Produced by Pixar Animation Studios, Inside Out 2 shattered records as both the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time. The hit sequel reunites viewers with protagonist Riley Andersen, who must learn to manage a host of new emotions – including anxiety, envy, embarrassment, and...
Moana 2 was one of the biggest box office hits of 2024, bringing back Auliʻi Cravalho as beloved heroine Moana and Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui as they assemble a crew to find the lost island of Motufetu, break its curse, and reconnect the people of the ocean. Breaking...
Open source software contributed to the making of award winning films like Flow, Dune: Part Two, The Wild Robot, Inside Out 2 and Moana 2.
In the heart of Quebec, a groundbreaking student project is demonstrating how open-source technologies are revolutionizing animation production. “A Beaver’s Tale,” directed by France Rodrigue and William Cardinal at NAD-UQAC, stands as a testament to the transformative power of OpenUSD and other Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) technologies in democratizing high-end...
DreamWorks Animation utilized multiple open source tools in the making of the animated blockbuster "The Wild Robot."
This year’s industry awards, from the Oscars to the Emmys to the BAFTAs and beyond, have recognized a range of eye-popping VFX-driven and animated stories. In film, some of the nominated projects include the futuristic sci-fi battles of The Creator, the multi-colored multiverses of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the death-defying...
Ken Museth, founder of OpenVDB and Chair of the OpenVDB Technical Steering Committee, has been recognized with the ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Award for the creation and continued development of OpenVDB!
OpenVDB Version 10 is now available and introduces OpenVDB Link, a Mathematica interface to OpenVDB.
OpenVDB has adopted NanoVDB to enable faster performance, easier development, and GPU acceleration.
