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Review: In DP 06 : 2018, our author Alexandra Kaschny focussed on the Big Three (not Five): Unity, Unreal, CryEngine. Which other engines are roaming the jungle?
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InstaLOD: From CAD to VR?
InstaLOD automates the 3D workflow, including the tedious steps that no artist likes, such as UV unwrapping, manual retopo or baking. But how does it work?
FMX 2019: Real-time ray tracing for final frame rendering
It's Wednesday afternoon in the König Karl Halle in the Haus der Wirtschaft. The hall is darkened and filled with people eagerly awaiting the lecture "Troll: Real Time Raytracing and The VFX Pipeline" - and the DP is there too.
InstaLOD: Time is money
There are some things in a 3D artist's workflow that are probably considered rather unpopular. (cough ... unwrapping, retopo ... cough) And even if a kind soul takes pity on them, it still remains time-consuming. InstaLOD from Stuttgart is trying to help all companies from the entire 3D sector (film, games, automotive, etc.) with its software of the same name, and in doing so is speeding up and cleaning up much more than just the two black sheep mentioned.
S35 RED DRAGON-X Brain
The explosion in the market for "affordable" S35 cinema cameras has not escaped RED either.
iHelper
It's been some time since we discussed the sense (and nonsense) of using iPhones and iPads on set. In the meantime, these devices are not only several generations further along in their development, but have also become indispensable on set. Whether as a production planner, shot list, weather forecast, digital clapperboard, viewfinder or extended calculator, there are countless ways to use the iPhone and/or iPad on set to make life a little easier. - by Andreas Zerr
Vrbn MasterPlanner: A Smart City Planning Tool for Esri CityEngine
Planning our environment and especially our cities is becoming ever more complex. Esri CityEngine has long addressed this topic and is regularly used in Hollywood blockbusters such as the recently Oscar-winning “Blade Runner 2O49”. – by Bruno Seiler and Matthias Bühler
Mantras Mantra
The mantra of Mantra is to render what Houdini has created in terms of geometry, volumes or particles. And SideFX recently won an Oscar for this. So if you want to render at Hollywood level, you've come to the right place. Especially if the pipeline should and may be very compositing-orientated, Houdini offers exactly these tools and features. - by Olaf Finkbeiner
Subscription Based Workstations
Even though we tested the workstations in this issue under the motto "Cheap and Cheerful", it doesn't help if crunch time comes around the corner and the hardware isn't enough. And even if you buy the computer in a hurry - where can you get the software in a hurry? And what about availability?
Unity Film Sample Project
If you want to try something different in Unity than classic game content, this could provide a good foundation. Fancy cinematics?
3DS Max: Randomised Bitmaps
Directly from Autodesk comes a free YouTube tutorial about the proper use of randomised bitmaps.
Above the clouds …
Drones are everywhere - on film sets with impressive shots, in photogrammetry, as data collectors, all the outdoor fans already have them anyway, and so close to Christmas it's the embarrassment gift for the technophile uncle - and, because there are so many of them, there is now a drone driving licence. But what's it all about? - by Michael Radeck
For All Unreal Fans: Monthly Free Content!
Epic Games keeps its word: Back in November, the company announced free content on its own Marketplace for all UE4 users.
Windowlicker – A tribute to Aphex Twin and Chris Cunningham
Fifteen years ago, Chris Cunningham made history in the world of music videos with his interpretation of the track "Windowlicker" by Aphex Twin. The grotesque faces of the protagonists, all likenesses of the musician himself, are still etched in the memory of many viewers today. The highlight is a particularly exaggerated grimace that appears at the end of the clip.
Free Textures on Share Textures
Almost 200 textures have now gathered on this platform. Free and cheerfully ready to be downloaded!
A Chameleon Wonders About Love
The short film “Darrel” was made entirely with open-source software over two years. The Darrel Squad explains how the private project came about. - by Mirja Fürst
MSI P65 Creator – Creative Power in a Slim Format
MSI's Prestige-series laptops target the high performance demands of content creation. The latest addition is the extra-slim P65 Creator.
Black Friday, Black Friday Everywhere!
This offer makes people lose their heads and shop like mad! The tech crowd is not sleeping either...
