Tag "Houdini"

DWA Releases OpenVDB 1

April 16, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

DreamWorks Animation is seeking to redefine volumetric storage and processing with the release of a new open source framework developed by studio engineers for sparse volume data, OpenVDB 1. Initially released in beta last August, the tool delivers a complete API for application developers, a suite of tools that implement [...]

The Top 12 Tech Tools of 2012

December 27, 2012 by Todd Sheridan Perry 2 Comments divider image

Our in-the-know visual effects expert and critic picks his favorite releases of the year (in no particular order!):

Framestore and Rattling Stick Deliver ‘Skyfall’ Credits

November 16, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, long-time collaborators Daniel Kleinman and Framestore teamed up for the fifth time to deliver the stunning opening-title sequence for Skyfall. The four-minute sequence opens underwater as Bond (Daniel Craig) sinks lifelessly into the gloom, bleeding from a gunshot wound to [...]

Will Weekend Auds Warm to New ‘Ice Age’ Movie?

July 10, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise introduces several new characters as well as meticulously rendered visuals to draw fans back into theaters. Who could have predicted that a CG-animated movie about a saber-toothed tiger, a sloth and a wooly mammoth would have such legs? Back in March of [...]

Luxology releases modo 601

February 29, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Luxology has announced the immediate availability of the latest release version of its 3D content creation, modo 601. The new release includes includes character animation, built-in dynamics, volumetric rendering, and enhanced retopology modeling tools along with a host of other new capabilities. modo is now a full pipeline solution for [...]

Smurfs and the City – ‘The Smurfs’ in 3D

July 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Peyo’s beloved little blue creatures come to CG life in Sony’s Smurfalicious 3-D hybrid extravaganza. It’s been 53 years since Belgian artist Pierre “Peyo” Culliford came up with the idea of a pastoral village inhabited by The Smurfs (or Les Schtroumpfs as they are called in French) who were only three [...]

Seeing the (Green) Light!

June 16, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Sony Imageworks vfx supervisor Jim Berney and his team revisit the classic comic book and use real-world references to construct the luminous world of Green Lantern. The summer of 2011 may go down in history as the season of visually spectacular 3-D superhero movies. Following in the footsteps of Marvel [...]