News – VFX Technology
3D Artist Magazine
3D Artist Magazine interviewed Glowfrog MD Nigel Hunt a few weeks ago for their feature ‘Architectural Visualisation: On The Up’ The article draws on the opinions from several experts within the field of arch viz, including Nigel, and examines the affect of the recession on the industry and its recovery. ~ Emilia
Read moreBritish Eurosport rendered entirely in the ‘Cloud’
BlueGFX – British Eurosport from Glowfrog Studios on Vimeo. bluegfx, in association with 3DR Studio, http://www.3drstudio.co.uk, have produced a cloud GPU rendered iray animation for British Eurosport’s “Home Sweet Home of Motorbikes” campaign. The “Home Sweet Home” 60-sec film will be the most broadcast promo on British Eurosport in 2011 and is designed to showcase ...
Read moreBBC ‘Episodes’ VFX
The Glowfrog team were all fans of the BBC 2 series Episodes set in Los Angeles, starring Tamsin Greig and Matt Le Blanc. The show looked great, it had some wonderful sets and locations and so it may come as a surprise to some that most of it was shot in London. The below film ...
Read moreSony’s Rollable OLED Display
Nothing says “future” quite like a rollable display. Today Sony’s giving us a glimpse into what will one day be with its 80μm-thick organic TFT-driven OLED display. The 4.1-inch display integrates Sony organic thin-film transistors and OLED technology onto a flexible 20μm substrate lacking any rigid driver IC chips. As such it can be wrapped ...
Read more35mm Film versus HD-DSLR
For anyone interested in the new DSLR revolution in cinematography we recommend you check out the excellent film series by Zacuto Films… Zacuto Films presents, “The Great Camera Shootout 2010: a three part web series where gunslinging HD DSLRs face-off against legendary 35mm Film.” The webisodic series showcases the top performing hybrid HD-DSLR cameras: Canon: ...
Read moreMassive 4.0 for V-Ray
Massive 4.0, Supporting V-Ray Rendering, is Now Available Academy Award winning 3D Animation Software for AI-Driven Characters Now Includes Enhanced Agent Fields, New Terrain Nodes and More. http://www.massivesoftware.com The Vray that this supports is the standalone version available for Maya only.
Read moreZebra Imaging – Holographic models
Check out this video demonstration of Zebra Imaging’s holographic displays that will make the renderings of the future literally pop off the page—er, if this wizardry ever catches on. Seems way more efficient (and fun!) than building models for each project. Thanks to 3D artist David Connolly for sharing this with us.
Read moreInterSense VCam Virtual Camera Tracking System
The InterSense VCam Tracking System enables animated & 3D feature film, game and video productions to increase their productivity, streamline their workflow and lower their production costs. Read more http://www.intersense.com/products.aspx?id=421&LangType=1033
Read moreLightcraft Realtime Virtual Studio
Lightcraft’s Previzion integrates technology for real-time keying, tracking, rendering, compositing, color correction, and motion capture, with realistic focus and depth of field effects. It can be used for static, dolly, jib arm, and even handheld shots. http://www.lightcrafttech.com/
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