Conductor Cloud Rendering Webinar
VES London and CAVE Academy are very excited to have Mac Moore, CEO of Conductor Technologies join us to discuss the history of cloud in VFX and how COVID-19 is impacting the industry’s adoption. Mac will also be giving a run-down and demonstration of the Conductor...
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