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Iron Man Images

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Digital Specimens

Josh O’Dell — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Idaho Virtualization Laboratory uses 3D imaging to put natural history in the hands of the world

Crood Awakening

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

The latest animated feature film from DreamWorks Animation sends a naïve but energetic family on a survival quest during prehistoric times

Games to Film and Around Again

Cameron Fielding — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Animation and the animator in a merging landscape

Adobe After Effects Turns 20

David Simons — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

This article contains excerpts from the abridged version of “CoSA Lives” (the afterword of Chris and Trish Meyer’s Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects).

Reviews

David Balsuto — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Maxon's Cinema 4D R14

Products

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Software and hardware releases.

No Production Pipe Dream

Vincent Brisebois — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Simplifying 5K 48 frames per second workflows – in a flash

Wizardry in the Land of Oz

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Visual effects artists create a fantastic landscape and two digital actors for Oz the Great and Powerful

Console Wars Redux

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

2013 is the year when the Big Three face off again, but expect some unexpected competition

Staying on the Grid

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Is the new project shield disruptive technology or just a Grid peripheral?

Growing a Giant Fantasy

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Artist at Digital Domain and The Moving Picture Company develop new technology and techniques to create the giants and the beanstalk in the film Jack the Giant Slayer.

Going Green

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

For a while now, visual effects creators have been struggling to stay afloat as facilities have been forced to close their doors. Sadly, Rhythm & Hues had to file for bankruptcy protection just days before receiving an Oscar for Life of Pi. How did the situation across the industry erode so quickly? And, what can be done to rectify this situation for facilities and artists?

Spotlight

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Products OptiTrack’s Motive. The Foundry’s HieroPlayer. NewTek’s LightWave 11.5. Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 9.1. nPower’s PowerSurfacing. Nvidia’s Quadro K4000, K2000, K2000D, K600.

Issue Extras: Animation Mentor’s Bobby Beck Discusses the VFX Crisis, Its Effect on Newcomers

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Bobby Beck, CEO/co-founder of Animation Mentor and former Pixar animator, shared his view about the current crisis unfolding in the visual effects industry with chief editor Karen Moltenbrey in the March/April 2013 issue of Computer Graphics World (see Editor’s Note). Here, he shares his opinion about the ongoing struggle of VFX practitioners and the possible effect on those just preparing for a career in the industry.

Issue Extras: A Unique Style of Gaming

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

PlayJam’s GameStick puts a revolutionary spin on gaming consoles

Issue Extras: Choose your next-gen game system

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Gamers get ready. By the end of the year, expect to see a number of game consoles and devices on the market. Take the survey at the bottom of the CGW home page and let us know which system is at the top of your list!

Products

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Recent hardware and software releases.

Personal Printing

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Once the domain of industrial designers at large shops, 3D printing is now making its mark in the mainstream market, thanks to the introduction of smaller, less expensive machines that use a wide range of materials and colors.

Spotlight

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Products The Foundry’s Nuke 7.0. Vicon’s Blade 2. HP’s Performance Advisor, ZR2330w Performance Display. Autodesk’s Smoke 2013. Eyeon’s Generation AM. News GPU market holding steady overall. Animation Mentor builds distributed pipeline, offers VFX curriculum.

Of Gollum and Wargs and Goblins, Oh My!

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Artist at Weta digital create hundreds of CG characters and creatures to populate Middle-earth for director Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.'

Consolidation in the Digital-Reality Industry

Kathleen Maher — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

3D Systems acquires Geomagic and looks at expanding its reach.

Winging It

Douglas King — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

A South African studio ventures into feature-fi lm animation, bringing a taste of home to the big screen

Academy Names Nine 2013 Sci-Tech Winners

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Shaping Middle-earth

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Teams of artists at Weta Digital re-create Director Peter Jackson’s vision of Tolkien’s Middle-earth for the first film in a new trilogy.