If you haven’t seen this short film that was recently posted, you have to check it out. It was modeled in Modo 601, animated in Lightwave and composited in Adobe After Effects. I don’t know what the budget was or how long it took to make but it’s pretty sweet. What do you think?
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Feb 29, 2012 Luxology’s modo 601 Now Available!
Luxology® LLC today announced the immediate availability of modo® 601, a landmark release of its award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software.
modo 601 includes character animation, built-in dynamics, volumetric rendering, and enhanced retopology modeling tools along with a host of other new capabilities. modo is now a full pipeline solution for professionals working in media and entertainment, advertising, engineering and architectural design visualization.
modo 601’s new feature and workflow improvements include: Continue reading “Luxology’s modo 601 Now Available!”…
Jun 23, 2011 Luxology Modo Summer training special
Until August 30th Luxology are offering all of the Modo downloadable training videos at 50% off.
modo Training Videos
Learn modo with innovative projects
Learning modo with the included on-line documentation is really just a starting point. Luxology has brought together a diverse collection of learning materials in video form that modo users can work with individually or in a classroom setting. These videos are step-by-step screen capture movies of carefully designed projects to help you learn to use modo for a specific industry or for specific result. Relevant content is included. It’s like having a modo instructor helping you achieve the results you want. Save 50% on selected Training Videos between now and August 30th.
Get started with modo 501 and the training videos at the Motion Media online Shop.
Apr 29, 2011 recoil Rigid-body Dynamics Plug-in for modo 501
The new recoil Plug-in from Eric Soulvie lets you perform rigid-body dynamics simulations right inside of modo. Now objects can collide, fall, slip and slide automatically within your modo scenes.
Full details and video demonstrations of Recoil here.
Get modo 501 at the Motion Media online Shop.
Meet Eric Soulvie
Creator of the recoil Rigid-body Dynamics Plug-in for modo 501
Eric Soulvie is an experienced 3D tools programmer based in Seattle, Washington. Eric has worked for Foundation Imaging (Roughnecks), ESC (The Matrix 2, 3), Blizzard Entertainment, Weta Digital (Avatar, Jumper, et. al. ) and many other production houses. Eric was also one of the original programmers on modo and used the modo Plug-in SDK to create the recoil Plug-in.
Mar 24, 2011 Package Design and Construction Kit for modo 501
Luxology releases a new PACK Kit for modo, you can quickly create bags, wrappers, boxes, bottles, cans, cartons, tubes, tubs, and non-destructively develop new packaging concepts.
Popcorn family image by Gene Dupont.
At the core of PACK is a collection of more than 200 presets, images and assemblies, which together form a large library of packages and components such as container seals that can be modified and brought together to both visualize existing packaging and to create totally new package designs.
Customize your packaging with pre-built container seals like these.
The new PACK Kit is one more great reason to use modo! Get modo 501 at our online Shop.
More detailed information and videos of the pack in action here.
Feb 24, 2011 Luxology Releases modo 501 SP1
modo 501 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available as a free download from Luxology.
The SP1 release is mainly of benefit to those using modo 501 in 64-bit mode on Mac OS X, but there are targeted small improvements/fixes for all modo users as detailed here. Luxology recommends that you use modo 501 SP1 going forward.
modo 501 users can get the new release by accessing the Check for Updates option in the Help menu of modo 501. Or simply sign into your Account and access the new modo 501 update in the Registered Products section.
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