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3ds Max 2008: Trial version released
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19.10.2007 Autodesk has released a 30-day trial version of its new 3D graphics package 3ds Max 2008. Available in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions for Microsoft Windows Vista and XP systems. To download the trial version, fill out and submit this on-line form. [source]
www.autodesk.com/3dsmax
The creative process behind 'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune'
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19.10.2007  Sony released two new Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (upcoming PlayStation 3 game offering from Naughty Dog, Inc.) 'making of' videos showing facial animation and environment detailing techniques used for the game. Watch the videos at gamersyde.com (direct links: Facial animation, Environments). [source]
www.us.playstation.com/Uncharted
basic64: inspired by the 8-bit sounds of Commodore 64
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18.10.2007  'de la Mancha' released a free Windows-only (created in SynthEdit) VST instrument basic64, which is "a lo-fi 8-bit retro synth, loosely based around the Commodore 64 SID chip". It features 16, 8 or 6-bit sound quality, three oscillators with ADSR envelopes, pitch envelope modulation, 2 tempo-sync LFO's to modulate pitch, cut-off and pulse width, MIDI learn / MIDI CC support, and 128 presets by sinkmusic & WhiskeyPriest. Download it here (1.2MB). [source]
www.delamancha.co.uk
Chameleon updated to v.5.0
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18.10.2007  AKVIS announced it has updated its photo-collage creation plug-in Chameleon to version 5.0. This version offers: three editing modes ( Montage, Chameleon and Blend that help create a realistic montage without the need to make precise selections), Universal Binary and Photoshop CS3 Intel Mac compatibility, and a new user interface (for a full list of changes, click here). Chameleon 5.0 runs as a plug-in inside Adobe Photoshop (and compatible - see this list) hosts under Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, and costs US $75 (Home edition) and US $230 (Business ed.) respectively. This time AKVIS charges a fee for the upgrade to version 5.0 (from US $15 for Home license to $60 US for Business license). 10-day Trial version: for Windows (12MB), Mac OS X (12MB), PDF User Guide. [source]
www.akvis.com
Magic Bullet Looks: Set the mood on any timeline
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18.10.2007  Red Giant Software has released Magic Bullet Looks, its color correction tool based on a database of 'film looks', a suite of plug-ins (Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro & Motion, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro) and Magic Bullet LooksBuilder, a stand-alone software to pre-visualize looks anywhere. The application models the way light moves through a camera with simulated filters, lenses and film stocks that can be adjusted on the fly. Look presets are portable and load into any of the supported host applications. Magic Bullet Looks is the next generation of 'look tools' for Magic Bullet Editors and Magic Bullet Suite, features a brand-new interface, more than 100 Look presets, 36 powerful new tools (that expand upon the 10 simple functions of Magic Bullet Editors' Look Suite), and Magic Bullet Misfire (which adds film damage such as dust and scratches to artificially age your footage). Magic Bullet Looks is available for Windows XP and Mac OS X systems with a price of US $399 (US $99 for upgrades form Magic Bullet Editors / Suite). For more information watch the Getting started video tutorial, read the developer's blog, or download a trial version (requires registration). [source]
www.redgiantsoftware.com
Image Sculpturer creates 3D objects from ordinary 2D images
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17.10.2007 Image Sculpturer is a new image-based modeling application for creating 3D objects from a set of photographs or drawings, developed by Austrian company Sturning Software. It does not try to accomplish the task automatically, it rather uses user input and intuitive interface for flexibility, and more predictable results. Image Sculpturer's workflow is best demonstrated on a series of videos its authors put on YouTube: Video 1, Video 2, uDayV Part 1, uDayV Part 2, and Concept Sculpting. Image Sculpturer v1.0 is a Windows-only application, costs 100 EUR excl. VAT, and requires DirectX August 2007 Runtime installed. The trial version (download directly here - 5.5MB) contains all the functionality of Image Sculpturer except saving of the 3D objects in .OBJ or .WRL file formats. [source]
www.sturningsoftware.com
Turtle 4.1 now in production
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17.10.2007  Beta testing period for Turtle 4.1 (as announced in mid-September) is over and its developer, llluminate Labs, announced that version 4.1 is now in full production. New version of this rendering and texture baking tool for Maya features the new GI user interface (see the new Advanced Lighing tutorial), the Radiance Cache (speeding up Radiosity Normal Map calculations) and Path Tracing in the global illumination toolbox, making it easier to setup multi bounce global illumination renders. See the What's new in Turtle 4.1 PDF document for more information. Turtle 4.1 supports Maya 8, 8.5 and the new Maya 2008 on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems, and costs US $1,499 USD/machine. You can also test drive the new version by downloading it and registering here (direct download, 11-18MB: Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit, Linux 32-bit, Linux 64-bit, Mac OS X, Release Notes PDF). [source]
www.illuminatelabs.com
SSL X-ISM plug-In available free...
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16.10.2007  Solid State Logic has released a VST/AU plug-in X-ISM for Mac OS X and Windows, "which can interpret inter-sample peaks, allowing engineers to make informed judgements about the resultant sound quality of the mix." X-ISM uses processing to provide a combination of up-sampling and filtering that mimics the operation of an oversampling DAC's reconstruction process. The result is a meter that shows inter-sample errors and provides a useful tool that most DAW metering misses. Download the plug-in from this page (requires registration), the PDF user manual can be viewed directly here. [source]
www.solid-state-logic.com
EXOTIQUE 3 in late November
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16.10.2007  Ballistic Publishing announced EXOTIQUE 3, the third volume in their line of CG-character-oriented art books. The third book contains 292 images - from heroes and heroines to mythic beasts and monsters - selected from over 2,200 entries in total. EXOTIQUE 3 will begin shipping worldwide in late November 2007 (the pre-order starts now!) in a soft cover edition retailing for US $45, and a leather-bound Special Edition retailing for US $99. [source]
www.ballisticpublishing.com
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MAXON CINEMA 4D Release 12 unveiled
02.09.2010 MAXON Computer, German developer of professional 3D software, announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 12, the next generation of its highly-acclaimed professional 3D application for Windows and Mac OS X systems. Release 12 boasts dozens of new productivity enhancing features including improved rendering with Linear Workflow, Color Profiles and IES Lights, enhanced rigid body dynamics based on the Bullet engine, new deformers for modifying objects based on a low-poly cage or within the screen space, and superior character animation capabilities including a powerful, integrated pose-mixing and morphing system (CINEMA 4D Studio only). The CINEMA 4D Release 12 product line includes new editions, as well as an upgrade to BodyPaint 3D, MAXON's painting and texture application, as follows: CINEMA 4D Prime (core professional 3D graphics package), CINEMA 4D Broadcast (now includes features of the previous MoGraph module, GI rendering and an extensive library of objects, materials and presets), CINEMA 4D Visualize (includes all features of the previous Architecture and Engineering Editions - Advanced Render, Sketch and Toon and NET Render 3 modules plus extensive object and material libraries), CINEMA 4D Studio (the most comprehensive CINEMA 4D edition includes all available features), BodyPaint 3D Release 12 (3D Painting, Texturing and UV Editing). A Product Comparison Chart is available on the MAXON web site. MAXON will no longer be offering individual modules for purchase. Demo versions are available here (requires registration). [source]
www.maxon.net
  
Prime Focus Software Krakatoa 1.6
Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus, announces the release of Krakatoa 1.
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MAXON CINEMA 4D Release 12 unveiled
MAXON Computer, German developer of professional 3D software, announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 12, the next generation of its highly-acclaimed professional 3D application for Windows and Mac OS X systems.
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RE:Vision Effects RSMB v4 for OpenFX hosts
RE:Vision Effects shipped a new version of their ReelSmart Motion Blur OpenFX plug-in for Nuke, Maya/3ds Max Composite, and Scratch.
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 5.0.2
Adobe updated its video editing software Premiere Pro for Windows and Mac OS X systems.
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Prime Focus Software Krakatoa 1.6
Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus, announces the release of Krakatoa 1.
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Propellerhead's Record 1.5 and Reason 5 now available
Propellerhead Software released for sale worldwide the biggest overhaul to its Record - Reason music creation application family to date.
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