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Driving Machine-Learning and Computer-Vision Algorithms Through Synthetic Data

Tuesday, 1 August, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center - Room 409A

Future of Studios & VFX in the Cloud

Tuesday, 1 August, 10:30 am - 11:30 am, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center - Room 409A

The scalability & getting licenses quickly to render frames has been a challenges for every studio and that's one we are aiming to solve with the Azure Rendering Platform. How? Come to listen to our launch licensing partners, Autodesk including Arnold & Maya support; Chaos Group with V-Ray.

Learn how the Azure Batch Rendering Service will alleviate your scalability pains and hear from a leading Norwegian studio utilizing Azure Batch.

Secure Burst Rendering to the Microsoft Cloud

Tuesday, 1 August, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center - Room 409A

Extraordinary trust is required if you’re going to render top-tier content in the public cloud. Learn how you can configure Microsoft Azure for secure VFX workflows and hear how one studio—Jellyfish Pictures—has used it to optimize burst capacity and save costs!

Past and Future: The Journey From Static to Elastic Infrastructure

Wednesday, 2 August, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center - Room 409A

The biggest sea change in decades for Visual Effects and Animation is being ushered in by cloud computing. The cloud is impacting how productions are run, and how businesses are structured. Is it possible to evaluate the cloud’s value, and the opportunities it presents, using traditional methods? Or do we need to invent new ways of looking at things? Join us in this session and hear from 2 leading studios: JellyFish & Atomic Fiction; And 2 impactful rendering schedulers: PipelineFX & Conductor Technologies.