7 things we learned from creating Flight in the cloud
Atomic Fiction was the first studio to render all the VFX for an A-list movie online. Co-founder Ryan Tudhope shares his tips.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
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One to bookmark: The Mari Channel
Peter Aversten's texturing and look dev training blog includes videos on Maya, RenderMan... and yep, Mari.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Eye candy: the Ratchet & Clank movie trailer
You won't see much of the plot, but Rainmaker's teaser for the movie of the game is a neat animated skit.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
AAA Studio cuts educational price of FurryBall to €99
Students and teachers can now get a copy of the GPU-accelerated Maya renderer for under $130 a year.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Can Lagoa drive 3D work into the cloud?
Cult developer Thiago Costa tells us why he believes the future of high-end CG lies online.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes for Linux
Pro edition of the 3D tracker now works with most distros. Price up slightly on Windows or Mac editions.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Render_autosave saves Max renders in progress
Take the sting out of crashes with this free script to save and resume long mental ray and V-Ray renders.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Prêt-à-3D releases Reality 3 for Poser
Updated plugin taps the unbiased LuxRender engine to boost realism of renders with minimal tweaking.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Eye candy: the first Thor: The Dark World trailer
Suitably epic teaser for Marvel's mythological sequel shows villainous dark elves, heroic VFX.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Video: Position Based Fluids in PhysX
See impressive real-time liquids simulated using tech from future releases of Nvidia's physics engine.
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
AnimSchool releases AnimSchool Picker for Maya
Select and manipulate rig controls or geometry on 3D characters faster with this free picker GUI plugin.
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Artur Leao releases mScrub for 3ds Max
Handy little script lets animators scrub the timeline with their mouse wheel. Costs less than a coffee.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
CGTrader introduces eBay-style haggling system
Can't afford the price a 3D model is going for? Use the site's new Make Offer button to negotiate a new deal.
Friday, April 19th, 2013