Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:32:05 -0800 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:32:49 -0800 https://www.awn.com/news/w-t-fx-and-aws-develop-ai-tools-vfx-artists Deal calls for the companies to explore 3 specific areas where AI can meaningfully improve visual effects workflow efficiency and creative iteration. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/w-t-fx-and-aws-develop-ai-tools-vfx-artists Fri, 28 Nov 2025 7:32:05 PST Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/conductor-introduces-cloud-based-rendering-unreal-engine The platform is the first to provide GPU-powered MultiCloud rendering for UE across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and CoreWeave. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/conductor-introduces-cloud-based-rendering-unreal-engine Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:11:36 PDT Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/wonder-dynamics-helps-boxel-studio-embrace-machine-learning-and-ai By integrating the Wonder Studio cloud-based 3D animation and VFX technology into its production pipeline, the creative studio took advantage of new AI and machine-learning-based tools to create 134 creature shots in 6 weeks for the CW’s ‘Superman & Lois.’ Trevor Hogg https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/wonder-dynamics-helps-boxel-studio-embrace-machine-learning-and-ai Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:58:13 PST Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/nvidia-expands-cloud-gaming-geforce-now-app Debuting later this year, app for the Steam Deck will allow gamers to play their favorite PC titles at GeForce RTX quality; GeForce NOW cloud gaming will also be available on Apple Vision Pro spatial computers, Meta Quest 3, and 3S and Pico virtual/mixed-reality devices. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/nvidia-expands-cloud-gaming-geforce-now-app Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:36:36 PST Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/blur-studio-leverages-aws-cloud-rendering-secret-level The studio collaborated with DIGIC Pictures, Axis Animation, Illusorium, Platige, and Goodbye Kansas on the animated anthology series, scaling render capacity while sharing files with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to alleviate rendering challenges. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/blur-studio-leverages-aws-cloud-rendering-secret-level Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:16:07 PST Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/cloud-computing-stifling-creativity-vfx-studios-heres-how-fix-it CoreWeave’s Mac Moore shares how more cloud provider choices give studios leverage to negotiate better, more flexible deals that don’t penalize for multi-cloud usage and enable, not inhibit speed, flexibility, and efficiency.  Mac Moore https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/cloud-computing-stifling-creativity-vfx-studios-heres-how-fix-it Wed, 07 Aug 2024 10:45:20 PDT Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/former-fusefx-cto-and-co-founder-jason-fotter-launches-bind-studio Running on AWS, the studio’s cloud-based platform services promise to streamline setup and configuration for VFX production with flexibility to scale up and down based on production needs. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/former-fusefx-cto-and-co-founder-jason-fotter-launches-bind-studio Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:38:26 PDT Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/aws-deadline-cloud-rendering-service-now-available The customizable and scalable cloud-based system boasts built-in customization tools and popular DCC integrations, offering accelerated production timelines without capacity limitations and no upfront costs. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/aws-deadline-cloud-rendering-service-now-available Wed, 03 Apr 2024 8:06:24 PDT Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/coreweave-releases-new-native-blender-plug-conductor Plug-In offers CoreWeave users faster and easier rendering within creative environments, streamlining Conductor’s use with the open-source 3D software. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/coreweave-releases-new-native-blender-plug-conductor Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:22:28 PST Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/coreweave-completes-conductor-cloud-based-rendering-service-integration Customers can now access expansive compute resources including NVIDIA RTX A5000-A6000 graphic cards for VFX, animation, and motion graphics workloads; check out the demo at SIGGRAPH 2023, running August 6-10 in LA. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/coreweave-completes-conductor-cloud-based-rendering-service-integration Fri, 04 Aug 2023 8:34:23 PDT Do It in the Cloud https://www.awn.com/news/deaddrop-labs-helps-wefx-see-power-aws Cloud specialists help Toronto-based VFX studio adopt a scalable hybrid cloud-based infrastructure built on Amazon Web Services to tackle visual effects work on Apple TV+’s hit futuristic series.   AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/news/deaddrop-labs-helps-wefx-see-power-aws Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:56:31 PST Do It in the Cloud