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MaterialX gets showcase at Siggraph 2017

Latest open tool for the VFX industry will standadize “look” transfer Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) have released the MaterialX Library for computer graphics. MaterialX is an open standard developed by Lucasfilm’s Advanced Development Group and ILM engineers to improve the transfer of rich materials and look-development content between applications and renderers. Originated at Lucasfilm in 2012, MaterialX ...

Randall Newton

Latest open tool for the VFX industry will standadize “look” transfer Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) have released the MaterialX Library for computer graphics. MaterialX is an open standard developed by Lucasfilm’s Advanced Development Group and ILM engineers to improve the transfer of rich materials and look-development content between applications and renderers. Originated at Lucasfilm in 2012, MaterialX has been used by ILM in feature films such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and realtime immersive experiences such as Trials On Tatooine. Workflows at computer graphics production studios require multiple software
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