Dreamscapes Challenge Winners Announced!

The studio polygoniq has announced the top 3 winners and the community pick for their 3D challenge 'Dreamscapes', which intends to show dreams that include the iconic Ford Victoria car. Congratulations to all the winners! Fox Renderfarm, as the leading cloud rendering service provider and render farm in the CG industry, was honored to sponsor this challenge. Let's see who are the final winners.The 1st Place Winner: nossa.camera@ nossa.cameraThe 2nd Place Winner: WebboThe 3rd Place Winner: Hhkkh© HhkkhCommunity Pick: lynx09All of the works are eye-catching and creative! If you want to be informed about the next 3D challenge, you can join polygoniq's Discord.

Animated Live-Action Movie 'IF' Coming to Theaters

It's probably a scenario that every child fantasizes about, where their imaginary friends appear in reality and play with them, and 'IF' is a live-action animated comedy movie that tells such a story. It was directed and written by John Krasinski, starring Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw and featuring the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell.Image from Paramount Pictures'IF' follows a girl who discovers she can see everyone's imaginary friends and how she uses this superpower to embark on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.You can watch 'IF' in theaters this May 17th. Check out the trailer first:Source: Paramount PicturesIf you're interested in animation and visual effects, you might want to check out Fox Renderfarm - the leading cloud rendering services provider and render farm in the CG industry. Fox Renderfarm has provided cloud rendering services to countless visual effects and animation studios, allowing them to get the best quality results in the shortest time. A $25 free trial is available to let you speed up the rendering of your 3D projects.

Achieving Cinematic Visuals: The RenderMan 26 Advantage

Pixar Animation Studios has once again pushed the boundaries of rendering technology with the release of RenderMan 26. This latest update brings a suite of advancements that are set to transform the animation and VFX industry.Revolutionary XPU RenderingImage from PixarRenderMan 26 is primarily powered by the improved XPU rendering technology. With its ability to bridge the rendering gap between CPU and GPU, it offers artists a level of speed and flexibility never before possible. Artists can now render complicated scenes faster and with more interactivity thanks to changes to light support and camera controls combined with adaptive sampling.Interactive Denoising: A Game-ChangerImage from PixarFor rendering procedures, the advent of an interactive machine learning denoiser is revolutionary. This feature speeds up the decision-making process for artists by drastically cutting down on iteration times without sacrificing image quality.Core Performance EnhancementsImage from PixarAdditionally, RenderMan 26 offers fundamental enhancements that boost performance in all areas. Regardless of how complicated the scene is, artists may work more effectively thanks to faster instancing and enhanced texture read parallelism.Stylized Looks: Unleashing CreativityImage from PixarSignificant updates have been made to the Stylized Looks toolbox, giving artists more creative freedom and an easier-to-use interface. This toolbox opens up a world of creative possibilities by enabling the development of distinctive, non-photorealistic renders.Accessible to AllRenderMan 26 is available to individual artists, researchers, and students working on non-commercial projects, so it's not just for huge firms. It's an investment in efficiency and quality, with annual maintenance costing $250 and individual licenses costing $595.RenderMan 26 is evidence of Pixar's dedication to rendering as both an art and a science, as the company continues to innovate. The official RenderMan website provides all the necessary resources for individuals who want to investigate these new features.As a leading cloud rendering service provider and render farm, Fox Renderfarm also supports RenderMan rendering. Fox Renderfarm is now offering a free $25 trial to all new registrants, so let's start rendering!Source: Pixar