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The third edition of MindCandy presents forty real-time animated music videos in high definition in a Blu-ray/DVD combo package. The 210 minute feature is a journey of colorful visuals, electronic music, and animated worlds both lifelike and unreal, all at 60 frames per second. Also included on the Blu-ray disc are 7 hours of talks from some of the demo scene's top talent at nVision 2008 in San Jose.

While looking through the files of the principal office, Megabyte discovers a full access view window on the User staff of Mainframe.

The complex helical curl shape seen on Mirabel in "Encanto" is something you haven't seen in an animated Disney movie until now. The blockbuster musical was Disney's first animated movie to feature every category of hair texture, from 1A to 4C. Getting there took a decade of building the animation, simulation, shading, and grooming tools to represent the full range of hair types, colors, and styles. We spoke with four members of the "Encanto" team to find out how they did it: Character Look Development Supervisor Michelle Lee Robinson, Consultant for Afro Colombian Representation Edna Liliana Valencia Murillo, Associate Technical Supervisor Nadim Sinno, and Character Look Artist Jose "Weecho" Velasquez. They help trace the evolution of Disney's 3D-animated hair over the past ten years, from Rapunzel's 70-foot long mane in "Tangled" and Elsa and Anna's braids in "Frozen" to the curly-wavy hair in "Moana" and diversity of textures in "Encanto."

Demo reel for Intelligent Light circa 1985.