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reMarkable Paper Pure: Let’s Test
A production test of reMarkable Paper Pure, covering the display, Marker, exports, Connect subscription, handwriting search and daily note-taking.
DroneSiteBuilder adds Google 3D Tiles option
DroneSiteBuilder Enterprise v1.2 turns original drone DNG or JPEG folders into a 3ds Max site plus matched cameras, in one run.
Adobe adds Quick Cut to Firefly Video Editor
Quick Cut auto-builds a first video draft from text prompts inside Firefly Video Editor. Beta starts now.
Godot 4.6-dev5 lands: D3D12 default, Delta Patching, Android Gradle, 2D boosts
Godot 4.6-dev5 goes live: D3D12 is now default on Windows, PCK patching gets efficient delta export, Android exports via Gradle land, and 2D rendering gets 1.1–7× speed boosts.
Photoshop AI in practice
Following the integration of Adobe Firefly, there are now AI systems from partners. Flux Context Pro and Nano Banana are useful additions for Photoshop-AI in practice.
Pixel 10 Pro unlocks true 12-bit RAW with DCG
Pixel 10 Pro quietly enables true 12-bit RAW video via DCG. Good for BCAM, photogrammetry, or set refs. But don’t expect it to replace your cinema cam.
Blackmagic Camera Update: Timecode Sync and More for Android Users
The latest Blackmagic Camera update brings timecode sync, anamorphic de-squeeze, and off-speed recording to Android. Record up to 240fps on Pixel devices. Yaaaay!!
Google Blocks now open source
Google releases its VR modelling app "Blocks" as open source. Building virtual worlds - now you can do it yourself!
Drawing with VR glasses – and in 3D space?
Open Brush 2.0, the latest version of the open-source VR sketching app, introduces an eight-layer system. A release note.
With the open source Open Brush 1.0 you can scribble in virtual space
Anyone looking for a 3D sketching tool should take a look at Icosa Gallery. But what does it have to do with Google's Tilt Brush?
Will Google Research revolutionise how HDR scenes are created in the future?
If NeRF makes you think of toy guns, click on now. Everyone else will discover the advantages of neuronal radiation fields. Important for everyone who works with HDRs!
Free Scalable UV Checker Maps
Maurus Kamehameha shared four free UV checker maps in 4K, 8K, vector PDF and editable Illustrator formats.
Capture Google Maps Geometry for Blender
A Windows workflow used RenderDoc and MapsModelsImporter to capture Google Maps geometry and textures for Blender 2.82.
G-Casper: In Call Sheet Paradise?
Free, open-source management tool with automated call sheets, cast and crew lists and more!
Google: Deep-Learning Depth Prediction
Depth information from a moving camera and people using the Mannequin Challenge: Google AI creates depth maps.
OpenCue: VFX Render Manager
Google and Sony Imageworks present OpenCue: The open-source render manager for the VFX and animation industry!
Google Earth Studio: Animation Tool
Animations can now be rendered with Google Earth: "Google Earth Studio" is currently still available as a beta test.
Who needs a workstation these days?
At FMX 2O18, The Foundry launched Athera.io, a connection between The Foundry’s tools (among others, like Houdini, Blender, and many more to come), Google Cloud Services and artists. Via a browser – and really, any browser and machine will do – users
can get virtual workstations and rendering performance. That sounds nice – but let’s not get too excited and ask some questions first.
Who needs a workstation these days?
At FMX 2O18, The Foundry launched Athera.io, a connection between The Foundry's tools (among others, like Houdini, Blender, and many more to come), Google Cloud Services and artists. Via a browser - and really, any browser and machine will do - users can get virtual workstations and rendering performance. That sounds nice - but let's not get too excited and ask some questions first.
3dsmaxSeuratExportScript
We have already heard about Seurat. Now there is a new script for 3ds Max from Rune Spaans.
Zync: More Tools and a New Pricing Structure
Google’s Zync Render now also supports V-Ray GPU from Chaos Group and the Cara VR plug-in for Nuke. There is also improved price calculation.
Poly: Google’s 3D Library
Google's new open 3D library: Poly expands the recently released tools “Blocks” and “Tilt Brush” with an open 3D collection.
Cloud Rendering: Zync and Cinema 4D
Cloud rendering with Cinema 4D and Zync: in this webinar, you will learn how to use Google's cloud-rendering platform in Cinema 4D.
Filmakademie VR film “Sonar” now on Google Daydream
We have already presented the interesting sci-fi horror experience "Sonar" in our VR focus in DP 02 : 17. Here is an extract from the interview with Philipp Maas and all the new information.
Blocks: VR Modeling Tool from Google
Free VR modeling with new software from Google: With Blocks, you can create and export simple 3D models.
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…
Project Management in Your Pocket
The ftrack Go app for Android and iOS now lets you organize projects via smartphone.
Google Zync Render in Beta
Zync, Google’s cloud rendering service, has entered the beta phase.
New Guidelines for Google Cardboard VR
New design guidelines and interface descriptions for Google’s VR world.
Creating Vectors Open Source
Inkscape version 0.91 has been released. In terms of its drawing and painting functions, the open-source tool is comparable to Illustrator, CorelDraw and Xara X.
Use Google Earth Pro for Free
Google Earth Pro is now available free of charge after registration and download. The Pro version contains many useful 3D functions compared with the standard version.
Use Photoshop in Chrome
Adobe has worked with Google so that Photoshop can also be used in the Chrome browser in the future.
Google Acquires Zync
Zync is a cloud-based rendering service for visual effects. Google now wants to offer it for its cloud service in future.
Search Google Images Directly in Maya
The StockCG asset-manager tool has a new feature: Google images can now be searched more quickly, directly within Maya.
The VP9 Video Codec Is on Its Way
Google wants to integrate the final VP9 web codec into Chrome in mid-August, provided all the patent disputes have been settled by then.
Trimble Buys SketchUp
On April 26, Trimble announced that it would buy SketchUp from Google. The purchase was expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2012. According to Google's SketchUp blog, the program would continue to be available in a free version, and Trimble announced that both companies would continue the online archive for 3D objects.
YouTube Goes 3D
Google makes 3D presentable: the YouTube video platform now has filter effects, new transitions and its own 3D film editor.
Web Video Format Wars Ended for Now
Google has announced that it will dispense with H.264 in browsers and operating systems in future and rely on the open WebM format. This could deal the death blow to proprietary codecs for mobile devices, and Adobe will be pleased.
Translation Services for Animation Data
When a project has been completed in your favourite package and the customer asks for a version for another package, good advice is expensive – especially if you do not own that package. But a new web service called Babel3D translates files into different formats – free of charge and without installing software.
YouTube to Become a Cinema Platform?
Google plans to release full-length films on YouTube at the same time as their DVD launch, the Financial Times reports.
Piranesi 2010
Piranesi Lite and Pro are not merely painting tools: they turn 2D and 3D designs into professional presentation images.
Book Presentation: Google Analytics, 2nd Edition
Timo Aden’s standard work on Google Analytics has now been published in an updated and expanded edition.
Book Presentation: Google AdWords
Making money on the internet – a sought-after topic in the world's largest marketplace, open 24/7. But nothing works without search engines. And how can you place your advertising, ideally even with a competitor? Actually impossible. Through AdWords, Google offers interesting possibilities that need to be understood and used to their full potential.
Google Successfully Establishes Android
Well over one million HTC smartphones are already in circulation.
Android: Security Concept Restricts Access
Expert: the threat to smartphones remains at a low level.
Chrome Master Plan: How Google Is Challenging Microsoft
Search-engine giant struggles with the real-time web.
YouTube Launches Paid Video Downloads
The platform aims to become profitable with paid offerings.
Google Earth 5 Integrates Oceans and Mars
Current version features a 3D representation of the ocean floor and a time-travel function.
T-Mobile Launches Google G1 Phone
Presented in Hamburg / Phone can be personalized with free downloadable applications / Google Search and other services integrated
M-Days Examines Digital Media Transformation and Mobile Social Networking
The convergence of old and new media channels and the use of social platforms on mobile phones continue to advance. Professor Ewald Wessling will open the second day of M-Days at BMW Welt Munich on 23 January 2009 with the topic “The Digital Media Wave Is Rolling.”
One of the First Social Communities with Google Street View
For every address covered by Google Street View, annoknips.com now also offers an interactive 3D panoramic view.
Google G2 Phone Due by April 2009 at the Latest
Touchscreen instead of a full keyboard is the most significant change.
Google Chrome Still Rarely Used as Internet Explorer Loses Market Share
OneStat analysis shows the current status quo: Internet Explorer is considerably weaker and Firefox stronger in Germany than in the global comparison.
Opportunity for Browser Games: Google Chrome Shakes Up the Computer-Games Market
Google's frontal attack on Microsoft's internet browser is also bringing movement to the online-games industry. Chrome is fast, easy to expand through plug-ins and offers the games community many opportunities for new developments.
Online Game Lets Players Battle for Websites
Although the internet has itself become a social phenomenon in some areas, simply browsing the web remains a relatively solitary experience.
Search Engine “Cuil” Focuses on Content Analysis
An index of 120 billion web pages dwarfs the competition.
Google Launches Knol
The new service derives its name from 'knowledge' and is populated by users' articles
“23 Days”: First User-Generated Feature Film Debuts
Detlev Buck produces a feature film from YouTube clips about UEFA Euro 2008 / German release on July 31 in CineStar cinemas
Google and Others Can Now Search Flash Content
Dynamic text content is now captured by web crawlers.
Adobe Improves Searchability of Rich Media Content
Flash technology improves search results for dynamic content and rich Internet applications.
Google Champions Net Neutrality
Search-engine operator Google is advocating net neutrality and is developing programs that allow users to test their broadband internet connections. Paying customers can use them to determine whether their provider is throttling or completely blocking certain services.
Google and Yahoo Join Forces in Online Advertising
Cooperation expected to bring Yahoo $800 million annually.
Book Review: Web 2.0—Intelligently Connecting Websites
Mashups using Google Maps, Amazon, Flickr and YouTube with PHP and more.
Small US Town Bans Google Camera Teams
Street View Photos of Private Roads Had to Be Removed.
Windows Live SkyDrive: 5 Gigabytes Free
Microsoft is providing storage space to all users of its online hard-drive service. File size is limited to 50 MB per file.
Google Launches Online Medical Records
"Service Allows Users to Find Information in a Targeted Way".
Will Google Overtake Windows?
Analyst Henry Blodget concludes that online search will become more profitable than the operating system from 2009 onward.
USA: Google Overtakes Yahoo as Most Popular Website
Results demonstrate the search-engine operator’s market dominance.
Microsoft’s Ultimatum to Yahoo! Expires
In the multibillion-dollar takeover battle for Internet corporation Yahoo!, software giant Microsoft's ultimatum for an amicable agreement expired yesterday evening. Microsoft is threatening a hostile takeover if no purchase agreement is reached with Yahoo!'s management. However, the software corporation recently also did not rule out withdrawing its offer altogether. What happens after the deadline is therefore unclear.
Red Herring Honors LemonQuest
Red Herring has selected LemonQuest for its European Top 100, an award recognizing the 100 most important private companies in technology.
“Generation Google” Suffers from a Lack of Information
Young people of the so-called "Generation Google" have catching up to do when it comes to using search engines and information sources on the Internet. A new study on this is available.
App Engine: Web Development on Google Infrastructure
Google enters the platform-as-a-service market with App Engine for hosting web applications on its infrastructure.
Google Wants to Get Its Hands on Skype
Search Engine Operator Has Not Given Up Its Mobile Plans.
Yahoo Deal: Microsoft Continues to Play for Time
Analyst: "Impression of a Hostile Takeover Would Be Completely Counterproductive".
Gomez Offers Performance Tests for Google AdWords
Solution helps companies avoid low quality ratings caused by slow landing pages
WiFi 2.0: Google Targets TV Frequencies
White spaces are intended to enable wireless high-speed Internet services
We Tell Stories Uses Web 2.0 for Fiction
The first We Tell Stories episode tracks its protagonist through a Google Maps mashup.
Pentagon bans Google from filming military bases
The US Department of Defense has banned search-engine operator Google from filming on US military bases.
Google and Yahoo invest in the mobile web
Offline functionality is important for acceptance of services.
YouTube shares advertising revenue with users
Cash flow remains reserved for official partners.
Rumour: Google Phone planned with Dell
Google is planning to launch a mobile phone in cooperation with Dell - the British magazine MarketingWeek voiced this supposition yesterday, Wednesday. According to unnamed industry sources, corresponding plans are to be announced at the GSM Mobile World Congress http://www.mobileworldcongress.com taking place in Barcelona in February.
MySpace opens doors to external developers
Tools are based on Google’s OpenSocial interface.
Yahoo! Reportedly Plans to Cut Hundreds of Jobs
US media reports said Yahoo! could cut around 700 jobs, or five percent of its workforce, as part of its restructuring.
Samwer Brothers Plan to Invest US$15 Million in Facebook
Analyst: “The valuation bears no economic relation whatsoever.”
Google Earth expands its space features
Current celestial events and virtual space travel integrated
Alternative search engine Wikia launches
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched his open search engine Wikia Search online on Monday. As with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, users are intended to participate in developing Wiki Search.
Wikipedia Founder Takes Aim at Google with New Project
The founder of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, wants to compete with the world's largest Internet search engine Google with a new project.
Google Plans Frontal Attack on Wikipedia
Alternative platform "knol" puts authors at the centre.