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3D Green Is the New Black
Cornucopia3D, an online community from e-on Software, has opened the Plant Factory Nursery—an online store for 3D vegetation.
Autodesk CG Student Awards Kick Off
Attention VFX, animation and game students: the Autodesk Student Awards 2014 have begun. Entries can be submitted until May 15.
So Many Beds
Spring fatigue? No longer a problem. Bed specialist Flou provides free 3D bed models in every conceivable design for download.
Gravity, Spider-Man 2 and The LEGO Movie
Everyone is eagerly awaiting the final programme for FMX 2014 - here are some more heavyweight appetisers that will make a trip to Stuttgart worthwhile.
Houdini FX – More Than Just Effects
Side Effects Houdini FX is mainly used for high-quality film productions, but there is another side to the coin—3D printing.
CopperCube 4.4 Released
CopperCube is a 3D editor that can be used to create interactive 3D apps and games from your own 3D models—without any programming skills.
Autodesk Expert Challenge
Chat with Autodesk about its products? This is possible online on March 26 and 27 at the Autodesk Expert Challenge. You can register here.
A knight seldom comes alone – “Knight Rust”, the cinema film
Starting signal: Entries can be submitted for the animago AWARD 2014! The DP shows you which entries have been shortlisted in our competition in recent years, including a making-of.
Oculus Rift for Maya
Also called mOculus. The plug-in is available in version 1.0 and can be purchased for US$279.
Direct Links for Maya Service Pack 4
Maya users who had problems downloading the current service pack for version 2014 can find direct links from Autodesk here.
IrayforMaya Coming at the End of March 2014
Software & Consulting GmbH has integrated Nvidia Iray into Autodesk Maya. IrayforMaya offers the features of an independent renderer in Maya.
The rise of a true hero
Starting signal: Entries can be submitted for the animago AWARD 2014! The DP shows you which entries have been shortlisted in our competition in recent years.
Visualizer 1.3 for Maya
Caustic has released version 1.3 of Visualizer for Autodesk Maya. It is said to be the only interactive photorealistic renderer that runs directly in the Maya viewport.
A Realtime Experience
Three months before the start of the event, FMX 2014 announces the first tidbits of its programme.
3D Printing with Photoshop
Adobe has introduced a new function for 3D printing in Adobe Photoshop CC—this is intended to make the tool the tool of choice for printing 3D models.
Christmas Winners
Christmas really paid off for these artists: they won the CGRecord Christmas Challenge. You can view the results here.
Animation Education for Digital Natives
With the Dream Tab from DreamWorks, you can train your children early and playfully for the job of animation artist.
RED Workshops at the Snowdance Festival
The Snowdance Independent Film Festival begins at the end of January. In addition to the film program, there are also panel discussions and two free workshops from RED Germany.
Cinematography Continuing Education at HFF Munich
From March 1 to April 10, 2014, external participants can once again take basic and expert courses at the Film Technology Study Center of HFF Munich.
Academy Awards for Technical Achievements
Nineteen scientific and technical developments will be honored with an award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on February 15.
Maya Stretching with Creature Rigs
CreatureRigs offers the free Maya Python plug-in Stretch IK as well as a free MEL script for a Modular Rigging System.
Facial Animation for an Alter Ego
With FaceRig software, digital characters are intended to be animated in real time by anyone via facial-expression control using a webcam or smartphone camera.
Free SAN & DAS Storage Book
At least for everyone who has an Apple iTunes or iBooks account. Anyone still looking for an inexpensive and at the same time useful gift will find all the information here.
Free Vintage Film Wall Art
Vintage film posters have a charm of their own and look good on any room wall. The Free Vintage Posters website offers an extensive selection of files free of charge.
Online Recruitment
Searching and finding: With the new Tyroe online platform, artists are intended to be found for a job by large companies through an online profile.
RealFlow Graph to Download
The Wetmaps Graph for RealFlow 2013 is a sample scene showing how wet maps can be created with Hybrido fluid simulations and is available for download together with a tutorial.
First 3D Cloud from the Kinect 2 Development Kit
Jasper Brekelmans was one of the first developers to receive the "Kinect for Windows v2" SDK from Microsoft—here you can see his first published 3D point-cloud results.
Dassault Systèmes Plans Acquisition of RTT
Dassault today announced the signing of an acquisition agreement for an 84% majority stake in Realtime Technology AG (RTT).
Christmas Challenge
Not yet in the Advent mood? The Christmas Challenge from the CGRecord Facebook Group can change that—with a task packed with a Christmas theme.
Call for Submissions – Autodesk 2014 Show Reel
The best work created with Autodesk software could make it into the official 2014 showreel. Both image and video work can be submitted.
Red9 Studio Pack v1.40 Is Here
The Studio Pack for Maya is packed with production tools and is aimed at animators and TDs.
Free 3D Bed
Even cheaper than at Ikea! Rei Studio from Vietnam is making a 3D model of a bed for 3ds Max available free of charge.
3D Archaeology with Daussault Systèmes
Daussault Systèmes is supporting archaeologist L'Hour in examining Louis XIV's flagship "La Lune", which sank in 1664.
Camera Quiz
Which shot was filmed with which camera? Test your eye for camera looks with the trailer for the film "Sleepwalkers".
Call of Duty Cinematics
Mill+ is The Mill's concept, design and animation department: They realized the cinematics for "Call of Duty: Ghosts", which are a work of art in their own right.
H.264 Codec Free
Good news for open-source projects: Cisco is making the H.264 codec freely available as source and binary versions. Mozilla is one of the first to integrate the codec.
Mobile Control of Autodesk Software
Remote is intended to make the desktop mobile, allowing Autodesk software packages to be controlled and models edited from anywhere with internet access.
Open Film School Doors
Is November the dreariest month of the year? An ideal time, then, to visit four major film schools in Germany at their open days next month.
Cinema 4D Balloons
A free balloon cluster rig for Maxon's Cinema 4D is currently available on Vimeo as a download, including an application video.
Meshmixer 2.0
The free Autodesk tool Meshmixer can be used to edit mesh models. It has now been released in version 2.0 with numerous feature expansions.
AMD Announces New 3D Interface
PC game developers are intended to benefit from the announced Mantle 3D interface thanks to low-level programming and greater performance.
Is It Right for Me?
Of course—every VFX artist has their favorite software. Nevertheless, it is worth taking a look at alternatives now and then. Jahirul Amin therefore tested Modo 701.
Put Through Its Paces
Maxon's Cinebench is based on Cinema 4D R15 and, in the latest version 15, allows a more precise performance test of the latest processors and graphics cards under real-world conditions.
New Features in 3ds Max 2014
Autodesk has published an almost hour-long IBC video showing how to handle complex productions in different ways with the new 3ds Max features.
Autodesk FormIt for Android
Autodesk's FormIt modeling app can be used to create 3D models and objects on the move. Now also with Android devices.
MHL 3.0 Brings 4K Ultra HD Support
4K is currently a prominent topic in the industry—the MHL mobile-device interface in version 3.0 is intended to support 4K Ultra HD and offer further features.
Autodesk Renters
Autodesk is expanding its offering with a software rental model. From September 16, customers have the option of booking monthly, quarterly or annual subscriptions to software packages.
HDMI Transmission 2.0
The HDMI Forum has released version 2.0 of the HDMI interface, which is intended to increase bandwidth and thus enable more frames per second in 4K UHD-1 transmissions.
Unity Supports 2D Game Developers
The new Unity version 4.3, due in the fall, is intended to include a 2D toolset that will simplify the development of 2D games with an integrated 2D workflow.
Maya LT 2014
Autodesk has unveiled the functions of Maya LT 2014, an affordable but powerful 3D animation tool for indie game developers.
Developing with Unity Games
Unity Technologies' Unity Games division wants to give independent game developers for mobile devices more support in the future and has announced a publishing program.
Shotgun for Game Developers
Shotgun Software announced yesterday that its flagship product Shotgun is now also available optimized for game workflows.
Cryengine Loses Its Number
Cryengine 3 has been expanded and Crytec has not given it a version number. The new Cryengine is now intended to support PS4 and Xbox One, among others.
PIXAR Masterclass in Berlin
Michal Makarevicz, Annie Award winner and directing animator at PIXAR Animation Studios, presents in-depth lectures, live demos, techniques and methods for mastering animation tasks.
New App for FCP and Premiere Users
Finally a useful application for an iPad? The CTRL+Console app allows Final Cut Pro and Premiere to be controlled from an iPad.
Brutal Modelling Part 2
Part two of Brutal Modelling moves into procedural modelling: basic objects and what can be done with them without clicking your fingers sore.
Driven Creative Award
G-Technology has announced the 2013 Driven Creativity Award. Amateur and professional projects can be submitted in five categories until October 29, 2013.
OpenCL 2.0 in Sight
The Khronos Group presented a preview of version 2.0 of the OpenCL programming interface at Siggraph.
Kinect Pro Body 1.2
The Windows application Brekel Kinect Body Pro enables motion capture with up to two people. Version 1.2 has now appeared with many new features.
Theatre with a 3D Stage
Platige goes Broadway: the virtual 3D stage-set technology developed for the Polish musical "Polita" is soon intended to amaze American audiences too.
The First VFX Class
Beyond Hands on HD takes place from July 8 to 12 in Hanover. A VFX fundamentals class will also be offered for the first time this year.
3D Printing for Everyone!
Will we soon all print individually designed everyday objects at home? Microsoft believes so, which is why Windows 8.1 now supports 3D printing.
More Thunderbolt Motherboards
Intel released the Haswell processor generation in early June. Several manufacturers have now expanded their ranges with new Thunderbolt motherboards.
Table Computer for Everyone
Families with a better budget could soon put the old Monopoly board in the cellar: Lenovo's new 27-inch tablet is intended to replace the classic board.
The VP9 Video Codec Is on Its Way
Google wants to integrate the final VP9 web codec into Chrome in mid-August, provided all the patent disputes have been settled by then.
Grand Prize for Brazil
At the Annecy Festival in France, Brazilian entry "Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury" received the feature-film prize.
Siggraph 2013! Winning!
Siggraph has announced this year's Computer Animation Festival winners. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg is among them.
Virtualised Desktops on Graphics Processors
Nvidia Grid virtual GPU is now part of Citrix XenDesktop 7, enabling the full range of GPU desktop virtualisation in the enterprise segment.
Unity Offers Free Mobile Licences
Unity Technologies is making its basic mobile tools available free of charge. Independent developers and smaller studios benefit in particular.
Free: City Streets Tileset
Environment and prop artist James Arndt provides a free tileset for quickly creating roads and green spaces in the Unitiy Engine.
Lucky Boxes for Gamers
Hewlett-Packard wants its workstations in the gaming market, offering turnkey systems intended to match developers' needs perfectly.
Motion Capture Unleashed
Edit One, a previs studio in New York, has integrated Xsens' camera-free motion-capture technology into its pipeline.
The Best Animated Films
The awards ceremony for the 20th anniversary edition of the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film took place last Sunday. Here are the winners.
Iron Man Is Coming to FMX
FMX 2013 starts next Tuesday. Iron Man 3, Oblivion and Despicable Me 2 have joined the programme as further highlights.
4K Video Cards from Matrox
Matrox's new DSX LE3 4K and Mojito 4K cards provide 4K video output and real-time monitoring.
Adblock Plus Competition
Adblock Plus has launched a video competition for filmmakers to produce spots opposing intrusive online advertising.
When Premiere Pro Uses OpenCL…
Windows users are also expected to gain OpenCL hardware acceleration in the next version of Premiere Pro.
Interactive Spatial Context
Microsoft's Ilumni Room project uses Kinect to extend the game environment from the television into the entire room.
Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2014
Autodesk offers a first look at the features of Entertainment Creation Suite 2014 and Autodesk Gameware 2014.
The FMX Programme Is Online!
FMX 2013 covers the VFX crisis, crowdfunding and films including Pacific Rim, Warm Bodies and Skyfall.
Cornelia Funke Is Coming to Stuttgart
Cornelia Funke presents the app for her current MirrorWorld book series at FMX on 23 April.
Mari 2 on the Way
The Foundry is releasing the 3D texturing software Mari in version 2.0, and we can all attend the launch event from home on 14 March.
Monster Alert
Dissatisfied with the overall monster situation? Then create your own! With Autodesk 123D Creature on the iPad.
Bad Robot Webinar
Together with Avid, Bad Robot has published a webinar in which the company provides a behind-the-scenes look at current productions.
Shorter Routes with Apple App
Gfx Hotkeys 3.0, which provides an overview of all shortcuts, is now available in a free Lite version in the App Store.
So Much Mobile 4K
Qualcomm and Nvidia presented their new mobile processors at CES 2013, which are intended to make 4K content mobile.
Improved CryEngine 3
The release of “Crysis 3” is just around the corner, and Crytek has presented the latest improvements to CryEngine 3 in a presentation to match.
FMX Programme Takes Shape
The first highlights of this year's FMX programme have been announced. They include VFX projects such as “Cloud Atlas” and “Life of Pi”.
Submissions Wanted for VeGA Camp
Stuttgart Media University is looking for VFX and animation submissions for its new VeGA Camp 2013 conference.
Global Game Jam in January
Games enthusiasts take note: From January 25 to 27, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is hosting an international creative workshop.
Who Wants to Be in Autodesk’s Game Show Reel?
It is time again for the Autodesk 2013 Game Show Reel—submissions can be made until February 1.
Available Study Places at the Animationsinstitut
Applications for several study places for the 2013/14 winter semester at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg's Animationsinstitut are still possible until February 15.
SAE Institute Launches Games Training in Frankfurt and Leipzig
From the 2013 summer semester, people interested in games can also begin training at these locations.
The New Tools for Kinect
Two new tools provide motion capture at home with Kinect—the tools Brekel Kinect Pro Body and Brekel Kinect Pro PointCloud.