Blog: How To Break Into VFX

Posted By Marc Loftus

NEW YORK CITY - Foundry (foundry.com) and AccessVFX (accessvfx.org) teamed up with the School of Visual Arts (SVA) to present a networking event designed to provide students with advice on how to break into the visual effects industry. The two-hour ... Continue reading "Blog: How To Break Into VFX" »

November 14, 2019 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Blog: Accusonus simplifying sound restoration

Posted By Marc Loftus

I caught up with Alex Tsilfidis, founder and CEO of Accusonus, at the AES show in New York City recently. The company has a background in technology for hearing aids (as well as beat making and drum mixing) and that expertise has allowed Accusonus to ... Continue reading "Blog: Accusonus simplifying sound restoration" »

October 24, 2019 | Permalink

Blog: Field Trip

Posted By Linda Romanello

Disney invited the media last month to its Animation Studio in Burbank, CA, for an early press day surrounding the release of its highly-anticipated Frozen 2 sequel. As probably anyone not living under a rock would know, Frozen, which hit theaters in ... Continue reading "Blog: Field Trip" »

October 1, 2019 | Permalink

Blog: Lightbox Expo

Posted By Akiko Ashley

PASADENA, CA - Lightbox Expo (https://www.lightboxexpo.com) is a new kind of convention event that focuses on the artists from animation, live action, comics, graphics arts & games. Software companies like Procreate, Adobe, Maxon, Autodesk & ... Continue reading "Blog: Lightbox Expo" »

September 9, 2019 | Permalink

SIGGRAPH 2019 Photo Gallery

Posted By Akiko Ashley

Photo journalist Akiko Ashley recently attended the 2019 SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles. The following photo gallery was taken over the course of the show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. VFX supervisors Richard Taylor (Tron 1982) and Mike ... Continue reading "SIGGRAPH 2019 Photo Gallery" »

August 1, 2019 | Permalink

AI and the future of localization

Posted By Marc Loftus

Yesterday, I had the chance to sit down with Chris Carey, chief revenue officer/managing director of the Americas for BTI Studios (www.btistudios.com). BTI specilizes in localization, including dubbing and subtitling, with 25 locations around the ... Continue reading "AI and the future of localization" »

July 25, 2019 | Permalink

AMD's Radeon Pro WX 3200 for small form factor CAD workstations

Posted By Bill Ma

The AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) and manufacturing industries are faced with an ever-growing demand for higher quality visuals. CAD engineers and designers in these fields have long been challenged to find a workstation solution ... Continue reading "AMD's Radeon Pro WX 3200 for small form factor CAD workstations" »

July 2, 2019 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Reliability Reimagined: Lenovo's ThinkStation P920 & P720

Posted By Rob Herman

Workstations are designed to conquer. Packed with high-end performance and ready to tackle the most complex problems you can throw at them. They have to be designed for peak performance, but also constant use. Basically, they must work, every time, ... Continue reading "Reliability Reimagined: Lenovo's ThinkStation P920 & P720" »

May 7, 2019 | Permalink

Dell's Precision 3540 & 3541 Mobile Workstations

Posted By Tom Tobul

From bringing cool car designs and the dragons in HBO's Game of Thrones to life, to helping power research into the early detection of ocular diseases, Dell Precision workstations continue to help customers push the boundaries of creativity and ... Continue reading "Dell's Precision 3540 & 3541 Mobile Workstations" »

April 30, 2019 | Permalink | Comments(0)

8K: Coming to a home near you

Posted By Tom Coughlin

Just when you thought the world was settling down and adopting 4K video, it looks like 8K video will be making its debut as home entertainment media, in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. This piece will discuss developments in 8K video from the ... Continue reading "8K: Coming to a home near you" »

January 30, 2019 | Permalink | Comments(0)