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Day 1 Recap

It is said, it takes a village to make a movie. The same applies to getting a conference together. Day 1 of the DigiPro + The Pipeline Conference was a memorable one and the chairs, committee members, and volunteers are a happy bunch. Here is a picture from the end of day 1 check-in of …

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TPC 2021 Talk // CyberSecurity in a Post-COVID World

With the majority of workers working remotely, security has become a concern like never before. In this talk Spencer Stephens shares MovieLab’s research into cybersecurity, production technology and cloud workflows. July 28th, 12:00 -12:40 PDT – Introduction to MovieLabs. Who we are. What we do.– The MovieLabs 2030 vision of the future of media production– …

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TPC 2021 Talk // Pipeline Outside M&E: Airbus and the Data-Driven Pipeline

Deep learning requires the use of a huge amount of training data to develop and test a successful neural network model that generalizes well. Several public datasets are already available for different kinds of object recognition and autonomous cars, but none exist for aeronautic applications. We present a data-driven pipeline for the creation of synthetic …

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TPC 2021 Talk // Wizart DCC Platform in Production

This talk focuses on how Wizart Animation completely transformed their pipeline and moved their development towards USD, evolving their in-house USD editor and using its extensibility to make an animated feature. July 27th, 10:40 – 11:20 PDT As an indie animation studio for Netflix’s Secret Magic Control Agency, we completely transformed our pipeline and moved …

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TPC 2021 Talk // Pipeline for Pipelines: DevOps for pipeline development

Development workflow often succumbs to inefficiencies and neglect over the long-term, therefore many studios realize the value of DevOps, and this talk will take a look at some of the DevOps practices at a few studios and the ROI they provide. Tuesday, July 27th 13:20 – 14:00 PDT Pipeline developers are often exclusively focused on …

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TPC 2021 Panel // Women in Pipeline

A panel of women currently working in pipeline at major companies like, ILM, Disney Animation, and MPC, discuss what it means to be a woman working in pipeline. July 27th, 12:00 pm – 12:40 pm Learn more about our panelists and their colleagues by reading the articles below. https://www.moving-picture.com/news/inside-mpc-global-pipeline-team https://d23.com/disney-animation-makes-womens-history-while-making-raya-and-the-last-dragon/ Link to full schedule for …