Tag "The Foundry"

Lucasfilm, SPI Update Alembic Exchange Formata

August 7, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Alembic is getting an upgrade. Lucasfilm and Sony Pictures Imageworks announced improvements and updates to the open-source exchange format at SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles. The new version 1.1 replaces Alembic 1.0, which the studios released at last year’s SIGGRAPH and quickly became an industry standard for exchanging animated computer [...]

MAXON Announces CINEMA 4D Release 14

August 1, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Maxon has unveiled the Release 14 version of its leading software application Cinema 4D. Leveraging more than two decades of 3D graphics programming innovation, R14 delivers breakthrough performance offerings including a new, fully integrated sculpting system, new camera matching functionality, the debut of exchange plugins to two key applications (The [...]

Rhythm & Hues Adopts MARI as Primary Paint Tool

July 18, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

VFX and animation studio Rhythm & Hues has adopted The Foundry’s MARI software as its primary paint tool. Using MARI will give the studio’s artists freedom to focus on being creative without having to spend time worrying about time-consuming processes like file management. “Before we started using MARI artists had [...]

Foundry Releases Storm Workflow App for Red Digital Cameras

March 2, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Foundry has released its new application Storm, a workflow product for the Red Digital Camera. Storm is designed to let creators quickly and easily view and move Red media from the camera to the editorial and post-production phases. The Foundry said the software offers the following features: Use tags [...]

The Foundry Upgrades Nuke, NukeX

December 21, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Compositing software packages Nuke and NukeX are getting an upgrade, with version 6.2 of each shipping now from The Foundry. The new version of Nuke includes the timeline feature Dope Sheet, as well as improved rendering, flip book playback and 2D tracker interaction. The upgrade for NukeX adds image-based modeling [...]

ILM, MPC Invest in Foundry’s Ocula Toolset

November 16, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Foundry has signed up a pair of VFX heavyweights to use its Ocula toolset. Both Industrial Light & Magic and The Moving Picture Co. have invested in the software, which has been designed with the help of some of the top stereoscopic 3D expertsto boost productivity and deliver a more [...]