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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 10 scientific and technical achievements
美國電影藝術與科學學會(Oscars) 共布10項 2017年度”科技成果”獎項, 當中有幾間大製作公司的開發外 , 還有Houdini 及 Nuke 等軟件獲獎 , 頒獎禮將於3月進行 :
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (ACADEMY CERTIFICATES)
– Jason Smith , Jeff White , Rachel Rose , Mike Jutan [BlockParty procedural rigging system @ILM]
– Joe Mancewicz, Matt Derksen , Hans Rijpkema [Rhythm & Hues Construction Kit rigging system ]
– Alex Powell , Jason Reisig , Martin Watt, Alex Wells [Premo character animation system @DreamWorks Animation.]
– Rob Jensen ,Thomas Hahn, George ElKoura, Adam Woodbury , Dirk Van Gelder [ Presto Animation System @ Pixar Animation Studios.]
SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING AWARDS (ACADEMY PLAQUES)
– John Coyle, Brad Hurndell, Vikas Sathaye , Shane Buckham [Shotover K1 Camera System]
– Jeff Lait, Mark Tucker, Cristin Barghiel , John Lynch [Houdini visual effects and animation system]
-Bill Spitzak , Jonathan Egstad ,Abigail Brady, Jon Wadelton , Jerry Huxtable [Nuke compositing system]
– Leonard Chapman , Stanislav Gorbatov , David Gasparian Souhail Issa [Hydrascope telescoping camera crane systems]
ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT (OSCAR STATUETTE)
– Mark Elendt / Side Effects Software [Houdini visual effects and animation system.]
ACADEMY AWARD OF MERIT (OSCAR STATUETTE)
– Jonathan Erland
VR ZONE SHINJUKU: ??Ghost in the Shell: Arise Stealth Hounds”
日本東京 VR ZONE ,將於12月推出 “Ghost in the Shell: Arise Stealth Hounds” VR 遊戲 , 可玩地區達 20m X 12m大 , 容納 8人戰鬥 ( 4 vs 4) , 除了頭部及 手槍 , 背部 ,手及腳都有Tracker , 睇片很吸引
Wacom Unveils Wacom Pro Pen 3D
Wacom 推出 Wacom Pro Pen 3D , 一支獨立購買 , 專為配合3D軟件(如Zbrush/Maya等)使用的Wacom筆, 8,192 級壓力 , 可在Cintiq Pro / intuos Pro M/L 及 Mobile Studios Pro 等繪圖板上使用 . 香港預計於月底到貨 , 零售價預計為 :$849
Microsoft has acquired VR social media company AltspaceVR
Microsoft 收購 VR 社群開發公司 – AltspaceVR , 聲稱擁有三萬多VR用戶的 AltspaceVR 由2013建立 , 到今年7月曾經因為未能籌集新一輪資金而一度關閉 . 今次得到Microsoft 收購 , Microsoft 表明會讓AltspaceVR繼續營運下去
VR device price drop
近日VR裝備分分減價速銷 , 繼Oculus Rift 減到$399美元後 , HTC VIVE 由港幣 $8,199 減至 $6,399 , 而 Sony 亦公布將 PSVR 的兩款同捆裝（攝影機同捆及 All-in-0ne 同捆）的零售價分別由 $3,480 及 $3,980 調低至 $2,988 及 $3,488 !!! 是否入手時機 ? 還是意味有新款將推出呢 ?
A Whole New Game: NVIDIA Research Brings AI to Computer Graphics
NVIDIA 在 SIGGRAPH 2017上發表多項研究 , 當中有透過AI優化角色要部表情處現程序 , 也用上 AI 處理 anti-aliasing 及運算 light paths 等
Faceware Technologies Announces Faceware Live SDK
Faceware 為他們的 real-time 臉部表情動畫製作系統Faceware Live 推出 SDK . 這套 Windowsⓒ Native C++ SDK 可讓研發者建構自己的實時及互動程式 . SDK 包括 :
– Windows Native C++
– High-frame-rate tracking, with no visible latency
– Over 100 APIs developers can use to track and animate faces in real time
– Create facial animation in real time from a person’s face on video
– Tracks 82 landmarks on the face and streams over 40 animation controls
– One second camera-to-face calibration
– SDK can track facial movement from a live camera feed, a video file (e.g .mov file), or an image sequence (e.g. .jpg)
– Works with almost any camera or webcam, including head-mounted cameras
– Easy to adjust camera settings for optimizing the user experience
– Tools to multiply and adjust animation output values to match your characters
– Simulate animation output for easy debugging and testing your character animation before use
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