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.
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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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.’
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.
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.
Lottiefiles Raises $37 Million Series B Funding
The company envisions its Lottie format as a replacement for GIFs.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
