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Let’s Fix it in Pod 01 Control Surfaces with Mazze Aderhold
In their very first episode, Bela Beier and Christoph Zapletal talk about control surfaces for an artist's workstation.
Modeler 2025 Released for Houdini
Modeler 2025 brings a complete rewrite of the Houdini modeling toolkit, introducing new retopology features and enhanced usability for artists.
The power of the crowd
Looking back: In DP 03 : 2015, Lighting Boy Studio realised the film project Le Gouffre. A Kickstarter campaign brought the animated film over the finishing line. An animago AWARD-nominated short film.
Flight of fancy | Retro article
Review: In DP 06 : 2014, the second instalment of Planes rotated its way into the inbound flight path. Disneytoon Studios increased the budget for software licences and personnel at the time - but does the film come close to Disney-Slash-Pixar major productions such as Frozen or Brave?
War of the Worlds | Retro Articles
Review: In DP 05 : 2005, ILM chased special effects through a brand new pipeline for Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds film. A test run with time pressure - in the middle of a big-budget production.
Between HFF and VHS | Retro article
Looking back: A special film school opened in Mannheim in DP 06 : 2014. The non-profit organisation Flimmermenschen views film as a holistic cultural phenomenon. An educational programme for students, hobbyists and newcomers to the industry.
Star for Stuttgart | Retro article
Review: In DP 06 : 2014, we went into conversation with performance capturing pioneer Andy Serkis - chatting about Planet of the Apes. An encounter at FMX 2014.
Nvidia’s Omniverse gets an extensive update!
DeepSearch is being modernised, new connectors are to ensure better collaboration - and Omniverse is to become more performant and user-friendly in general.
The New Digital Production Is Here!
DP 01:2023 explores Star Trek VFX, virtual production, mental health, hardware, software and major film projects.
More locations, more VFX!
Looking back: In DP 03 : 2015, we found out that Rise Visual Effects Studios has been around since 2007 - eight years later, in 2015, it even had four locations. Founder Florian Gellinger explained to us how the expansion of the VFX business was achieved.
Interview zu Cloud Atlas
Review: In DP 02 : 2013, we spoke to Florian Gellinger, founder of VFX studio Rise, about the David Mitchell film Cloud Atlas. The sci-fi epic was realised by: the Wachowski siblings.
Colourful balls
Review: In DP 01 : 2013, a world-famous manufacturer of sugar water commissioned a commercial from Bent Image Lab. Grading artist Jalal Jemison was responsible for the bright red colour typical of the beverage brand. An interview.
Wet and humid concept trailer for The Last Whale Singer!
Telescope Animation releases the concept trailer for its tricky triad: The Last Whale Singer is a film, series and game all in one - thanks to Unreal Engine. Readers of DP 05 : 2022 can find out more!
A new journey begins
Review: In DP 01 : 2013, Weta Digital went back to Middle-earth with Peter Jackson. For the prequel trilogy "The Hobbit", the New Zealanders transferred fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien's prequel to the big screen.
Inside Digital Production 03:2022
DP 03:2022 covers VFX careers, RenderMan, editing and grading, Unreal Engine 5, USD, FMX's Burned trailer and film production.
And here comes the new DP!
In the spring issue (DP 02:2022), we let the asset manager hang out, because with the two super tools "Dropbox Replay" and "das element", asset shuffling in VFX studios could finally outgrow its infancy!
Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max: Renderer Review
A detailed 2018 review of AMD Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max, covering OpenCL CPU/GPU rendering, materials, lighting, cameras, ActiveShade and workflow limitations.
Digital Production 03:2021 Explores VFX Education and Production Tools
Digital Production 03:2021 surveys VFX and animation education, Mass Effect remastering, Weta Digital, Blender 2.92, Resolve codecs and production technology.
MainConcept Opens Codec Beta Programme
MainConcept invited testers to evaluate its DaVinci Resolve codec plug-in and HEIF/MIAF ingest SDK with viewer application.
Cinefex Ends Publication After 40 Years
Cinefex closed after more than 40 years and over 170 issues, with issue 172 becoming the final edition of the VFX journal.
Digital Production 01/2021: Inside the First Issue of the Year
Digital Production 01/2021 covers character art, creative hardware, high-end CPUs, mobile workstations, Flame and automotive CGI.
Glitch for Free!
Glitch until the doctor comes—with the motion graphics template from AE for Premiere. Free to download!
These are the 2017 animago AWARD nominees!
We have found them! These 33 projects are animago-nominated. This year's animago jury made their choice at the NEC premises in Munich.
The DIGITAL PRODUCTION App!
Do you prefer to read news, specialist information or entertainment digitally? Then here are a few good reasons to use the new DIGITAL PRODUCTION app…
Resolve Editing Workshop #07 – Workflow
The tools are only half the battle—the rest is using them. The seventh episode of the Resolve tutorials is about an efficient workflow and how you should handle your footage within it.
Making-of Krautscape
Review: In DP 04 : 2014, we let the engines roar in the racing game Krautscape by developers Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Burgdorfer - including procedurally generated racetracks. A game project from the Zurich University of the Arts.
Cloudy with a view of Houdini
Review: In DP 03 : 2014, we climbed into the opening scene of the bestselling film adaptation of The Book Thief. Rise Visual Effects Studios realised a long cloud sequence including a 3D tracking shot with Houdini. How do artists create the perfect cumulus cloud?
Digital Biter: Report on the Nosferatu Restoration Now in the Current Issue of DIGITAL PRODUCTION
“Nosferatu” (1921), a classic of German silent cinema, also underwent extensive digital restoration last year, following its analogue restoration in 2005/2006.
Apple Soundtrack Pro 2 Workshop in the Current DIGITAL PRODUCTION
If Apple's original slogan long ago was “The Computer for the Rest of Us”, Soundtrack Pro 2 could today be called “The Recording Studio for the Rest of Us”.
DP adds free interactive PDFs to its website
The DP website has been expanded with interactive PDFs as of today. After putting more videos and photos on the site, we will now offer interactive PDFs here for free download.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION 1:08 in Shops
The current issue of DP is available in shops and once again offers a host of highlights from the areas of Current Affairs, Production Spotlight, Computer Graphics, Video, Compositing, Broadcast, Interactive, Jobs, Workshops and Community.
dc days: Free anniversary chili
50 issues of red-hot industry topics. DIGITAL PRODUCTION celebrates with all visitors to the dc days and invites them to eat chili.
Production Spotlight on “Lifted” in the current issue of DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Pixar traditionally tries out new tricks in its short films. In the supporting film for “Ratatouille”, Oscar winner Gary Rydstrom and his team experimented with light and unusual aliens.
Special issue “DPWORKSHOP 3DS MAX” in stores
NEW: "3ds Max Workshops" begins a special-issue series that provides you with first-hand professional knowledge in self-contained workshops.
In stores: Issue 06:07 of DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Directing a CG film like a feature film? In their joint 3D animated-film debut, CA Scanline and Bully Herbig proved that it can be done. DIGITAL PRODUCTION was on location and reports on the production.
animago Awards Ceremony Live on the Web: Be There Online
Trade magazine digital production presents winners of the computer graphics competition / Live broadcast via Internet streaming
animago Computer Graphics Competition: Winners Honored at Festive Awards Ceremony
Trade magazine digital production presents renowned awards on May 2 / Major evening event at the fmx/03 congress