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Apr 1, 2013 Red Giant BulletProof Beta Now Available

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Red Giant BulletProof Beta Now Available

Red Giant BulletProof

The other half of your camera

You’ve got a great camera, you’ve got a great editor — how do you manage everything between them? BulletProof is a complete offload, prep and delivery solution that bridges the gap, with a workflow that simplifies how you handle footage every day. Import, backup, organize, color, deliver: BulletProof has your back at every step. Whether you shoot DSLR or a GoPro, BulletProof lets you focus on your story and get to the editor fast.

Backup
Offload Your Files. Select clips from disks/cards, then import into a catalog with backup.

Organize
Organize Your Files. View the whole catalog, and sort clips with folders and playlists.

Review
Review Your Files. Play individual clips to check their color, quality and consistency.

Color
Edit Color & Metadata. Apply first-pass color adjustments and add helpful metadata.

Deliver
Deliver Your Files. Queue and export the clips as transcoded project-ready media.

Get the free beta
The FREE BulletProof beta is coming soon. Click here to register for it.

See it live at NAB
Stop by the Red Giant booth #SL-3738 at the NAB Show, April 8-11. We’re in the Plugin Pavilion, South Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.

Mar 21, 2013 All New Nuke Assist & NukeX Upgrade Promo

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All New Nuke Assist & NukeX Upgrade Promo

The Foundry today announced that NUKEX 7.0v6 – complete with the brand new Assist tool for NUKEX – is now in beta.

What is Assist for NUKEX?
NUKEX’s Assist tool allows the common tasks of paint, roto, 2D tracking and planar tracking to be shared with a wider group of artists at no additional cost.

Available as two additional licences for every (full) NUKEX licence with valid maintenance, NUKEX’s Assist feature gives artists access to a select set of NUKE nodes to perform the common tasks of paint, roto, 2D tracking and planar tracking and comes completely free to NUKEX customers on valid maintenance.

To break this down, you basically get two limited feature NUKE licenses that allow for only the Paint, Roto, 2D Tracking and Planar Tracking nodes so artists that will only be using these tasks can have access to them for free.

How to do I get my hands on Assist for NUKEX?
If you’re a NUKEX owner with valid maintenance you will have received a email from The Foundry with instructions on how to get hold of your Assist licences and the NUKEX 7.0v6 beta.

If you’re a NUKEX customer but are worried your maintenance may have lapsed, please Contact Us to renew and get your hands on the beta and Assist licences.

If you’re a NUKE customer, take advantage of our NUKEX Upgrade Promotion! Check out the details below…

NUKEX Upgrade Promotion

If you’re a NUKE customer upgrade to NUKEX before the 8th April and save 30%* off the upgrade price AND get your hands on the NUKEX 7.0v6 beta with Assist licences. Contact Us to upgrade.

*Discount excludes maintenance upgrade which will be co-termed based on your current maintenance contract. Upgrade offer only available on NUKE seats purchased before 18th March 2013.

Click on Read More for details about Nuke Assist

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Mar 13, 2013 Nice RealFlow 2013 WIP

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Nice RealFlow 2013 WIP

Luis M from NextLimit posted this video on his blog this morning, and it’s looking really cool, check it out below.

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Feb 22, 2013 1st Person Mario: Endgame from Freddy Wong

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1st Person Mario: Endgame from Freddy Wong

Check out this first person Mario video from Freddie Wong.  It’s very well done, but if you get motion sickness, don’t go full screen.

Software Used

Autodesk 3ds Max
Adobe After Effects
FumeFX
V-Ray for 3ds Max
Krakatoa
Adobe Premiere Pro

Feb 15, 2013 Behind The Scenes and VFX Breakdowns of “The Hobbit”, “Looper” and “Life of Pi”

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Behind The Scenes and VFX Breakdowns of "The Hobbit", "Looper" and "Life of Pi"

Check out these vfx breakdowns.  It’s amazing how integrated visual effects are these days and how many things are occuring that most people will never even notice.

The Hobbit

Life of Pi

Looper
This video focuses mainly on the film’s futuristic cities, which were constructed by laying computer-generated graphics on top of live-action shots.

Feb 7, 2013 V-Ray for 3ds Max Update Available

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V-Ray for 3ds Max Update Available

Chaos Group is pleased to share an update to V-Ray for 3ds Max featuring several optimizations and new features.

With this service release V-Ray adds support for rendering hair created with HairFarm 2.0 and V-Ray Proxy support for Alembic .abc files.  There are also several new features and optimizations within V-Ray RT such as support for instancing, support for Forest Pro instancing, and faster update in ActiveShade rendering with the CPU engine when adjusting VrayLights. V-Ray RT GPU now offers CUDA speed optimizations and optimizations for GK110 cards. Check out the full list of new features, improvements, and fixes in build 2.40.01.

This update is free for V-Ray 2.0 customers and can be downloaded from the Chaos Group website.

 

Dec 13, 2012 The Foundry NUKE 7.0v2 out now

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The Foundry NUKE 7.0v2 out now

The Foundry have updated the latest release of NUKE 7.

We are pleased to announce that NUKE 7.0v2 is now available to download, including a number of important fixes and enhancements.

For full details of improvements made, please check out the release notes.

Download NUKE 7.0v2 today.

Nov 1, 2012 Maxwell Render Patch 2.7.20 out now!

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Maxwell Render Patch 2.7.20 out now!

The Maxwell Renderteam is pleased to announce the release of a new patch for Maxwell Render Suite (2.7.20) which is now available for download from the customer gateway.

Some highlights of this latest patch include:

  • Network stability improved
  • Bug when displaying grass blades- fixed
  • Support for HDR Light Studio V4 now also includes support for OSX/Linux

There are many more improvements and bugfixes. For the full list of release notes please click here.

Oct 31, 2012 E-on Software Unveils Vue 11

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E-on Software Unveils Vue 11

Vue 11 Pre Release is available free of charge for all customers under maintenance.

Customers under maintenance can immediately download a pre-release version of Vue 11 at the E-on customer download page.

Vue 11 xStream and Vue 11 Infinite are expected to ship November 2012. Customers who purchased Vue 10.5 xStream or Infinite within 30 days of the release of Vue 11 will receive Vue 11 at no cost as part of the Free 30 Day Maintenance included with all new purchases.

New features of Vue 11 Continue reading “E-on Software Unveils Vue 11″…

Oct 25, 2012 Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 3.5

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Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 3.5

FumeFX 3.5 has been released. It brings many improvements, including the boundless grid and Field3D support.

Customers can download FumeFX 3.5 from the Sitni Sati Members area.

What’s new in FumeFX 3.5

- Boundless grid with complete control over boundaries.
- Added support for Field3D file format.
- Changing the Effector’s name will automatically update its name inside the FumeFX UI.
- Continue from cache in a bigger grid.
- Volume emission with Object Source.
- MXS command ffxSilent – no Message box will show up (like Stop/Continue, etc).
- Multiple Scattering for PreviewWindow
- Multiple Scattering option to cast and receive, so if you have a scene with many grids and want to avoid MS computation overhead, this should be handy.
- Ability to imprint various info to the Preview Window output.
- From the Obj/Src rollout, right click on object/src to select it in the viewport that will automatically enable PinUI option. Multi selection is also possible,
- Paths will show inside the Asset Manager
- Pin UI will keep the UI opened even if FumeFX is deselected. You can position lights and objects and GPU PW will update as well.
- Preview Window has a new menu option “Lock to Viewport”, so you can work on the scene setup in various viewports and PW will always display the chosen one.
- FumeFX Gravity parameter can have negative value
- Sim Loop Mode option to reset sim at the beginning of each loop.
- Added tooltips to output paths text boxes, so that users can see very long paths.
- Added support for picking groups of nodes from Scene Selection window. Works with:
- objects list
- illumination lights list
- object source objects list
- particle source particle list
- Added support for changing parameters for FumeFX deflector objects for all group members if grouping button is enabled (‘G’)

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V-Ray 1.6 for Sketchup Beta Now Open

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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).

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The Foundry Mari 2.0 Masking & Painting Tutorial

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

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Mocha 3.2 Public Beta Now Open

Mocha Pro and Mocha AE Update

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.

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Try Modo 701 Free

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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.

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Krakatoa for Maya – An Introduction

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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!

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News/Press Releases


Maxon & Adobe Announce Cineware & Cinema 4D Lite
Apr 4, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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
Feb 25, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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
Feb 25, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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
Feb 22, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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
Feb 21, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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.

Events


Krakatoa for Maya – An Introduction
Apr 30, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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!

First Look at Modo 701
Mar 12, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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
Sep 4, 2012 | Comments | Read more →

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
Jul 10, 2012 | Comments | Read more →

Want to go to Siggraph 2012 but don’t want to pay for it? We’ll let Motion Media help you out. We are giving you a free Exhibits only pass for this years event in Los Angeles. All you have to do is fill in the form below and a link and code will be sent directly to you.

PipelineFX Offers Free Qube! Artist Workshop
Jun 19, 2012 | Comments | Read more →

PipelineFX is offering a one-day workshop geared toward artists and new users of Qube! at Siggraph 2012. This workshop focuses on submitting, managing and troubleshooting render jobs as well as best practices for maximum render throughput.

Updates/Upgrades


Mocha 3.2 Public Beta Now Open
May 10, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

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.

Syntheyes is Now on Linux
Apr 23, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

The SynthEyes 3-D tracking application completes a triple-header with the introduction of its Linux version by developer Andersson Technologies LLC, joining the existing Windows and Mac OS X versions.

Extension 2 for Autodesk Maya 2013 Now Available for Download
Feb 4, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

Extension 2 for Autodesk® Maya® 2013 software is now available on the Autodesk Subscription Center. Extension 2 helps artists and studios with increased stability, usability, and performance.

New ArchiCAD Plugin for Maxwell Render
Jan 31, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

NextLimit has released a fully updated ArchiCAD plugin for Maxwell Render, available for download now from the customer gateway.

Matrox MXO2 Dock Now Shipping
Jan 22, 2013 | Comments | Read more →

Matrox is pleased to announce that Matrox MXO2 Dock is now available. The Matrox MXO2 Dock thunderbolt Accessory for Matrox MXO2 I/O Devices Delivers Convenience and Connectivity for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Users



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