Engine-Safari
Review: In DP 06 : 2018, our author Alexandra Kaschny focussed on the Big Three (not Five): Unity, Unreal, CryEngine. Which other engines are roaming the jungle?
InstaLOD: From CAD to VR?
InstaLOD automates the 3D workflow, including the tedious steps that no artist likes, such as UV unwrapping, manual retopo or baking. But how does it work?
FMX 2019: Real-time ray tracing for final frame rendering
It's Wednesday afternoon in the König Karl Halle in the Haus der Wirtschaft. The hall is darkened and filled with people eagerly awaiting the lecture "Troll: Real Time Raytracing and The VFX Pipeline" - and the DP is there too.
InstaLOD: Time is money
There are some things in a 3D artist's workflow that are probably considered rather unpopular. (cough ... unwrapping, retopo ... cough) And even if a kind soul takes pity on them, it still remains time-consuming. InstaLOD from Stuttgart is trying to help all companies from the entire 3D sector (film, games, automotive, etc.) with its software of the same name, and in doing so is speeding up and cleaning up much more than just the two black sheep mentioned.
iHelper
It's been some time since we discussed the sense (and nonsense) of using iPhones and iPads on set. In the meantime, these devices are not only several generations further along in their development, but have also become indispensable on set. Whether as a production planner, shot list, weather forecast, digital clapperboard, viewfinder or extended calculator, there are countless ways to use the iPhone and/or iPad on set to make life a little easier. - by Andreas Zerr
Blackmagic eGPU Pro
An external graphics processor with AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics card.
Zombies & 3D Scanner
They are also currently stepping on the gas with their development and possibilities: 3D scanners have always been a part of visual effects production
Effects production, many examples are now showing how they can make working on set much easier.
Blackmagic RAW
At IBC 2018, Blackmagic Design announced the public beta of its new Blackmagic RAW.
Blackmagic is stepping up the rapid pace of beta updates for its free grading/editing/audio/VFX and compositing programme DaVinci Resolve 15 and has now released beta version 8 in less than 2 weeks.
Scratch… Scratch Play Pro
The trend towards packaging continues: Scratch Play Pro brings together a universal format player, an immersive media player, look creator, transcoder (Prores on Windows) and QC tool in one package, offering both filmmakers and post-production artists greater efficiency and productivity.
Flame 2019 NAB appearance
Further upgrade towards grading and look development. The update will be presented for the first time at the NAB Show 2018.
Adobe CC2018 NAB April Release
The latest Adobe Premiere 2018 version 12.1 comes with a host of updates and enhancements and will be presented for the first time at this year's NAB. These include automatic colour correction, audio ducking and much more. Other programmes from the Creative Cloud can also look forward to new features.