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Animated character sitting on chest outdoors, red circle highlighting small fire on ground, animation software interface visible.
18 min

Prism Pipeline, the second

The technical requirements of animation and VFX productions are increasing every year - I don't have to tell you that. In most projects, a variety of tools are used to achieve the desired quality. In order to complete these increasingly complex projects within the specified deadlines, more powerful pipeline tools are also required.
Bela Beier
19.04.2024
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Video editing software interface showing 3D jumbotron design with mixed martial arts fighter graphics and timeline layers.
10 min

The new kid on the block!

The market for VFX and motion design software seems pretty saturated. Nuke for VFX, After Effects for Motion Design, sprinkle in a little bit of Flame and Fusion and that’s about it. Or is it?
Christoph Zapletal
31.10.2023
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AOUSD Alliance for OpenUSD logo with blue geometric triangles on light gradient background for digital standards.
1 min

Here comes OpenUSD

USD seems to be catching on - Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Nvidia have launched the "Alliance for Open USD" together with a branch of the Linux Foundation
Bela Beier
01.08.2023
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Cute plush animal with large ears, button eyes, green scarf, autumn leaves, blurred forest background.
2 min

Autodesk releases Maya 2024

Autodesk has released Maya 2024. The updates include enhancements to the Retopology toolset, a new USD-based material autthoring and new brush-based workflows for sculpting animation curves. Also new: native Apple Silicon support, the Bifrost multiphysics plugin and the MtoA plugin for the Arnold renderer, which run on M1 and M2 processors.
Bela Beier
02.04.2023
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Colorful abstract digital background with NUKE 14.0 logo
8 min

What’s New in Nuke 14?

"The next generation of Nuke" - the British developers from Foundry are confidently announcing their new version. Let's take a look at what's new between Copycat and Scanline Renderer, what's changed, what's completely new or what remains the same?
Christoph Zapletal
20.02.2023
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Cracked stone letters 'DP' breaking through grass
12 min

Houdini 19.5: I/O – UI – RBD -FLIP – PYRO – UX ..

There are no completely new features in the Houdini 19.5 update this time. Rather, there are fundamental revisions to the most important functionalities of Houdini: RBD Rigid Body Dynamics and Fluids Simulations. I/O, i.e. input & output, is another topic that extends across all tools. And as expected, there are some user interface standardisations and improvements - especially in the interactive tools. Let's dive right in!
Olaf Finkbeiner
13.07.2022
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