Abstract is a group of companies focused on developing bleeding-edge 3D technology. Our tech enables a diverse range of clients to deliver their projects on time, with massive cost-saving and on top of all, having much more fun while they're doing it. From leading game developers to VFX studios and the most beloved brands, they have one thing in common — they’re all using our products.

Changing the world through personalized digital experiences: Founded 40 years ago on the simple idea of creating innovative products that change the world, Adobe offers groundbreaking technology that empowers everyone, everywhere to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. 

Join us at the Adobe Substance 3D booth where we'll highlight the latest features in the Substance 3D apps, and drop by our Adobe Suite (Raum Ulm) for some informal networking and idea exchange on Thursday, April 25 between 4:00pm and 7:00pm. 

Artineering develops Flair, a stylized 3D rendering engine.

Crafted for artists by artists, Flair focuses on art-direction to control effects in real-time. This workflow allows artists to interactively approach their stylized vision, be it with watercolors, toon and sketch lines, cell shading, warped/frayed edges, or a growing library of other shader styles. Powerful import/export tools keep the style consistent across scenes, and rendering options to export stylized AOVs can take animations to the next level in compositing.

Come by our booth to see some pixel magic happen and reach out to us to schedule a private demo session.

Showreel | Feature Reel

PREVIS and PERFORMANCE CAPTURE  

Welcome to Bones Studio, a leader in motion capture and character animation from Poland. We bring 10 years of experience in creating realistic 3D human animations. Our work includes character animations for cutscenes, gameplay, and trailers in several AAA games.  

This year at FMX, we are proud to showcase our new Previs department, led by Olaf Przybyszewski. Olaf is a highly skilled professional in the CG and VFX industry, with more than 30 years of experience under his belt. He is also a member of the Visual Effects Society. Our new department focuses on helping filmmakers visualize their ideas by providing high quality animated previsualizations, making their creative process smoother and cutting post-production costs.

Our facilities include:

- 80 Vicon cameras for precise motion capture

- A spacious stage measuring 12m x 10m x 4.5m

- Full Performance Capture capabilities

- Advanced Virtual Production setups

- Remote session management

See our showreel here: https://youtu.be/0qUB_UG59N0?si=cq8plOnW-l6tjDgt

The VFX asset library software called "das element" helps visual effects studios with tagging and organizing of assets libraries. This cross-platform software runs completely offline and gives a studio all the flexibility that is needed in modern VFX projects.
Element libraries play a significant role in the daily VFX workflow. It is very important that these libraries are well structured and organized so artists can quickly find the element that fits the shot best.

das element was first released in August 2021 by a company based in Munich, Germany.

Find out more by visiting www.das-element.com

"dirAct," envisioned by Relionite, stands at the forefront of a paradigm shift in film production workflows, promising to significantly boost efficiency and communication among crew members. Slated for an ambitious launch in autumn 2024, this pioneering software will initially be available through an exclusive early access program, inviting industry professionals to be among the first to experience its transformative potential. As we gear up, "dirAct" distinguishes itself by offering real-time updates on shooting schedules and fostering collaboration, thereby streamlining the complexities of on-set operations. We invite you to register at our website www.relionite.com for a coveted spot to test "dirAct". Discover firsthand how the innovative vision by the team of Relionite is reshaping film production, making it more integrated, dynamic, and responsive to the digital era's demands.

Powering Education's Creative Futures

As a trusted partner and expert consultant for the creative industries, Escape Technology delivers premier technology solutions to educational institutions. With unparalleled expertise and extensive vendor network, we provide comprehensive hardware, software, and workflow solutions that empower the next generation of talent.

We put the "E" in education, understanding future-proof technology is vital for students to enter the workforce with a strong grounding. Our tailored solutions enable educators to focus on teaching, not technology, giving them the freedom to provide multi-disciplinary curricula and grow their institutions.

Escape Technology unique approach allows us to refresh outdated equipment while maintaining 85% of the total cost, ensuring students always have access to the most up-to-date infrastructure to foster their creativity and productivity.
     

Who we are ?

Fatfish Lab is a French company with 8 years of experience developing software solutions dedicated for creative industries.

What we offer ?

We provide a suite of tools and expertise to streamline your production workflow, including:

Our flagship product, Aquarium 🐟, is a nodal production management platform that offers unmatched flexibility and customization.

Organize your projects with ease using your preferred folder structure, customize tables with your columns, and leverage a suite of dedicated interfaces like playlist review, scheduling, wiki, automated actions, and more!

We also offer Lagoon 🏝️, a dedicated software solution for managing your studio's resources: talents, licenses, and hardware. Lagoon fosters collaboration between HR, IT, and production teams through a unified interface.

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We craft smart tools for VFX and 3D artists such as add-ons and plug-ins for Foundry Nuke, Blender and Adobe After Effects. You’ve probably heard about some of them:

— GeoTracker – fully geared and easy-to-use geometry-based 3D object and camera tracking solution for adding CGI and VFX to live-action video. Available for Foundry Nuke, Blender and After Effects

— FaceBuilder – a handy solution for creating photorealistic 3D portraits from photos and images. 3D heads made with FaceBuilder are animatable, game-ready and can be used for head tracking, capturing facial performance, creating look-alike 3D characters, MetaHumans and 3D avatars and so much more. Available for Foundry Nuke and Blender

— FaceTracker – a plug-in that lets you track facial expressions without using complicated facial motion-capture rigs or unstable AI-based solutions. Available for Foundry Nuke

More on our website.

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #217 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company by further expanding into growth areas that fuel the advancement of ‘New IT’ technologies (client, edge, cloud, network, and intelligence) including server, storage, mobile, software, solutions, and services. This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the stock exchange of Hong Kong under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992)(ADR: LNVGY). To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

We are the Emotioneers of tomorrow.

With deep passion, creative excellence and innovative engineering

We build the future of thrills. We are MACK One.

MACK One works as a creator and consultant for theme park design, media-based entertainment and creative content. Our team develops powerful, emotionally charged experiences for the attractions industry and B2B partners such as theme parks, resorts & hotels, cruise lines, the sports industry and other brand experience sectors. Here we act as a one-stop solution and convince with a unique impact.

Visit us at booth#4.1 (Turm A)

MFG Baden-Württemberg is an institution of the state of Baden-Württemberg and Südwestrundfunk public broadcaster. MFG is short for Medien and Filmgesellschaft, which translates as Media and Film Society. The aim of MFG is to promote film culture and film industry as well as the cultural and creative industries in the Southwest of Germany.

MFG operates as a state-wide centre of excellence. It is a public promoter of culture and economic development and provides targeted support measures to the industry. The MFG Film Funding focuses on project funding, whereas MFG Creative focuses on networking and communication for the cultural and creative industries and on digital culture as a field of expertise. MFG works with its shareholders to provide supervision and advice for projects in the fields of media competence, open source, online state projects and university cooperations.

Chosen for its absolute precision, ease of use, reliability and polished integration with on-set tools, OptiTrack remains the choice for the world's premier LED wall based virtual production stages and VFX studios requiring performance capture. 

Qualisys has 35 years of experience in motion capture. Our solution uses an advanced Skeleton Solver for real-time solving of multiple characters, both human and animal, streamed directly into your preferred game engine. Preview Qualisys' mocap camera capabilities, our new integrationwith Manus finger-tracking gloves, & more at booth 3.2!

Rigsters (Denmark) specializes in the development of hardware and software solutions for efficient photogrammetry data capture, with a commitment to creating tools that make mass 3D digitization more accessible.

Rigsters develops Arago – our innovative robotic system driven by intelligent software. Developed for mass-digitization of objects, Arago automates the tedious process of capturing images for photogrammetry. Arago has been successfully integrated in the production pipelines of many 3D Creators, including companies such as Activision Blizzard and British Museum.

Join us at the conference as we introduce our latest offering: an advanced Photometry lighting addon for Arago. This new addition promises to enhance the capabilities of photogrammetry, delivering precise automated shading with ease. Visit our booth to explore Arago and our latest developments, and don't hesitate to schedule a private demo session to learn more about how our solutions can benefit your projects.

Samsung Electronics GmbH inspires people and shapes the future with ideas and technologies that improve our lives. The company is transforming the world of televisions, smartphones, wearables, tablets, home appliances, networking systems, storage, semiconductors and LED products. Samsung has a simple business philosophy: to dedicate its talents and technologies to developing outstanding products and services that contribute to a better global society. To achieve this, Samsung places a high priority on its people and technologies.

Our company is a leading visual effects studio that specializes in providing end-to-end visual effects services for film and television.

Our core services include Roto, Cleanup to Compositing, Matchmove, Rotomation, and other advanced end-to-end visual effects

offering a comprehensive range of solutions to meet the diverse needs of our clients. With a team of experienced artists, technicians, and creative professionals, we have been delivering outstanding visual effects solutions to clients around the world for several years. Our primary focus is on creating the most realistic and seamless visual effects that enhance the overall cinematic experience. We collaborate closely with our clients throughout the production process, from concept development to final delivery, ensuring that their vision is brought to life on the screen. We pride ourselves on utilizing the latest technology and software to deliver the best possible visual effects. Equipped with high-performance workstations, cutting-edge software, and other advanced tools, our team is capable of creating stunning visual effects that not only meet but exceed our clients’ expectations. Our goal is to deliver exceptional visual effects services that set new industry standards in quality, creativity, and innovation. We are deeply passionate about what we do, and we work tirelessly to ensure that every project we take on is a resounding success."

‘the VFX shop’ was founded in 2022 by visual effects artists in Munich, Germany.
Its goal is to provide you with merchandise and handy products to show off your passion for magical VFX making in- and outside of work!

Intrigued? Come vistig us at our booth!

www.thevfxshop.com

VFX Pick ( www.vfxpick.com ) is a creative visual effects company catering to Film, Episodic, Commercial, and Special Venue projects.

With their team of both artistic and technical expertise, VFX Pick provides comprehensive solutions to filmmakers and content creators, ensuring their stories come to life with brilliance.

From storyboarding to post-production work, world-renowned animators, game developers and 3D sculptors turn to Wacom pen and display technology to create the characters, creatures, special effects and worlds in the games and movies that fans adore. Packed with power and versatility, Wacom products are the go-to choice for artists who want to animate, draw, paint and composite smarter and faster. No need to spend time scanning in drawings or start over to make changes—with Wacom, your animators can work directly on screen. Talk to our experts and stay tuned - there's something in the air.......

Create what you Dream^TM

Xencelabs is a global company providing best-in-class digital drawing solutions enabling creative professionals to expand their creativity and enhance productivity.

Xencelabs was founded in 2019 by professionals with experience that spans varied disciplines in industrial design, animation, VFX, illustration, software, engineering, IT, sales, marketing, government, and education. We’re dedicated to designing digital drawing tools that facilitate artistic expression. Our goal is to build communities and collaboration with other industry leaders. We aim to create tools that are intuitive and a natural extension of the creative process.

With CinCraft Scenario, ZEISS presents the only real-time camera tracking system that works indoors and outdoors, on film sets, with green and blue screens and in LED volumes. That uses natural markers, reflective markers, and even digital markers on LED screens. That provides camera tracking data for real-time use and records it for post-production. And that integrates lens characteristics to skip the cumbersome lens calibration process.

ZEISS CinCraft Mapper is a digital service that provides frame-accurate lens distortion and shading data for post-production – fast and easy. All lens data are based on shot metadata (lens type, focus distance, aperture), you don’t have to worry about missing or sloppy lens grids anymore. No matter if you prefer working with a GUI or a command line interface, if you use Linux, Windows, or macOS, CinCraft Mapper is the right choice - available 24/7. Go to the website and try for free.