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Category: Visual Effects and CGI
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Roundup: VFX Tools & Talks, VES publishes on-set data guide, and more.
Industry Workflows, Guides, and Events this week: The Visual Effects Society has published the On-Set VFX Data Collection and Usage Guide, a standardized playbook for; and SIGGRAPH 2026’s initial Production Sessions lineup features…
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Roundup: Behind-the-Scenes VFX Breakdowns, RISE Fallout Destroys LA Politely, and more.
Behind-the-Scenes VFX Breakdowns this week: RISE VFX delivered 244 shots for Fallout Season 2, facing a significant scale increase over Season 1 with the same; and This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete…
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Roundup: VFX Software Updates, InstaMAT and InstaLOD Go Native on Linux, and more.
New Software Releases and Updates this week: Abstract has released native Linux previews of its material authoring software InstaMAT and geometry optimization; and Abstract has released native Linux support for its InstaLOD and InstaMAT…
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Roundup: Capital, Netflix Inc ‘ 600m Acquisition InterPositive, and more.
Capital, Mergers, And Market Moves this week: This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal to track: ## Overview of the; and This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete…
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Roundup: Industry Moves, Netflix eyes historic LA studio lot, and more.
Creators, Talent, And Leadership this week: This matters for Film and TV Development because it gives a concrete current signal to track: – **Bidding Exit**; and This matters for Visual Effects and CGI because it gives a concrete current…
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Roundup: AI Reshaping Film Production, Beeble adds green screen AI model, and more.
AI, Automation, And Platform Shifts this week: Beeble has integrated the CorridorKey model into its cloud-based Background Remover tool, offering a specialized; and USC, NYU Tisch, and Chapman are formalizing generative AI training in…
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Roundup: VFX artistry under the hood, the science of creature animation, and more.
Industry insights and VFX artist spotlights this week: Senior animation directors from DNEG and Framestore detail the practical constraints and creative compromises in; and A retrospective on three landmark VFX achievements—Terminator 2’s…
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Roundup: VFX & 3D Tools, Maxon ships C4D 2026.2 with iPad beta, and more.
New software and tools for 3D and VFX artists this week: Maxon has released Cinema 4D 2026.
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Roundup: VFX Breakdowns, How One Piece’s CG Chopper Sailed In, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns for films and shows this week: The second season of Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ expands the visual effects scope with 3,800 shots, up from 2,300 in; and The Third Floor has released a previs and postvis reel for…