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Editor's Note
Industry events and trade shows help keep digital
content creators up to date on the latest technologies
and techniques, but the Portugal-held Trojan Horse Was
a Unicorn is more like an experience, meant to reinvigorate
artists and animators.
Spotlight
Products: Xsens' MVN Animate 2018, HP's ZBook x2,
Boxx's Apexx S3, Lenovo's ThinkStation P520 & P520c
and ThinkPad P52s
News: Multiple displays increase productivity, study finds
Review
Boxx's Apexx 4 workstation
A Night to Remember
Disney•Pixar's Coco honors
Mexican culture with a
joyful, heartwarming
CG animated feature.
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2017 Curtain Call
Studios prepare their
visual effects and
animated features for
awards season.
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POSTMAGAZINE.COM
See it in Post
| Director & VFX super on Thor: Ragnarok
| Blade Runner 2049 audio
| Picture & sound restoration
| Annual Post Party roundup
| Subtle Foley details adds story depth
The Story Behind
the Story
Cinesite Studios animates
Sony Pictures Animation's
unique twist on the
Nativity story.
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Power to
the People
Processors, the
driving force behind
the workstation
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Digital DNA
How MPC is leading the
race to digital humans with
a photoreal character for
Blade Runner 2049.
Hammer Time!
Studios pound out
amazing visual effects
for the live-action
feature Thor: Ragnarok.
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SPECIAL Report
Workstations
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