SIGGRAPH 2014
Posted in: AnimationMon 11th Aug 2014, by Mike Hepburn | Eventcoverage
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
ftrack announces version 3.0
ftrack, a project management platform for the creative, visual effects and animation industries announced version 3.0 and will be showing previews at the Siggraph conference in Vancouver, August 11-14.
Working closely with existing customers including The Mill, Cinesite, MPC Commercials and ZeroVFX, ftrack has focused on enhancing an already intuitive workflow while expanding the tools for multi-location pipelines and deeper integration with key VFX software packages.
The 3.0 release will provide numerous new features and improvements, including a further refined user interface and a focus on collaborative workflows with seamless asset syncing between multiple locations and the introduction of global filters to quickly narrow scope.
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
Cinesite: Hercules
Cinesite has completed visual effects for a major battle sequence in MGM/Paramount Pictures’ latest release, Hercules. The film, starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role, is directed by Brett Ratner, with VFX supervision by John Bruno and Dean Wright. Cinesite’s Visual Effects Supervisor was Simon Stanley-Clamp.
Cinesite is currently working on San Andreas and The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which are both scheduled for release in 2015. They are currently recruiting for both their London and Montréal studios at www.cinesite.com and are interviewing now at Siggraph.
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
MPC showcase a year of spectacular VFX at SIGGRAPH 2014
MPC is out in force at SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver presenting work on some of the biggest movies of the year.
MPC Supervisors will be taking part in 4 highly anticipated Production Sessions,
• Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present the VFX of Godzilla
• Inside the Magical World of Disney’s Maleficent
• Twentieth Century Fox Presents the VFX of X-Men: Days of Future Past
• The Making of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
SIGGRAPH Production Sessions are where the world’s elite computer graphic experts and creative geniuses gather to explain the processes and techniques used to create compelling content. Following each presentation, attendees ask questions about the challenges and issues associated with complex productions.
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
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Chaos Group’s V-Ray Comes to The Foundry’s MODO, NUKE and KATANA
Chaos Group and The Foundry have announced that V-Ray will be available for a number of The Foundry’s creative software solutions. The two companies have been working together on the development of V-Ray for three of The Foundry’s products: V-Ray for MODO, V-Ray for NUKE and V-Ray for KATANA. The MODO and NUKE versions will be unveiled for the first time at SIGGRAPH and can be seen in action at Chaos Group’s booth (#501).
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
BOXX Remote Access XDI Demos and More at SIGGRAPH 2014
BOXX Technologies, the leading innovator of high-performance workstations and rendering systems, today announced that their remote access XTREME Desktop Infrastructure (XDI) solutions will demonstrate Autodesk Media & Entertainment software at AMD booth #1023 at SIGGRAPH 2014. BOXX hardware solutions will also be on hand to demonstrate a selection of applications at additional exhibitor booths throughout the conference. Held at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., August 10-14, SIGGRAPH is the premier event for computer graphics and interactive techniques. The BOXX demos, featuring experts from Autodesk, Chaos Group, Lightworks, and Luxion, will showcase creation software, as well as rendering applications.
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
Clara.io Hits One-Year Milestone with 65,000 Users
EXOCORTEX announced it has reached 65,000 registered users within a year of launching award-winning 3D modeling and rendering web app Clara.io. In response to the huge community building around the web application, Exocortex also announced its initial pricing model and the launch of its social 3D model library, already featuring thousands of user created models.
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
Fabric Software Signs Three Deals and Introduces New Pricing Model
FABRIC SOFTWARE, the company behind Fabric Engine, the development framework for high performance visual effects tools, announced multiyear, multi-site deals with Double Negative (DNeg), Psyop, and Blur Studio. Fabric also revealed details of a new pricing model that helps studios back-end the cost of adopting disruptive technology like Fabric Engine.
Day 1 / August 11, 2014
Thinkbox Software Previews Deadline 7 at SIGGRAPH 2014 with Built-in VMX for Comprehensive Cloud Support
At the SIGGRAPH Conference held August 10-14, 2014 in Vancouver, BC, Thinkbox Software will demonstrate Deadline 7, the latest version of the company’s scalable high-volume compute management solution, which is currently in beta. Further extending the functionality of the cross-platform tool, Deadline 7 features significant architectural changes and core technology upgrades, which include a new Qt interface, an updated MongoDB database, ftrack support, and deeper integration with Shotgun.
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