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The time has come, the plug-ins are back – here is a selection from our focus. And for the first issue of this year, we have a monstrous range of topics – as you can see from the cover – from “La Noira”, the winner of the jury prize at Animago.
Plug-in market overview
The all-rounder: an overview of the latest, stealthiest, biggest, smallest and most specialised plug-ins of the past year.
Plug-ins for Autodesk Flame
If Flame is already standing around, why not add a few helpers to the feature set? For example, Mocha, Sapphire and plenty of Tinder from Matchbox.
Time in Pixels
Resolve goes from mouse to elephant in editing – high time to take a closer look at its special plug-ins. Uli Plank takes a look! (S. 20)
IKMAX
A car rigger would be nice – and IKMAX promises to be just that. And because it’s in the 3ds Max ecosystem, Mike Kuhn takes a look to see if that’s true.
When Houdini and ZBrush connect
Modelling is ZBrush, and Houdini is procedural work. Wouldn’t it be great if you could combine the two?
When photos become textures
Building tileable textures for everyone! Boundig Box, Texture Haven, Shadermaps, Texturen.com and Alleghoritmic provide the big toolbox.
Topology
Retopologisation, or “boaaaah, no, I don’t want to” as some call it, can now be simplified – topologics promises relief.
Arduino: Automated photogrammetry (1/3)
DP goes low-cost: In the big workshop, we build an automated photogrammetry table step by step. In part one of three, the pragmatic Arduino basics.
Capturing Reality in Houdini
Why bother with extra suites when you can stay in your familiar surroundings? The nodes for photogrammetry in the workshop.
Blender 2.8: A completely new user interface
The open source gods have taken pity on users and are making Blender’s large feature set suitable for the home with a new interface.
More pixels in your pocket – BMD Pocket 4K
Everyone is talking about the little secret weapon of the filmmakers Pocket 4K. But has it left the faults of its predecessor behind?
DJI Osmo Pocket vs GoPro Hero 7 Black
The little gimbal we’re all eagerly awaiting vs. the mother of all action cams – a field report for in-car mounting.
When the drone in Houdini ..
Epic landscape shot as an opener? Always welcome, and process the whole thing photogrammetrically in Houdini!
You can find an overview of all articles here: Digital Production 19:02
