Maxon, the developers of professional 3D modeling, animation, rendering and motion design software solutions, have announced the speaker lineup and schedule for its upcoming 3D and Motion Design Show for SIGGRAPH 2022. Taking place all day from Tuesday, August 9th to Thursday, August 11th, this supersized show is packed with presentations from 13 incredible speakers, with specialized experience across a variety of industries including feature films, automotive, sports graphics, and video games. The presenters will be showcasing how users can improve their workflows across a range of motion design, animation, and visual effects using the Maxon suite of tools. With demonstrations of new features in Cinema 4D S26, videos featuring Red Giant effects, Sci-Fi Loops and Robots, and more, there truly is something for everyone at this month’s show.

Brainstorm has coordinated the European Project AdMiRe "Advanced Mixed Realities" funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme. This R&D project is focused on the development and validation of Mixed Reality solutions to allow audiences to participate in TV shows as if they were physically there.

Streamland Media has announced that award-winning Ingenuity Studios is now part of its global post-production offerings. With four locations in the US and Canada, Ingenuity Studios further expands Streamland Media’s offerings to content creators worldwide, which include customized services from its picture division, Picture Shop; visual effects division, Ghost VFX; sound division, Formosa Group; and marketing division, Picture Head.

World leader in motion capture, Vicon, has today launched its new ground-breaking flagship camera range, Valkyrie, delivering the world’s highest quality motion capture system for the visual effects (VFX) sector.

Designed to work in harmony with Vicon’s powerful software solution for VFX – Shgun – Valkyrie completes a true best-of-breed ecosystem for motion capture users.

Ahead of SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Autodesk is teaming up with leading industry studios and creatives to host a virtual Vision Series on August 3^rd and 4^th. From crafting the magical world of “Hogwarts Legacy,” to developing adrenaline-charged racing for “Forza: Horizon 5,” Autodesk’s Vision Series lineup will offer behind-the-scenes looks at top project workflows, while highlighting the use of Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, Arnold, Flame, and ShotGrid to streamline production across film, TV, and games. The two-day schedule includes sessions with leading creatives from WB Games Avalanche, Playground Games, Crafty Apes, IGNITE Animation Studios, Crater Studio, Megalis VFX, edstudios, and more, with content available for free to all registered attendees.

As part of the company’s continuing effort to add value to its subscription offerings, Maxon is pleased to announce the addition of 50+ 4K premium tiled textures to the Maxon Capsules collection, designed to bring photorealism to artists’ renderings by adding minor flaws to the surfaces of 3D objects. The greyscale maps feature a mix of scratches, dust specs, smudges, fingerprints, hairs, residue, isolated fingerprints, all scanned from real surfaces and meticulously tiled. The Surface Imperfections Volume 1 texture library was created by David Gruwier and has been licensed by Maxon for immediate royalty-free use by all Cinema 4D and Maxon One subscribers.

Mo-Sys Engineering (www.mo-sys.com), a world leader in Virtual Production, Remote Production and Image Robotics, today announces that it has released a new line-up of guided Virtual Production training courses. This improved extensive programme has been carefully developed and will be delivered by Mo-Sys' Academy at its London HQ through summer 2022.

Blackmagic Design today announced that a Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K digital film camera was used to capture visual effects (VFX) plates for the HBO drama series “The Gilded Age.” VFX Supervisor Lesley Robson-Foster also used a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K as a witness camera for the period drama that transports New York City back to 1882.

Vicon, a world leader in motion measurement, has been awarded multiple contracts by virtual production, visualisation, and visual effects company Pixomondo to power its award-winning virtual production solutions.

At FMX 2022, Autodesk is hosting a virtual Vision Series to showcase top industry achievements and highlight workflow insights to help artists better manage modern production challenges. Industry luminaries from EA Games, Rising Sun Pictures, Axis Studios, Inner-Freak, Lucid Games, and more will join Autodesk on May 6^th during a full day of virtual sessions. This year’s lineup will include in-depth discussions on industry trends; recent high-profile work; and workflow breakdowns with tips and tutorials for Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, Arnold, and ShotGrid. 

Autodesk’s Flame Family of products now runs on Amazon Web Services (AWS), empowering creative teams to deliver professional-grade content fast and securely, virtually from anywhere. Flame on the cloud debuts in a feature-rich update to Autodesk Flame, Flare, and Flame Assist, along with enhanced HDR and animation workflows to help artists achieve high-end VFX that exceed client and audience expectations.

Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, will showcase Suite 5 at NAB (booth N2608), the latest version of its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio. Suite 5, available now for all Brainstorm users, includes a plethora of new features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding an even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. These enhancements will streamline the ability of our clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless if they are using LED videowalls or chroma sets to produce virtual content. 

Mo-Sys Engineering a world leader in virtual production, remote production, and image robotics, has formed a powerful new partnership with VFX World (https://vfxworld.co.uk/), a leader in on-set VFX solutions for cinematic productions.

Autodesk has unveiled a series of feature-loaded updates to its portfolio of 3D tools for artists working in the film, television, games, and design visualization industries. New solutions in Maya, 3ds Max, Bifrost, and Arnold debut today, adding next-gen workflows that expedite artists’ work and help creative teams deliver high-quality VFX and animated content with greater ease and efficiency.

Foundry release Voices Behind the Tech - a series of video interviews highlighting the career paths of the people that advance VFX, CGI, and Animation technology.