Monday, August 31, 2015

The Shannara Chronicles Trailer

Check out MTV's trailer for the Shannara Chronicles. We can't wait to see the full series and how the vfx turned out!

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Watch a VFX Breakdown From Marvel’s ‘Agents of SHIELD’

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.​ returns next month! Watch this VFX breakdown of some of the scenes from this past season.

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Friday, August 28, 2015

Fear The Walking Dead's Greg Nicotero On The Differences Between The New Show and The Walking Dead

Greg Nicotero talks about the differences in Fear the Walking Dead vs The Walking Dead. What will we see this Sunday?

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Uber teams with UA on driverless-car research

Will Uber be picking us up in driver-less cars by this time next year?

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

LIDAR and virtual reality are sued to make a digital map of London's 'Mail Rail.' http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a15820/mapping-an-entire-hidden-subway-with-lasers-and-vr/


Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Up for Emmy Nomination

Congratulations to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.​ for their 2nd Emmy nomination.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

YouTube Gaming Set To Go Live Today

YouTube Gaming is set to go live today. It's being described as the go-to destination for anything and everything gaming.

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Motion Capture Services

Watch as Chris sets Evan up for #MotionCapture in this snippet. Do you need motion capture services for your project?


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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

3D scans take us inside a 7.2-metre shark

Museum staff at Museum Victoria have breathed new "life" into a majestic basking shark, offering up an unbelievably detailed 3D scan that takes us inside an ocean giant.

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Lidar Scanning A Vehicle

Ken James, one of our 3D Scan Technicians takes us through the process of scanning a vehicle. #lidar




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Monday, August 24, 2015

The secrets of Daredevil’s seamless effects

fxguide talks to Daredevil's VFX supervisor on the seamless vfx work done throughout the series.

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TNG Visual Effects: 3D Scanning in the US and Canada

What is TNG all about and what services do we offer? Our founder, Nick Tesi takes you through our process in our latest clip. Take a look! #3Dscanning


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Thursday, August 20, 2015

VFX Showreel

Check out Image Engine's showreel for 2015.  

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

1500 year old Hebrew scroll was deciphered using 3D scanning

A 1500 year old Hebrew scroll that had been burnt beyond recognition was deciphered using 3D scanning technology.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Capturing Facial Performance

If you're thinking about facial performance capture, here are some questions to ask yourself when deciding on what system to use.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

Unity Technologies Unveils Vision Virtual and Augmented Reality Summit

A new VR conference is coming and will feature talks and panels on Virtual and Augmented Reality hardware and software development.

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Sam Mendes Will Focus On Origins Of “How Bond Became Bond” With Spectre

How did Bond become Bond?

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Mirada Creates VR Experience for FX’s The Strain

An immersive virtual reality experience was created to promote season two of FX’s horror drama The Strain.

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3D Scans of Lost Michelangelo Statues to Help in Their Preservation

3D scanning is used to help preserve lost Michelangelo statues.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

We Should 3D Scan People

This is an interesting article of the pros and cons of having your body 3D scanned for medical reasons.

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How 3D Scanning Dinosaur Bones Influenced the Look of 'Jurassic Park'

3D scanned dinosaur bones influenced the look of Jurassic Park.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

SIGGRAPH 2015 Pics

It's been a great time at  so far!

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Where Is That Digital Double When You Need It?

Have you thought about 3D scanning your top talent and archiving the raw data until you need it?

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

SIGGRAPH 2015: Immersive Realities (AR/VR) Contest

Who will win the Immersive Realities (AR/VR) Contest tonight at SIGGRAPH 2015?

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New York City: The Worlds Favorite Backdrop

What isn't there to love about New York? The city is alive! And being that it is the hometown of our founder, how could we not have a presence there? We are very mobile and can bring our #3Dscanning service to any set. Give us a call! http://blog.tngvisualeffects.com/new-york-city-the-worlds-favorite-backdrop/

 
 
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Monday, August 10, 2015

STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – The Force Awakens

Have you seen the new VFX shots in this Star Wars tailer?

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SIGGRAPH: Xroads of Discovery

 has begun! What have you been looking forward to seeing the most?

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

New California Production Incentives Should Spur More Jobs in an Already Busy Hollywood

The new California incentives have been creating more jobs in Hollywood and television production has increased. Take a look.

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Exclusive Deadpool Trailer Breakdown

Tim Miller, the Director of #Deadpool breakdowns the trailer and talks us through some of the scenes.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Deadpool Trailer

The #Deadpool trailer is finally out!


Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Fantastic Four Trailer

#FantasticFour comes out on Friday, check out the trailer.

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Autodesk's New Engine Stingray Offers Real-Time Rendering

Check out Autodesk's new engine Stingray. It has real-time rendering and is compatible with 3ds Max and Maya.

Read about all the features here.

 
 
 
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Monday, August 3, 2015

Skin Microstructure Deformation with Displacement Map Convolution

Check out this technique for simulating the appearance of human skin. It's looks incredible.

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Work to be Featured at SIGGRAPH 2015

Here's a peek at the work that will be featured at #SIGGRAPH2015 next week.

 
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