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CoreCG introduces a pipeline between Mental Ray and Maya
Jan. 27 | MentalCore expedites the back-and-forth process of content creation and rendering. Several studios field-tested the product prior to release. When computer graphics content developers get together, sooner or later the conversation turns to griping about...
Nvidia updates CUDA programming platform for GPUs
Jan. 26 | New features aim to make better use of GPUs for scientific and engineering simulation. Nvidia today released a major update to the CUDA parallel computing platform for its graphics processing units (GPUs). Nvidia says the new version offers three key...
New filter uses on-screen curves to deliver finer level of color video control
Jan. 25 | Curve-based color adjustment available for Final Cut Pro, Motion, and After Effects Levels and Curves is a new filter pack from Nattress Productions that allows users to color grade in film-log space using on-screen adjustable curves. The on-screen curve...
Automated render farm power management saves studios money
Jan. 24 | Straightface Studios reduces idle time to less than 1%; Duber Studios saves 60% on power costs in a year with Deadline’s Power Management feature. Render farms, those large banks of networked computers dedicated to image rendering, consume an awful...
Processing air traffic pattern predictions in real time
Jan. 23 | Optimal Synthesis got a 250x speed improvement by turning to Nvidia graphics processing units. Air traffic patterns generated by a NASA program now run 250x faster on an Nvidia GPU. (Source: Optimal Synthesis) A research firm in Silicon Valley is using...
Software tools unfold the strange world of Bunraku
Jan. 20 | CG studio Origami Digital turns to LightWave, Maya, and Eyeon Fusion to bring director Guy Moshe’s vision to the big screen. The village setting of Bunraku. (Source: New Tek) By Kelly Dove Bunraku, the second film from acclaimed director Guy Moshe,...
Adobe releases Lightroom 4 to beta
Jan. 13 | Imaging and management software for photo enthusiasts and professionals is hot. There are several strong new products coming to market including Corel’s new AfterShot Pro, and Adobe Lightroom 4 is now available as a free beta download. Adobe’s...
MIT team invents cheap way to add 3D cameras to cellphones
Jan. 6 | A one-pixel pulse is tricked into decoding 3D data. Qualcomm is taking a close look. [Editor’s Note: A video explaining the technology in more detail appears at the end of the article.] “]Depth-sensing cameras can produce 'depth maps'...
Lumatix Atrium Designer 2012 offers global illumination previews in milliseconds
Jan. 5 | As 3D modeling software has matured, most of the emphasis on visualization quality has gone to the final rendering. But new technology from a German university spin-off may change all that. [Editor’s note: A video from Siggraph 2012 produced by Intel...
