Category Archives: VFX/Animation

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Q&A: Ntropic’s Nate Robinson on Marco Brambilla’s Creation [Megaplex] 3D

If you've ever been to New York's Standard Hotel, you've seen the work of Marco Brambilla, a New York-based video artist originally from Milan. Civilization, the first in the three-part [Megaplex] video series that continued in 2010 with Evolution [Megaplex] … more »

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Adobe Doubles Down on Creative Cloud, Adopts Subscription-Only Model

Adobe closed the door on the Creative Suite at its Adobe MAX conference this morning, announcing that it's moving to an all-subscription model and dropping the existing branding of its Creative Suite software products. Starting in June, new versions of … more »

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MPC NY Names Chris Bernier VFX Supervisor, CG Lead

3D artist Chris Bernier, formerly of The Mill, has joined MPC NY as VFX supervisor and CG lead.  Bernier, who has worked on high-profile campaigns including the Milk ad that ran during the Super Bowl this year, has also worked … more »

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Fusion-io 1.6 TB ioFX Card Targets 4K and Stereo 3D Production

Fusion-io has introduced a 1.6 TB version of its ioFX accelerator/storage device for 4K+ and stereo-3D productions that is expected to begin shipping this summer. It joins the 420 GB capacity version of the NAND flash memory-based, PCI Express-delivered device … more »

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Local Hero Post’s Leandro Marini on the Promise of Creative DI

I first sat down with colorist and Local Hero Post owner Leandro Marini back in September during IBC. In front of a full Assimilate Scratch system in a curtained corner of Assimilate's booth, he showed me some of the things … more »

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Adobe Unveils New Features in Premiere, After Effects, and More

Adobe unpacked a broad range of new features for the upcoming releases of its video tools, including what's sure to be a popular round-trip solution out of After Effects for 3D modeling involving a version of Maxon's Cinema4D. (See our … more »

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Adobe Reveals After Effects Advancements and Details of AE and Cinema 4D Workflow

Adobe today officially announced new features inside a coming version of After Effects that will take rotoscoping in a entirely new direction and will further enhance workflows that rely on roundtrip comps between AE and Maxon's Cinema 4D. Although Adobe … more »

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ILM’s Bill George on Taking on G.I. Joe: Retaliation

The boys based on Hasbro's G. I. Joe toys are back in town, fighting two enemies now — Cobra and threats from within the government. Channing Tatum returns as Duke, the head of the elite unit in G. I. Joe: … more »

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Warm Bodies, Cool Strategy

With production schedules squeezing the bejeezus out of visual effects studios, the last thing you’d think a conscientious facility like Look Effects would do is set up new studio in a different city and hire a new crew to create … more »

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Autodesk Updates Modeling Workflow for 2014

Autodesk today announced the 2014 version of its Entertainment Creation Suite, which includes Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Softimage, and Sketchbook Designer. The 2014 suite is expected to begin shipping (and downloading) April 12, just after NAB closes.   Autodesk Sr. … more »