Episodes
Meet Nacho, Blender Institute's latest addition to the animation team. Watch the sky: Colin tells us all about his currently running Kickstarter campaign for SKYWATCH. Finally, hear what everyone has been working on in the past couple of weeks, until some exciting Blender development news break!Join us for this emotional rollercoaster on the Blender Institute Podcast number forty-eight. In this podcast: Hjalti, Colin, Nacho, Dalai and Francesco Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) -...
Published 02/23/17
Happy release! Blender 2.78b is out, will there be a 2.78c? Our special guest Midge (AKA The Mantissa) uses the latest anyway, and he will be using it soon for a new Motion Graphics training on Blender Cloud. Dr Sybren is back this time with updates on Alembic support in Blender 2.8. Agent 327 keeps going strong and as always we answer all your questions. Buckle up, it's Blender Institute Podcast 47! In this podcast: Andy, Hjalti, Pablo, Dr. Sybren and special guest Midge Sinnaeve Music:...
Published 02/10/17
So the big news nowadays is that Cycles motion blur is now 10x faster, but have you ever wondered how that even works? Wonder no more! Sergey explains it all. Along with Blender development updates on the upcoming 2.78b, the ground-breaking 2.8, GSoC, all of that plus what’s going on at the Blender Institute and Blender Cloud regarding the Agent 327 project. Join us for Blender Institute Podcast #46!  
Published 01/27/17
Welcome to the first Blender Institute Podcast of 2017! Find out what has been happening within the frantic production cycles of the Agent 327 film project. We also chat about our resolutions and wishes for 2017 and catch up with Blender 2.8 development. In this podcast: Beau, Dalai, Francesco, Andy and Hjalti Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 01/13/17
Welcome to the last Blender Institute Podcast of 2016! In this episode we catch up with Blender development, the 2.8 viewport project and the 2.8 usability workshop. Then we welcome back our very own Kjartan Tysdal, who joined the team as CG artist (previously worked on Tears of Steel). Finally we give our production update on Agent 327! In this podcast: Francesco, Andy, Dalai, Hjalti and Kjartan Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 12/16/16
Dalai opens the episode with an update about the upcoming "Layers" project for Blender 2.8. After that, we get to know the special guest of this episode: Nathan, animator at Blender Institute for the Agent 327 Barbershop scene. Witness how after the introductions our talk quickly spirals into pipeline, artwork development, and animation!
Published 11/25/16
The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Or, in other words: Blender Institute Podcast #42.
Published 11/12/16
Time for your Blender fix! We talk about new full-time jobs in the community, Animation Nodes, Blender development updates on the brand new 2.78 and upcoming 2.8. But wait, there's more: this week Mai Lavelle joins us to talk Cycles Micropolygons and mega-kernel split. And as always, the studio team shares what we did the last few weeks and Blender Cloud questions.
Published 10/14/16
Surrounded by Blender Developers, Francesco struggles to ask them meaningful questions about their past with Blender and the exciting future projects such as the new viewport and asset management. Special guests: Mike Erwin and Dalai Felinto.
Published 09/22/16
Delight your ears with our 39th sonic adventure! This week we're joined by the Blender celebrity, director of Sintel and former Pixarian: Colin Levy! He will co-direct the Agent327 Barbershop scene and he tells us all about it. We also talk about the upcoming Blender 2.79, GSoC, Blender Cloud textures, HDRIs, questions by our beloved subscribers and more! In this podcast: Pablo, Colin, Hjalti, Francesco and Andy Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 09/09/16
This week we talk about character sheets, animation and a bunch of Blender stuff, from 2.78 to 2.8, Blender 101 project, new content on Blender Cloud and as always we answer questions from our beloved subscribers. In this podcast: Pablo, Sergey, Hjalti, Francesco and Sybren Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 08/26/16
In Episode 37 we discuss the upcoming Blender 2.78, Google Summer of Code, progress with the Agent 327 project and a secret upgrade of the Blender Cloud! Also, Hjalti (aka "double H") discovers that H is silent in some languages. We answer questions of cloud subscribers! :)
Published 08/19/16
It's time for Blender Institute Podcast Episode 36! We talk about the latest and greatest Blender development news, Blender Conference, Google Summer of Code and much more. Sergey shares his love for patch review and gardening. Hjalti, Pablo and Andy discuss the latest work on the Agent 327 Barbershop fight scene. In this podcast: Pablo, Sergey, Hjalti and Andy Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 08/12/16
What a week! Lots of Blender development news, farewells, pidgeon facts, new jobs in the community and the bright future of Blender Cloud. Join us for Blender Institute Podcast #35! In this podcast: Pablo, Sergey, Hjalti and Andy Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 08/05/16
SIGGRAPH is almost over, Blender Cloud has and HDRI Library, giraffes have a hard time drinking and more on the Blender Institute Podcast #34.
Published 07/28/16
SIGGRAPH coming up, Blender 2.8 master planning and Agent 327 progress. Also, new Blender Cloud feature: image sharing!This and more, on the Blender Institute Podcast :) In this podcast: Hjalti, Francesco, Andy, Sergey and Sybren Music: Blabetté de Metz (Psy-Jazz Mix) - (cc-by-nc) keytronic
Published 07/22/16
Blender Institute Podcast n. 32 is here, with a plethora of community news and Blender Cloud activity to delight your ears! How's Blender Sync doing? What's next? How do you make the hands of a character appealing? Let's find out, on this Blender Institute Podcast.
Published 07/07/16
In this episode we discuss some of the technology and the behind the scenes of the Blender Cloud.
Published 07/02/16
We're back at the Blender Institute for podcast number 30 (!) full of Community news, Blender stuff, Agent 327 updates, the special announcement of Blender Cloud's new service "Blender Sync" and more!  
Published 06/23/16
Special edition, live from Annecy.
Published 06/17/16
We are almost ready for Annecy! Listen to our weekly chat about the latest Blender development (with special guest Dr. Sergey Sharybin), Blender cloud updates and 3D printing! Also, we answer any question you ask us on the cloud.
Published 06/09/16
We are proud to announce the Caminandes VR demo! Check it out on YouTube!
Published 06/02/16
Freddy the turtle and more community news. Blender development, new content and features coming on the cloud. Join us for the 26th Blender Institute Podcas!
Published 05/26/16
Blender development updates, 3D printing talk, VR, Agent 327, Blender Cloud news, living in Amsterdam and much more in episode 25 of the Blender Institute Podcast!
Published 05/19/16
Film festival selections, amazing new Blender Cloud features and our daily work at the Blender Institute. Join us for episode #24!
Published 05/12/16