Animation
DreamWorks Animation will open source its MoonRay renderer later this year
has been in recent years, and now its animation division is preparing to make more tools freely available. DreamWorks Animation said it will release its MoonRay ray-tracing renderer as open-source software later this year. As notes, DreamWorks will offer up its Arras cloud rendering framework in the code base too. “We are thrilled to share …
New technology brings photos of fallen US soldiers to life with color, animation
Genealogy website MyHeritage is providing families a unique way to observe Memorial Day – by reconnecting them with departed loved ones. MyHeritage united with NGO “Stories of Sacrifice” – a podcast dedicated to interviewing families of Prisoners of War or soldiers Missing in Action (MIA) – to make the project a reality: By using MyHeritage’s …
European Animation & VFX Market Report 2021-2025
DUBLIN, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “European Animation & VFX: Strategies, Trends & Opportunities (2021-25)” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The European animation industry is growing fast and an increasing number of films produced in Europe have attracted global audiences and are distributed worldwide. The boom in European animation can be attributed …
iQIYI Research Paper on Smart Animation Colorization Accepted by Prestigious Technology Conference
BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) (“iQIYI” or the “Company”), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, today announced that its research paper on the Company’s proprietary automatic animation colorization technique has been accepted by the Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV 2021), the world’s leading international computer …
Epic Games acquires facial animation technology maker Cubic Motion
Epic Games has acquired Cubic Motion, a provider of automated performance-driven facial animation technology for video games, film, broadcast, and immersive experiences such as virtual reality. Cubic Motion has helped Epic on its quest to create graphically realistic virtual humans, which look and behave like real people. Cubic Motion’s part of that has been to …
Animation major helps CSUF scientists envision black holes, future technology – Orange County Register
Vikki Brown remembers when her animation professor asked if she was interested in working with scientists at Cal State Fullerton on black hole and gravitational wave research. “He said, ‘Are you into that?’ and I said, ‘Sure. I don’t know what it means, but it sounds cool,’” said Brown, a senior animation major and computer …
New Animated Show by Kevin Smith
He-Man embracing Skeletor.Image: Group W Productions Just so we’re all on the same page regarding the important information, there are currently no plans for Netflix’s excellent She-Ra and the Princesses of Power to somehow incorporate He-Man’s prince Adam into its story. But that’s not to say that He-Man’s not about to come back in a …
Kyoto animation studio fire: Bodies found piled on staircase
The suspected arson attack on Kyoto Animation on Thursday has left anime fans world-over grieving the loss of life and a studio, which claimed to put its employees first and was a major force in the industry. Twelve men, 20 women and another individual whose gender was unknown died in the blaze and 35 were …
Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKyoto Animation offices on fire At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say. Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed …
Fire At Kyoto Animation, Thirty-Three Confirmed Dead And Suspected Arsonist In Police Custody [Update]
Kotaku EastEast is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am. Kyoto Animation, one of Japan’s most popular anime studios, was reportedly set ablaze this morning in Japan. A man in his 40s was allegedly seen pouring …
