Alliance for Open Media Calls for Proposals on Volumetric Visual Media
AOMedia members are encouraged to submit entries to initiate the creation of compression tools that optimise 3D graphic performance in games and application.
VFX Developments
May 24, 2023
VFX
Chaos V-Ray 6, update 1 Adds Control and Customisation to Maya and Cinema 4D
V-Ray 6 update 1 for Maya and Cinema 4D adds new tools to help insert millions of objects into imagery, fine-tune and control the behaviour of scene lighting and produce photorealistic scenes much faster.
May 23, 2023
VFX
Maxon Adds AMD GPU Support for Redshift, Improves Unreal Integration
Redshift (3.5.15) is now compatible with some of AMD’s Radeon PRO GPUs, the Cineware bridge for Unreal takes direct imports from Redshift, and Cinema 4D has new Capsules.
May 15, 2023
VFX
Sarah McGrail Joins Assembly’s Growing Team of VFX Talent
New York based creative studio Assembly welcomes Senior Vice President of VFX Sarah McGrail to its Senior Management team.
May 15, 2023
VFX
Unreal Engine 5.2 Launches Procedural Content Generation, Substrate Materials
Unreal Engine 5.2 includes three Experimental features, updates to both the virtual production tools and the VCam system, a new ML Deformer sample and native Apple Silicon support.
May 01, 2023
VFX
Visual Effects Supervisor Jesper Kjölsrud Joins Ghost VFX
Ghost VFX, Streamland Media’s visual effects division, has announced that Jesper Kjölsrud has joined the company as VFX supervisor.
May 01, 2023
VFX
VFX Supervisor William Laban Returns to Framestore
Framestore’s London Advertising division is pleased to announce the appointment of VFX Supervisor William Laban, with many notable projects in his list of credits.
April 04, 2023
VFX
Autodesk Turns to Open Standards for M&E Software Updates and Workflows
Updates to Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost and Arnold make further use of open standards, and support artist-driven animation, modelling and simulation workflows.
April 03, 2023
VFX
Union VFX Opens First International VFX Facility in Montréal
Union has announced the launch of its first international studio in Montréal, with a recruitment drive already in full swing to grow its Canadian team.
March 31, 2023
VFX
Maxon One Upgrades from 3D Modelling to Motion Design to Unreal Integration
Maxon One’s new 2023 release updates all software including Cinema 4D, Red Giant, Redshift and ZBrush, with new Capsules and a Cineware integration tool that support working with Unreal Engine.
March 20, 2023
VFX
DreamWorks Animation Releases MoonRay as Open Source Software
DreamWorks Animation’s MoonRay renderer is now available as open source for general access, and ready to be built outside of the DreamWorks studio.
February 27, 2023
VFX
Academy Award Recognises Substance 3D for Transformative VFX and Animation
Four 3D pioneers behind Adobe Substance 3D Designer and the Substance Engine, tools used to create VFX in hundreds of projects, have been honoured with an AMPAS Sci Tech Award.
February 27, 2023
VFX
Reveal Your Creativity - Win a 12-month Subscription to V-Ray
Animators, VFX artists, post-production professionals and game developers are invited to enter the Digistor Chaos competition for a chance to win a 12-month subscription to V-Ray.
February 27, 2023
VFX
NVIZ Expands Senior Team to Launch a New Phase of Development
Visualisation and VFX company, NVIZ has announced the expansion of its senior VFX team as the company enters an exciting new phase.
February 20, 2023
VFX
Maxon One Update Introduces New Maxon Capsules and Redshift Shaders
Maxon One has two new node-based spline effects in the Capsules collection, new Redshift shaders and 21 detailed fabric materials to use with Cinema 4D’s Cloth simulation system.
February 18, 2023
VFX
V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 1, Enhances Artist Control and GPU Rendering
Chaos V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max, update 1 upgrades post-processing of scene lighting, decal tools and use of V-Ray GPU, to help 3D artists and designers work faster and with more control.
February 13, 2023
VFX
Alex Lovejoy Joins Black Kite
Black Kite Studios announce that Alex Lovejoy has joined the company as Creative Director, supporting the growth and expansion of the independent VFX and design studio.
February 06, 2023
VFX
Academy Software Foundation Launches Open Source Forum 2023
ASWF hosts the Open Source Forum to gather business and technical leaders to discuss the current state of open source software, and also welcomes new members Framestore and HP.
February 06, 2023
VFX
Rising Sun Pictures Appoints Phil Barrenger as Head of Operations
RSP has announced the appointment of Phil Barrenger to the new role of Head of Operations. Phil’s appointment follows almost 13 years at Weta, and is his second stint with RSP.
January 27, 2023
VFX
NVIZ Welcomes Luke Kaile and Chris Lunney to Top Leadership Roles
London based VFX and Visualisation studio NVIZ has appointed Head of Studio, Luke Kaile, as Managing Director to run NVIZ alongside Creative Director, Chris Lunney.
January 26, 2023
VFX
CoreWeave Acquires Conductor Technologies to Expand Services to VFX Studios
CoreWeave, specialised cloud provider for GPU-accelerated workloads, has acquired Conductor Technologies cloud-based task management service used to access and scale cloud resources.
January 22, 2023
VFX
Autodesk Releases Open RV on Academy Software Foundation GitHub
The new open source RV allows users to review media with many of the commercial features, and customise, modify and implement core functionality tailored to projects and workflows.
January 16, 2023
VFX
Foundry Launches Annual Subscription for Nuke Software
Foundry is now making new licenses of Nuke family products, including Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio, Hiero, HieroPlayer and Nuke Render, available on annual subscription.
January 12, 2023
VFX
Maxon One Integrates Redshift with ZBrush, Optimises Trapcode Particles
The new Maxon One updates move Redshift rendering directly inside ZBrush, upgrade the sculpting tools, especially ZRemesher, and optimise Red Giant Trapcode’s particle simulations.
December 27, 2022
VFX
Conductor Cloud Render Platform Now Supports SideFX Houdini
Conductor Technologies cloud-based platform is now accessible to Houdini artists via a plug-in integration that gives users direct access to cloud compute resources.
Mari 6.0 Makes Texturing Pipelines USD-ready, Adds Teleport Node
Dec 23, 2022
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Foundry Mari 6.0 3D painting and texturing tool has two new USD Exports, a new Roller…
DNEG Hires Alaric McAusland as Managing Director of New Sydney Studio
Dec 19, 2022
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Alaric McAusland, former Executive Director for Australia’s Directors’ Guild, joins…
Katana 6.0 Improves Look Dev with Visibility into Materials and Scene Processing
Dec 19, 2022
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Foundry’s look development and lighting tool Katana 6.0 has new performance monitoring…
V-Ray 6 for Houdini Advances with Solaris, Volumetrics and Lighting Developments
Dec 18, 2022
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V-Ray 6 addresses SideFX’s USD tools in Solaris, moving to a Hydra delegate. It improves…
Autodesk Develops Open Source Bifrost-USD Integration for Maya
Dec 14, 2022
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Autodesk’s update improves many simulation and procedural workflows in Bifrost, including…
Freefolk Strengthen Their Film & Episodic Division with Two Key Hires
Dec 12, 2022
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Freefolk announce two significant hires that expand and diversify their film and episodic…
DNEG Hires Oscar and BAFTA Winner Guillaume Rocheron as VFX Supervisor
Dec 09, 2022
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DNEG has hired multiple Oscar and BAFTA-winner Guillaume Rocheron as VFX Supervisor,…
Nuke 14.0 Re-invents its 3D System on USD, Upgrades AI/ML Tools
Dec 09, 2022
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Foundry’s first Nuke 14 series release has a reconstructed, updated 3D system, now in…
VFX Supervisor Julian Hutchens at RSP Wins AACTA Visual Effects Award for ‘Elvis’
Dec 08, 2022
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RSP’ VFX Supervisor Julian Hutchens with fellow nominees Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford, Joshua…
Jellyfish Pictures Positions for Growth With New Leadership Team
Dec 01, 2022
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VFX and animation company Jellyfish Pictures restructured its leadership team with new…
AWS Thinkbox Krakatoa MY and XMesh MY Are Now Available as Open Source
Nov 21, 2022
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Source code for Krakatoa and XMesh for Maya is now available from GitHub, making AWS…
DNEG Announces New Visual Effects and Animation Studio in Sydney
Nov 17, 2022
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DNEG and the NSW Government are planning a VFX and animation facility in Pyrmont opening…
Maxon Upgrades 3D Tools with New Simulations, Lens Looks, Curve Controls
Nov 11, 2022
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Maxon’s Cinema 4D adds Pyro for fire, smoke, explosion simulations and a Redshift Camera;…
Framestore Welcomes New VFX Supervisor Ross Wilkinson
Oct 29, 2022
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Framestore is pleased to announce the arrival of Ross Wilkinson as VFX Supervisor to work…
ACCESS:VFX Launches New European Chapter with Sponsorship from Netflix
Oct 24, 2022
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ACCESS:VFX launched a new European chapter, making practical tools available for new…
RSP Co-Founder Tony Clark Named VES Fellow
Oct 24, 2022
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Rising Sun Pictures Co-Founder and Managing Director Tony Clark has been named a VES…
Chaos Corona 9 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D Redefines 3D Design and Animation
Oct 23, 2022
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Chaos Corona 9 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D features new tools for clouds, patterns and…
Chaos Group and Greyscalegorilla Release Render Inspiration for Cinema 4D
Oct 08, 2022
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Chaos Group and Greyscalegorilla released software that enhance the render quality from…
Technicolor Creative Studios Spins Off as Independent Company
Sep 28, 2022
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Technicolor Creative Studios is now a global network of studios – MPC, The Mill, Mikros…
Lala Gavgavian Becomes Digital Domain’s Global President of VFX Studios
Sep 28, 2022
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Digital Domain names Lala Gavgavian as Global President of Visual Effects Studios to…
Post Panic and KitBash3D Light Up ‘Free Fire’ Mobile Game Music Video
Sep 26, 2022
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Post Panic’s team used KitBash3D’s model kits to help flesh out game environment detail…
Autodesk Maya Creative Makes 3D Tools More Affordable, Flexible for Artists
Sep 16, 2022
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Maya Creative lowers the barrier to entry, making 3D modelling and animation tools more…
Maxon One Updates Simulation, Volumes, Colour for Cinema 4D and Redshift
Sep 08, 2022
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Maxon One software now features many updates, starting with Cinema 4D 2023 and including…
V-Ray 6 for Maya Adds Artist Control Over Skies, Render Time, USD Pipelines
Sep 03, 2022
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Chaos V-Ray 6 for Maya has features like geometric tiling, procedural clouds and a new…
Framestore Welcomes VFX Supervisor François Dumoulin
Aug 22, 2022
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Creative studio Framestore is pleased to add VFX Supervisor François Dumoulin to its…
Atlanta VFX Leaves No Clues with Fusion Studio on ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Aug 22, 2022
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Atlanta VFX completed complex compositing, shot blending and matchmoving in Blackmagic…
ASWF Launches Open Source Software Development Projects at SIGGRAPH
Aug 10, 2022
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ASWF launched two projects from SIGGRAPH, one for production-grade sample content to aid…
das element v1.2 Helps Teams Organise, Share, View Project Elements
Aug 07, 2022
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VFX library software das element has new teamwork features supporting elements…
Animal Logic’s Technology and Creative Teams Release ALab Phase 2
Aug 06, 2022
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Following the success of last year's release of ALab, with 4,000 downloads to date,…
Blur Studio, David Fincher and V-Ray Pull a Dark Story into the Light
Aug 04, 2022
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David Fincher created his first 3D animated film, a short for Love, Death + Robots, with…
Ghost VFX to Open New Studio in India
Aug 01, 2022
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Ghost VFX will open a new studio in Pune, India, in early 2023 offering a full range of…
Chaos V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max Tackles World-building and Workflows
Jul 11, 2022
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Chaos Scatter populates scenes with 3D objects, procedural clouds help customise skies,…
MAXON One Brings Updates to Cinema 4D, Redshift and Red Giant Software
Jul 06, 2022
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An interim upgrade to the MAXON One software includes progress in Cinema 4D’s Scene Nodes…
DNEG Hires Academy Award Winning VFX Supervisors Eric Brevig and Greg Butler
Jun 27, 2022
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DNEG VFX studio has hired Eric Brevig and Greg Butler as Visual Effects Supervisors. Eric…
Maxon’s Imperfections Create Perfectly Photoreal 3D Surfaces
Jun 24, 2022
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More than 50 4K scanned tiled textures called Imperfections are now available to Cinema…
Adobe Updates Substance 3D Materials and Photoshop AI Filters
Jun 18, 2022
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Substance 3D software now includes a 3D Materials SDK for developers, a new plugin and…
Pixomondo Speeds Virtual Production Iteration and Review on AWS Cloud
Jun 17, 2022
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To support their in-camera VFX pipeline, Pixomondo moved operations relating to storage…
MPC Ages Dr Egon Spengler for ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’
Jun 08, 2022
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For ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, MPC was entrusted with bringing the character of Dr Egon…
Silhouette 2022 Integrates New Nodes for Compositing, FX and Tracking
Jun 08, 2022
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Silhouette 2022 now integrates the Boris plugins Sapphire, Mocha Pro and Particle…
Animal Logic’s New Vancouver Studio Set to Double its Local Workforce
May 24, 2022
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Animal Logic is building a new 110,000 sqft purpose-built studio expected to double their…
Framestore VFX Studio Announces New CEO
May 16, 2022
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Framestore today announces Mel Sullivan as its new CEO as founding member and CEO of 26…
ZEISS CinCraft Mapper Delivers Precise Lens Data for Efficient VFX Workflows
May 10, 2022
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ZEISS Cinematography introduces the first service of its new CinCraft system for the…
Nuke 13.2 Adds NDI, OpenTimelineIO, Refines ML Learning and UnrealReader
Apr 18, 2022
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Nuke 13.2 continues to focus on collaboration, workflows and pipelines, adds NDI support,…
3ds Max and Arnold Bring Interactivity and More Speed to 3D Workflows
Apr 07, 2022
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New support for glTF, flexible modelling tools and greater control are among the updates…
Karma XPU Gathers Speed as SideFX’s Hybrid GPU/CPU Renderer
Mar 28, 2022
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Brian Sharpe at SideFX talks about Karma XPU, an engine option, now in development, for…
Two New Talents Receive Animal Logic Scholarship
Mar 21, 2022
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Animal Logic, in partnership with the UTS Animal Logic Academy, today announced that…
das element Upgrade Manages Asset Libraries for VFX Teams and Projects
Mar 21, 2022
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Das element helps studios ensure their asset libraries are well structured and organised,…
ASWF Releases Research on Open Source Development in Modern Filmmaking
Mar 14, 2022
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The Academy Software Foundation has released a new research paper titled ‘Open Source in…
Johannes Sambs to Lead Framestore’s CG Team in London
Feb 28, 2022
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Framestore promoted Johannes Sambs as Head of CG, based at the company's headquarters in…
Tribal Imaging Virtualises Post and VFX Production on AWS Compute Cloud
Feb 21, 2022
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Tribal Imaging virtualised its VFX workstations on AWS. Artists now connect to virtual…
Conductor Welcomes Julie McDonald as Head of Business Development
Feb 03, 2022
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Conductor Technologies cloud-based rendering and simulation platform announced that Julie…
Framestore Welcomes Simon Devereux as Director of Global Talent Development
Jan 31, 2022
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Framestore has announced Simon Devereux, director and founder of ACCESS:VFX, as its new…
Chaos’ New Sequence Player Gives Instant High-resolution Playback
Jan 23, 2022
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Chaos Player, a major upgrade to Pdplayer, features floating-point compositing, A/B…
The Mill, MPC and Mr X Undergo Business Transformations at Technicolor
Jan 17, 2022
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A new Moving Picture Company (MPC) Studio network will focus on Film and Episodic VFX;…
Predicting Video Pathways in 2022 – Ncam, Digital Domain and Arcturus
Jan 15, 2022
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Video production, post and applications are evolving and expanding rapidly around the…
Katana 5.0 Focusses on Nuke Interoperability and Render Upgrades
Dec 20, 2021
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Foundry’s Katana 5.0 includes Hydra Render Delegate support, Foresight+ for sequence…
Sam Mason and Team Take Bifrost on a Surreal 3D Journey through Dreamland
Dec 13, 2021
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3D artist Sam Mason directed a music video titled ‘Colors and Shapes’ by Mac Miller,…
Isotropix Releases Angie to Support CPU, GPU or Hybrid Rendering
Dec 08, 2021
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Early access to Clarisse 5.5 is now available creating options to render on a CPU, GPU or…
Nuke 13.1 Updates 3D System and Machine Learning, Adds Unreal Reader
Dec 02, 2021
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Foundry has made significant changes to Nuke in this release, updating its Node Graph UX,…
OTOY Adds Redshift Support to the Render Network
Nov 29, 2021
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OTOY and Maxon announce that Redshift will be coming to the Render Network, giving…
