The slithery spotted eel isn’t really swimming over you, and you’re not surrounded by a school of light blue fish. But it sure feels that way as you plunge into Expedition Reef, the new planetarium show at the California Academy of Sciences. The San Francisco museum’s GPU-powered coral reef experience immerses viewers in a dramatic 3D…
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Qube! and Microsoft Azure save Qvisten
PipelineFX's intelligent render farm manager integrates with Microsoft Azure to help top Scandinavian animation studio complete “Anchors Up,” a new, nautical CG feature At the start of 2017, Qvisten Animation's new project was in danger of running aground. With just six months until deadline, less than 1% of Anchors Up, its nautical-themed CG feature, had…
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Ant Farm Creates 5K Ident for Amazon
The LA-based creative agency used PipelineFX’s intelligent render farm manager, Qube!, to create the logo animation shown in films like Oscar-winner ‘Manchester by the Sea. Founded in Los Angeles in 1996, Ant Farm is one of the world’s leading full-service entertainment and advertising agencies -- creating, marketing, and distributing content for a diverse client portfolio.…
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DHX Media Keeps Rendering Costs in Check with Qube!’s Metered Licensing
Given DHX Media’s intensive production schedule – the company consistently produces around 13 minutes of fully rendered animation a night – a rock-solid render management solution is also essential. “When you have as tight a schedule as we do, even two hours of downtime can take days to recover from,” points out Joshua Bretag, Senior…
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