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Spirit Rangers Spirit Rangers

France’s Superprod Launches ‘Flow’ Pipeline, Based On Pixar’s Open-Source USD Technology

Superprod is the first French studio to deploy a pipeline based on the Pixar tech.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt

The suit claims generative AI art tools violate copyright law by scraping artists’ work from the web without their consent.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine

Nvidia’s Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine, Designed To Simplify Animating Avatars, Enters Early Access

Developers can now access the suite of cloud-native AI microservices that make it easier to build and deploy avatars at scale.

By Jamie Lang | 4 weeks ago

Epic Games Launches Unreal Engine 5.1 With New And Refined Features For Animation And VFX Work

According to the team at Epic Games, with UE 5.1 “we’re honing in on the artist, and how the artist can use this tool.”

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Temporary by Roope Rainisto

Stability AI Raises $101 Million For Open-Source AI Image Generation Software

The funding will be used to accelerate the development of open AI models for image, language, audio, video, 3d, and more.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Apoki

Korean Animated Influencer Apoki Drops First English-Language Single

Apoki is only the latest in a long line of popular animated characters being presented as influencers and pop stars.

By Jamie Lang | 5 months ago

The Terrible Misfortunes of an Intergalactic Traveler

As The Debate Over AI Rages, Artists Are Already Using It To Illustrate Entire Comics

Using software like Dall-E and Midjourney, artists are creating comics without lifting a pencil.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

‘The Liberator’ Studio Trioscope Begins Licensing Proprietary Software Suite

Trioscope, producer of ‘The Liberator,’ announced it will be licensing its suite of software tools and practical solutions for general use.

By Keltie Duncan | 6 months ago

The Bad Guys

Render Like The Pros When Dreamworks’ Moonray Software Goes Open Source Later This Year

Soon, everyone will have access to the same rendering software used on ‘The Bad Guys’ and ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.’

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Tweety NFT

I Tawt I Taw An NFT: Tweety Is The First Looney Tunes To Become An NFT

Tweety is the first of many Looney Tunes characters who will receive the NFT treatment.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Seth Green

The Animated Star Of Seth Green’s Upcoming Show Has Been Kidnapped

Green had several NFTs stolen from his crypto wallet after falling victim to a phishing scam.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

LottieFiles

Lottiefiles Raises $37 Million Series B Funding

The company envisions its Lottie format as a replacement for GIFs.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

Fortnite

Sony, Lego Investment Group Make $2B Investment In Epic Games’ Metaverse Plans

The three companies will work together to “create new social entertainment exploring the connection between digital and physical worlds.”

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

This Tape Deck is a Time Machine

Nexus And Patrick Osborne Reveal Teaser For Real-Time Animation Project ‘This Tape Deck Is A Time Machine’

The project explores “an agile and more iterative approach to linear animated filmmaking.”

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Alien to Me

Artist Management Firm The Gotham Group Launches NFT-Driven Emerging Tech Division

The firm will use this division to create entertainment projects “outside the confines of the traditional studio and network environment.”

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

David Levy

Ex-Disney Exec David Levy Joins Invisible Universe, The Would-Be ‘Pixar Of The Internet’

The startup works with celebrities to create animated characters that live on social media.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 12 months ago

NFTs

A Viral Two-Hour Youtube Essay Makes The Case Against NFTs

Youtuber Dan Olson sees the system as geared toward the interests of a select few investors — and so against artists in general.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 12 months ago

Moe, Simpsons

Artist Uses AI To Create Photorealistic Versions Of Disney And ‘Simpsons’ Characters

If Disney ever decides to do a live-action “Simpsons” spin-off, it may look something like this.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 12 months ago

Epic Games, Spire

Epic Games Leads $20 Million Funding Round For Spire Animation Studios

Spire will use Epic’s Unreal Engine to produce animated features and expand into the metaverse.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 12 months ago

Super Giant Robot Brothers!

Netflix And Reel FX Tease ‘Super Giant Robot Brothers!’, An Animated Series Made With Unreal Engine

“Brave” director Mark Andrews is directing the new series.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

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