-
Marvel and Autodesk team up with The Mill for a new ad on Sphere
Ahead of Autodesk University 2023, “The Marvels” promotion takes over the new Las Vegas landmark, Sphere
News
-
Navigating AU 2023 Digital: What to Watch
Autodesk University is just around the corner and the likes of Artists Equity, The Mill, Mikros Animation, ShadowMachine, and more are getting ready to inspire you. What’s even better? You can snag a free digital pass to be part of all the fun from home. In the midst of a wild array of 600+ learning…
Events
-
Autodesk’s Lead Color Scientist, Doug Walker Honored by SMPTE
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) honored Autodesk’s Doug Walker with the prestigious Natalie M. and Herbert T. Kalmus Medal; Walker was also a co-recipient of the Workflow Systems Medal for OpenColorIO at the 2023 SMPTE Awards Gala. Doug is the Technology Lead for Color Science in the Autodesk Entertainment & Media…
News
-
Bifrost for Autodesk Maya Helps Pixomondo Streamline VFX Creation
Global virtual production and visual effects company Pixomondo uses Bifrost for Autodesk Maya to streamline VFX delivery on many of its tentpole projects including House of the Dragon, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and most recently, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Bifrost is a visual programming environment in Maya used to create procedural simulations and…
Visual Effects
-
OpenUSD: A path to industry-wide VFX interoperability
At SIGGRAPH 2023, an Autodesk Vision Series panel explored Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) and how it fosters open data exchange across the visual effects industry. The panelists, all members of the recently formed Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), discussed how the technology opens the door for seamless connectivity across departments, studios, vendors and devices, helping drive…
Visual Effects
-
Autodesk Vision Series Delves into AI and Its Role in Production
AI in Media & Entertainment panel at SIGGRAPH 2023: From left to right Rachael Appleton, Autodesk; Phil Barrenger, Rising Sun Pictures; Nikola Todorovic, Wonder Dynamics; Jen Hollingsworth, Flawless AI; and Mike Seymour, fxguide. While there is significant hype, and some fear around the use of AI in Hollywood, one thing is clear: AI is paving…
Visual Effects
-
The Media & Entertainment Guide to AU 2023
We’re thrilled to expand AU 2023 to offer a wealth of content for media and entertainment professionals to connect, interact, and discover how top studios around the world use Autodesk's Design & Make Platform to create compelling stories in animation, VFX, games, and design visualization.
Events
-
Untold Studios Raises the Visual Bar with Collaborative Cloud Workflows
Innovation runs in Untold Studios’ DNA. The world’s first fully cloud-based creative studio strives to provide an environment where happy accidents are welcome, even encouraged. This ethos has helped the company attract diverse talent and break new ground in animation and visual effects (VFX). Since launching in 2018, the studio set out to deliver world-class…
Visual Effects
-
Autodesk Flame Adopts Next-Gen Graphics Technology for Increased Performance
With the rise of increasingly complex projects, VFX studios need to iterate faster, increase efficiency, and reduce friction in their pipeline to meet industry demands. By leveraging next-generation graphics technology, artists can run their applications with increased performance to meet their deadlines. In the latest update, Autodesk Flame Family moves to next generation graphics frameworks…
News
-
Connecting Creative Workflows in the Cloud Helps Scale Global Production
How a global team of 1,500 artists collaborated virtually on “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Diana Colella, executive vice president of Media & Entertainment at Autodesk, sat with Ron Ames, a producer on season one of The Amazon Prime series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Ramsey Avery,…
On-Set Production