Autodesk Debuts Maya Bifrost Update with Open Source USD Integration
Feature-rich release includes a host of simulation, scattering, and USD workflow enhancements for the company's node-based visual programming system for procedural creation.
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Strangebox Gets Zen with Bifrost in ‘Finding Your Flow’ Spot
VFX artist Phil Radford delivers 12 shots in 2 weeks, harnessing Maya’s particle simulation capabilities to help create a 30-second commercial for Sapporo Beer.
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Autodesk Launches Pre-SIGGRAPH 2022 ‘Virtual Vision Series’
Tech giant offering 2-days of online sessions with presentations by WB Games Avalanche, Playground Games, Crafty Apes, IGNITE Animation Studios, Crater Studio, and Megalis VFX; registration is free and required to attend.
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Autodesk Announces ‘Virtual Vision Series’ for FMX 2022
Industry leaders join the software giant to provide insights on modern production challenges; sessions include ‘Emerging Trends in M&E: What Students Need to Know,’ ‘Bringing the Characters of ‘Magic: The Gathering’ to Life,’ and ‘Modeling Madness: Experimenting in 3ds Max.’
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Autodesk Debuts Next-Gen Updates Across Key 3D Tools
Updates to Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, and Arnold enhance the user experience, optimizing collaboration and data sharing within VFX and animation creative teams.
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Don’t Miss Epic’s ‘Animation Workflows Using Unreal Engine and Maya’ Webinar
Coming Wednesday, November 10, virtual event will show how to create stylized character-based animation using UE and Autodesk Maya, exploring open standards like Alembic and USD to quickly move work between the two platforms.
Autodesk Launches Bifrost Update
Aimed at simplifying creation of sophisticated simulations and photoreal effects via real-time tool feedback, the updated features include virtual sliders, more expressive simulation graphs, and Aero and MPM enhancements; the platform is now available for all Maya users.
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Autodesk Explores the Future of VFX at SIGGRAPH 2021
Taking place August 10, Autodesk’s SIGGRAPH 2021 Vision Series includes six sessions with industry leaders who are pushing the boundaries to create new possibilities for film and TV digital artistry; programs include ‘Reimagining VFX Production in the Cloud,’ and ‘Marvel Studios: Adapting to Our New (Virtual) Normal.’
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GMUNK Creates Hypnotic Fluid Sims for ‘The Living System’ Short
The renowned digital artist, aka Bradley Munkowitz, uses a water and smoke system to simulate a swell of energy for the collaborative Z by HP project.
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Autodesk Talking Retopology, Bifrost, USD, and Shotgun at FMX 2021
Tech giant’s conference program will examine the future and boundaries of animation and VFX: the latest developments in USD; retopology tools for 3ds Max; Bifrost for Maya for visual programming; and remote studio collaboration with Shotgun.
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Autodesk Announces Maya 2020.4
Update to Bifrost visual programming environment brings richer, procedural workflows to more areas of the pipeline and provides artists with powerful new scattering and instancing capabilities, along with volumetrics and FX tools.
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VFX Legions Tackles the Not-So-Merry VFX of ‘Black Christmas’
Studio produces all the visual effects on Blumhouse Productions new supernatural holiday horror film.
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Autodesk Releases Arnold 6
New updates provide increased flexibility, speed, and power to artist workflows, dramatically reducing render times.
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Autodesk Releases Maya 2020
Latest version includes new animation, rendering, effects, modeling and rigging advancements to empower artists throughout the production pipeline
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Autodesk Releases Bifrost for Maya at SIGGRAPH 2019
Maya’s new visual programming environment being showcased along with newest versions of Arnold, 3ds Max, Shotgun and Flame
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‘Garden Party’ Leads to an Oscar Nom for French Students
A team of graduating students from MoPA garner accolades for hyper-realistic animated short with a noir twist.
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