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Software
Clarisse 5 released
Isotropix has announced the release of Clarisse 5 including of 100 new features and improvements. (more...)
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Thu May 6, 2021
Tech & Research
Machine learning to relight portraits for background replacement
A new video shows a technology that's able to change the background to a portrait and then relight that portrait so that it creates a more convincing composite. (more...)
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Thu May 6, 2021
Resources
ActionVFX releases crowd stock footage
ActionVFX has announced the release of crowd stock footage. Two new collections are available: Sports Crowds and Concert Crowds each with 330 clips. Find out more on the ActionVFX blog.
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Wed May 5, 2021
Breakdowns
Thomas Berg’s Olav VFX Breakdown
Thomas Berg has posted an impressive breakdown for his VFX work on Olav, a Norwegian Viking documentary. According to his responses to questions posted on Facebook, all the work was created by just one person over 3 working months with a budget of $35K. It was created in 3ds Max alongside V-Ray, TyFlow, Phoenix FD, Forest Pack Pro, PF Track, Perception Neuron, Marvellous Designer, Metshape, and After Effects. Watch it on Vimeo.
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Wed May 5, 2021
Films
La Traversée short film from ESMA
French school ESMA keeps raising the quality of its films. La Traversée (The Journey) is one of the best to come from the school, featuring impressive environment design and FX work. Created by Théo Atangana, Delphine Espiasse, Guillaume Lambolez, Evangelos Kapsopoulos, Bastien Delbes and Myles Jackson. Software used includes Houdini, Maya, Mari, Nuke and Renderman. Watch The Journey short film on Filmnosis.
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Sat May 1, 2021
Industry News
Epic Games acquires ArtStation
Epic Games has announced the acquisition of ArtStation, the popular portfolio, jobs, training and marketplace for digital artists. According to the announcement, ArtStation will continue as an independently branded platform. Immediate changes include a reduction in the Marketplace fees and free access to ArtStation Learning for the remainder of 2021. Epic and ArtStation both emphasise that the platform will remain open to all artists whether 2D or 3D , including those that don't use Unreal Engine. Read the announcement in full on the Epic Games website.
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Fri Apr 30, 2021
Software - 3DS Max
3ds Max Indie is now available in Latin America
3ds Max's Indie pricing has been extended to Latin America. Artists in these countries who earn less than $100,000 can now get max for just $280 per year (Normally $1600). You can find out more about Max Indie, including a list of all the eligible territories on the dedicated website.
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Fri Apr 30, 2021
Quixel
Quixel Mixer 2021 now available
Quixel has announced that Mixer 2021 is now available. New features include multiple texture sets, UDIMs, painting across texture sets, the ability to flatten layers, improved layer stack interactions, 100 new smart materials, exporting 3D asset to the library, being Unreal Engine ready, and of course, free. Find out more on the Quixel blog.
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Fri Apr 30, 2021
