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Seeking Alpha has published an interesting analysis of Autodesk's current position by Amit Ghate, a private trader and financial journalist. He surmises 4 key points: That Autodesk's switch to rental had been mostly accepted by large companies, but vehemently opposed by small companies; that they have reduced their R&D spend to manage costs; that their financial position continues to worsen; and that these factors combined are pushing small customers to competitors, making them more vulnerable to change.  The article contains much more detail can be read in full on Seeking Alpha's website.  

Mikros Image have posted a breakdown of the work they recently delivered for the production, L'Odyssée. Watch it on Vimeo.

Canadian VFX studio Tendril has posted a behind the scenes video of a short animation played at the beginning of episode 1 of the first season of American Gods. Each episode starts with an origin story, told using a variety of styles, depicting an old god's migration to America. Watch it on Vimeo.

Itoo Software has released a significant update to its parametric modeling plugin for 3DS Max. New features include: RailClone Color allows to randomize textures and tint maps, various UI improvements, Macros allow to create and share new nodes by creating sub-graphs, apply and align styles to multiple closed splines in a single click with clipping improvements, update multiple RailClone objects in large scenes by linking Styles, new libraries for roofing and cladding, support for 3DS Max 2018 and V-Ray 3.6, etc. RailClone 3 is priced at 200€, a free lite version is available for download. More on Itoo Software's website.

Alex Rivas, compositor and artist at El Ranchito, has posted a breakdown of a city destruction scene set in Madrid. Watch it on Vimeo.

Vancouver based, Euler RnD, has posted their rigging reel showcasing work done while at Oats Studios. Watch it on YouTube.

Unity Technologies has made available over 70 recordings of presentations from the Unite Europe 2017 conference. See all the videos in this YouTube playlist.