Why can't Chinese animation rule the US box office?
Is it just a matter of time? Read this fascinating article by Beijing-based producer Kevin Geiger to find out.
Friday, October 21st, 2011
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Blender 2.60 ships
Leading open-source 3D package gets new audio and mocap tools. More bi-monthly updates to follow.
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
bluegfx announces free UK 3D expo on 3 November
Register online for free sessions from Saddington Baynes, Framestore and doublesix games.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
MachStudio Pro developer StudioGPU shuts up shop
Developer of GPU-accelerated renderer takes website offline - but app can still be downloaded for free.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Fabric Engine brings Bullet physics to web browsers
Ex-Softimage staff release public beta of revolutionary new online application development system.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
See making of videos for The Adventures of Tintin
Updated: the original videos have now been taken down, but you can still find them if you Google hard.
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Abvent ships Artlantis 4
Standalone architectural renderer gains new radiosity engine plus iVisit 3D panorama-creation tools.
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Sony releases OpenCL accelerated Vegas Pro 11
Claims GPU acceleration makes 'world's first Windows OpenCL NLE' two to four times faster.
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Autodesk buys point cloud developer Alice Labs
Creator of the Studio Clouds point cloud editing tool for 3ds Max and Maya enters the Autodesk empire.
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Tree C Technology releases VR4MAX 7
New release of VR content-creation plug-in for 3ds Max adds custom atmosphere system, Lua scripting.
Friday, October 14th, 2011
r|shaders for 3ds Max ships
Updated: New demo available for Alessandro Cangelosi's collection of procedural shaders for ocean and ground surfaces.
Friday, October 14th, 2011
iDevCam: control the 3ds Max camera with an iPhone
New $1.99 app brings Avatar-style virtual film-making to the iPod, iPad or iPhone-wielding indie auteur.
Thursday, October 13th, 2011