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Ralf Gliffe

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Ralf Gliffe has been designing multimedia has been designing multimedia content for 2O years. He is not only fascinated by creative creative commissions, but also software that allows you to expand your own can be expanded.
Die magische Maske – hier wurde das rechte Bild, die süße Katze von Marko Blazevic, auf Pexels zur Verfügung gestellt, mit zwei Strichen maskiert (im Modus „better“). Im Node-Fenster (rechts) ist der Alpha-Ausgang zu sehen (Rechtsklick und „Add Alpha Output“), unten die Masken- und tracking-Optionen (zum Tracken eines Clips auf die Play-Buttons klicken).
8 min

Animating images with Resolve

"Breathing life" into static images with effects from DaVinci Resolve - so-called Cinemagrams - are easy to do - and in our new series "Resolve Tricks for Beginners" we'll start with them!
Ralf Gliffe
08.09.2024
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10 min

Plasticity 3D – CAD for Artists

"The best solid and surface modelling" - the website of the developer, Nick Kallen (plasticity.xyz), this new modelling tool, currently in version 1.2.10, is advertised as "CAD for artists". It is said to be an optimised NURBS modeller based on the PARASOLID geometry kernel. The UI and workflow are based on Blender's polygon modeller. The developer claims to simplify modelling for concept artists and product developers in particular, but also for CAD users, and to enable faster results than with conventional CAD tools.
Ralf Gliffe
04.10.2023
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A 3D rendering of a blue cube with circular cutouts and a pink sphere placed on top. The background is a light gray grid, indicating a design software interface. Tools and options are visible on the left and top of the screen.
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Womp: Simple 3D for everyone?

"No downloads or grey apps with 1,000 buttons. Just your browser and your creativity". The website www.womp.com presents itself colourfully and confidently and promises to make 3D modelling easy for everyone. Womp, an online 3D application, is currently still in the alpha phase and is still free to try out. The Womp team promises that Womp Alpha will remain 100% free. A "Pro version" with a wider range of functions is planned for later - the current version has only been released for about a month. A price does not yet seem to have been set.
Ralf Gliffe
21.12.2022
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5 min

Flambé pictures – Flame Painter 4

Shortly after Flame Painter's 10th birthday, the Slovakian team around Peter Blaškovič released version 4 (currently 4.01) of the effect painting programme for flaming strokes and crazy particle effects. Flame Painter is just one of several creative tools from Escape Motions. We reported on an earlier version of Flame Painter, Amberlight and Rebelle, among others.
Ralf Gliffe
25.07.2019
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11 min

Lightwave 3D 2019 – the continuation of a new beginning?

Lightwave 2019 is out, now already the 3rd fixed version, Lightwave 2019.0.3, with a decent list of fixes. What not even the most loyal fans may have expected has materialised: Newtek has delivered the fastest upgrade in its history for the proven and production-tested 3D modelling, animation and rendering software. After a period of uncertainty, everything is now set to change for the better. The list of current features is extremely long, and the response from the remaining, die-hard Lightwave users is correspondingly high.
Ralf Gliffe
10.05.2019
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7 min

Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 – Review

At the beginning of the year, Wacom announced the addition of two large versions to its c-series (previously 13 and 16 inch - we reported in issue O2:18), replacing the previous flagships Cintiq 22 HD Touch and Cintiq 27 QHD Touch. Together with the new Wacom Cintiq Pro Engine, an optional PC module, the tablet is set to become a compact, powerful pen computer. At least the device with a 24-inch display is now available - we presented our first impressions and hardware tests in the last issue (available for free download at download.digitalproduction.com). We have taken another look at such a tablet with a 4K touch display from the user's perspective.
Ralf Gliffe
01.11.2018
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5 min

Bforartists – a fork for Blender

Bforartists is a complete 3D suite - namely a Blender fork based on the current version 2.79b. Just like Blender, the free and open source 3D suite, Bforartists can be used for the entire 3D pipeline: Modelling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking - even for video editing and game creation.
Ralf Gliffe
17.04.2018
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7 min

Dell’s Canvas 27 – touch monitor and pen tablet in maxi format

In January of this year, Dell presented the Canvas 27 at the CES 2O17 electronics trade fair in Las Vegas: A 27-inch touch monitor that supports both finger input and a battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen. There are also so-called totems - capacitive push and turn controls. Dell emphasises the "CES 2O17 Innovation Awards" on its website. Tablets of this size are rare on the market - and expensive. In this class, there is actually only the large Cintiq QHD from Wacom and Microsoft's Surface Studio - both significantly more expensive than the newcomer. The Canvas is now also available in Germany - at a comparatively favourable price. The interest of creative users in this product is correspondingly high.
Ralf Gliffe
01.01.2018
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