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DreamWorks Animation
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MoonRay’s First ASWF Release Adds MaterialX
MoonRay’s first ASWF release adds MaterialX map graphs, HdMoonRay integration and production-focused lighting, volume and stability work.
DreamWorks style mesh controls land in Maya
A free Maya plug-in adds surface pinning, mesh controls, and VP2 overlays, plus docs and an example scene. Now go break it safely in a test rig, just like the artists at Dreamworks who inspired it.
Rays Behaving Badly No More: MoonRay 2.34.0.1 Fixes the Path
MoonRay 2.34.0.1 lands with a light path visualiser, better macOS and Linux builds, smarter lightsets, and fewer crashes for your next render night.
MoonRay 1.7: DreamWorks’ Renderer Gets a Shiny Update
DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.7, introducing PortalLight, enhanced NVIDIA GPU acceleration, and Cryptomatte support in hdMoonRay.
Lenovo Partners with DreamWorks Animation
Lenovo became DreamWorks Animation's preferred workstation innovation partner, supplying ThinkStation and ThinkPad P-series systems.
Oscars 2021 Delayed by Pandemic
The 93rd Academy Awards moved to 25 April 2021 as COVID-19 disrupted production, eligibility deadlines and technical-award scheduling.
Houdini: OpenVDB Support in the Future
Side Effects Software and DreamWorks Animation announced that plans exist for an OpenDVB integration into Houdini.
ILM and DreamWorks at FMX
FMX 2011 is pleased to present visitors with exciting contributions from ILM and DreamWorks Animation, among others, this year.
DreamWorks Animation Relies on HP
DreamWorks Animation uses scalable HP storage solutions. With the HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System, the company stores data from its demanding visual productions economically and makes it readily accessible.
DreamWorks Plans Five Films over the Next Two Years
DreamWorks Animation is adding a third film to its schedule every other year and announced eight animated releases through 2012.
DreamWorks Chief Executive in Berlin
DreamWorks Animation studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg presented the first spectacular 3D excerpts from "Monsters vs. Aliens" in Berlin.
Paramount and Dreamworks will soon be done with HD DVD
According to a report by High-Def Digest, the two Hollywood studios Paramount and Dreamworks have cancelled most of the HD DVD titles still announced for release in the USA.
Shrek dominates the DVD charts
An ogre becomes king. Shrek has long ruled the fairy-tale world of "Far Far Away". He has sat on the throne of the media control DVD charts since calendar week 43. "Shrek – the Third" enters the hit list directly at number one as a new release. Alongside the single DVD, the 2-DVD box of the animated film also manages to start at number 32.
Family weekend on Premiere: 16 top animated films in two days
"Animation alarm" on 24 and 25 November: TV premiere of "Ice Age 2 - Now It’s Thawing", "Hunting Fever" and "Ice Age - No Time for Nuts".
Bee Movie: German Voice Actors Announced
The German voices in the new animated film BEE MOVIE - THE HONEY PLOT have been decided: Bastian Pastewka voices the bee Barry B. Benson and Mirjam Weichselbraun the florist Vanessa.
SIGGRAPH 2007: Darin Grant of DreamWorks Animation in an Interview
DIGITAL PRODUCTION met Darin Grant, Head of Production Technology at DreamWorks, for an interview during SIGGRAPH 2007. Editor-in-Chief Matthias J. Lange spoke with him about the importance of SIGGRAPH, film productions, technological trends and the future of 3D animation.
On CNN: From the “Simpsons” to “Shreck”
After twenty unprecedentedly successful years on television, "The Simpsons" are now making it to the big cinema screen on July 26. In CNN International's film magazine "The Screening Room", presenter Myleene Klass meets the creator of the "Simpsons", Matt Groening, on Friday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. She talks with him about the long-awaited film adaptation of the animated series.
DreamWorks Commits to Stereoscopic 3D
DreamWorks Animation plans to design every production for stereoscopic 3D projection from 2009 rather than convert completed films.
Aardman and DreamWorks End Partnership
Aardman and DreamWorks have ended their production partnership after completing three of five planned feature films.
Siggraph: The Visual Style of “Madagascar”
Dreamworks employees provide insight into the production and animation of the CG box-office success
Softimage Directs the Fish in Sharkslayer
Softimage Behavior provides the digital choreography for intelligent fish in DreamWorks Animation’s Sharkslayer.