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Christmas Trailer for “The Secret Life of Pets”
What do pets do when no one is looking? Nothing but nonsense! Quite right, considering what their owners do to them when everyone is looking. Merry Christmas.
Making-of “The Good Dinsaur”
“The Good Dinosaur” (German title “Arlo & Spot) opens in our cinemas tomorrow. Here is CGMeetup’s behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
“Zootopia” Trailer with a Sloth
The first trailer for the new Disney film “Zootopia” is here—and the office staffed entirely by sloths is is a real advance highlight.
First Selection of Animated Films for the Oscars
What, is it already Oscar time again? Indeed, things are getting started for 2016. These 16 animated features were submitted to the Academy.
The Blood of the Family
Finally online! “Les Liens De Sang” won this year’s animago trophy in the “Best Young Production” category—now the team has released its work in full.
Two Amateur Critics Meet …
News from the Blender Institute: the animated short film “Glass Half” was, of course, once again created exclusively with free and open-source software.
Death on the Raft
As everyone knows: It is not long now until this year’s animago on October 15 and 16! In advance, here is an extensive making-of treat for one of the nominees, published by CG Meetup.
Become a Peanut!
In Germany, the "Peanuts" will open in cinemas on December 24. A new trailer and a "Peanutize Me" character creator have now been released.
CG Robots Among Themselves
These students nowadays – they already make some wild animation stuff! Jack Anderson created "Wire Cutters" during his studies at Dodge College, in incredible quality.
The First “Cosmos Laundromat” Coup
"Cosmos Laundromat" is intended to become the first feature-length animated film created entirely open source. The first 15-minute part of the film has been released in full.
First “The Good Dinosaur” Trailer
Pixar’s “The Good Dinosaur” will open in cinemas on November 26.
Marvelous Designer 5
Marvelous Designer allows CG clothing to be cut as in real life, digitally sewn together and tailored to the CG character’s body. Version 5 has now been announced.
Peanuts in 3D on the Big Screen
Trailer for the new Peanuts feature film, which will open in cinemas just in time for Christmas.
Autodesk Webinar on Maya 2016
The Autodesk Meet the Expert webinar series will present “Top 5 Reasons (ok, maybe more) Maya is Easy to Use” on July 28. You can register here.
Robots in Therapy
Charming short film featuring CG robots in couples therapy from the ArtFX university in France
animago: “Best Character” Is Back!
What is it that makes a film truly interesting? Exactly – a figure with character. The category is back at animago 2015!
“Zootopia” Teaser from Disney
“Zootopia”, the new feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, will open in cinemas in March 2016.
“Moon and Wolf” at Filmfest München
In 2014, “Moon and Wolf” by Dwarf Animation Studio was nominated for an animago AWARD. Now young animation fans aged 5+ can watch the film in full at Filmfest München.
Animated Short Film “Mom”
Wooksang Chang from South Korea gave very special and attentive thought to mothers on Mother’s Day and released the animated short film “Mom” on that day.
Winners of the 22nd ITFS
On Sunday evening, May 10, the winners of the 22nd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film were announced; here is an overview of all the winners.
“The Little Prince” Trailer
The animated version of “The Little Prince” looks promising in the trailer: a combination of a modern animation look and stop-motion animation for the prince scenes.
ToonBox Entertainment Expands
Expanding from Canada to Los Angeles has become unusual these days – for financing reasons, it is usually the other way round. But ToonBox is doing exactly that.
The Little 3D Prince
There are many varied adaptations of the classic "The Little Prince". The children's book is now being realised in modern form as a 3D cinema film.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Support for Mental Ray 3.6 in Massive 3.0
Mental Images and Massive Software announced at SIGGRAPH the support of the Mental Ray Rendering software in the Massive 3D animation system.
Dynamic development of animated 3D video menus
The latest version of the multimedia software Nero Vision also offers animated 3D videos for designing video menus. In order to create these templates as flexibly as possible, the companies Zeitwerk and Lumo Graphics had to dig deep into their bag of tricks.
Sennheiser advertises with elaborate 3D cinema spot
3D backgrounds from Maxwell Render, live-action shoot on 35mm with Arriflex 435 ES
Di-O-Matic Plans Voice-O-Matic for Autodesk Maya and Softimage XSI
The Voice-O-Matic program has been used for Autodesk 3ds Max for over four years. Di-O-Matic is currently working on a version of Voice-O-Matic for Autodesk Maya and Softimage XSI.
Exozet Creates Digital Snow for ARD Film
Exozet Effects created snow, character animation and retouching for ARD's Christmas film Krauses Fest.
2D via 3D: Anime Studio 5
Among other things, E-Frontier has given the latest version of its animation software a bone-rigging system
Macromedia University of Applied Sciences for Media Appoints Eckhard Rocholl Professor
Head of degree programme for media design and computer animation is to oversee both disciplines nationwide
8th Animation Meeting takes place at the end of July
Event as part of the Munich Film Festival with making-ofs for "Hui Buh" and "Happily N`Ever After"
New Degree Program in 3D Animation and VFX
The Bavarian Academy for Television in Unterföhring is launching a new degree program in October
German Film School Invites Visitors to Open Day
On April 8, 2006, prospective students can obtain information on site
Medical Visualization: Zygote Releases Human Heart 3
Manufacturer calls it the “most sophisticated to date” 3D model of the human heart
Disney Swallows Pixar
Entertainment group secures animation studio / Takeover worth 7.4 billion dollars
Festival “Going Underground 5”: Two Film School Productions in the Final Round
3D animations “Gambare Saburou” and “Abstract Art” selected for the group of 14 finalists
NaturalMotion Offers Endorphin Student Edition
Single licence costs $995 / Full feature set with no commercial use
Prizewinners of the Bitfilm Festival Have Been Decided
Winners Determined by SMS Voting / Festival Ended on Sunday
Training to Become an Animation Artist
The Fourth Round of the 13-Month Expert Training at the
Macromedia Academy Starts on November 21 in Munich
Bitfilm Festival 05
3D animation, digital FX, flash movies, machinima, mobile video,
64-KByte-Demos as well as expert lectures and panels.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION Roadshow “Realization of 3D and Animated Film Productions as a Freelancer”
The well-known book author and demo artist Thomas Harbers presents current productions from the fields of architectural visualization, animated film and technical visualization. DP is cooperating with the private university SAE Institute as part of this roadshow. The workshop series takes place at 9 locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The venues are the respective SAE branches. The event lasts approximately 3 hours.
Participation in the seminar is free. External participants are asked to send an inquiry to mschlosser@saecollege.de.
Maxon User Meeting in Cologne: Updated List of Presentations Online
Company Speaks of Unexpectedly Large Turnout / Today Is the Official Registration Deadline
New Submission Record at the Bitfilm Festival Hamburg
820 Films from 48 Countries / Festival Runs from 2. to 6.11.2005 at the Mandarin-Kasino on the Reeperbahn
SIGGRAPH: Avid Unveils Softimage XSI 5.0
The new version offers native 64-bit support, new tools and Maya migration features
3D Festival Copenhagen at the End
The 3D Festival in Copenhagen, until now an international 3D competition with an associated trade show and conference programme, will not continue.
DIGIDATA Short Film Festival
Antonius - emotional artwork and Red Box Verlag GmbH present the 2nd DIGIDATA Short Film Festival at the Abaton cinema in Hamburg.
The festival is an initiative of former students and film freaks. Accepted are: Clips, short films, 3D animations, experimental films
Realviz Introduces Storyviz 1.0
Storyviz 1.0 is a previs application for simulating shoots and connecting storyboards with film production.
Cambridge Animation Systems Releases Inkworks 1.5
Inkworks 1.5 is a cartoon renderer for Maya and 3ds Max with direct integration into the Animo 2D-animation workflow.
Dosch Releases Cinema 4D Logo Animations
Dosch Design has released 25 editable Cinema 4D scenes for logo animation on Mac OS and Windows.
Inkworks 1.5 for Maya and 3ds max
Inkworks, the cartoon renderer for Maya and 3ds max from Cambridge Animation Systems, has just been released in a new version.
MotionBuilder 5 Expands Character Workflow
MotionBuilder 5 added a Story timeline, real-time OpenGL rendering, broader file support and professional mocap and asset tools.
Shave 2 Reduces Cinema 4D Hair Memory
Shave and a Haircut 2 improved Cinema 4D hair rendering and styling while cutting memory use to roughly one percent.
New Virtual Reality Show Format
Cyfi Picture AG is developing a new form of entertainment show for a large audience with the help of state-of-the-art digital computer technology.
Product Package from Discreet and Wacom
Combustion 2.1 is available as a package solution with Wacom’s Cintiq 18SX pen display.
New Establishment: Liga_01 Computerfilm GmbH
The newly established "Liga_01 Computerfilm GmbH," focusing on animation, was founded in Munich.
3D Animation: Discreet and yello Launch Inside 3D
Discreet and yello present Inside 3D on the shared.cc Internet platform. Inside 3D offers beginners in visualization workshops on subject areas such as stage construction, product design or mechanical engineering.
Training as a Character Animator with Maya
The internationally known Cologne training institute "die maske" is offering the "Character Animator" training course from the fall with the partners Alias|Wavefront, Discreet, MCX and blanx effects/interactive.
Postgraduate Course 3D Designer/in
Macromedia GmbH, Academy for New Media, is offering training as a 3D Desiger/in from June 2003 as a postgraduate course.
animago 2003 Submission Deadline Extended
animago 2003 extended its free-entry deadline by ten days to 31 March after requests from professional and student participants.
animago 2003 Extends Entry Deadline
animago 2003 moved its deadline to 31 March after CeBIT created scheduling pressure for professional and student entrants.
Final Call for animago 2003 Entries
The animago 2003 competition entered its final submission period, with free online entry open until 21 March for digital artists.
animago 2003 Competition Opens
animago 2003 opened with new Game Design and Interactive categories, free entry and an award event serving as an industry meeting and job exchange.
Maya Productivity Pack for New and Professional Users
Alias|Wavefront bundled Maya Complete 4.5 with six learning resources, support and bonus credits for Mac OS X or Windows users.
animago 2003 Adds Award Category for Game Design
The animago competition introduced a Game Design category judging the graphical quality of PC and console games, rather than gameplay or story.
animago 2003 to Honour the Best Game Graphics
animago 2003 opened a new Game Design category covering PC, Mac and console graphics, with entries judged on characters, environments and cinematics.
animago 2003 Digital Art Competition Opens
The 2003 animago competition opened for entries from 3D artists, compositors and visual-effects specialists, with free participation and jury-selected awards.
Animago 2003 Opens Expanded Competition Categories
The 2003 Animago Awards added game design and interactive work to still, animation and compositing categories, with entries due by 21 March.
European Wavey Awards Open to LightWave Artists
The first European Wavey Awards invited LightWave stills and animations up to five minutes, with category prizes and a SIGGRAPH trip for the overall winner.
Maya Receives an Academy Award of Merit
The Academy honoured Alias|Wavefront’s Maya with its highest scientific and technical award after five years of extensive use in film visual effects.
Cyberarts 2002 Surveys Prix Ars Electronica Winners
The bilingual 250-page Cyberarts 2002 volume and companion DVD documented work in interactive art, animation, visual effects and digital music.
La Grenouille Bleue Collects Graphics and Animation Tutorials
The French-language La Grenouille Bleue site indexed French and English tutorials on graphics, 3D and illustration in HTML and PDF formats.
Animago 2002 DVD Collects Award-Winning Computer Graphics
The Animago 2002 DVD collected a selection of the year’s most creative and technically accomplished computer-graphics entries.
Scannova Automates Image Cutouts with Studio 2D and Scannova 35
Scannova combined blue-screen techniques and neural-network software to automate image cutouts and 3D product presentations.
Curious World Maps 3.5 Adds 3D Map Animation
World Maps 3.5 created layered 2D and 3D geographic animations for video, presentations and web delivery.
Digital Juice Offers Royalty-Free Graphics, Animation and Music
Digital Juice bundled 55 GB of production graphics, looping backgrounds and a 1,000-track music collection for editors.
Alias|Wavefront Announces Fourth Annual 3December Event
The free 2002 3December events connected 3D professionals and students in seven cities with Maya classes, speakers and technology demonstrations.
ECTS 2002: Bandits – Phoenix Rising
Bandits – Phoenix Rising combined vehicle combat, 22 missions and eight-player multiplayer in a post-nuclear world.
ECTS 2002: The Thing Video Game
Vivendi Universal previewed a squad-based action game continuing John Carpenter’s The Thing twenty years after the film.
ECTS 2002: LifeMode Demonstrates Head Facial Animation
LifeMode Interactive’s Head package provided character creation, automated lip sync and multilayer facial animation for games.
ECTS 2002: Tron 2.0 Returns to the Grid
Disney Interactive showed Monolith’s Tron 2.0, a PC action game set twenty years after the original film.
ECTS 2002: Shade – Wrath of Angels
Cenega previewed Shade – Wrath of Angels, an action game following a detective through crypts, laboratories and military bases.
Vicon iQ Motion-Capture System Begins Shipping
Vicon iQ unified motion-capture processing from marker detection through editing, skeleton fitting and export to Maya or MotionBuilder.
Maxon Ships Cinema 4D Release 8
Cinema 4D R8 introduced a modular product structure, workflow and character-animation improvements, and seven optional production modules.
Yello Distributes PNY Quadro 4 XGL Graphics Cards
Yello introduced PNY graphics cards based on NVIDIA Quadro 4 XGL technology for CAD, animation and effects workstations in Germany.
3Dlabs Releases Wildcat VP Graphics Accelerators
Wildcat VP cards used a programmable visual-processing architecture with more than 200 32-bit processors and OpenGL 2.0 support.
TurboSquid and Maxon Create a Cinema 4D Marketplace
Maxon and TurboSquid made native Cinema 4D models easier to buy, sell and exchange online.
Hahn Film Selects NXN Alienbrain for SimsalaGrimm
Hahn Film adopted Alienbrain to manage assets, revisions and project progress for the SimsalaGrimm animated feature.
Cartoon Rendering and Flash Export for Maya and 3ds Max
Cambridge Animation Systems released Inkworks cartoon rendering and Swiffworks Flash export plug-ins for Maya and 3ds Max.
Discreet presents 3ds max 5
The latest version of the animation software offers designers and artists new artistic possibilities and greater productivity
Maxon Reaches Third Place in the US Content-Creation Market
The 2001 Roncarelli Report ranked Maxon third in the US content-creation software market after rapid growth for Cinema 4D and BodyPaint 3D.
Sony Online Develops EverQuest II with NXN Alienbrain
Sony Online Entertainment used Alienbrain to manage more than 100,000 2D and 3D assets during production of EverQuest II.
Animo 4.1 Animation System Released
Animo 4.1 combined traditional 2D techniques with 3D elements, modular production tools, Macromedia Flash output and floating licences.
RenderMan Artist Tools 5.0 Released for Maya
RenderMan Artist Tools 5.0 added the Irma re-rendering system, multi-processor acceleration and support for PRMan Toolkit 10 features.
Pixar Introduces RenderMan 10 Toolkit
PRMan 10 added smart archives, subdivision-surface texturing, rendering controls and shader-language improvements.
LightWave 3D Tutorial Contest Announced
The 2002 LightWave 3D Tutorial Contest invited users to share practical knowledge in tutorials covering LightWave 6.5 or later.
Electronic Arts Signs Global Agreement for NXN Alienbrain
Electronic Arts selected NXN Alienbrain 5.0 to manage game-development production across its studios worldwide.
Chaman Uses Alienbrain to Produce a Film and Video Game Simultaneously
Chaman Productions and Namco used Alienbrain to coordinate the simultaneous production of the animated feature film Axis and its accompanying video game across teams in France, Canada and Japan.
3D content conquers the web: Discreet presents 3ds max exporter for Macromedia Director 8.5
New tool enables 3ds max 4 architecture for all leading web platforms