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Really proud of this one. 💾 We’ve been building more and more NAS systems for all sorts of businesses & teams lately — all powered by Unraid or HexOS and designed around Ryzen and 10 Gb networks. Solid, scalable storage makes such a difference to creative workflows — and this post breaks down exactly why. Reach out to South Loop Studios if you’re in need of a custom NAS system. #SouthLoopStudios #CreativeTech #NAS #Infrastructure #Storage

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When it comes to tech in construction, are we building actual solutions? Or shiny new toys? Our friend Alec Thomson, Co-Founder & CEO of Riskcast Solutions sat down with us to give his view from inside the space. Check out the full conversation below https://lnkd.in/gXPbkjMh -- Blue Collar Creative

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Chapter 20: Visions for the Future of Visual Effects. In this episode I look beyond current tools and trends and explore the deeper evolution of the craft. Virtual production merges physical and digital space. Real time engines let directors see worlds as they shoot. Volumetric capture reshapes performance. Intelligent simulation and AI expand what a single Artist can create. The boundaries between departments begin to fade and the entire workflow becomes fluid. But the real future is not defined by technology. It is defined by philosophy. The question shifts from what we can create to why we create it. Visual effects becomes a language of emotion, perception and meaning. This chapter is a call to embrace hybrid thinking. The next generation of Artists will be part scientist, part painter, part storyteller and part philosopher. The future belongs to those who can blend imagination with insight and use technology as a bridge rather than a barrier. If you want to delve deeper, you can find my book, '20 Things You Should Know About Visual Effects', at www.govaere.de/book.html The book is available in English and German.

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Luma AI just dropped Ray3 with an impressive demo promising 4K HDR video. I decided to put it to the test. No cherry-picking, just raw results from 2 hours of use. Site: https://lumalabs.ai/ray 4k download link to watch without compression: https://lnkd.in/eBfte2gX ✨ What stood out: -Interface is smooth you can queue shots and run multiple variants at once. -Cheap to run half of my $30 credit gave me ~100–150 generations, draft mode is a great feature! -Camera motion looks strong. -Fast turnaround. ⚠️ Where it struggles: -720p looks solid, HD is fine but 4K falls apart. The upscale looks more like low-poly CGI than real 4K. -Prompts aren’t followed well. Even simple prompts like “static camera” took multiple retries. -Every usable shot took 6-10 variants. -Close-ups look good, but medium/wide shots suffer from the usual AI quirks. 🔥 What really annoyed me The tech demo on their website looks like absolute fire. Trying to recreate those shots was a bit of a failure. Sure, I managed to get the camera motion and scene in there but only after a shotgun approach of endless iterations. And even then, the image quality never came close to their demo material. It suffers from the same issue as Veo3: amazing marketing, but the actual results require endless “slot machining.” 💡 Takeaway Ray3 has potential the speed and pricing are great but right now, Seedream still delivers stronger results overall for a cheaper price. Curious if anyone else here has tried Ray3 yet. What’s your take? 4k link: https://lnkd.in/eBfte2gX https://lumalabs.ai/ray https://x.com/lumalabsai

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Bending reality in mixed reality (with the Meta Quest 3) Exploring some ideas for mixed reality interactions in this real-time capture. This experiment leverages the Camera API so digital objects can visually acknowledge and interact with their surroundings. The project explores environmental awareness: using refraction based on passthrough to ensure virtual objects feel integrated in the room, while adding liquid-like displacement to create a sense of wonder. Particle-based VFX sample the underlying passthrough color to transform the user's hands and space; spatial mapping then enables the entire room to transition into a virtual environment grounded in the physical. The goal is to see how the digital world can absorb the physical environment rather than just sitting on top of it, making the transition between the two feel less like a seam and more like a fluid state. #MetaQuest3 #MixedReality #XR #SpatialComputing #ComputerVision #InteractionDesign

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Years of progress, and we’ve only scratched the surface. Generative AI isn’t just changing workflows; it’s reshaping what’s possible. The future belongs to those willing to learn, adapt, and build with curiosity—not ego. #GenAI #Innovation #FutureOfCreation #nextgenpipeline #contentcreation #media #entertainment #film #tv #animation #vfx #games #ads #marketing

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🎉 Jellyfish AI Impact now supports Windsurf, a leader in AI-powered coding solutions, offering tools like the Windsurf Editor that blend collaborative, continuous AI assistance with developers' workflows. Together, Windsurf and Jellyfish are changing how AI and humans work together.  Through our robust integration with Windsurf, Jellyfish AI Impact allows joint customers to:  🤖 Measure Windsurf’s impact on overall developer productivity: Analyze how Windsurf solutions like Windsurf Editor impact different engineering workflows and use cases – whether it's building new features, reducing technical debt, or reviewing for code quality and security improvements. 📈 Scale Windsurf adoption across the organization: Identify teams with high engagement to further accelerate development, automate testing, and streamline deployment, then replicate these best practices and implementation strategies company-wide. Learn more about what this integration means for your engineering organization here: https://lnkd.in/ghNguE47

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Studios don’t grow in a straight line. Your software shouldn’t force you to. Rigid systems can slow momentum right when you’re expanding. The Captura ecosystem supports real studio workflows, so you can adopt what you need now and scale when you’re ready. Flexible by design. Built for growth. 👉 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/408eous

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Introducing Atmospheric Search. Mood boards aren’t archives. They’re active tools. Atmospheric Search helps designers navigate visual history using the language of art direction, tone, treatment, process, and cultural context, turning stored references into usable direction.

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Impulse is finally released! Has already been an exciting journey getting to this point, and it's only the beginning. I'm looking forward to seeing what people will be able to create with a tool that brings down the technical barriers to Motion Capture, check out the website if you are interested in learning more! https://lnkd.in/et2gK7cP

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