In like a lion
MPC brings realistic CG characters and environments to life in ‘Mufasa: The Lion King.’
Transform a live scene into an animation
Wonder Dynamics’ Wonder Animation Video to 3D Scene tech, in beta, will do just that.
Siggraph theatrics—pushing limits
Electronic Theater award winners, VR storytelling, and Production Session highlights.
Crowd control with Golaem 9
Includes updated animation engine for improved quality of crowd characters.
Autodesk expands reach to new set of users
Acquires Wonder Dynamics, whose AI tech lowers the barrier to animation and VFX.
Maya and Max 2025 have arrived
New features focus on improved collaboration, productivity, automation.
Epic announcements at GDC 2024
And there are quite a few of them.
ArtFX School students pick up win at VES Awards
Create eye-catching animated short film ‘Silhouette.’
Animations that dazzle: Siggraph Electronic Theater award winners
Best in Show award goes to a student project.
A new chapter begins for LightWave 3D
The newly formed LightWave Digital takes ownership from Vizrt and vows to revive the software. LightWave 3D, it appears, is not dead. It was just in a coma. After NewTek, LightWave’s previous owner, was bought by Vizrt in 2019, the software received little attention at its new home. To be fair, it wasn’t getting much love at its former home, … Read more
LightWave 3D: Under new ownership
And staging a comeback.
Evolving the facial capture process
Bringing digital doubles to life with DI4D’s 4D facial capture technology.