Category Archives: VFX/Animation

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A PC Tower of Power: HP Z820 RED Edition (with CS6 Inside)

If you cut and finish on a PC and have already been eyeing HP's 16-core Z820 workstations, come July, you'll have an even sweeter option: a custom HP Z820 RED Edition with Adobe CS6 Production Premium preinstalled and RED workflows … more »

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Pixar Slashes Price of RenderMan Studio, Adds Maya Support to Base Package

Gearing up for the summer release of RenderMan Studio 4.0, Pixar bundled RenderMan for Maya in the base RenderMan Studio 3.0 package and cut the price to $1300, including an embedded renderer. Previously, RenderMan Studio 3.0 sold for $3000 with … more »

Mik Wells Joins Imagineer Systems as Head of Engineering

Mik Wells, a color science and 2D and 3D compositing expert who has held posts with Softimage and Avid, has joined Imagineer Systems as its new Head of Engineering. In his new role he'll lead the company's mocha development team.Wells … more »

Jason Dowdeswell is New Head of Production for Digital Domain in Vancouver

Digital Domain Productions said today that Jason Dowdeswell will head Vancouver-based productions, talent and teams, as well as lead collaboration with Digital Domain facilities in Venice, San Francisco, Florida, London, and Mumbai.Dowdeswell's career prior to joining Digital Domain included two … more »

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VFX Supervisor Richard Stammers on Prometheus

There are no outright spoilers in this story about the visual effects work in director Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, although there are hints — even one about the scene that Glenn Kenny, chief film critic for MSN Movies, describes this way: … more »

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HP Spills Details on Ivy Bridge-Based Workstations

HP released specs today on its new HP Z220 workstation and HP EliteBook lineups, upgrading the systems to Intel Ivy Bridge-based processors. The Z220s and the EliteBooks are slated to ship later this month.WIth Ivy Bridge under the hood, the … more »

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Review: Wacom Cintiq 24HD

Cintiqs were introduced in the United States in 2001 with the release of the Cintiq 15SX. While the basic Cintiq design has steadily improved over the years the overall concept has remained much the same. The release of the Cintiq … more »

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Review: Wacom Intuos5 Touch Medium Pen Tablet

If you spend much of your time in creative applications, as most StudioDaily readers do, a pen tablet would seem to be a natural add-on for your desktop or notebook computer. With a pen, you could more precisely select elements … more »

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Growing a Tree in After Effects with Advanced Lightning and Particular

Graphic designer Simon Stutts breaks down his process for animating the roots and branches of a growing tree. Read the tutorial here.

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Digital Domain Moves into the Middle East with Abu Dhabi Deal

The Digital Domain Media Group (DDMG) said it is collaborating with Twofour54, a production complex backed by the government of Abu Dhabi, to establish a VFX and animation studio and school there.DDMG said it plans to hire staff locally and … more »