Nov
16
PhotoModeler, the award-winning Windows based software program from Eos Systems
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PhotoModeler, the award-winning Windows based software program from Eos Systems, allows you to create accurate, high quality 3D models and measurements from photographs. Our product is widely used by professionals in the fields of accident reconstruction, architecture, archaeology, engineering, forensics, web page design, and 3D graphics. Our new release, PhotoModeler 6, offers fully automated background processing, Shapes, Imports, new export types, and many other new features.
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Nov
16
Pixologic Releases 30-day Trial Version of ZBrush 3.1
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Pixologic Inc. is offering a 30-day trial version of its digital sculpting and painting application, ZBrush 3.1. Created by artists for artists, ZBrush is designed to address the most ambitious and creative needs of today’s digital content creators. ZBrush 3.1 delivers sculpting and texture painting tools for film studios, games, and design visualization for artists worldwide.
(11/15/2007)
Pixologic’s 30-day trial version of ZBrush 3.1 is a full-featured version offering the industry-standard sculpting and painting tools that professional digital artists rely on for high-end visual effects and 3D sculpting in a time-limited format for students, teachers, artists, and others beginning with ZBrush.
ZBrush 3.1 features:
Increase in speed and performance
Advanced ‘Digital Clay’ with up to one billion polygons with HD Geometry
Full 3D Sculpting and Texturing with Alphas and Textures
Advanced Posing System: Transpose Real-time Shadows (while in sculpting/edit mode)
Innovative material capture system: MatCap One-click Turntable Recording with QuickTime Export 32 and 64 bit system support 3D Layers Fast and intuitive painting system with Poly Paint Poseable
Symmetry for asymmetrical modeling Perspective Camera
ZBrush 3.1 also comes with ZMapper, a normal map generator that is easy to use and configurable. ZMapper generates unsurpassed normal maps in seconds that will work for any game engine need. ZMapper also supports arbitrary meshes, a key feature for the game industry.
ZBrush retails for $595 and can be purchased and downloaded online at Pixologic e-store www.pixologic.com/store.
ZBrush is also available from Pixologic authorized resellers. ZBrush 3.1 Windows Demo can be downloaded from the Pixologic Web site by visiting www.pixologic.com/zbrush/trial.
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Nov
7
Sony Vegas Pro 8
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The Vegas Pro collection combines Vegas Pro 8, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, and Dolby® Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. These tools let you edit and process DV, AVCHD, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM™ formats in real time, fine-tune audio with precision, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs.
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Oct
11
Moviestorm: an emerging new media form that uses a videogame engine to produce 3D animation faster, cheaper, and more easily than ever before.
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Moviestorm offers a complete movie-making package, which takes you all the way from initial concept to finished movie. Its ease of use makes it accessible for first time film-makers, while its advanced features make it suitable for pro-am users.
This inexpensive and easy to use movie making application has something for everyone, for those who want to be the next Spielberg as well as those who simply want to express themselves.
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Oct
11
Video tour: Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2008, Covering all new features.
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Oct
11
Product Demo: Autodesk Impression, Basically its Photoshop for Architects
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Sep
30
Have you ever had to re-create a CAD model inside of MAX/VIZ? Power Translators is the answer to get those CAD models and assemblies into MAX or VIZ with the push of a button.
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Have you ever had to re-create a CAD model inside of MAX/VIZ? Power Translators is the answer to get those CAD models and assemblies into MAX or VIZ with the push of a button. Power Translators reads IGES, STEP, SAT, and Rhino and creates a “BrepObject” to represent the precise geometry defined in these files.
Power Translators reads IGES, STEP, SAT, and Rhino and creates a “BrepObject” to represent the precise geometry defined in these files. It can then create a mesh at render time to a specified user defined tolerance relative to the size of the object in the image. For example, a tolerance of 1/2 Pixel will produce an extremely high quality image with very smooth edges that do not have polygonal artifacts. The “BrepObject” introduced by Power Translators can have materials applied at the sub-object level and is able to utilize most MAX Meshmodifiers (twist, UVMap, etc.).
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