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Animal Logic launches USDMAYA Plugin as Open Source
Animal Logic 在SIGGRAPH 2017公布將他們開發的 USDMAYA (AL_USDMaya) 外卦公開為開源資料 , USDMAYA 是個可在Maya 使用的強勁編輯及處理 Pixar 的 Universal Scene Description (USD)檔案工具 !!

Nurulize Unveils Disruptive VR Development Tools
Nurulize 宣佈將推出兩款 VR 開發工具 Atom View 及 Nu Design
?iCG Forum?jGame concept artist – Jonathan Lo
【CG 討論區】近日多了點作品分享 , 請多點支持 !! 其中 Game concept artist – Jonathan Lo (阿福) 努力作多段繪畫影片 ~~請支持一下 !!!!
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
CINEMA 4D RELEASE 19
Maxon 推出 CINEMA 4D RELEASE 19 , 加強Viewport能力 , 支援 screen-space reflections 及實時depth of field等 , 以及強化遊戲製作工具 .
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
他們將會在 SIGGRAPH 2017 中披露更多

RenderMan 21.5 Release
PIXAR 的皇牌Renderer軟件- RenderMan 21.5推出 – 強調要快 !! 毛髮rendering 及 新的Path Traced Subsurface scattering

Maya 2018 has arrived !
Autodesk 推出 Maya 2018 , 加強 Viewport 2.0 , 新UV Editor , MASH Dynamics , 部功能都是來自Update 3