Higx Optics ray-traces the glass instead of faking the bokeh
Higx Optics uses ray-traced virtual lenses for bokeh and optical effects across Nuke, After Effects and Resolve Studio. We compare the approach with ZEISS LensCore.
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ZEISS LensCore is here
ZEISS explains how LensCore recreates physical lens behaviour inside Nuke, supports custom lenses and fits into professional VFX pipelines.
ZEISS CinCraft LensCore targets Nuke lens looks
LensCore brings lens profiles, ray-traced lens behavior, and physics-driven controls to Nuke, aiming for fast, repeatable lens looks across sequences.
ZEISS CinCraft Virtual Lens Enters BETA: Real Glass, Virtual Magic
ZEISS opens BETA registration for CinCraft Virtual Lens Technology, a GPU-powered Nuke plugin that replicates real lens behaviour in compositing, simulating optical artefacts like bokeh, distortion, and chromatic aberration.
Virtual Glass: ZEISS Enters the Simulated Optics Game
ZEISS Virtual Lens simulates cine optics for VFX and digital twins—designed for integration in workflows and compositing.
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario 2.1: Manual Calibration and Enhanced Export Features
New Update Gives ZEISS CinCraft Scenario 2.1 Full Manual Spherical Lens Calibration for Broader Compatibility in Virtual Production.
Cincraft Scenario is coming!
Shortly after the merger with Ncam, Zeiss launches a camera tracker that combines lens data, image content, trackers and much more.
Zeiss takes over NCam
Ncam joins Zeiss - the lens manufacturer takes over the camera tracker!
Zeiss Cinemizer OLED Video Glasses for Film Production
A detailed review evaluates Zeiss Cinemizer OLED video glasses for stereo 3D monitoring, mobile camera work and bright shooting environments.
VR Application for Microscopy from Zeiss
Immerse yourself in microscopic worlds—this is possible with software from Arivis AG, which displays images from Zeiss light, electron and X-ray microscopes accordingly.
Camera Quiz
Which shot was filmed with which camera? Test your eye for camera looks with the trailer for the film "Sleepwalkers".
New Blackmagic Test Footage
John Brawley shows new test footage recorded with a Blackmagic Cinema Camera that makes video DSLR filmmakers sweat.
NAB 2011: Zeiss Loves Sony
At NAB, Zeiss presents lenses from the “Compact Prime” series – which fit Sony’s E-mount. And something special about the optics: the mounts can be exchanged...
Warming Up for photokina
The world imaging trade fair – photokina – starts in Cologne in just under three weeks, and we are looking at what is simmering in the rumour mill – or has already boiled over.
cinemizer Plus Delivers Mobile 3D Viewing
Film productions in the new 3D format are in vogue and require innovative hardware concepts.
Modern Learning: Students Immerse Themselves in a Virtual Environment
A completely new form of learning may be beginning for school and university students. The “Cyber Classroom” could soon become reality, using components from visualization and virtual-reality specialist Visenso and Carl Zeiss.
MW: Cinema on the go with cinemizer – now with video interview
There are plenty of opportunities for boredom: whether on a long-haul flight to a holiday destination, on a train to a business meeting or in a doctor’s waiting room. Carl Zeiss’s cinemizer makes time quite literally fly by.