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May 25, 2012 Bones Pro 4.6 for 3ds Max 2013 Released

More : Autodesk · News/Press Releases · Plugins · Updates/Upgrades · 3d-io · Bones Pro

The latest version of BonesPro 4.6 is now ready for download and offers full support for 3ds Max 2013 and 3ds Max Design 2013 (each in 32 bit and 64 bit versions).

BonesPro for 3ds Max 2013 and 3ds Max Design 2013 comes with effective code optimization and Unicode support. In addition the new function “Move Bones” offers the ability to change the skeleton and bone setup in reference pose while the character is already being skinned with BonesPro.

If you are a veteran user of BonesPro you can now take the next step and improve your animation workflow even more. If BonesPro is new to you, check out the tutorials and free trial to see how BonesPro can increase your productivity.

BonesPro training materials are now available at http://www.bonespro.com

Apr 11, 2012 Sitni Sati is proud to announce availability of the FumeFX 3.0 for Autodesk’s 3ds max.

More : Autodesk · Plugins · Software · Updates/Upgrades · Visual Effects · 3ds Max · vfx · Visual Effects

FumeFX 3.0 offers many innovations and artist-friendly improvements that provide unique control over the simulation. Features such as a GPU accelerated Preview Window, simulation of nested grids, support for Space Warp deformers and newly added Effectors will allow you to approach VFX scene construction in a completely different and more flexible manner

New in FumeFX 3.0

Effectors – With just a few mouse clicks, artists can tweak the laws of physics or alter any simulated field based on built-in rules. For example, Effectors can drive setups where vorticity is controlled by velocity, gravity is controlled by smoke color and fire is created in voxels where velocity is above a user-defined threshold. All of this can be further refined by powerful test conditions or even confined to the Effector’s gizmo.

RenderWarps – This feature allows users to apply space warps such as FFD, Bend, Taper and Noise to precomputed FumeFX caches. As RenderWarps are a post-process, re-simulation is not needed.

N-Sim – Enables artists to connect several grids together and execute their simulations simultaneously as one big simulation. This approach can be invaluable for increasing the level of detail in scene setups such as a rocket launching.

GPU accelerated Preview Window – providing instant feedback for adjusting rendering parameters. Self-shadows are computed extremely fast and the user can orbit the camera around FumeFX with self-shadows in real-time with supported Fermi based graphics cards. FumeFX also supports preview with geometry included in simulation.

Apr 5, 2012 Cebas’ finalRender 3.5 Service Pack 8 Released

More : Plugins · Updates/Upgrades · Cebas · finalRender

Cebas has announced a service pack update for finalRender 3.5 as well as a new automatic software updater, which is the first of it’s kind for a 3ds Max plugin. Check out the press release below for the details.

cebas Visual Technology Inc. is glad to announce the release of its 8^thand latest Service Pack for finalRender 3.5 and finalRender 3.5 SE as well as for the integrated and standalone finalToon 3.5.

Service Pack 8 offers its users a mixture of fixes and major feature improvements allowing for smoother results, increased stability and dependability.

PLUS cebas is proud to present the launch of its FIRST ever automatic software update system – providing customers with hassle-free automatic Service Pack updates for fR 3.5 and future cebas products. It is simple, flexible and designed to accommodate users’ different needs.

cebas Visual Technology Inc. is the first company to introduce automatic software update system for 3dsmax plugins.

finalRender Changes in Service Pack 8

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An issue with Harmonics-GI and active camerafly mode has been isolated and resolved

Issues with Hairfarm caused by multithreading have been isolated and fixed

Fixes have been made in Render Elements outputting Geometric data, which was showing inconsistent results

Repairs were made to Render Elements when used along with Hairfarm, which created inaccurate results

Minor crashes when using Harmonics-GI have been resolved

Minor crashes in fR-Dirt Material have been isolated and fixed

Reported crash when using Distributed Network Rendering along with fR-Dirt material has been fixed

Micro Triangle Displacement (MTD) now shows better and smoother results than before

finalToon Changes in Service Pack 8

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A possible glitch when using silhouette effects has been allocated and fixed

An issue with lines missing from the final rendering has been repaired

cebas Autoupdate: Meticulously Developed, Simply run…

The Auto updater is built to help users get their FREE service packs and hotfixes for all cebas’ core products instantly and automatically. It is a quicker, easier way of staying up to date!

What’s brilliant about cebas Autoupdate, is that it allows customers to download their updates without having to worry about previous service pack versions getting overwritten or deleted.

cebas Autoupdate has the ability to archive and save previous Service Packs, so users have the luxury of referring back to the version of their choice any time.

Other features include the ability to control when and how often users can get their updates as well as where to store them.

Our new automatic software update system is currently in effect; all service packs and hotfixes starting SP8 will only be available via cebas Autoupdate download.

How to Get Service Pack 8

SP8 is available via cebas Autoupdate. Please read the “How to Get cebas Autoupdate” section for download instructions then check the cebas Autoupdate Help Video to guide you through the simple steps of getting your service pack update.

How to Get cebas Autoupdate

Current users can log into my.cebas.com and obtain the Auto Updater from their “View Product Registrations” account menu. Registered finalRender users will automatically see all available download options.

Customers not currently registered on www.cebas.com, or having problems downloading the Auto Updater can use the contact menu located on the homepage to drop us a line and provide all relevant information including serial number(s)… we are always glad to be of service!

Mar 9, 2012 Sneak Peek: Trapcode MIR

More : Adobe · Plugins · Red Giant · Videos · MIR · Trapcode

Peder Norrby of Trapcode released this video this week showing a sneak peek at a new After Effects plug-in that’s under development. Apparently it is scheduled to be released this summer. What do you think it is?

Jan 30, 2012 Tutorial: Creating a Retro Sci-fi Logo Animation

More : Plugins · Red Giant · Tutorials

From the Red Giant Website:

In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz walks you through the process of creating a Retro Sci-Fi logo. In addition to creating the logo, he’ll show you how to age the video to make it look like it came out of the early 80′s.

Check it out here

Jan 23, 2012 First Look: Realflow 2013!

More : Plugins · Videos · Visual Effects · Fluid Dynamics · Realflow 2013

Realflow 2013 is coming soon and here’s a look at the new HYBRIDO solver that will replace the current solver. It looks pretty fast and amazing. Check out all of the videos below for some sims.

For those of you interested, the new solver is an implicit solver, as opposite to the current one which is an explicit solver. Implicit solver means that just only a few simulation steps per frame are needed, and this means, of course, faster simulations. It means also that “bounciness” is totally removed. The current solver needs many many simulation steps if you want to remove “bounciness”, and even doing it you can’t remove it completely.

Continue reading “First Look: Realflow 2013!”…

Jan 20, 2012 SALE: Over 60% off Red Giant Warp – Ends Jan. 26th

More : Plugins · Visual Effects · Red Giant · Sales · Warp

Red Giant Returns with Free Stuff Fridays! This weeks’ featured product is Red Giant Warp. Regularly $199, now only $79. Save over 60%.

The six powerful tools in Warp add realism to any project with shadows, reflections, glows and corner point warps.

Shadow renders realistic shadows, while Reflection creates perfect mirror-like reflections. The three Glow filters add sophisticated glows and glimmers, and Corner Pin has advanced features for corner pinning, such as importing Mocha tracking data.

Regularly $199, now only $79. Save over 60%.

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Jan 7, 2012 FxFactory 3 from Noise Industries

More : News/Press Releases · Plugins · Updates/Upgrades · FxFactory · Noise Industries

FxFactory 3 introduces hundreds of new effects and a brand new interface to let you browse our vast collection of visual effects for Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects.

What’s New
FxFactory Pro 3 introduces the “Playback Ready” transition and is a free update for existing users of FxFactory Pro 2. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

Yanobox Moods is an immersive, innovative color-correction tool with a full-screen interface. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

XEffects Tech Transitions are exclusively available for Final Cut Pro X.

Nattress Levels and Curves brings the power of curve-based color adjustments applied in film-log space. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

Sprocket Slip: A popular transition style, made easy. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

Film Leaders: Grungy title generator. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

Grunge Effects: Superb overlays for any media. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

Light Leaks: Overlay light effects over any media. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

EasyLooks 2.6: Color grading that gives you complete control. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

SUGARfx Light Pack 3.0: Fun and useful filters including Marquee, Paparazzi and Lens Flare. Compatible with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5

Jan 6, 2012 Make your Video Look Like Film with Cinematic Glow

More : Plugins · Videos · Avid · BorisFX

Check out this video from Boris FX on how to use the Boris Continuum Complete software to make your video look like film.

Nov 29, 2011 3Dean: Sunlight System/Vray Sun animations in 3ds Max

More : Autodesk · Chaos Group · Plugins · Software · Tutorials · Videos · Visual Effects · 3D · 3Dean · 3ds Max · Animation · architectural · Chaos Group · sunlight · Vray

Short tutorial on using the sunlight system/Vray sun to create architectural sunrise/sunset animations by Motion Media.
This is part of a larger presentation presented by Motion Media Dec 5th, 2011:
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Software used: 3ds Max 2012, Vray 2.0

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V-Ray 1.6 for Sketchup Beta Now Open

Chaos Group has announced the open beta for V-Ray 1.6 for Sketchup. This massive upgrade to V-Ray for SketchUp includes a series of new feature introductions that enhance visualization workflow and render quality (V-Ray RT®, V-Ray Dome Light), and streamline scene complexity (V-Ray Proxy).

Check out this very cool The Foundry Mari tutorial from Jeff Kleinzweig, the lead artist at Zindagi Games.

Release News: mocha v3.2 public beta Imagineer Systems is happy to be releasing a public beta version of mocha Pro and mocha AE v3.2. This new point release includes significant features and fixes for all users.

The Foundry and Luxology announced a free Modo 701 15 Day trial and a 30 Day production trial that is $25. I suggest you head over to the Luxology site and get started as soon as you can. Plus, if you haven’t already, take the 701 Feature Tour, now with new videos.

Krakatoa for Maya – An Introduction – Come learn about the renderer used to create content for movie hits like Avatar, The Avengers, Transformers 3, Harry Potter 8 and Oblivion, as well as the upcoming Star Trek – Into Darkness, Man of Steel, After Earth, and more!

Maxon & Adobe Announce Cineware & Cinema 4D Lite

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MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today revealed the first step in its strategic alliance with Adobe Systems Incorporated, aimed at delivering a new level of integration between its powerful 3D application CINEMA 4D, and Adobe® After Effects®. The recently revealed next release of Adobe’s industry-leading software will include two MAXON technologies directly within the new Adobe After Effects: CINEWARE and CINEMA 4D Lite.

An Open Letter to Ang Lee

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An open letter to Ang Lee from Compositor Phillip Broste regarding the state of the VFX industry and Mr. Lee’s lack of acknowledgement to the artists who created the VFX in “Life of Pi”. I definitely recommend the read.

Thinkbox Announces Krakatoa MY for Maya

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Thinkbox Software today announced the release of Krakatoa MY, the high-volume particle renderer for Autodesk Maya 3D software running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

Autodesk & Technicolor Team Up

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The Hollywood Reporter posted an article about Technicolor and Autodesk partnering in the development of a new color grading and compositing tool. Steve Scott, the pioneering colorist and head of Technicolor, is leading the charge on this new venture and believes that together they can create a single procedural finishing system that would offer tools from both disciplines – color grading and compositing.

iPad Version of “Animators Survival Kit” Coming Soon

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The famous “Animators Survival Kit” written by Richard Williams is coming soon to the iPad. The price and exact date of release have not yet been determined, but the publisher, Faber and Faber, has indicated that it will be roughly timed with Williams’ 80th birthday next month.

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Krakatoa for Maya – An Introduction

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First Look at Modo 701

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MODO 701 is coming soon. Be one of the first to discover what’s new and improved during our ‘MODO 701 Feature Tour’ webcast on March 25th at 10AM (PST). Sign up today.

Learn Deep Compositing with NUKE

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Deep Compositing allows artists to work with ‘deep images’ containing multiple opacity or colour samples per pixel. This allows rendering of CGI elements without predetermined holdout mattes, avoiding the need for re-renders when content changes.

Free Siggraph 2012 Exhibits Pass

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