After Effects CC 2015.3 (13.8.1) Bug-Fix Update Is

August 4, 2016, 05:30 AM

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The After Effects CC 2015.3 (13.8.1) bug-fix update is now available. This update fixes multiple bugs, including audio looping at the end of compositions when exported via Adobe Media Encoder. This update also introduces native import and export support for the QuickTime Animation codec, and native import support for the PNG video codec and AAC audio codec inside of QuickTime files. This means you no longer need QuickTime installed on Windows in order to use QuickTime files with the Ani...

SIGGRAPH 2016 Quickview

August 3, 2016, 06:07 AM

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From July 24th to the 28th, at the Anaheim Convention Center, professionals in computer graphics and animation converged at the 43rd annual conference SIGGRAPH 2016 to take in the latest in visual effects, gaming, virtual reality and even some applications using satellites and motion-predicting drones. The event attracted over 14,000 artists, game developers, filmmakers, students and academics […] The post SIGGRAPH 2016 Quickview appeared first on Below the Line.

VFX Gurus Suffer Blow in Big Appellate Win

August 2, 2016, 04:35 PM

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The latest ruling pertains to emails send out in Aug. 2015 to several Hollywood executives about Hydraulx, the VFX company co-owned by Greg and Colin Strause, who worked on The Avengers, Terminator 3 and X-Men as well as music videos for Britney Spears, Usher, Aerosmith and U2.

FuseFX New York expands studio space

August 2, 2016, 08:49 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

NEW YORK — VFX studio FuseFX (fusefx.com), which specializes in television work, has expanded its presence in New York. The facility has moved its operations into larger space that is able to accommodate more than 50 artists.

Brickyard VFX Goes Off the Charts for Volkswagen T

August 1, 2016, 05:39 PM

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Boutique VFX and animation studio taps Autodesk Maya and GPU-accelerated biased renderer Redshift to complete previs, design and animation for the new Volkswagen spot, ‘Graph.’

Blackmagic Design at #Siggraph2016

July 31, 2016, 04:58 PM

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Steve Roberts from Blackmagic Design talks with Jaimi Alexander of Broadcast Beat at #Siggraph2016

Chris Bond with Thinkbox Sigraph 2016

July 30, 2016, 07:26 AM

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Blackmagic Design Fusion 8.2 is now available on L

July 30, 2016, 07:24 AM

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The world’s most advanced visual effects and motion graphics software is now available on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux! 26 July 2016 — Blackmagic Design today announced that Fusion visual effects software is now available on the Linux platform. Linux is extremely popular in the world’s leading visual effects production companies and this new [...]

SIGGRAPH 2016 attracts more than 14K attendees

July 29, 2016, 03:46 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

ANAHEIM, CA — SIGGRAPH 2016 showcased the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques this week. The 43rd annual event had strong attendance from around the world, hosting over 14,000 attendees (more than 10,600 from the United States). Seventy three other countries were also represented.During the course of the conference, more than 635 pieces of progressive content were shared by over 1,760 speakers and contributors.

Technicolor is building VR and AR projects for com

July 29, 2016, 03:44 PM

https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/29/technicolor-is...

For several years Technicolor has been providing video content for Hollywood movie studios. Now, it'll be working on virtual reality and augmented reality projects as well. The company is opening the Technicolor Experience Center in Culver City, California, to develop technology, platforms, and content for VR and AR.