animated this new TED-Ed video about Georg Cantor's complex set theory with a deceptively simple chalkboard style. It features a lesson by software developer and former mathematics professor Dennis Wildfogel.
Autodesk Announces Extensions for 2013 3D Animation Software
The 2013 versions of Autodesk Maya 2013 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 3D animation software, part of the company's Entertainment Creation Suites 2013, today received extensions to enable more intense number crunching during complex workflows and give artists a shot …
LightWave Previews New 11.5 Features
LightWave 3D Group, a division of NewTek, has officially posted a set of new features coming to LightWave 11.5 later this year. Several of the new features are expected to be previewed during SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles next week.Among the …
NVIDIA’s Dominick Spina Joins LightWave 3D Group
NewTek announced Wednesday the formation of a new Burbank-based division, the LightWave 3D Group, which will be led by Rob Powers, formerly NewTek's VP and Head of 3D Development. Dominick Spina joined the new group today as VP of Worldwide …
Luxology to Preview NPR Kit for Modo at SIGGRAPH
Luxology will be showcasing two soon-to-be released products at SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles that blend traditional animation and illustration techniques with 3D: NPR Kit for modo (shown above), a shortcut to non-photorealistic rendering options like hand-drawn and other stylized looks, …
Shotgun Announces Tank, a New Way to Manage VFX/Animation Assets
Shotgun Software has introduced Tank, a new asset management system built on top of its namesake production tracking system, Shotgun. Tank, which will automate and organize file-based workflows even as they evolve over time, is currently in private beta and …
Wacom Interactive Tablets Touch the Future of Education at SIGGRAPH 2012
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Aug. 2, 2012 – At SIGGRAPH 2012, August 5 – 9th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Wacom (Booth 819) will showcase the ways its Cintiq and Intuos5 tablets are helping educators enhance teaching and better assisting …
Panasonic Releases New F Series P2 Cards
Panasonic has begun shipping three sizes of its F series P2 cards, a new series of its solid-state recording media. The new cards can record up to AVC-Intra Class 200, the codec inside the yet-to-be-released AG-HPX600 P2 HD shoulder-mount camera …
Maxon’s Announces Cinema 4D R14 Upgrade, Plus Special Deal for New Purchasers
Update: A previous version of this story gave the impression that Cinema 4D R14 would be free to all current users for a limited time. In fact, the upgrade is free only for users who purchase R13 during the month …