Maya CG Whales

Monday, 28 November 2005

Eridia presents an awesome CG pod of whales in close proximity, without even getting wet.

Eridia specializes in 3D character animation, and special effects. Founded in 1996, and originally identified as a web agency, Eridia has specialized in computer-generated images since 2000. In 2002, Eridia was awarded the grand prize for its short 3D film “The Big Family” at Annecy’s Festival of International Projects.

"Humpback whale" is an independent Eridia project. It started life as a simple tutorial for the members of the Maya Club Paris hosted by Eridia. The aim was to show how to create, animate and render a simple character using the new features of Maya 7.

Eridia

MPC licenses 'FlowLine' fluid system

Wednesday, 23 November 2005

The Moving Picture Company makes waves with Flowline Fire and Water simulation software.

The London based VFX house, The Moving Picture Company (MPC) has licensed 'FlowLine' - a fluid simulation system developed by Munich based VFX house Scanline, which simulates and renders photo-real fire and water. MPC and Scanline are working together on integrating FlowLine into MPC's large-scale production pipeline. MPC has elected to work with Scanline to continue ongoing internal R&D focus on the development of its in-house character/creature pipeline.

The new Flowline fluid dynamics simulator is taking the VFX world by storm!

Moving Picture Company
FlowLine
Scanline VFX Reel
Scaneline RnD Reel

Pixar RenderMan for Maya

Wednesday, 09 November 2005

Pixar RenderMan is arguably the ubiquitous renderer for the feature film visual effects industry, but is also quite expensive and requires much technical knowledge to run effectively. With RenderMan for Maya, Pixar has made PRMan (PhotoRealistic RenderMan) available to individual artists at a lower cost, with full integration into Alias Maya. According to Pixar, "If you've been looking for an affordable, easy way to get RenderMan, your wait is over."

RenderMan for Maya