Digidesign previews Pro Tools 8
[permalink]
08.10.2008 
At this year's
125th AES Convention, Digidesign announced several new products and upgrades - including the new
Pro Tools 8 featuring a new interface, dozens of new plug-ins and virtual instruments, exciting new scoring and MIDI features, expanded editing and mixing capabilities, enhanced performance, and
more (
PDF Infosheet,
DigidesignTV.) Pro Tools 8 is coming soon for Pro Tools|HD, Pro Tools LE, and Pro Tools M-Powered systems; exact release dates and pricing details were not yet disclosed. Also announced were
003 Rack+ Factory, virtual instrument and effect pack
Music Production Toolkit 2, and
Complete Production Toolkit, the most powerful expansion option for Pro Tools LE.
[source]
www.digidesign.com
Mudbox 2009 released
[permalink]
08.10.2008 
Autodesk has released the latest version of its digital sculpting software,
Mudbox 2009. Also available is a new 30-day
trial version, and an on-line help web page. Read our
previous announcement for information on new features and pricing. You can buy the software using
Autodesk's on-line shop.
[source]
www.autodesk.com
imageSynth 2 compatible with Adobe Creative Suite 4
[permalink]
08.10.2008 
Luxology announced the release of
imageSynth 2, the newest version of its seamless texture generator designed in cooperation with French specialist
Allegorithmic. The software allows to quickly create a new synthetic image based on areas of interest that are identified in one or more source images, and its latest version features up to ten times faster performance, new stand-alone version, compatibility with Adobe Creative Suite 4, dual-core specific optimizations, improved memory management and new control over chunk size and orientation. imageSynth 2 is available now for for Windows and Mac OS X-based workstations, and is priced at $99 US. Existing users can upgrade for $49 US.
[source]
www.luxology.com
ZBrush 3.12 for Mac Intel available
[permalink]
06.10.2008 Mac Intel version of Pixologic's digital sculpting application
ZBrush 3 has been released! Read
our previous article for more information.
[source]
www.pixologic.com
exrTrader for LightWave 3D updated to v1.2
[permalink]
06.10.2008 
db&w's OpenEXR support plug-in for LightWave 3D,
exrTrader, has been updated to version 1.2. This maintenance update is available for both Windows (32- and 64-bit) and Mac OS X systems and comes with the following changes and fixes: support for
Janus (multi-pass rendering system for LW), added display gamma and gamma correction for buffers, un-multiply by alpha option for buffers, LightWave 3D 9.5 compatible metadata support, and
more. The update is free for registered users (download it
here), full license is priced at 39 EUR.
[source]
www.db-w.com
GIMP 2.6 with revamped GUI and 32-bit internal processing
[permalink]
02.10.2008 
Version
2.6 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program - or
GIMP - brings user interface enhancements (toolbox merged with the image window menubar, ability to pan beyond image border...) as well as important internal changes, most notably porting of all color processing operations to the powerful graph-based framework
GEGL (activate using Colors / Use GEGL option.) See the
Release Notes web page for more information on new features. Free downloads:
Windows (15MB),
English Help (22MB),
Linux,
Mac OS X.
[source]
www.gimp.org
More support for the REDs
[permalink]
02.10.2008 
Eyeon (
PR) and Avid (
PR, dedicated
web site,
Workflow Guide), makers of video-postproduction software, announced their support for the .r3d file format used by the
RED ONE camera.
[source]
www.red.com
URS Saturation plug-in updated to v2.0
[permalink]
02.10.2008 
Audio software specialist Unique Recording Software updated its
URS Saturation plug-in to version 2.0. The new plug-in, designed to simulate the sound of vintage analog recording paths (read the
original announcement), adds two new preamplifier saturation algorithms ('Class A Tube Mic Pre Amplifier - 1951', 'Class A Tube Mic Pre Amplifier - Tape Deck'), as well as tape head saturation, and transformer core saturation. URS Saturation supports RTAS, Audio Units and VST hosts running on both Windows and Mac OS X workstations, and can be purchased for an introductory price of $199.99 US ($249.99 US MSRP). Users of the previous version are eligible for a free upgrade. The 10-day
trial version requires registration and an
iLok...
[source]
www.ursplugins.com
Unwrella helps unwrap Max models
[permalink]
29.09.2008 
German games and video production company
3D-IO released an open beta of its upcoming Max plug-in
Unwrella. It is a new plug-in for Autodesk 3D Studio Max 9, 2008 and 2009 (both 32- and 64-bit versions) providing a 'one-click-solution' to texture unwrapping with minimum stretching. Download the open beta
here.
[source]
www.unwrella.com
Adobe Creative Suite 4 family to ship in October
[permalink]
24.09.2008 
Adobe announced
Creative Suite 4 product family. Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe
Creative Suite 4 Design editions (
What's New PDF document),
Creative Suite 4 Web editions (
What's New PDF document),
Creative Suite 4 Production Premium (
What's New PDF document), Creative Suite 4 Master Collection (
Master Collection at a Glance PDF document), as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services (
more). See our separate announcements for information on new versions of:
Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended,
InDesign CS4 and Illustrator CS4,
Flash CS4 Professional and Dreamweaver CS4,
After Effects CS4 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, as well as
Soundbooth CS4. See the prices and comparison charts of all the available editions
here. Adobe Creative Suite 4 and its associated point products are scheduled to ship in October 2008.
[source]
www.adobe.com