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| 11|21|2007 |
Press ReleaseNewBlue Inc., creators of innovative audio, video and multimedia technologies, today announced the release of new and updated NewBlueFX plugin collections for the Sony Vegas software family. The new plugins are comprised of three brand new collections as well as four version 2.0 upgrade collections. ... »
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| 11|15|2007 |
Press ReleaseRed Giant Software is pleased to
announce the availability of Trapcode Form, an organic 3D shape
generator that allows users to create a wide variety of wild animations,
from text logos that blow away like sand to surfaces that move like
rolling fire or billowing smoke. ... »
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| 11|15|2007 |
By Barbara RobertsonIt’s easy to believe that toys in a toy store might come alive, but the store itself? That was the challenge for the visual effects crews who put the magic into writer/director Zach Helm’s fantasy comedy Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.... »
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| 11|15|2007 |
By Bryant FrazerFor an animated short making the festival rounds, filmmaking team Andy and Carolyn London didn't seek out the most cutting-edge workflow, or the most efficient one. Instead, they ended up shooting Hi-8 video, loading it into Adobe Flash, and then painstakingly tracing each frame on a Wacom tablet in stark, graphic-novel-influenced strokes. The process was nothing if not tedious — but it got the job done, and the Londons now have an animated short with enough detail in the image to survive a 35mm film-out.... »
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| 11|09|2007 |
Matt ArmstrongThe disappearance of the much-loved CRT has left the post market in dire need of a monitors that can replace it and serve as a true reference tool for critcal review of detail and color. What will replace it? Watch and see. ... »
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| 11|08|2007 |
Matt ArmstrongEntity FX handled all the film’s seamless visual effects (over 100). Some of the effects were relatively straightforward, matte paintings, sky replacements, hair and make-up fixes, while others were more challenging than they ever expected... »
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| 11|01|2007 |
Matt ArmstrongFor the music video of DJ Mark Ronson’s remix of Bob Dylan’s 1966 song “Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)” that SonyBMG commissioned to coincide with the release of a new Dylan box set, the challenge was to show the expanse of Dylan’s art over the past five decades and accurately represent the style of those eras.... »
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| 11|01|2007 |
Graphic artists are always looking for ways to take the edge off that "CG" look. One of the most difficult things to do well in CG is create shiny, polished metal surfaces, like chrome. ... »
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| 11|01|2007 |
David LeathersMotion 3, the latest version of Apple’s real-time motion graphics application, is packed with important new features for higher-end users, and extends the reach of the... »
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| 11|01|2007 |
Autodesk has released new versions of its Inferno, Flame and Flint visual effects systems, as well as the Fire and Smoke editing/finishing systems, for Linux-based PCs. The new releases deliver open file systems for improved interoperability with third-party applications... »
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| 10|24|2007 |
By Bryant FrazerHow much work can a clothing commercial be? A lot, especially if your mandate is to recreate the look and feel of an elaborate pop-up book as a backdrop for clothing models wandering through a catalog. The VFX crew at Zoic Studios found that out as they tackled a series of spots for Sears that involved real people living in a quaint fantasy world apparently made entirely of cardboard cut-outs folded and hinged into the pages of a Sears Book.... »
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| 10|17|2007 |
In this tutorial see how to use MAXON Cinema 4D to create light reflecting and refracting off of objects. ... »
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| 10|17|2007 |
In this tutorial watch two examples of rotoscoping techniques within Imagineer Motor. ... »
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| 10|16|2007 |
Press ReleaseAs part of its ongoing effort to provide the highest level of customer service and visual imagery, leading visual effects house Method Studios today announced the restructuring of its production department as well as the hire of key artist Seb Caudron.... »
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| 10|16|2007 |
Press ReleaseAutodesk, Inc. has
completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Skymatter
Limited, the New Zealand-based, privately held developer of Mudbox 3D
modeling software. On August 6, 2007, Autodesk announced an agreement to
purchase Skymatter's assets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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