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Motion matters when finessing the creative look of a project

Titanic will be remastered using Pixelworks’ TrueCut Motion platform. (Source: Lightstorm Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, and 20th Century Fox)   In December 2021, Pixelworks, known for its motion grading tools, launched the TrueCut Motion imaging solution, ...

Will AXG survive Gelsinger’s axe?

  Intel’s financial report revealed two hard-to-ignore situations. In a quarter where the company reported a loss combined with dropping margins and sales, Pat Gelsinger also jettisoned several non-essential business units that contributed to the ...

Weak demand for LCD monitors gets weaker

(Source: Coasterpedia)   A number of industries have been on a roller-coaster ride of late with all the ups, downs, and loop-the-loops. The latest to ride: LCD monitors. For the first half of 2022, global ...

Intel Q2 2022 financial results

Q2’22 was a rocky quarter for Intel. Network and Edge Group and Mobileye achieved record quarterly revenue. Meanwhile, Client Computing Group and Datacenter and AI Group were impacted by adverse market conditions. The company revised ...

Reimagining the esports experience

Esports is legit and growing in popularity. Schools have formed esports teams. Colleges are offering courses, and at least one even a degree, in esports. And why not? Competing is fun, and it is big ...

Testing Google Stadia unscientifically on a spotty 5G mobile connection

As part of my research duties, I try to keep at least one iteration of each video game platform category active in my office environment. Google Stadia is the current test bed for the cloud ...

Hyphy has a solution to 8K display issues

A favorite area of the Display Week show is the iZone, which provides a way for small start-ups or not-yet-commercial research projects to show what they are doing with a low level of financial commitment. ...

SIGGRAPH 2022 to showcase the latest innovations in digital art focusing on health

RAY bridges intelligent visualization with cameraless photography (Rayograph) to engage audiences with an interactive poetic experience that conveys meanings. (Source: “RAY” © Weidi Zhang)   SIGGRAPH 2022 will take place at the Vancouver Convention Center ...

How game companies are using NFTs

The Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of NFTs, is the face of this new Web3 industry. (Source: BAYC)    NFTs are opening huge avenues for revenue in the modern video game market. Developers are ...

Xi has Threadripper PRO 5000WX series workstations starting at $1,829

  Xi Computer, one of the oldest and most advanced manufacturers of high-performance CAD workstations, today announced the latest version of their award-winning MTower workstations equipped with the 5000 series of AMD Threadripper processors, available ...

Omid Rahmat joins Jon Peddie Research as EVP

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) today announced the appointment of industry veteran Omid Rahmat as executive vice president. Rahmat is a senior executive with broad experience in starting and managing hardware and software companies in the ...

Cerulean Labs unveils Spaces v2

Spaces is a sketch-based design tool that maintains a database of building information. (Source: Cerulean Labs)   Spaces takes designers back to the sketch where ideas begin and lets designers loft their designs to create ...