New Release: By Ko Maruyama

MAXON Roadshow coming to you

Maxon brings R18 on tour with artists

MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce the schedule for its highly anticipated Cinema 4D Road Show. Read More

There are so many options for rendering your 3D scenes. Most 3D applications come with options included, but the opportunity to render with a dedicated piece of hardware and/or software provides some amazing capabilities that only a specific render technology can offer. MAXON's agreement with NVIDIA will create additional creative possibilities for CINEMA4D artists. Read More

New Release: By Ko Maruyama

IBC: Video Capture Made Easy

Video professionals know that capturing HD is easier than ever before, but reliable plug&play solutions, especially those that don't require additional power supply are increasingly important. Today, video capture is important to hobbyists, social media content creators, and traditional video production pipelines. AJA's U-TAP HDMI is a quality piece of gear to cover a wide range of videographers. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Pixar's Universal Scene Description

With this initial release, Pixar is opening up its development process and providing code used internally at the studio. USD provides a rich and powerful toolset for reading, writing, editing, and rapidly previewing 3D scene data. With many of its features geared towards performance and large-scale collaboration among many artists, USD is ideal for the complexities of the modern pipeline. One such feature is Hydra, a high-performance preview renderer capable of interactively displaying large data sets. Read More

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ASSIMILATE Continues Fast Pace of Leading-Edge Functionality for SCRATCH Ecosystem with New SCRATCH 8.5

In its continued commitment to boost the creativity and productivity of creative professionals in digital cinema within a streamlined workflow, ASSIMILATE today announced SCRATCH 8.5, a significant update to its entire SCRATCH ecosystem. The new, real-time SCRATCH 8.5 ecosystem includes the SCRATCH 2D/3D post-production tools - dailies, conform, color grading, versioning, compositing, and finishing; SCRATCH Play for playback and review; and SCRATCH Web for cloud-based review and collaboration. Read More

Events: By Ko Maruyama

Clip Studio Paint

Smith Micro Software announced a new release of Manga StudioÂ®, which now includes frame-by-frame animation features and a rebrand to Clip Studio PaintÂ®. Read More

Events: By Ko Maruyama

REEL TALK RETURNS TO HOLLYWOOD

Continuing to give back to the community of motion graphics and visual effects artists in the Hollywood area, Benjamin Budzak is hosting his annual review and critique of demo reels. With special guest Ryan Summers, they help artist get the most out of their past work so they can find new work. Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Rascali Releases VR Episodic Trailers

Are you as excited to see more VR content being created as I am? Rascali is delivering new projects with "Raven" and "Storybox." Read More

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'The Simpsons' Successfully Pulled Off Live Animation!

After 27 years of pre-taped episodes The Simpsons finally went live, for three minutes. Using motion capture technology similar to that found on Snapchat, the production team was able to animate Homer voice actor, Dan Castellaneta, as he took live calls from viewers. Read More

Case Study: By Miles Weston

Animated Illusion

Ed Darino has been a filmmaker and animator for more than 50 years working around the globe. But his latest animated short could be his crowning glory using stamped images. It's just part of his overall growth and now he hopes to develop a totally unique documentary. Read More

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El Capitan if you dare... Digital Anarchy updates

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