SAG-AFTRA Members to Vote on New TV Animation Agreements
3-year contracts, which benefited from gains made during last year’s 118-day strike, have been approved by the executive committee and now await member ratification.
Category: AI
Register Now for NVIDIA GTC 2024
Offering 900 sessions and over 300 exhibitors, the annual conference focuses on how NVIDIA platforms are being tapped to achieve remarkable breakthroughs across industries that are placing Generative AI center stage; attend in person or online March 18-21.
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The Only Time is Real-time
A real-time animation primer for the uninitiated.
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Dell Announces New Line of AI Laptops and Commercial Workstations
New PCs designed to help organizations implement AI strategies and create a modern workplace that can embrace new AI-enabled workflows.
Universal Drops ‘Twisters’ Official Trailer
Say… do you feel a draft? This summer, the epic studio disaster movie returns with an adrenaline-pumping, seat-gripping, big-screen thrill ride that puts you in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous - and destructive - forces; coming to theaters July 19, 2024.
The Animation Guild Shares ‘Generative AI’ Economic Impact Study Results
Conducted by LA-based CVL Economics, the study surveyed 300 C-Suite leaders to better understand the entertainment industry’s growing embrace of GenAI technology and its effect on jobs.
Morar Launches Beta for GenAI Video Creation Tool
The software enables users to generate audio and video content in 5-second clips, with a diverse range of 18 video styles.
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FMX 2024 Shares Conference Programming Updates
Attendees can explore ‘Loki’ Season 2 timeline mayhem and get insight into the making of the 60th anniversary ‘Doctor Who’ special episode; 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.
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The Impact of AI on Hollywood in 2024: 12 Predictions
The use of AI will provide significant advantages and present serious challenges.
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FMX Drops 2024 Trailer
Originating from the ‘World of Gra’ universe created by graduates of the Animationsinstitut, the trailer illustrates this year’s event theme, ‘Connecting Ideas;’ the 28th edition of FMX – Film & Media Exchange returns to Stuttgart April 23 to 26.
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NVIDIA’s AI Workbench Beta Coming Later This Month
At CES, company announced a host of new generative AI technology updates and releases, including TensorRT GPUs, the TensorRT-LLM open-source library, tools for RTX PCs and workstations, RTX-accelerated GeForce RTX SUPER GPUs, and new developer AI tools to create, test, and customize pre-trained generative AI models and LLMs.
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NVIDIA Studio Debuts AI- and RTX-Accelerated Tech Upgrades at CES
Enhanced tools, laptops, and desktop systems are designed to help artists realize their creative vision, such as transforming 2D illustrations into dynamic 3D scenes using AI and Adobe Firefly 2.
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NVIDIA Avatar Cloud Engine Lets Developers Build Digital Avatars with Gen AI
New microservices mean state-of-the-art generative AI models can now be integrated into games, tools, and middleware to enable new possibilities such as characters interacting without the need for pre-scripted dialogue.
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Getty Images Releases Generative AI by iStock, Built on NVIDIA Picasso
Announced at CES, the tool provides an affordable, commercially safe image generation service that produces ready-to-license visuals that include legal protection and usage rights.
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FMX: Film & Media Exchange 2024
Begins: April 23, 2024
The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off April 23; on-demand presentations are available April 27 - May 31.
Animaj Unveils Animaj AI 1.0
AI-assisted production workflow designed for kids’ animation production features text-to-3D motion, motion-to-motion retransfer and text or animatic-to-motion retrieval.
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Exxact Now Offering Workstations with AMD Threadripper PRO 7000WX Processors
The new processor series offers up to 96 cores and 192 threads, with a peak boost clock of 5.3GHz overclockable, to tackle complex simulation, generative design, rendering, and AI training tasks.
It’s a Wrap: SIGGRAPH Asia 2023
The annual conference concludes its latest edition, which ran December 12-15 in Sydney; 5,690 attendees from more than 40 countries gathered, including technical and creatives in research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education, and emerging technologies.
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French Music Artist Jacques’ ‘Absolve’ Music Video - Where Art + AI Meet
Created by Paul Trillo, the short follows a cosmic teardrop throughout the Musée Du Louvre; behind-the-scenes short illustrates how traditional VFX and AI tools help realize creative visions.
Crowd Sim and Motion Director Editor for iClone 8.4 Launch as Free Upgrades
After two years of development, Reallusion has updated its 3D animation program with an integrated crowd simulation engine as well as the Motion Director Editor that lets users precisely steer characters in scenes and trigger motion sequences.
The-Artery Taps Spatial AI for ‘Dream Cube’
New Louisiana Civil Rights Museum exhibit culminates in an immersive environment created using projection mapping and motion detection, where visitors step into and experience the Civil Rights journey that shaped the country.
Disguise and Cuebric Team Up on AI Virtual Production Solution
New integration of the companies' platforms allows creators to generate a plug-and-play scene quickly on an LED stage.
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NVIDIA Execs Predict the Future of AI
Experts at the tech giant gaze into a collective 2024 crystal ball, anticipating AI’s impact across industries and the world; expect the ‘Democratization of Development’ allowing anyone, anywhere to become a developer.
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The Journey of Virtual Humans
A conversation with Asian Virtual Human Association director Christopher Chen.
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Metaphysic Names Ed Ulbrich CCO
As chief content officer and EVP of production, the 30+ year VFX veteran will oversee all production, new business development, and content partnerships.
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