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Image Engine puts their investment up front, making the alien credible

A custom IK solver is the secret behind some of Hollywood’s new class of other-worldly CG characters.In the world of computer graphics for entertainment, a key but little-known element in the creation chain is the IK Solver. An Inverse Kinematic solver is used to rotate and position linked elements. The Solver places control elements, which…

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Burst Licensing Helps PipelineFX Hit Education License Milestone

Two-thousand rendering servers and workstations now managed by Qube! render farm management software; burst licensing new hallmark of finals routine. PipelineFX education customers have purchased 2,000 licenses of Qube!, making it the most widely used render farm management software for visual arts programs worldwide. Nearly 200 universities now trust Qube! to automate their render queues…

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Method completes Avengers-themed Samsung spot

- PIPELINEFX CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT : METHOD STUDIOS - Method Studios recently completed work on a theatrical spot for Samsung that ties into the release of the new Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron film. The :60 cinema spot shows the similarities between the new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones and the Avengers’ familiar weapons.…

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Image Engine Tames “Chappie” Renders with Qube!

“Qube! can deliver a lot of hard data about your farm and we mine it all,” said Gino del Rosario, Head of Technology at Image Engine. No Crashes and Customized Render Farm Management Tools Efficiently Produce 500K+ Render Jobs for the Film How many CPU minutes does it take to make 1,000 VFX shots for “Chappie”?…

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Render Farm Management for Digital Media Pipelines

“We’ve rendered over 5 million jobs and still counting…” - ReelFX

Image Engine puts their investment up front, making the alien credible

Method completes Avengers-themed Samsung spot

Image Engine Tames “Chappie” Renders with Qube!

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