fmx 2011: Friday's news
In our final show report, we salute the magic of Harry Potter and discovers what videogames still have to learn from visual effects.
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Event Coverage
fmx 2011: Disney releases new open-source tools
Reposado Python tools and SeExpr expression language go open source. Is either one the next Ptex?
Monday, May 9th, 2011
fmx 2011: Thursday's news
Our third show report delves into stereo to discover the problems of pre-viz, and why the world needs more stereo conversion artists.
Friday, May 6th, 2011
fmx 2011: Wednesday news
Our latest show report rises from the murk of industry politics to discover why the future is bright for open-source production tools.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
fmx 2011: Avatar tech to form part of OpenEXR 2.0
Weta's 'deep compositing' tech to be incorporated in next release of HDR file format and supported in Nuke.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
fmx 2011: Tuesday's news
In the first of our reports from Europe's premier CG show, we move from the magic of ILM to the future of lighting pipelines.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
fmx 2011: The Bakery nets first Relight clients
Promising new relighting tool in use on 52-part animated series and Discovery Channel documentary.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Videos: Autodesk's GDC demos of its 2012 products
See a complete set of 30-minute demos of 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Mudbox and MotionBuilder 2012
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Show report: Animex 2011
The UK's premier CG festival drew as much on the power of creativity as the potential of new technology, reports Jim Thacker.
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Hereafter boots TRON: Legacy off Oscar shortlist
Other VFX and animated feature nominees mirror VES Awards, though Sylvain Chomet gets a welcome Oscar nod.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Eye candy: see the five shorts up for VES Awards
Pixar and Disney's latest go up against the 3D Wile E Coyote, arthouse Polish work and offbeat anime Cat Shit One.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Facial capture pioneer, cineSync win tech Oscars
Research in GI and render-queue management also rewarded in this year's Academy Award line-up.
Monday, January 10th, 2011
Video: technical advances from Siggraph Asia
Show preview demos performance capture of loose clothing, automated video morphing and new fluid sims.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010