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From the left..

Nomen est omen. When reading the company name "Left Angle", anyone with any mathematical knowledge will think: "There's no such thing!" And it's a bit like that with your product, Autograph: a new compositing and motion design application that stands up to comparison with Nuke and After Effects. That doesn't even exist. Or is there?
Christoph Zapletal
15.08.2024
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27 min

Fritzi & Sophie

The cinema film of the story was produced in classic 2D. For the series, we opted for the "third dimension". This presented us with new challenges, but also opened up completely new doors. Blender was our main tool.
Bela Beier
27.06.2024
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10 min

Houdini 20

The long-awaited update has finally been released and brings with it a whole host of new features. So many, in fact, that a special issue would be worthwhile. For now, here's an overview and an in-depth article on rendering by Olaf Finkbeiner in the next issue.
Manuel Kotulla
29.10.2023
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14 min

We Hunt Giants

The short film "We Hunt Giants" takes the viewer into a world in which humans and dinosaurs fight for survival. Action, drama and CGI - without a Hollywood budget in the millions. Here is a brief insight into the making of the film and its visual effects.
Andreas Feix
03.10.2023
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A collage of various digital artworks showcasing abstract designs, an explosion, a colorful sweater, a futuristic car, and organic shapes on different backgrounds.
11 min

The easy Cloudrendering?

There are many, many companies offering cloudrendering services – and most tell you how you can tweak everything, you have all the control – and therefor you also need a TD and DEEP pockets, because the first time the bill from the cloud infrastructure arrives, it’s going to be massive.
Bela Beier
21.08.2023
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A digital interface showcasing Nuke Studio, featuring animation elements like a 3D cat and a blue character, alongside multiple editing tools and color grading options. The Nuke Studio logo is displayed prominently at the bottom.
33 min

Timeline Tools von The Foundry 2

Color, Comp und Conform! Nuke and Nuke X are the de facto-standard in node-based compositing. But even seasoned Nuke artists have often had little or no contact with the closely related reviewing and finishing products.
Christoph Zapletal
27.06.2023
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A retro robot with a round body and segmented arms is illuminated by a beam of light, creating a dramatic effect against a dark background.
10 min

Castle In The Sky Hommage

We all think Studio Ghibli is great - and if you want to learn what makes it so charming and appealing, a homage is always a good way to go. And I had the opportunity at Ostfalia University, to really immerse myself - a an experience report.
Bela Beier
27.06.2023
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A colorful animated scene depicting two characters in a vibrant street filled with whimsical buildings. One character, resembling a small creature in green clothing, stands near a scooter, while another character, with fiery features and a stylish dress, interacts with him.
13 min

Elementary!

You’ve surely seen the posters: There’s a new Pixar movie, this time asking “What if the Aristotelian elements have feelings?” The story plays out in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together.
Bela Beier
26.06.2023
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A cartoon scene showing an animated dog and a blue creature inside a colorful spaceship cockpit filled with buttons and levers. The dog is excitedly steering, while the blue creature looks surprised. The Blender logo is at the top left corner.
10 min

Performance across the board in Blender 3.6 LTS

Blender 3.6 is the last release before the big jump to 4.0 and again with Long Term Support (LTS). Important work on the substructure has been continued, so that a leap in performance is noticeable across almost all areas. Other areas such as the viewport compositor have been completed and Cycles now supports significantly more hardware. However, this does not mean that the developers have skimped on new features. The Geometry Nodes can now finally run simulations, the Video Sequence Editor has been given a new retiming tool and there is much more to discover.
Gottfried Hofmann
08.06.2023
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Firefly_Banana+Pirates Birthday on a big yellow steampunk sailing ship made of bananas
3 min

Firefly –AI for the Creative Cloud?

Everyone is talking about AI, and even in the general interest One of the points of criticism is copyright, as most programmes simply use the internet to learn how to generate images and text. Adobe has now also released an AI image generator with the beta version of Firefly, but it has a slightly different approach. I was one of the first beta testers to see how well it works.
Nils Calles
25.04.2023
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A close-up view of a bicycle, featuring sections of the handlebar with controls, the frame junction, the chain and rear wheel, and a bike pedal. The image highlights the intricate design and materials used in the bike's construction.
8 min

Direct Modeling (R)evolution für Houdini

For most people, the idea of modelling directly in Houdini causes them to break out in a sweat at the very least, and some are even said to have thrown the mouse out of the window in sheer horror. The reasons for this are understandable at first glance.
Manuel Kotulla
20.04.2023
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Stylized text spelling 'PRESENT' in white and yellow on a teal background.
8 min

Got you a Present!

“Present” stands for “Photoreal REaltime Sentient ENTity”. During FMX 2022, Manne Öhrström, Global Head of Film Software at Framestore, delivered a talk about the Present project, where machine learning translates high-end film character rigs into real-time. A conversation with Manne Öhrström – and with Epic Game’s Research and De­velopment Technology Producer, Emelia Fiell.
Patrick Poti
16.04.2023
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A stage featuring animated characters as a band: a guitarist with a notable hairstyle, a singer with a microphone, a drummer, and a bassist, set against a backdrop of artwork depicting musical elements.
12 min

The Puppet Groove

The animated film "The Puppet Groove", which looks like a music video, shows a rocking puppet band on stage. In the background, the singer narrates their success story in an animated film sequence. But whether the musicians really have everything under control is only revealed at the end.
Bela Beier
08.04.2023
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2 min

Autodesk releases Maya 2024

Autodesk has released Maya 2024. The updates include enhancements to the Retopology toolset, a new USD-based material autthoring and new brush-based workflows for sculpting animation curves. Also new: native Apple Silicon support, the Bifrost multiphysics plugin and the MtoA plugin for the Arnold renderer, which run on M1 and M2 processors.
Bela Beier
02.04.2023
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9 min

Planet B

"There is no Planet B". A slogan from various climate protection campaigns, which refers to our current situation of not having a second planet on which to live on which the inhabitants of Earth could live. The film Planet B shows a scenario in which exactly that is attempted. On a planet afflicted by drought and toxic gases, a young woman sits in her underground bunker and controls the construction process of a new planet in space.
HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
28.02.2023
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13 min

Trash, Dance & Robots

In winter 2021, we decided to make a film as a group of three under the guidance of our professor Jürgen Schopper about a robot whose purpose in life is to pick up rubbish. A lot has happened in the meantime: the robot is now controlled by an old lady and can - surprise! - dance very well. We have spent many enjoyable, stressful and also funny days at the HFF with our robot and the old lady. The original idea resulted in a four-minute animated film. We - three visual effects students (Valentin Dittlmann, Hannes Werner, Felix Zachau) at the University of Television and Film in Munich - developed, realised and completed this film in the course of our first year of study.
HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
28.02.2023
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SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star sharing a joyful moment at a vibrant carnival, surrounded by colorful lights and attractions, with SpongeBob excitedly singing while Patrick looks amused.
14 min

A sheen of simplicity

Playing an instrument when you’re in the profession of animation helps – especially in regard to timing. For Animation Director Andrew Overtoom, it’s the guitar.
Patrick Poti
24.02.2023
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Green humanoid character with scales and fins
14 min

That girl is green!

For Marvel Studio‘s most recent streaming series, “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”, the concept of a workplace dramewdy (think Ally McBeal, 90s kids!) merges with Superhero-battles (think all the Marvel movies, comic-book-geeks!) – leading to 6-foot- 7-inch-sized, gorgeously green, super-powered viewing pleasures. A conversation with VFX Production Coordinator Erika Feijoo Spena and Visual Effects Supervisor Chris Smallfield about Hulk-ifications at VFX-powerhouse Trixter.
Patrick Poti
20.02.2023
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3 min

FMX tickets now!

Ticket sales for FMX 2023 started today. This means that preparations for the Stuttgart trade fair, which will once again take place in hybrid form, are entering the hot phase. Ready?
Bela Beier
01.02.2023
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Road with yellow lines and text overlay
14 min

XPresso in Cinema 4D

XPresso in Cinema 4D is a node-based programming and an important way to build or programme small circuits, to build or program small circuits that can help you simplify complex processes without writing a line of code. Today we will look at a few small examples and create a small setup to build a road configurator.
Daniel Mozbäuchel
23.12.2022
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A 3D rendering of a blue cube with circular cutouts and a pink sphere placed on top. The background is a light gray grid, indicating a design software interface. Tools and options are visible on the left and top of the screen.
6 min

Womp: Simple 3D for everyone?

"No downloads or grey apps with 1,000 buttons. Just your browser and your creativity". The website www.womp.com presents itself colourfully and confidently and promises to make 3D modelling easy for everyone. Womp, an online 3D application, is currently still in the alpha phase and is still free to try out. The Womp team promises that Womp Alpha will remain 100% free. A "Pro version" with a wider range of functions is planned for later - the current version has only been released for about a month. A price does not yet seem to have been set.
Ralf Gliffe
21.12.2022
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A solitary figure standing in a wide expanse of sand, facing a large, illuminated tree against a dark, starry sky. The scene conveys a sense of isolation and tranquility.
13 min

The Wild Wild Witcher

Grabbing two Bafta (British Academy Television and Craft) Awards in 2022, the second season of "The Witcher” has tons and tons of eye candy. Winning in the categories Make-Up & Hair and ­Visual & Graphic Effects, this colossal fantasy saga is filled to the brim with magic effects – but who did put the magic on the screen?
Patrick Poti
10.11.2022
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Cracked stone letters 'DP' breaking through grass
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Houdini 19.5: I/O – UI – RBD -FLIP – PYRO – UX ..

There are no completely new features in the Houdini 19.5 update this time. Rather, there are fundamental revisions to the most important functionalities of Houdini: RBD Rigid Body Dynamics and Fluids Simulations. I/O, i.e. input & output, is another topic that extends across all tools. And as expected, there are some user interface standardisations and improvements - especially in the interactive tools. Let's dive right in!
Olaf Finkbeiner
13.07.2022
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1 min

Adobe releases After Effects 22.5!

Speakers of Korean and Hebrew, prick up your ears: The latest version of the compositing software now recognises the Unicode area correctly! But also: Now you can finally animate left-hand fonts without errors!
Patrick Poti
04.07.2022
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Junge Helden | Animago Afternoon

The decision is crucial: How does an organ donor card work? Graduates of the University of Art and Design Halle explain it to you - with the Animago-nominated short film "Young Heroes". Ready for the organ donor card?
Patrick Poti
15.06.2022
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The best fan film of the year!

Something to laugh about at the weekend: "E11 Standard Issues". Anyone who knows DP author Robert Hranitzky knows about his love of the Star Wars universe - now even as a fan film.
Bela Beier
20.05.2022
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10 min

17 Souls

Since October 2020, the Munich University of Television and Film has been offering a new specialisation in VFX as part of the Image Design course. In their first year, the students have already been able to realise an animated film in teams of three; from a reinterpretation of the werewolf myth (from page 102) to mysterious radio messages from a lost plane.
HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
29.12.2021
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