Archive May 2005 |
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Alias releases mental ray Standalone 3.4. | An interview with freelance designer Harald Belker, who has designed vehicles and props for motion pictures such as Armageddon, Spider-Man and Minority Report. | An insightful reading on DreamWorks' Madagascar with writer/directors Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell, with animator Jason Schleifer. |
31 May, 2005 | 29 May, 2005 | 29 May, 2005 |
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The second of a triology of articles about the visual effects of the latest installment in the Star Wars prequel triology. (first here) | An interview with animator Michael Comet about the work he has done in ''Robots.'' | An interview with the directors of Madagascar. |
28 May, 2005 | 28 May, 2005 | 27 May, 2005 |
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An introductory tutorial on using 3dsmax's Reactor. | Avid introduces a new ''Pro Academic'' software pacakge that brings professional Avid editing experience at $295. | Digital-Tutors has released an advanced Maya training kit, covering the creation of fluid effects. |
27 May, 2005 | 27 May, 2005 | 25 May, 2005 |
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A tutorial on using Bauhaus Software's new product, Board-O-Matic, a 2D digital storyboarding tool. | The first of a triology of articles about the visual effects of the latest installment in the Star Wars prequel triology.
(Link fixed). | Pixar announces it will ramp up its production schedule to more than one film per year, starting in 2009. |
25 May, 2005 | 24 May, 2005 | 24 May, 2005 |
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Swift 3D v4.5 has been released. The upgrade includes enhanced rendering speed and output options, as well as the ability to export to AVI and Quicktime. | A review of NextLimit's RealFlow 3. | Curious Labs, developer of Poser, has changed its name to ''e frontier America,'' to align with its parent company, ''e frontier, Inc.'' in Tokyo. |
22 May, 2005 | 22 May, 2005 | 22 May, 2005 |
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The Making of ''My uncle cthulhu'' by Fred Bastide | VRMag has an article about making videogame 3D screenshots. They don't delve very much into the details, but they have some panoramic shoots. | Your Next Tee Introduces New Designs in Their Clothing for Creative Men and Women. |
19 May, 2005 | 19 May, 2005 | 18 May, 2005 |
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A detailed look into the production of the Toyota Matrix ''Cell Splitting'' commercial. | Maxon has released a 64-bit version of Cinema4D R9 for its registered customers. | An interview with Tim Miller about Blur Studios' shorts and their first animated film. |
18 May, 2005 | 17 May, 2005 | 16 May, 2005 |
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The work done on Sin City and Racing Stripes was recently shown in an XSI Montreal user group - it has been taped, and it is available for download. | Low polygonal hair texturing, a tutorial. | An interesting article about George Lucas and how the Hollywood and Visual Effects industries are indebted to him. |
14 May, 2005 | 14 May, 2005 | 14 May, 2005 |
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Yahoo! started a new service, offering unlimited songs for $5. | An interview with Doug Cooper, Visual Effects Supervisor at Dreamworks Animation. | An interview with artist Pete Sussi. |
12 May, 2005 | 12 May, 2005 | 11 May, 2005 |
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XSIBase has reviewed the 'Creature Design' training DVD series by Gnomon Workshop and Aaron Sims, Art Director at Stan Winston Studio. | Lightwave moves to 8.3. | A 34-min video tutorial on creating a cave in XSI. |
11 May, 2005 | 10 May, 2005 | 10 May, 2005 |
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3Dallusions just switched over to Vbulletin forum software and to celebrate the new forums they are proud to announce the ?Design Your Dream House Contest? | Accompanying Pixar's announcement that its first quarter sales have tripled, Steve Jobs indicated that an extension of the deal with Disney may be possible. | CGFocus looks into the award winning work done by the design firm ?difica using MAXON's Cinema 4D. |
09 May, 2005 | 07 May, 2005 | 07 May, 2005 |
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Shrek 3's plot revealed. | The Making Of Michal Korotko's 'Midway.' | Craft Animations released the commercial plug-in suite Craft Camera Tools for Maya. |
06 May, 2005 | 06 May, 2005 | 05 May, 2005 |
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Depth of Field Generator PRO, a Photoshop compatible plugin capable of delivering high quality Depth of Field and Bokeh effects. | Digital-Tutors Releases Maya Advanced: Building Advanced Shading Networks | Pixar announced the release of version 12.5 of its award winning RenderMan Pro Server software. |
03 May, 2005 | 03 May, 2005 | 03 May, 2005 |
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A 30-day trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS2. | Microsoft is calling for design teams, independant designers or students to step up and help shape the future of Windows-based PCs. $125,000 in prizes here. |
02 May, 2005 | 01 May, 2005 |
