Siggraph: New Versions of Cinema 4D and Bodypaint, New Production Bundle
Upgrades to Cinema 4D R9.5 and Bodypaint 3D R2.5 as well as Maxon
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Siggraph: From 3D to Line Drawings
Lecture describes the generation of cartoon-like images from 3D models
SIGGRAPH: Alias Introduces Maya 7
New modelling, texturing, effects and game-design tools join faster character animation
Alias Releases 64-Bit mental ray Standalone for Maya
Available now for Linux; a Windows XP version remains under development
Cinema 4D Engineering Bundle
Maxon's new Engineering Bundle is aimed at users in the CAD sector. A simplified program interface, import filters and numerous libraries are intended to make the program quickly accessible even to Cinema beginners.
Maxwell Render: Beta 1.2 Released
The spectral-rendering engine now calculates faster, requires less memory / Final version due in October
HD Forum 2005
In bright sunshine, this year's HD Forum took place in Studio 3 at Plazamedia in Ismaning. The nearly 150 workshop participants discussed the current state of the introduction of high-definition television in the German market.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Available
New version offers innovative Vanishing Point tool, Camera Raw 3.0 workflow improvements, Smart Objects and individually customisable menu navigation
3D Software: Most 64-Bit Launch Dates Still Open
Cinema 4D is available in 64-bit, while Maya, 3ds Max and LightWave users still await firm dates
New Version of RenderMan Pro Server Available
RenderMan Pro Server Is Now Available in the New Version 12.5 for All Registered RenderMan Users to Download Free of Charge.
Free Update to LightWave 8.3
The maintenance update adds detailed improvements, initially for Windows
Boris FX 8 and Graffiti 4 Now Available
The new effects plug-in and title generator versions are available with an English training DVD
64-Bit Version of Cinema 4D Available
Maxon releases final 64-bit version of Cinema 3D R9 for Windows 64-bit operating system / Free for registered users
NAB: Orad HDVG for Real-Time Graphics Rendering
The Linux-based real-time graphics rendering system supports HD and SD
Plazamedia Opens Virtual HD Studio
According to the company, Plazamedia is providing Germany's first virtual HD studio. Production companies, TV broadcasters, agencies and industry can work with it immediately to create sports and political formats, documentaries or knowledge magazines, for example.
Eyeon Digital Fusion 5 World Tour
On the occasion of the upcoming release of Eyeon Digital Fusion 5, the Eyeon Digital Fusion 5 World Tour is also stopping in 3 German cities.
Service Pack 1 available for discreet 3ds max 7
3ds max 7 SP 1 fixes various bugs in the areas of SDK, scripting, skin, DX9/Shaders and Mental Ray. Service Pack 1 is currently only available for the English version of 3ds max 7, other language versions will follow.
Dosch Design Introduces New HDRI Collections
Dosch Design adds Industrial Reflections and Radiant Skies HDRI collections to its portfolio
Discreet Introduces 3ds Max 7.5 for Subscription Customers
The subscription update adds hair and fur, mental ray 3.4 and integrated visualisation tools
Trial Version of Alias ImageStudio 2 Available
Version 2 of Alias's ImageStudio rendering solution can now be tried free of charge for 30 days.
Pixar Releases RenderMan Pro Server 12.0
RenderMan Pro Server 12.0 is available as a free download for registered RenderMan users.
Siggraph Follow-up 2004: Discreet 3ds max 7
While 3ds max version 6 debuted at Siggraph the previous year, so
version 7 now celebrated its premiere at the Discreet stand.
Maxon Introduces Cinema 4D Release 9
Cinema 4D Release 9 adds more than 100 changes, including cloth simulation, N-gon support and Sub-Polygon Displacement.
LigthWorks Sketch Integrated into RenderWorks 11
Nemetschek has licensed LightWorks' Sketch technology and integrated it into version 11 of its RenderWorks rendering software.
Cambridge Animation Systems Releases Inkworks 1.5
Inkworks 1.5 is a cartoon renderer for Maya and 3ds Max with direct integration into the Animo 2D-animation workflow.
Dosch Releases Cinema 4D Logo Animations
Dosch Design has released 25 editable Cinema 4D scenes for logo animation on Mac OS and Windows.
Pixologic Comes with ZBrush 2
In the area of modeling, texturing and painting, the 2D/3D software “ZBrush 2” from Pixologic offers new possibilities.
RenderMan Pro Server Arrives on Mac OS X
Pixar has released RenderMan Pro Server 11.5.3 for Mac OS X 10.3, supporting both G4 and G5 processors.
RenderMan Pro Server Supports x86-64 Linux
RenderMan Pro Server 11.5.3 is available for 64-bit Linux systems using x86-64 processors.
Inkworks 1.5 for Maya and 3ds max
Inkworks, the cartoon renderer for Maya and 3ds max from Cambridge Animation Systems, has just been released in a new version.
Real-Time Rendering with LightWorks 7.4
LightWork Design has presented a new real-time rendering solution that will be integrated into the soon-to-be-available Version 7.4 of LightWorks.
Pixar Releases RenderMan Pro Server 11.5
RenderMan Pro Server 11.5 is available for registered RenderMan users and turns servers or workstations into render engines.
Eovia: Carrara Studio 3 Is Coming
Eovia is launching Version 3 of the 3D solution Carrara Studio. The current release comes with more than 400 new features -these include a new engine for non-photorealistic rendering as well as new modeling tools.
Penguin 1.0: Render Plug-In for Rhinoceros
The well-established NURBS surface modeler Rhinoceros, used by industrial and jewelry designers, engineers, architects, and tool and mold makers, can now be expanded with the additional Penguin 1.0 render plug-in.
Siggraph 2003: Alias Announces Maya Personal Learning Edition 5
The New Edition Appears as Part of the Learning Maya Beginner's Guide in Time for Siggraph.
SIGGRAPH 2003: ATI Expands FireGL Family
A high-end card and entry-level model complete the range, with hardware-accelerated rendering and real-time previews in 3ds max, Maya and Softimage XSI.
SIGGRAPH 2003: Discreet Introduces 3ds max 6
The new version of the 3D animation tool adds features for game developers, designers and VFX artists.
PNY Announces Availability of the PNY Quadro FX 3000 Series with Genlock, Framelock and Single System Powerwall
PNY Quadro FX 3000G and PNY Quadro FX 3000, Developed for the Display of Life-Size Models, Feature Advanced Functions for High-Resolution Visualizations
RenderMan Artist Tools 5.51 Supports Maya 5
RenderMan Artist Tools 5.51 added Maya 5 support on IRIX, Red Hat Linux and Windows 2000 or XP as a free update.
MotionBuilder 5 Expands Character Workflow
MotionBuilder 5 added a Story timeline, real-time OpenGL rendering, broader file support and professional mocap and asset tools.
Softimage XSI 3.5 Adds Quadro FX Rendering
Softimage XSI 3.5 integrated NVIDIA Quadro FX vertex and pixel shaders for interactive hardware rendering in the Render Tree.
Shave 2 Reduces Cinema 4D Hair Memory
Shave and a Haircut 2 improved Cinema 4D hair rendering and styling while cutting memory use to roughly one percent.
3ds Max Plugin Adds OpenEXR Support
SplutterFish released a free 3ds Max and Autodesk VIZ bitmap plug-in for the OpenEXR high-dynamic-range image format.
Side Effects Software Gives the X-Men Their Mutant Powers
Rhythm & Hues and Cinesite Hollywood used Side Effects Software’s Houdini for effects in X-Men 2.
Realviz Develops New Solutions for Catia in the DMU Environment
With Realviz Stitcher and Realviz Compositing, Realviz distributes two new products that substantially expand the range of functions for realistic rendering in Catia 5, the well-known CAD software from Dassault/Enovia Portal DMU.
Side Effects Releases Houdini 6
Houdini 6 adds asset-management improvements alongside updates to animation, lighting, compositing, particles and rendering.
SolidWorks Updates 3D CAD Software Line
SolidWorks updates Office Professional and introduces the free 3D ContentCentral directory for design workflows.
AutoCAD 2004 Expands Workflow and Presentation Tools
The AutoCAD 2004 product family adds customisable workspaces, new visual-presentation tools and improved data exchange.
Houdini 6 Early-Access Version Released
Side Effects gave Apprentice members early access to Houdini 6 with digital assets, character, lighting, rendering and training improvements.
Eovia Releases Carrara Power Pack
Eovia’s Carrara Power Pack bundled 14 plugins for hair, displacement, star fields, shaders and web export on Mac and Windows.
Maya Productivity Pack for New and Professional Users
Alias|Wavefront bundled Maya Complete 4.5 with six learning resources, support and bonus credits for Mac OS X or Windows users.
German Edition of Curious Labs Poser 5 Due in February 2003
Curious Labs prepared a German edition of Poser 5 with character, material, hair and face tools, the FireFly renderer and Service Release 2.1.
Sharelight 1.5 Manages Network Rendering for LightWave 3D
Sharelight 1.5 provided network render management for LightWave 3D, including job priorities, split rendering, compressed transfers and cost tracking.
TurboSquid Releases Cebas FinalToon for 3ds Max
The $495 plug-in added real-time line styling and cartoon rendering to the 3ds Max scanline renderer, with a $395 introductory price through February 2003.
PNY Announces Quadro FX 2000 and FX 1000 Workstation Cards
PNY’s NVIDIA-based Quadro FX boards combined 128-bit floating-point precision, Cg programmability, dual DVI-I and stereo 3D for professional workstations.
Maxon Releases Cinema 4D R8 VectorWorks Special Edition
Two plug-ins synchronised VectorWorks CAD changes with textured and lit Cinema 4D scenes, backed by an architectural material library.
Maya Receives an Academy Award of Merit
The Academy honoured Alias|Wavefront’s Maya with its highest scientific and technical award after five years of extensive use in film visual effects.
Alias|Wavefront Releases Mental Ray for Maya 1.5
Maya 4.5 users on Windows, IRIX and Linux received the final integrated renderer plug-in, while Mac OS X users gained a free public beta.
Pixar RenderMan 11 Adds Ray Tracing, Global Illumination and Deep Shadows
RenderMan 11 introduced controllable ray tracing, global illumination and deep shadows while accelerating large and complex scenes.
Ferro Software Adds C2A and SLR Tools for Animo
C2A transferred exposure sheets from CTP to Animo, while SLR automated local batch rendering of multiple Animo scenes.
Animago 2002 DVD Collects Award-Winning Computer Graphics
The Animago 2002 DVD collected a selection of the year’s most creative and technically accomplished computer-graphics entries.
NVIDIA Adds AGP 8x to GeForce4 GPUs and nForce2
NVIDIA’s AGP 8x products doubled interface bandwidth to 2.1 GB/s across GeForce4 graphics and nForce2 motherboard designs.
Trimetric Offers Optical 3D Scanning with UV-Mapped Textures
Trimetric’s ATOS HR scanning service projected digital photographs onto measured polygonal geometry and generated UV-mapped textures.
Maya Learning Days Introduce Beginners to 3D
Alias|Wavefront’s free Maya Learning Days introduced beginners to modelling, rendering, Paint Effects, Artisan and dynamics.
KONA-SD Update Adds DV-to-SDI Conversion
KONA-SD software version 2.0 added a DV bridge, real-time SDI playback, 64-bit RGB rendering and Mac OS X 10.2 support.
3Dlabs Releases Wildcat VP Graphics Accelerators
Wildcat VP cards used a programmable visual-processing architecture with more than 200 32-bit processors and OpenGL 2.0 support.
Interactive Effects Releases Piranha HD 3.5
Piranha HD 3.5 added project management, batch rendering, version control, editing improvements and real-time warping for SGI Octane2.
Cartoon Rendering and Flash Export for Maya and 3ds Max
Cambridge Animation Systems released Inkworks cartoon rendering and Swiffworks Flash export plug-ins for Maya and 3ds Max.
Discreet presents 3ds max 5
The latest version of the animation software offers designers and artists new artistic possibilities and greater productivity
RenderMan Artist Tools 5.0 Released for Maya
RenderMan Artist Tools 5.0 added the Irma re-rendering system, multi-processor acceleration and support for PRMan Toolkit 10 features.
Pixar Introduces RenderMan 10 Toolkit
PRMan 10 added smart archives, subdivision-surface texturing, rendering controls and shader-language improvements.
Interactive Effects Releases Piranha HD 3.4
Piranha HD 3.4 expanded mastering, tracking, colour, rendering and editing capabilities on Silicon Graphics workstations.
SGI presents visual serving technology with next-generation software
TopEnd visualisation - from the Onyx to the desktop system
SGI provides APIs and software tools for visualisation solutions of the highest standards
New versions of OpenGL-based tools make it faster and easier to develop innovative effects
OpenGL now available in the latest version 1.3
New features and functions give the graphics library additional quality and realism capabilities
New RenderMan Artist tools available for Maya
The RenderMan Artist Tools 4.5 for Maya are now available for three popular platforms: Linux, Windows NT/2000 and SGI IRIX and work with both Maya 3 and Maya 4.
3ds max plug-in from Electric Rain: Swift sets new standard for 3D vector visualisation
Swift is a stand-alone product that allows 3D scenes to be rendered directly from 3ds-max into a variety of vector-based file formats.
Media 100 ICE and ICE Ultra accelerate Adobe After Effects 5 on the Macintosh platform
Media 100 achieves an enormous increase in performance when processing effects by using the new BlueICE 166
FASTstudio.DV: For your eyes only!
FAST Multimedia announced a new product at NAB 2001: FASTstudio.DV. This means that the professional editing software FASTstudio can now also be purchased as a basic package with a card set for desktop or notebook.
New RenderMan version from Pixar available
The new version 3.92 of the Pixar RenderMan Toolkit is now available.
LightWave v6.5 – new functions
The manufacturer Newtek offers the new version 6.5 as a free upgrade on its website
Swiffworks for MAYA generates Flash output
The latest development "Swiffworks" can output Flash directly from MAYA
3ds max 4 High-end 3D animation solution under a new name
As the successor to 3D Studio MAX R3, 3ds max 4 offers numerous innovations that make modelling, animation, texturing and web publishing of 3D scenes even more powerful and easier
Oscar® Academy Award for the development of RenderMan!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present an Oscar® to Rob Cook, Loren Carpenter and Ed Catmull of Pixar on 3 March 2001.