Adobe DNG becomes ISO standard (Not an April Fools joke)
DNG just got an ISO badge. That turns a popular RAW container into a formal standard and makes archives and pipelines a little less spooky.
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glTF sample assets and fidelity site refresh
New glTF browsing and comparison pages make it easier to test assets, spot renderer quirks, and argue about pixels with evidence.
AOUSD Releases OpenUSD Core Specification 1.0
The Alliance for OpenUSD publishes the first ratified core standard defining composition, data models, file formats, and compliance for OpenUSD.
SMPTE updates its AI report: a roadmap for media engineers
SMPTE’s revised AI report defines where AI stands in media: open source, agentic systems, security, ethics, and data. Read before you automate.
Nanite marches in: Twinmotion 2025.2 update
Nanite now works in Twinmotion. 2025.2 also brings a new post stack, animation upgrades, VCAM tweaks, and cloud storage.
Chaos Vantage 3.0 beta lands with USD, MaterialX and Gaussian Splats
Vantage 3.0 beta is here: USD, MaterialX and Gaussian Splats mean Chaos’ real-time GPU renderer finally speaks modern pipeline standards.
SketchUp 2025: Better Visuals, Smoother Workflows
SketchUp 2025 enhances realism with photorealistic materials, environment lighting, ambient occlusion, and improved interoperability with Revit and USD export.
Let’s Fix it in Pod 04 Industry Societies and Associations
In this episode, Bela and Christoph discuss means of staying connected - from informal groups and meetups to the Societies and Associations that define our industry.
Let’s Fix it in Pod 03 Open Industry Standards with Jonas Kluger and Arne Palluck
In this episode, Bela and Christoph discuss the benefits of Open Industry Standards, but also the hurdles and processes in establishing these.
NAB 2008: Adobe Moves into Cinema
The new open CinemaDNG format is intended to become an industry standard for cinema-data exchange.
Luxology Releases modo 302
The small update adds new tools, improves Photoshop interoperability, and enhances the simulation engines.
Office Open XML Recognised as a Worldwide ISO/IEC Standard
Large Majority of Participating National Member Bodies Supports Ratification of the Document Standard.
Teraport Joins Siemens JT Open Programme
Siemens PLM's JT Open programme provides a platform for using 3D data throughout the product lifecycle.
HD videoconferencing becomes interoperable
British Telecommunications Austria officially launched.
Avid DNxHD Conforms to SMPTE VC-3
Avid DNxHD has become the first codec to conform to SMPTE’s VC-3 standards for low-bit-rate HD production.
Emulator brings PalmOS programs to Symbian phones
“We build the bridge between two smartphone worlds”. The Canadian software company StyleTap has presented a PalmOS emulator for smartphones.
TANDBERG video-conferencing systems operable with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
With the full compatibility of their products, TANDBERG and Microsoft enable every user to start high-quality video conferences from his desktop. Communication by video thus becomes an integral part of everyday professional life even more strongly than before.
Interop Berlin 2007 announces keynote programme with internationally renowned speakers
Interop Berlin 2007 takes place from November 6 to 8 at the Berlin exhibition grounds. Accompanying it is a three-day international specialist congress. The key players in the market such as Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Microsoft, Citrix, CA and Avaya are present here with visionaries as speakers.
IBM and Linden Lab Plan Portable Avatars
IBM and Linden Lab explore portable avatars, secure cross-world transactions and interfaces to existing web applications and databases.
Microsoft Opens Mediaroom IQ Lab
Microsoft's Mountain View IQ Lab gives Mediaroom partners controlled codec integration, set-top-box testing, training and AV support.
NAB: Siemens Wins Major BBC Projects
Siemens plans an interoperability layer and a scalable central archive for the BBC.
SGI Starts Open Broadcast Initiative
SGI launched an Open Broadcast Initiative intended to ease broadcasters' transition to digital, IT-based infrastructure.
New Automatic Duck Pro Import 2.0 Offers Avid and Final Cut Pro Translation for After Effects, Boris RED
New plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows provides editors and artists with a single solution for fast import/export of edited sequences
Media 100 Begins Shipping the 844/Xi Editing System
The lower-cost 844/Xi paired four-stream real-time processing with unlimited-layer compositing, 10-bit effects and expanded interchange with other post-production tools.