CG industry reacts to SOPA/PIPA web blackout
We round up the players taking sides in yesterday's piracy law online action, both pro and anti.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
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Exotic Matter releases Naiad Buddy for 3ds Max
3ds Max import/export toolset for the fluid simulator now in alpha. Maya and Houdini versions also available.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
The Foundry releases Hiero in free open beta
Test the VFX project management and shot review tool before the price goes up to $5,000 this February.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Eric Mootz releases emNewton 2.0 for Softimage
New ICE plugin mimics effects of gravity on particle systems. Simulation times happily less astronomical.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Eye candy: Digic Pictures' new cinematics showreel
Marvel at the Hungarian game trailer maestros' new and (slightly) updated 2011 reel.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Kinect pioneer releases new facial mocap demo
Watch Jasper Brekelmans' tech demo for Motek Entertainment's new markerless facial capture system.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Watch the making of the VFX for The Troll Hunter
One-man VFX studio Rune Spaans reveals the secrets of his creature pipeline for the cult mockumentary.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
e-on software releases Vue 10 RenderNodes for Linux
New rendering solution targets studios running Linux renderfarms, but no plans for Vue for Linux yet.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Ryan Smith releases free beta of TreeGen for 3ds Max
Useful script creates custom trees for game use, with over 35 settings to control leaves and branches.
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Classic Andrew Loomis drawing books back in print
Titan Books reissues facsimiles of two of the classic 1940s and 1950s art manuals, with a third to follow.
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Eye candy: Vorare
Man isn't the only thing destroying the planet in Tobias Szabo's neatly stylised eco-friendly animated fable.
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Two new sub-$2,000 3D printers launched at CES
Will you opt for 3D Systems' cheap-but-clinical Cube or MakerBot's bigger, funkier Replicator?
Friday, January 13th, 2012
3DAliens ships GPU-based version of glu3D for Max
Fluid dynamics plugin for 3ds Max updated to take advantage of CUDA-based graphics cards.
Friday, January 13th, 2012