graphics
3D model provider CGTrader raises $9.5M Series B led by Evli Growth Partners
3D model provider CGTrader has raised $9.5 million in a Series B funding led by Finnish VC fund Evli Growth Partners, alongside previous investors Karma Ventures and LVV Group. Ex-Rovio CEO Mikael Hed
mmhmm, Phil Libin’s new startup, acquires Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit
Virtual meetings are a fundamental part of how we interact with each other these days, but even when (if!?) we find better ways to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, many think that they will be here t
Disney Research neural face-swapping technique can provide photorealistic, high-resolution video
A new paper published by Disney Research in partnership with ETH Zurich describes a fully automated, neural network-based method for swapping faces in photos and videos — the first such method t
This room-sized LED egg captures amazing 3D models of the people inside it
Capturing human performances in high-definition 3D is a complicated proposition, and among the many challenges is getting the lighting right. This impressive new project from Google researchers puts t
Nvidia’s $2,999 Titan V is a 110 teraflop GPU for AI processing
Nvidia cards are the de facto standard for running machine learning workloads and today, the company added yet another high-end compute-centric card to its line-up: the Titan V. This card, which is ba
Crunch Report | Super Mario Run Hits the App Store
Super Mario Run is now in the App Store, Instagram passes 600 million users, Facebook hits fake news where it hurts, Facebook releases a bunch of overlays and stickers for Messenger and Tom Wheeler is
Pinscreen launches with high-tech distractions for a nerve-wracking election
Pinscreen says it has developed a system for generating what can be photorealistic three-dimensional images from a single scan. While the technology's current applications involved distorted faces for
UK graphics company Imagination Technologies is laying off 350 as it feels the iPhone pinch
Smartphone sales are slowing down, and it looks like Apple might see its first iPhone sales decline in the next quarter. That pinch is now being felt by one of Apple’s key suppliers. UK comp
Wacom’s New WILL Project Aims To Make A New Universal Computing Language Out Of Digital Ink
Leading digital graphics and input company Wacom has launched an ambitious new project that aims to universalize digital ink across platforms and devices. Project WILL (Wacom Ink Layer Language) wants
Nvidia Brings Kepler To Mobile, Offers Same Graphics Power As iPad 4 With One-Third The Battery Drain
At the SIGGRAPH conference going on this week, Nvidia has made a potentially huge announcement regarding the future of mobile gaming: the company is bringing its Kepler graphics architecture to mobile
Wacom Cintiq 22HD Vs. Modbook Pro: Screen Real Estate Takes On Portability For The Digital Artist
Tablets are everywhere these days thanks to the iPad, but they lack a certain finesse necessary for fine digital arts work. That's where longtime players like Wacom and Modbook still excel. Recently,
From W to X to Wayland
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/twm-620x465.png" alt="" title="twm" />Ars Technica has a terrific <a href="http://arstechnica.com/open-source/guides/2011/03/the-linux-gr
Nintendo 3DS graphics chipset revealed
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_98471.jpg" />While Nintendo is normally very closed-mouthed about the actual hardware used in their systems, there has been some news
NVIDIA eyeing netbook market, waiting for evolution
Ah, graphics. One of the present-day netbook’s Achilles’ heels. While NVIDIA struck a deal earlier this year with VIA to work on its netbook-friendly “Nano” processors, it appears that the gra
XDepth Raw works as both JPEG and RAW
Interesting. I’ve always wondered when a lossless compression scheme for RAW shots would become popular — there’s already Rawzor, but it’s not the same idea. This XDepth Raw fo
New, easier technique for capturing high-res textures
http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/980795828 I’m no asset creation specialist, but from what I’ve heard it’s not that difficult to get textures, although mak
ATI's Radeon 4870 hit NVIDIA so hard their prices fell down
Damn, when I first heard about the GeForce 260 and 280 I thought it was checkmate. No one expected much of the new line of Radeons in the first place given ATI’s lackluster offerings lately, and
Matrox comes out of its cave, offers new video cards
You may remember Matrox. They were a significant competitor back in the days when the graphics card scene was TNT2 vs. Voodoo3. The dark horse was always Matrox, whose dual-display-oriented cards alwa
Wii middleware makers: Step up to the graphical plate, developers
High Voltage Software are calling out Wii developers for not putting enough graphical oomph in their Wii games. High Voltage’s new Quantum3 engine supports many advanced graphical effects not be
NVIDIA introduces new GPUs, motherboard as part of 'fastest GeForce platforms ever'
If you’ve got $600 burning a hole in your pocket, maybe head on down to your nearby electronics superstore and throw down for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2. It’s got 256 processing cores on