This included further support for the Alembic file and interchange format (a staple in most animation and vfx pipelines), improvements to the engine’s Visual Effect Graph, a new filmic motion ...

Unity software is scuttling Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will lead to an estimated 265 jobs being eliminated.

Unity, the company best known for its line of popular video game engines, has announced plans to purchase the tech division of the Peter Jackson-led, New Zealand-based visual-effects studio Weta ...

Its visual effects business will remain as a separate company called WetaFX, which is expected to become one of Unity's largest customers.

Unity’s acquired company, the tech assets of Weta, will be titled Weta Digital, while Peter Jackson’s Weta visual effects business will remain separate under the banner of WetaFX.