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Roji Goes Deep on USD Rendering
Roji beta registration is open for a nodal USD workflow with MaterialX lookdev, Hydra review, path tracing and AI render support.
Click Here If You’re a German video editor and have yelled “Why? Why? Why?” at your NLE
A short survey on video software needs, with gift card prizes and a the results will only be reported in aggregate.Time to air all the grievances!
Trailer! Artificial intelligence meets media production
Trailer here, trailer there, bang-boom here, bang-boom there. It's always the same - "produce the coolest, never-before-seen trailer" to get people excited, encourage them to go to the cinema, watch a film on TV or on the streaming portal of their choice. And then came AI...
The next generation of water simulation
There are some things that get more complicated, the more
you look at them - simulation of physical phenomena is one of them. And as we saw at this year's Siggraph Conference,
there are people who are looking very closely!
MeInGame Generates 3D Faces from Portraits
MeInGame automates 3D face shape and texture generation from a single photographic portrait for use in game characters.
Survey Tracks Archviz Rendering Engines
CGarchitect’s 2020 survey collected more than 2,500 responses about renderers used, tested and considered for architectural visualisation.
SIGGRAPH 2019 | Technical Papers
SIGGRAPH 2019 is approaching - with the new technical papers, we look at current research and the future of computer graphics!
Google: Deep-Learning Depth Prediction
Depth information from a moving camera and people using the Mannequin Challenge: Google AI creates depth maps.
Specialist study on video software – take part and win!
Take part in the survey on video software now and win Amazon vouchers!
Nvidia AI 2018: 3D Worlds and Super SloMo
When the researcher dances Gangnam Style: Nvidia looks back at 2018's most interesting research projects in AI and computer graphics!
ORCA: The Open 3D Asset Library
New open asset library: With ORCA, Nvidia, Amazon Lumberyard and SpeedTree provide high-quality 3D assets. Further donations are welcome.
Shader & Lights Research with Arnold in C4D
Ken Ottmann conducted some shader and light studies with Arnold in Cinema 4D and makes the C4D project files available free of charge.
Algorithm Makes It Possible: From Photo to 3D Model
TU Wien is working on a research project of interest to the 3D industry: an algorithm is intended to make it possible to calculate 3D worlds from ordinary photos.
Snow Simulation from Disney
As DP 03 : 16, published April 18, will feature plenty of digital snow, here is Disney's snow-simulation technique used for “Frozen”.
Disney Calculates the Perfect Drape
With Multigrid, Disney Research is developing a method that makes digital fabrics and their behavior under gravity appear even more realistic. The informational video explains the innovative grid.
Wax in Houdini’s Hands
Artist Dave Stewart has released a Houdini Flip R&D shot with flowing wax.
Disney Research Investigates Eyes
At Siggraph Asia, a team from Disney Research presented its technology for capturing eyes.
FMX Is Calling …
... for Research & Development and Innovation! The exhibition area is to be expanded with new projects.
DP Asks About 3D
As part of the preparations for animago, we had the opportunity to ask a Forsa question. 1,000 randomly selected people were asked whether they would watch a film again in 3D if they had already seen it in 2D.
LOVEFiLM Presents the Most Successful Germans in Hollywood
After examining why Germany is becoming increasingly attractive to Hollywood, LOVEFiLM surveyed 1,000 members to identify the greatest German star in Hollywood.
Survey of SAE Graduates: Good Career Prospects in the Multimedia Industry
Good networking and early contacts with industry are important criteria when choosing a place of study.
Majority of ZDF Viewers Praise New News Studio
Three quarters of ZDF viewers are satisfied with the new news studio for “heute” and “heute-journal.” This is the result of a representative survey conducted by ZDF in the days following the start of broadcasting on July 17.
BVDW Sees Strong German Mobile-Internet Growth Potential
BVDW's Mobile Meter survey finds 35 percent of 966 German respondents already used mobile internet services in 2009.
Television Remains an Indestructible Medium
Germans watched an average of 207 minutes of television per day in 2008.
Link Research Takes Over Distribution and Support for MRC RF Video Transmission Systems
UK company Link Research Ltd. is taking over distribution and technical support for the wireless transmission systems of its American sister company Microwave Radio Communications (MRC) in all territories outside the Americas.
Akamai Study Finds European Broadcasters Are Embracing HD
82 percent of companies plan to offer high-definition online video within one year
47 Percent of Germans Have a Game Console at Home
A new survey shows that only 30 percent of Germans have never played a game console. And in households with children, consoles are almost impossible to avoid.
Casual Gaming Scientifically Proven to Reduce Stress
University Study Demonstrates Positive Health Effects of Casual Games
NVIDIA Awards Research Fellowships to Doctoral Students
The recipients of NVIDIA research fellowships for the 2008/09 academic year have been announced.
RTT Cooperates with Technical University of Munich
As part of its RTT University Programme, the manufacturer has concluded a new cooperation agreement with the Technical University of Munich.
High-Tech Glove for Combat Use
Start-Up RallyPoint Has Developed a Glove with Built-In Sensors That Allows Wearable Computers to Be Used Even with a Hand on a Weapon or a Vehicle's Steering Wheel.
Product Piracy Holds Back Research, Development and Economic Growth
On Intellectual Property Day, April 26, Microsoft and sports lifestyle company PUMA drew attention to the need for copyright protection. With regard to software and brand piracy, the two companies highlighted the financial losses caused by counterfeit products and the resulting lack of potential for developing new ideas.
“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.
Image Gallery: RTT Honours Young Award Winners
The pictures show the winners of RTT's young talent competition, the "RTT Emerging Technology Contest".
RTT Conference Becomes More International
The 9th RTT Conference opens in Vienna with more than 300 visitors expected from over 20 countries.
Pictures: Research Project Exploratory Eye. Tracking Study in BMW AG’s Brand World
Macromedia Students Launch an Eye-Tracking Study in BMW AG's Brand World.
Internet Radio and Web 2.0 Work Well Together
Internet radio already reaches 33 million US listeners, while social-network use creates new opportunities for advertisers.
Online-Gamer Numbers Lower Than Expected
PCs remain the preferred online-gaming platform, while the number of players using online games is lower than expected.
Music Compressed 1,000 Times More Than MP3
A computer reproduces instrument performance from a compact model rather than storing conventional recorded audio.
Germans Call for More Media Education
That is the result of a Politbarometer survey that ZDF has just conducted on the protection of minors in the media.
Will Japan Soon Have the World’s Fastest Computer?
What happens when meteorologists, climate researchers, quantum physicists and engineers calculate in petaflops rather than teraflops? Nearly 60 experts from research, science and industry will consider questions of this kind at the 20th NEC User Group conference from 6 to 9 April 2008.
LabVIEW 8.5 Module Adds PID and MPC Design
NI adds analytical PID design and model predictive control to the LabVIEW 8.5 Control Design and Simulation Module.
Intel Plans Eight-Core Nehalem Processors
Intel outlines plans for future processors including Nehalem, Dunnington, Tukwila and the Larrabee graphics architecture.
Study Tracks Changing Cinema Capture Formats
A Stuttgart Media University study examines changes in image-capture formats for narrative cinema from 1997 to 2007.
Teracue Supplies ISS Columbus Video System
The ESA's Columbus research module joins the ISS, with Teracue video-management software supporting the DLR control centre.
Clash of Realities Returns to Cologne
The second Clash of Realities conference examines the effects of computer and video games in Cologne from 5 to 7 March 2008.
Researchers graphically depict New York’s communications
NYTE project provides insight into the global network structure
How stolen software can be found again
Developing software is expensive. This tempts some programmers to incorporate other people's software illegally into their own programs. The Chair of Software Engineering at Saarland University has developed a method for detecting this type of software theft.
Medical visualisation on the rise
Intelligent implants, IT-supported diagnostic and therapeutic solutions, telemedicine and clinical training systems - these are the core topics at the 6th Heidelberg Innovation Forum, which takes place at Villa Bosch on April 15, 2008. Researchers and developers will present promising technologies and solutions for the medical and healthcare sector to potential cooperation partners and investors.
World’s most powerful civilian supercomputer starts in Jülich
At Forschungszentrum Jülich, one of the three locations of Germany's Gauss Centre for Supercomputing, the world's currently most powerful supercomputer in civilian use, JUGENE (Jülich Blue Gene), was inaugurated.
Five out of six teenagers are active internet users
The internet is an integral part of teenagers’ everyday lives. Five out of six young people (83 percent) use the web daily or several times a week. The high-tech association BITKOM announced this today in Berlin.
The internet weighs one 14-billionth of a kilogram!
P.M. MAGAZIN has put the internet on the scales: worldwide business correspondence via the internet, together with all love letters, holiday snapshots, videos, music files, spam and so on, weighs less than a grain of sand.
Five percent of video games not suitable for minors
USK classification body presents 2007 annual report
USK annual review sees action titles in retreat
2,807 computer and video games were submitted to the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle for examination in 2007. With more than 60 percent of titles, the majority received a rating of 12 and over or below. The share of action-heavy gaming fare continues to decline.
Rewritable holographic display demonstrated
University of Arizona researchers demonstrate a holographic display that can be erased and rewritten within minutes.
NEOS Film Prepares Theatrical Documentary Project About Jane Goodall
Munich-based production company NEOS Film is currently preparing the international co-production “Jane’s Journey”, a documentary by Lorenz Knauer about primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall.
The USA fights for the title of “internet nation”
The USA has problems expanding its broadband internet connection. A report published today, Thursday, by the National Telecommuniactions and Information Administration http://www.ntia.doc.gov speaks of major successes in this field. Critics, however, see little more behind the study "Networked Nation: Broadband in America" (NTIA) than an excessively euphoric assessment of the current situation.
Computer science graduate school offers scholarships immediately after a bachelor’s degree
Outstanding computer science students who would like to conduct research can apply in Saarbrücken for a doctoral scholarship immediately after completing a bachelor’s degree. The application deadline for the coming summer semester is February 29.
Most Users Do Not Understand Web 2.0 Terms
Online providers should speak the language of their users.
Digital facial recognition using just one photo
Researcher Hung-Son Le at Sweden’s Umeå University http://www.umu.se has developed a set of algorithms that enables facial recognition from photos.
Student Provides New Insights into Interactivity in Experience Worlds
With a 400-page final thesis, a master's graduate is causing a stir in the amusement-park and computer-game industry. In “Interactivity in Experience Worlds”, the inconspicuous title, Sebastian Grünwald links the interaction of computer games with the storytelling of theme parks.
Industry Initiative Targets Better Camera Phones
Twenty-two technology companies have joined the Camera Phone Image Quality Initiative to improve mobile-camera image quality.
Online Piracy Central Topic of the Event
Last Wednesday, the general meeting of the Society for the Prosecution of Copyright Infringements (GVU) confirmed the incumbent board.
IT and Telecommunications Industry Confident for 2008
The German IT and telecommunications industry expects rising revenues in the coming year: «Demand from business, government and private customers for modern information and communications systems will continue to grow steadily in the coming year».
83 Percent of German Broadband Users
83 percent of broadband users in Germany are interested in “Connected Life” services. With “Connected Life”, households can store, manage and access all digital media regardless of location and terminal device. More than half of broadband users in Germany would be willing to pay for “Connected Life” services – an average of five euros per month.
Der Spiegel Opens Its Archive for Research Portal on the Internet
Spiegelnet and the Bertelsmann subsidiary Wissen Media Group will launch Spiegel Wissen, a new research portal on the Internet, in spring 2008, according to a press release.
Brighter and Cheaper: Upswing for Plasma Screens
As market researcher DisplaySearch http://www.displaysearch.com reports in a current analysis, the luminous efficiency of plasma displays is expected to improve significantly in just a few years. At the same time, both power consumption and production costs will be reduced.
Clash of Realities
The International Computer Game Conference Cologne will take place again from March 5 to 7, 2008 at Cologne University of Applied Sciences and Electronic Arts Germany.
Online News Takes Readers Away from Newspapers
News on the Internet is increasingly luring readers away from printed daily newspapers. This is the result of a study that will be published this Friday in the academic journal «Media and Communication Studies». For the first time, it had been possible to demonstrate a shift in use between print and online, the authors Castulus Kolo (Munich) and Robin Meyer-Lucht (Berlin) announced.
Internet TV Channel on Renewable Energy Launches
Creventis Services launches the beta phase of the Internet TV channel and multimedia knowledge platform Energy1.TV on renewable energy, energy efficiency and decentralised energy supply. Market analyses by management consultancy Roland Berger estimate the worldwide market volume of energy generation in 2006 at around 100 billion euros, sustainable mobility at 180 billion euros and energy-efficiency technologies at around 450 billion euros. According to a study by the World Energy Council (WEC), an increase in global demand for energy of 70 – 100 percent is expected by 2050.
European Innovation Alliance for the Internet of the Future Launched
Schavan: "We are making a central contribution to the future technical standard"
Nvidia awards research fellowships worldwide
The graphics card manufacturer supports doctoral students in the fields of graphics and digital media with money and know-how
Akamai and Quocirca determine 4-second tolerance threshold for web-based enterprise applications in Europe
Akamai Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading solution provider for accelerating online content and business processes, presents the results of an industry study on the efficiency and use of web-enabled applications by companies in Great Britain, France, Germany and Scandinavia.
2008 numerous hires planned in e-commerce
Revenue growth, willingness to invest and high staffing-requirement planning in e-commerce for 2008 - these are the results of an online survey conducted among industry experts.
NBC UNIVERSAL study: Further growth and positive advertising effect on TV specialty channels
Digitization is further unfolding the German TV broadcaster landscape: numerous new broadcasters are launching, specialty channels have long since established themselves in the German TV market - the niche is booming.
WEB 3.0 – new Internet age. German company decodes Semantic Code
It sounds like a miracle: A German Internet user sits in front of his screen and searches for a special French wine from a very specific winegrower. The problem: He does not speak a word of French. A Spaniard searches for a bratwurst-manufacturer in Germany. His problem: He does not speak a word of German. The Arab searches for a special vodka in Russia, but does not speak Russian.
100-dollar laptop is powered by cows
OLPC technicians seek a cost-effective and efficient energy supply.
VoIP: No emergency call currently possible. Exact localization of devices remains problematic.
With a VoIP connection, in addition to the cost savings, one also enjoys the advantage of being able to make calls from any Internet connection in the world and to be reachable. However, this fact also has a catch, because the mobility makes geographic location difficult to impossible.
MP3 inventors from Fraunhofer IIS inducted into the »Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame«
At a ceremony in San Diego, California, USA, the American Consumer Electronics Association inducted Prof. Dieter Seitzer, Prof. Heinz Gerhäuser and Prof. Karlheinz Brandenburg into its Hall of Fame.
Kaspersky Lab analyzes first MP3 spam wave
Kaspersky Lab has subjected the MP3 spam mails that appeared for the first time to an initial analysis. Based on the findings obtained from this, the company expects that this form of spam will not prevail.
ThinSight Display Tracks Hands with Infrared
Microsoft Research's ThinSight prototype adds infrared sensing behind an LCD to detect touch, gestures and nearby objects.
dc days: Target group female gamers
Women and computer games? What do they play if they play? And how can the games industry adjust to this target group?
Internet already firmly established as an everyday medium
Study shows growing importance of the Internet as an information source.
COMPUTERWOCHE Salary Study 2007: Compensation for IT executives rises at an above-average rate
Conclusion of the study: The salary gap in IT continues to widen. Consultants remain the best-paid employees in the IT industry. The top salaries in the IT sector are paid in Frankfurt am Main. Munich and Stuttgart follow in second and third place.
Britons suffer from mobile-phone addiction
No other European country so obsessed with mobile telephony
Mobile social networking with 12.3 million consumers
Social communities are becoming one of the most important drivers of the mobile Internet. 12.3 million users have access to Web 2.0 offerings on the mobile Web. M:Metrics publishes authoritative data on the mobile community market for Germany and Europe.
On Course for Success with the Right Voice
The sound of a voice plays a decisive role in what impression and emotional attitude arise in a listener. The voice of one and the same person can have a completely different effect – for example confident, soothing or insecure. The decisive factor is the speaker's current emotional state. With the new Power2Voice software, it is now possible to recognize the emotional effect of one's own voice and optimize it to suit the context and listener.
Kaspersky Lab presents its email top 20 for September 2007
The September rating was unable to confirm some forecasts by the virus experts at Kaspersky Lab: Contrary to expectations, the active spread of the Trojan Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.brk in August did not lead to the creation of a botnet, and the Warezov family is entirely absent from the September top 20.
Study Finds Limited User-Generated Content
A German media study finds that 7.2 percent of internet users aged 14 to 64 regularly create blogs, comments, images, videos or reviews.
Swiss HD Radio Trial Enters Second Phase
Switzerland expands its HD Radio field trial with a Lucerne repeater, public test receivers and work on EPG, visual radio and surround sound.
HD Radio Days 2007 in Lucerne
Ruoss AG and Radio Sunshine, supported by BAKOM
(Federal Office of Communications), have been conducting the first large-scale field test
for HD Radio in Europe since March 2006.
Siggraph 2008: Submit Entries!
Interested parties can now submit entries for Siggraph 2008, which takes place next year from August 11 to 15 in Los Angeles
Kaspersky Lab Publishes Study on Password Theft in Online Games
Online games continue to enjoy growing popularity. But the more people plunge into virtual pleasure, the more lucrative it becomes for criminals to concern themselves with this subject. Because: virtual possessions can be worth real money in real life. And so some users of online games have specialized in swindling real money through the theft of virtual property.