The week in generative media · Jul 6 – Jul 13, 2026
ByteDance's AI video-generation model Seedance is quietly making inroads in Hollywood, winning over independent filmmakers and producers with its cinematic quality and cost-effe...
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A wave of studio AI partnerships and acquisitions is putting traditional animation and VFX roles under acute pressure. Lionsgate partnered with Runway to generate footage from m...
Researchers from the Technical University of Munich, AUDI AG, and the University of Virginia have introduced TriFlow, a generative method for producing compact, artist-like 3D m...
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Researchers from TU Munich have introduced GaussianGPT, an autoregressive transformer model that generates 3D Gaussian scenes through next-token prediction — offering an alterna...
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Blackmagic Design has released the final version of Fairlight Live, a free software-based audio mixer for broadcast and live events, available now for Mac and Windows. First ann...
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Adobe has launched a new Generative Media Tool (beta) inside Premiere, adding a dedicated toolbar entry that lets editors drag across empty timeline tracks — video or audio — to...
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SIGGRAPH 2026, taking place 19–23 July in Los Angeles under Festival Director Marina Antunes, has announced the winners of its Computer Animation Festival. Best in Show goes to ...
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Speaking to The Telegraph ahead of The Odyssey's July 17 release, director Christopher Nolan — who built a 60-foot Cyclops puppet and filmed inside a Cretan cave for the product...
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Despite AI featuring in roughly 40% of award entries at Cannes Lions 2026 — double the prior year — only two of 34 Grand Prix were directly AI-related. Human Theory Films co-fou...
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Sony Imageworks has published a behind-the-scenes breakdown video detailing how the Silver Surfer was brought to life in The Fantastic Four. The clip walks through the full pipe...
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Topaz Labs has retired its long-running "Topaz Video AI" product, capping it at v7.1.5 with no further model updates. Its replacement, rebranded as "Topaz Video," launched effec...
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling invalidating two Dental Monitoring SAS patents covering AI-based orthodontic image analysi...
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