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Rendering major OTOY partners with Autodesk

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LOS ANGELES: OTOY Inc. announced that it is partnering with Autodesk, Inc., a player in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, to usher in the next generation of tools for filmmaking, 3D design and video game development.

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Autodesk has invested an undisclosed amount to accelerate OTOY’s technology and development roadmap, and the companies’ partnership will enable continuous integration of OTOY’s technology across Autodesk’s portfolio of software and services.

“We are pleased to be working with OTOY based on their strong track record with rendering, capture, compression and GPGPU technologies,” said Brian Mathews, vice president of Autodesk Labs. “Our investment marks the next significant step in Autodesk’s efforts to advance rendering, cloud, and compression technologies for use in a variety of industries.”

Path tracing significantly reduces the cost and complexity of high quality rendering by automatically generating effects traditionally handled through manual post processing — including spectral rainbows, lens flares, unbiased motion blur and depth of field.

“A year ago, path tracing was considered too expensive to be used even in high-end Hollywood blockbusters. Today, thanks to advances in GPU rendering, OTOY is bringing real time path-tracing technology to millions of artists by leveraging GPU hardware that costs only a few hundred dollars. This is a game-changer on any budget,” said Jules Urbach, CEO of OTOY.