GH2 vs. NEX vs. EOS 600D
Battle of the HD system cameras – the video quality of Sony, Panasonic and Canon was compared directly, with a foreseeable result.
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Two New ZBrush Tutorials from Gnomon for Free
In two new tutorials, character artist Mark Dedecker, a specialist in modeling and texturing film and game characters, presents, among other things, ways to create clothing texture using Polygroups and explains how to generate 16-bit and 32-bit displacements.
V-Ray for Softimage Public Beta Program
V-Ray from Chaos Group will soon also support Autodesk’s Softimage software. Registered users of the Chaos Group website can now test the beta version for two months.
New Subscription Advantage Pack for 3ds Max 2012
3ds Max subscribers can now download a new Advantage Pack for 3ds Max 2012 and 3ds Max Design 2012.
Shotgun Software Is Catching On
After Pixomondo, Blue Sky Studios has now also integrated the web-based Shotgun software system for production management into its workflow.
New Color-Correction Tool for the YouTube Editor
The YouTube Video Editor, which lets you edit your videos directly in the browser, has been around for some time. New color-correction options have now been added.
Animated Films Nominated for the 24th European Film Awards
Yesterday, the European Film Academy announced the nominations in the European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2011 category. With two nominated works, France has a good chance of winning the award, which will be presented in Berlin this year.
RTT Wins Two Design Awards at the Automotive Brand Contest 2011
On September 13, RTT was honored as a prizewinner in the first Automotive Brand Contest for its design work during the Automotive Designers´ Night at IAA 2011.
Steinberg Elements Pack Now Available
Steinberg Media Technologies today released the Steinberg Elements Pack. Consisting of Cubase Elements 6 and WaveLab Elements 7, the new software bundle offers all the essential tools for recording, editing, mixing and mastering music on a PC or Mac computer.
Adobe Buys IRIDAS Technology
At IBC 2011, Adobe announced that it had acquired technologies from IRIDAS, a leading company for digital color-grading tools and professional film and video content.
New Update for Golaem Crowd
The company Golaem announced a new update for its crowd-simulation software for Autodesk Maya, Golaem Crowd 1.2.
Autodesk Buys Visualization Technology from Numenus
Autodesk announced yesterday that it had acquired parts of the Koblenz company Numenus and wants to position itself better in high-end visualization through this acquisition. In particular, Autodesk is said to have purchased ray-tracing technology. This would give Autodesk software customers major advantages in creating photorealistic visualizations.
New Texturing Engine for Mudbox 2012
At Siggraph, Autodesk presented the new Gigatexel Engine for the Mudbox 2012 Subscription Advantage Pack. Texturing made fast with high data volumes.
Disney and Pixar Reunited with the Annie Awards
There was great anger at the last Annie Awards in Los Angeles in February. Animation giant Disney/Pixar boycotted the festival and did not attend the ceremony. The company was protesting the Annie rules and the ASIFA jury’s assessment. But the wind now seems to have shifted again.
Two New Pixar Films by 2014
According to the Huffington Post, Pixar will release two more films over the coming two years. So far, only titles and story teasers have been announced.
Houdini 12 at Siggraph
At the Houdini User Group Meeting at Siggraph, Side Effects Software gave the audience a first look at the latest version of Houdini and its features, which Side Effects describes as a major release.
AK3D ScatterFX Release for 3ds Max
AK3D ScatterFX for 3ds Max is a new map-controlled scatter tool intended to place particular emphasis on controlling processes.
Crytek Releases the Free CryENGINE3
The free CryENGINE3 is now available to download and offers a wide range of possibilities for creating your own game. Crysis 2 was already designed with the same engine.
The animago jury meets again
If you would have had a film for the animago competition this year, you will unfortunately have to postpone your participation until next year. Tomorrow, the animago expert jury in Berlin will review the films submitted for this year's award and decide on this year's nominees and winners.
The First VOD Facebook Film in Germany: KOKOWÄÄH
Today Warner Home Video Germany is releasing Till Schweiger’s KOKOWÄÄH on Blu-ray, DVD and as a download. For the first time in Germany, Facebook is additionally being used as a VOD platform for digital marketing.
New Open Project with Blender
From September, there will be a new film project from the Blender Foundation: the best artists in the Blender community will animate the science-fiction film “Mango” in an open project.
Software Update 4.0 for the Alexa
Arri opens up new possibilities with software update 4.0, which now supports Custom Looks. Custom Looks give the Alexa’s output signals a look intended to enable a high dynamic range.