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Metahuman Animator Metahuman Animator

Epic Games Unveils Metahuman Animator, A Potential Game Changer For Automated Facial Animation And Lip Sync

The new tech eliminates the need for bespoke facial motion capture technology, making it possible to accomplish with only an iPhone.

By Amid Amidi | 3 days ago

Aaron Blaise Aaron Blaise

Disney Vet Aaron Blaise Answers The Question: “Is AI Animation Going To Put Me Out Of A Job?”

The ‘Brother Bear’ director reacts to a recent viral video that claims to be animated using AI.

By Jamie Lang | 1 week ago

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Dreamworks’ Rendering Software Moonray, Used On ‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ And ‘The Bad Guys,’ Is Now Available Open Source

After being announced last year, Moonray was made available to the public today as open source for general access.

By Jamie Lang | 2 weeks ago

Kidaverse Fast Facts

Genius Brands To Launch Its First AI Animated Series Next Month

The company is using ChatGPT, among other technologies, and claims that AI will also be used for images, voices, and animation.

By Amid Amidi | 1 month ago

Krikey.ai

Stable Diffusion Is Launching An AI Text-To-Animation Tool In Partnership With Krikey

Krikey says that AI animation can be “the foundation of the next creator economy.”

By Amid Amidi | 1 month ago

Nothing, Forever

This AI-Generated Animated ‘Seinfeld’ Stream Has Gone Viral On Twitch

‘Nothing, Forever’ went live on Twitch in December, and has been streaming non-stop ever since.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Netflix Faces Backlash After Using AI Software To Create Backgrounds For An Animated Short

Artists quickly dismissed the company’s claim of animation labor shortages and questioned the ethics of image-generating software.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

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 months 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 months 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 | 3 months 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 | 4 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 | 5 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 | 7 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 | 7 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 | 7 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 | 8 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 | 10 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 | 10 months ago

LottieFiles

Lottiefiles Raises $37 Million Series B Funding

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

By Jamie Lang | 11 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 | 12 months ago

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