Sneak peek: Blender 2.8 new principled hair shader
Neat new Cycles shader is based on work done by Disney for Zootopia, also used in V-Ray Next.
Monday, July 23rd, 2018
Disney Research
Chaos Group releases Beta 2 of V-Ray Next for 3ds Max
Latest beta adds Nvidia's AI-based OptiX render denoising system, GPU volume rendering, updates to the hair shader.
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
Videos: the best of Siggraph 2017's technical papers
See our pick of the show's hottest research - from cutting-edge fluid sims to ways to model tentacles.
Monday, June 19th, 2017
Video: Disney research could let you 'touch' 3D renders
New tactile rendering system mimics the feel of a physical surface as you run your finger over a touchscreen.
Thursday, October 10th, 2013
Cool tech: Disney Research's DuctTake compositor
See the system merge two takes of a shot with no more artist input than a few quick scribbles on the footage.
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
Disney develops 'Physical Face Cloning' pipeline
And if you thought digital characters lurk in the Uncanny Valley, check out these terrifyingly realistic androids.
Sunday, August 19th, 2012