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Adobe Kills Flash Name, Rebrands It As Animator-Friendly Animate CC
Adobe’s new Animate CC is making strides to be more animator-friendly, but is it too little, too late?
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Drawing Tablets Head-to-Head: iPad Pro/Pencil vs. Surface Pro vs. Wacom Cintiq Companion
What’s the right drawing tablet for you?
Sergio Pablos Project ‘Klaus’ Is Moving Forward with Toon Boom as Tech Partner
“Klaus,” a hand-drawn all-ages holiday comedy, is anticipating a 2019 release.
Another Animator-Friendly Tablet: Microsoft Unveils Surface Pro 4 Line
The tablet wars are heating up, and the winners are artists and animators.
Pixar Artists Test Drive The Apple Pencil — What Do They Think About It?
Will animation artists incorporate the new Apple Pencil stylus into their production workflows?
Disney And Others Bet on Virtual Reality With $65 Million Investment in Jaunt
With the backing of major corporations like Disney and the Chinese government, virtual reality start-up Jaunt is now one of the most well funded companies in VR content creation.t
Watch Glen Keane Draw Ariel and the Beast in 3D
Former Disney animator Glen Keane has become an unlikely evangelist for bridging the gap between traditional drawing and new technologies.
Disney Explains Its Powerful New Hyperion Rendering Engine
Disney Animation made a fun and informative film explaining the new renderer it used on “Big Hero 6” and the upcoming “Zootopia.”
Oculus Creative Director Saschka Unseld: “It Feels Like We’re in Film School Again”
After directing Pixar’s “Blue Umbrella,” Saschka Unseld has moved into the world of VR filmmaking.
Oculus TD Max Planck: “We Want to Inspire the Virtual Reality ‘Citizen Kane'”
Challenges and lessons learned from interactive animation storytelling.
Oculus Debuts ‘Henry,’ An Immersive Virtual Reality Short
Interactive, immersive animation experiences are now a reality.
With Mixamo Acquisition, Adobe Gives 3D Animation To All
Designers using Creative Cloud now have easy access to CG characters and animation tools.
Anime Studio Pro Targets Industry Pros with Launch of Major Upgrade
Anime Studio Pro has introduced frame-by-frame animation capabilities to complement its existing cut-out animation system.
Ex-DreamWorkers Aim to Make Animation Production Easier Than Ever With Nimble Collective
Their new cloud-enabled platform will allow indie producers to make work faster and more efficiently.
Unreal Encourages Filmmakers To Use Its Game Engine
Unreal’s game development toolset is now free for filmmakers and artists.
Toon Boom Launches Harmony 12 and Introduces Subscription Pricing
The same software used by Disney and Cartoon Network is now available as low as $15 per month.
Adobe Character Animator Lets You Animate With Your Face
A new Adobe program allows you to animate using just a microphone, a webcam, and your face.
Pixar’s Powerful RenderMan Rendering Software is Now Free
Pixar’s RenderMan software has been used in the creation of all its films, as well as blockbusters like “The Lego Movie,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and “Interstellar.”
Maya Will Become Subscription-Only Software in 2016
Autodesk, the developer of Maya computer graphics software, offered new details yesterday about its transition to a subscription-only software model.
Wacom Introduces 27-Inch Monster Cintiq
Wacom raised some eyebrows yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas when they announced a new flagship pair of tablets—the Cintiq 27QHD and the Cintiq 27QHD Touch.
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