When it comes to visual effects and animation, most of the attention understandably goes to the work artists do in creative platforms like Maya and 3ds Max. But when it comes to getting that creative work onto the screen—and scaling your production pipeline to keep up with growing production demands—the renderer you choose makes a big difference. It’s all about balancing your quality needs against available compute power, rendering time, and human hours. READ MORE >

Great AU classes don’t just happen—they’re carefully conceived, crafted, revised, rehearsed, and presented. The process takes months—from initial submission in the Call for Proposals through mentorship, feedback, and execution. And the action continues even after the presentation, as many speakers continue to respond to comments and questions on their class pages on the AU website. READ MORE >

Autodesk CTO Raji Arasu (left) and Charlene Li of Altimeter (right) discuss convergence and digital transformation at AU 2021. Digital transformation is hardly new. It’s been around for as long as we’ve had digital technology. Yet the nature of digital transformation changes over time, along with the technology itself. READ MORE >

In 1997, delegates from 192 UN countries, territories, and other parties gathered for the third UN Climate Change Conference. Their aim was to get all participants to officially acknowledge two things: first, that climate change was taking place and, second, that it was caused by CO2 and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activity. The Conference of Parties (COP) that govern the conference then issued a resolution, the Kyoto Protocol, that set emissions reduction targets and defined other actions for the parties involved. That was COP3. READ MORE >

This interview is part of a series featuring the members of our diverse AU community, from speakers and conference attendees to forum participants and online commenters. You are AU. READ MORE >