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MentalCore: Optimize your Maya and mental ray workflow

25.01.2012

CoreCG MentalCore Maya mental ray NVIDIA plugin video CoreCG, a New Zealand-based R&D company that specializes in creative solutions for CG animation and visual effects, announced the release of MentalCore - a cross-platform, standalone plug-in designed to help artists achieve maximum creativity and efficiency while using NVIDIA mental ray with Autodesk Maya. The software is production-proven and provides enhancements to the standard rendering workflow using Autodesk Maya with NVIDIA mental ray. Suitable for any size studio, MentalCore supports Maya 2011 or Maya 2012 and Windows, Linux and Mac OS X systems, and hosts a user-friendly interface and robust feature set, including a quick access to all global settings and render passes, node-based render pass system, dedicated shader library, support for a linear color workflow, support for ambient occlusion transparency, Python API, and compatibility with a stand-alone version of mental ray... MentalCore is available now as a node locked license at an introductory price of $189 US, or as a floating license for $199 US. A free 30-day trial of MentalCore is also available. [source]

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Adobe Photoshop CS6: Sneak peeks
20.02.2012

Adobe Photoshop CS6 videos Adobe will be releasing major new versions of its CS applications this year, and among them will be the next generation of Photoshop, presumably named CS6. And while there are several semi-official screenshots and videos circulating on the Internet, Adobe has decided to post a series of official sneak peek videos, showing some of the functionality Photoshop developers are working on. Visit the Adobe Photoshop Channel on YouTube or use one of the following links to watch the individual sneak peeks: Sneak Peek #1 (Camera Raw), Sneak Peek #2 (Performance Enhancements - Background Save, Liquify), Sneak Peek #3 (Vector Improvements), Sneak Peek #4 (Enhanced Content-aware Technology). [source]

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