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RUINS is a shatter plug-in for maya Very quickly and can be precision shatter.For more information visit http://www.nshatter.com/ruins3.0/ruins3.0.htmlRuins 4.5 can support OPENCLand PHYSX3.2.1 accelerated.... New UI and can use field to drived rigid body.what's new in ruins 4,5 ?1 Support OpenCL, What's OpenCL ? OpenCL is the first open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern processors found in personal computers, servers and handheld/embedded devices. OpenCL (Open Computing Language) greatly improves speed and responsiveness for a wide spectrum of applications in numerous market categories from gaming and entertainment to scien...
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Subscription customers gain exclusive access to design optimisation, visualisation and collaboration in the cloud
3D design, engineering and entertainment software company Autodesk has launched Autodesk Cloud, a collection of more than a dozen Web-based capabilities, products and services.
The new offering would enable customers to extend their desktops with greater mobility, new viewing and sharing capabilities, and more computing power, said the company.
In addition, Autodesk Subscription customers will now have exclusive access to cloud-based rendering and design optimisation, and enhanced collaboration capabilities, said Autodesk.
The company added that Autodesk Subscri...
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To help launch its Adobe Creative Cloud solution, Adobe Systems has delivered a series of new touch enabled apps for tablet users.To help kick start its new Adobe Creative Cloud initiative, Adobe Systems announced a series of Adobe Touch Apps, a family of six, intuitive touch screen applications, designed for Android tablets and Apple iPad that enable users to explore ideas and present their creativity on touch devices.During an Oct. 3 keynote announcing the news, Adobe’ CTO Kevin Lynch, said the new Adobe Touch Apps were inspired by Adobe Creative Suite software, and they bring professional-level creativity to millions of tablet users. The apps address multiple areas of the creativ...
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SPECapc releases new 3ds Max 2011 benchmarkTwo separate versions, plus huge city scene, serve diverse user needs
GAINESVILLE, Va., July, 2011 – SPEC’s Application Performance Characterization (SPECapc) group has released two versions of a new benchmark for performance evaluation of systems running Autodesk 3ds Max 2011.
The professional version of SPECapc for 3ds Max 2011, available for $495 on the SPEC website, contains 58 tests for comprehensive measurement of modeling, interactive graphics, CPU and GPU performance. It includes a 32-million-polygon city scene that is modeled, rendered and displayed in real time, testing the limits of high-end workst...
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Update to 4.0 : www.nshatter.com
Ruins 3.5 update to Ruins 4.0:
1 Add the wind field.
2 Add the goal( magnet ) field.
3 Add the Curve field.
4 Support rigid body can follow the movement of parent objects.
5 ruins3.0 to ruins3.5: FREE
Ruins Slit 1.0:
1 Ruins_Slit can simulate the effect of ground crack.
2 Ruins_Slit can simulate the growth of blood vessels.
3 Ruins_Slit can simulate lightning.
4 Support windows, Linux, Mac OS.
5 If you pruchase Ruins3.5+slit1.0 , only need 399$, save100$.Ended December 24!
Support System platform: Windows: Linux: Mac OS:
RUINS is a shatter plug-in for maya , Very quickly and can be precision shatter.In maya,...
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Okino Computer Graphics ships its 15th Yearly Release of PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max & PolyTrans-for-Maya 2012 for CAD, DCC, Skinning, Animation & Architectural File Format Conversions Toronto, Ontario – April 28th 2011 -- Okino Computer Graphics, a leading provider and pioneer of data translation solutions to the DCC/Animation and professional production markets, announced today that its long standing 3D DCC/Animation/Skinning and CAD/MCAD/Architectural conversion software PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max (for 3ds Max 2012 & 3ds Max Design 2012), and PolyTrans-for-Maya (for Maya 2012), are now fully qualified and shipping to customers. This is a general notice to those Okino customers w...
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This week, Adobe announced the release of Creative Suite 5.5- their software collection for graphic design, video editing, web development, and so much more. It wasn't just the software that has gotten a face-lift, but the whole system surrounding it.
Adobe also made clear that it plans to introduce new versions of Creative Suite every other year, or on a 24 month rotation, while also releasing "significant mid-cycle releases" in between to keep up with any changes. In addition, Adobe has revealed a subscription type plan for the software, allowing a month-by-month or yearly payment and usage plans.
"Our design suites have helped publishers set the standard for what readers an...
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Press Release - For Immediate ReleaseTitle: [PR-News] TheBest3D.com announces Project Dogwaffle PD Pro 5.1b Date: San Diego, CA - December 29, 2010TheBest3D.com has released a new version of Project Dogwaffle Professional, PD Pro 5.1b. "This is a maintenance release to improve the installation experience", said Dan Ritchie, author of Project Dogwaffle, "but I also wanted to make a few more tools available for fellow animators. This update and the prior 5.1 release pack a load of new features for quickly creating animations and cartoons, and it's fun to create new textures with the new symmetry modes!". *** What's...
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RUINS is a shatter plug-in for maya , Very quickly and can be precision shatter.In maya, solid shatter It is very difficult to solve, moreover is very slowly, So nshatter developed a new plug-in ruins;Ruins 3.5 can support CUDA and Bullet engine. New UI and can use field to drived rigid body. what's news in Ruins 3.5?# 1 Add the wind field.# 2 Add the goal( magnet ) field.# 3 Add the Curve field.# 4 Support rigid body can follow the movement of parent objects.# 5 Rigid Body and gravity and bounding attribute.# 6 Use Bullet engine.Ruins Slit 1.0:# 1 Ruins_Slit can simulate the effect of ground crack.# 2 Ruins_Slit can simulate the growth of blood vessels.# 3 Ruins_Slit can simulate lightni...
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New Version Extends Dynamics, Rendering, Scripting, Character Animation Capabilities and Company Introduces New Streamlined Product Offerings.
Friedrichsdorf, Germany, September 1, 2010 - MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D software, today announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 12, the next generation of its highly-acclaimed professional 3D software application. The comprehensive CINEMA 4D Release 12 builds on more than two decades of 3D graphics development excellence and boasts dozens of new productivity enhancing features including improved rendering, enhanced dynamics, new deformers and superior character animation capabilities ...
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Unleash your imagination with iDough, the only 3D sculpting app for iPad! Not that long ago the ball of clay was taken from our fingertips and replaced by the binary clicks of the mouse. CrateSoft brings everything that CG has to offer in a very interactive platform. The tools included in iDough (push, pull, smooth, move, pinch, spread, flatten, and symmetry) allow for easy creation of 3D digital sculptors. iDough is as much of a step forward in technology as it is a step backward to a time when we used our hands to create.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idough/id386752314http://cratesoft.com
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Hello everybody,
We have developed a bi-directional constraint for Maya and we will be at Siggraph to demo it, collect feedback and connect with people that may be interested in beta-testing it.
Follow this link for a list of features and a few introductory videos.
www.exotools.net
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Using C4D, 3D Artist Brian Stark Turns Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” Into an Interactive Online ExperienceBy Meleah MaynardGiven the western-themed look most commonly associated with Stephen King’s epic “The Dark Tower” series, 3D artist and interactive producer Brian Stark knew he was taking a chance when he suggested “blowing the dust off the brand and making it more reflective of the post-apocalyptic world” King’s characters inhabit. But Stark, a longtime fan of the author’s work and founder of New Jersey-based Metro DMA, was confident that this was the right way to go. He should know. In 2004 Stark worked with King on the c...
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Kim Davidson introduces Houdini 11 with some exciting new demo videos showing key features. From dynamic fracturing to FLIP fluids to hardware rendering to shading and lighting improvements, there is a little bit for everyone.At the end of the article is a link to our SIGGRAPH launch event in Los Angeles. Be sure to register if you are interested in joining us as we celebrate the new version with the community.Check it out here:bit.ly/9uo0p6
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Toronto, Ontario – April 27th 2010 -- Okino Computer Graphics, a leading provider and pioneer of data translation solutions to the DCC/Animation and professional production markets, announced today that its long standing 3D DCC/Animation/Skinning and CAD/MCAD/Architectural conversion software PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max (for 3ds Max 2011 & 3ds Max Design 2011), and PolyTrans-for-Maya (for Maya 2011), are now fully qualified and shipping to customers. PolyTrans-for-3ds-Max and PolyTrans-for-Maya have provided the defacto conversion systems for 3ds Max and Maya, since their original software releases, that allows these programs to freely exchange 3D scene data with all key 3D software p...
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Bryan O'Neil Hughes shows off some rather eye-popping (if we may say so) technology for synthesizing texture inside a future version of Photoshop:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI&feature=player_embeddedAdobe this week demonstrated a new trick called “Content-Aware Fill” in a future version of Photoshop, an effect that uses a complex mathematical algorithm to automagically fill in areas when users remove undesired content. In short: Mindblowing. Check it out yourself in the video above. If you’re short on time, skip to the 2:50 mark for the most impressive stuff.
Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/video-adobe/#ixzz0jE1vtoPV
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French company Stonetrip has announced today that it has created tools that will enable developers to create cool 3-D games and apps on Google Android phones.
The ShiVa 3D engine for Android will be released in a couple of weeks. The engine is a software platform that lets 3-D games run on Android phones. It will compete with the Unity Technologies, whose Unity 3D game engine is used to make a lot of games that run on the iPhone, the web and other paltforms.
Sophia-Antipolis, France-based Stonetrip licensed its technology to developer DVide, which ported the game Crusade of Destiny to the Android platform using its engine. The process took less than an hour. The company is work...
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Artists Use CINEMA 4D to Make
Graphics Packages for 2009 Creative Arts Emmy, VMA and CMA Award
Shows
By Meleah Maynard
New York-based Mantra Design has been
making graphics for the Country Music Association Awards for the past
three years. For November’s show, they used MAXON’s CINEMA 4D and
Adobe After Effects to create performance looks for 13 different
artists, including Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum and
Darius Rucker. The goal, says Anna Toonk, a senior producer at
Mantra, was to come up with content that supported and enhanced the
artists’ songs without overwhelming their performances.
Christopher McCard, a
designer and animator at Mantra, used Ill...
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Pixelux Entertainment is pleased to announce it's new DMM plug-in
release for Autodesk Maya 2010 with an important new feature:
« autocage ». This tool automatically builds a cage around any 3D mesh
which can then be used with the DMM simulator. No more manual process
required, the ability to use any complex 3D mesh, the possibility to
change the resolution in one click: physics simulation has never been
this easy! Try it out now for free at http://www.pixelux.ch. (30 days trial period).
To allow everyone to try this important new feature, we have
reset the trial period. Existing users can download this version for an extra free 30 days.
About Pixelux Entertainment: The...
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Post-production
houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK),
to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season’s
most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe
in “House,” the evocative color
finishing of “Mad Men” and the UEFA Europa League rebrand.
Ascent
Media, which provides creative and
technical services through its worldwide network of media facilities, including
Encore Hollywood, RIOT and Level 3, uses a combination of Autodesk
Flame and Autodesk
Inferno visual effects software, Autodesk
Lustre color grading software, Autodesk
Smoke edito...
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i3DTutorials™ releases “Production Instruction with 3ds Max 2010: Volume I ™”Miami, FL - November 2009 – i3DTutorials™
announces their latest training product for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010,
“Production Instruction with 3ds Max 2010: Volume I ™". This new
offering from the growing i3DTutorials™ library of Autodesk 3ds Max
training products, introduces 3D artists to the advanced concepts and
production workflows needed to complete complex modeling projects using
professional polygon modeling techniques and workflows. Emphasizing
production proven techniques and taking users step by step through a
demanding production scene that mimics the complex scenar...
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Ok so here we go - we at Blur had released a plugin about a year ago that began exposing Python functionality to Maxscript....
We since decided that it was not good enough.
We have developed a way to run Python as a complete replacement of
Maxscript in 3dsMax, utilizing Python and PyQt to develop tools, we're
hoping to revolutionize the ability to develop fast, efficient and
powerful utilities.
All the information you need to get going can be found at our new development website:
http://blur-dev.googlecode.com
Please feel free to post on the wiki pages for requests, bugs, and
comments. Its still very beta and are looking forward to trying to make
this the new future of...
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TD-College is proud to announce the release of yet another in-depth technical course: The RenderMan Specification in Depth.
We thrive on cranking out talented and motivated people who innovate, create and invent new methods and technologies. Our
individual courses are for folks who are looking to expand their skills
in specific areas or for artists looking to build up some technical
chops in CG production. To succeed in this industry, one needs to be self-motivated to learn new techniques and skills. With that in mind, TD-College pairs you up with the big names in the industry to walk you through and polish your craft.
In the pursuit to expand our courses, TD-College is proud t...
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Expanding its technical leadership within the character animation space, Mixamo Inc. today announced support for Autodesk 3ds Max software biped system control rigs, significantly streamlining animation workflow for 3D artists and game developers.
Previously relying only on traditional motion-capture and keyframing processes to animate biped characters, 3ds Max users are now able to obtain access to Mixamo’s online collection of customizable, motion-capture quality character motions and bake them directly onto their bipeds. Mixamo accelerates productivity of artists and game developers by allowing the creation of premium 3D character animations up to five times faster than current i...
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Date: Oct 8, 2009
Noviture.com releases extensive Maya model catalog for Protein structures
We are pleased to announce the release of Maya model catalog for over 55,000 Protein structures. We have been frequently requested by artists, animators and scientists for this resource and now we are pleased to share this with everyone. We have three types (Premium, Standard and Basic) of models available for each protein structure. Premium models are $9 each, where as the fully functional Standard and Basic models are free to download. We would like to invite you to visit our website at Noviture.com and search / browse our catalog, download models, take a peek at the render gallery, watch the...
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Startup software developer JefeCorp introduced JefeCheck v1.4, a powerful high resolution image player and review system, designed to run on any of the three major platforms on commodity hardware.After being used in several productions, JefeCheck has proven to be an incredible tool for sequence playback on artist workstations, client computers and screening rooms. JefeCheck works with almost any image format in low or high resolution, playing up to 4K image sequences at 24 frames per second on consumer hardware. Available for Windows XP, Mac OSX and Linux, JefeCheck is positioned as a link between artists, clients, producers and directors with an easy to use interface and a powerful OpenG...
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Autodesk Mudbox 2009 is now available for the Mac OS X platformAutodesk has announced that Mudbox 2009 for the Mac is now available. Designed by professional artists in the film, game, and design industries, Mudbox 2009 combines a highly intuitive interface with a powerful toolset of stencils and brushes for creating ultra-realistic 3D characters, environments and props. The software gives artists the freedom to create 3D digital artwork as if they were working with clay and paint. Mudbox 2009 for the Mac OS X contains the same powerful creative toolset as the Windows release. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/mudbox.Download a free trial at www.autodesk.com/mudbox-trial.
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HOUDINI 9.5 FOR MAC OS XFREE Houdini 9.5 Public Beta available Immediately for download from Sidefx.com and continues to support Windows and Linux TORONTO: June 12, 2008 - Side Effects Software, an industry leader in 3D animation and visual effects software, is pleased to announce the planned release of Houdini 9.5 on July 15, 2008. Houdini 9.5 brings the 3D industry's first node-based workflow to the Mac ensuring that 3D artists can collaborate seamlessly in a multi-platform environment. Houdini 9.5 public beta release is available today for download on all platforms. More and more artists are embracing Houdini's node-based workflow for their animation and visual effects projects...
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Whats new in Mudbox 2010 videos
1 SDKhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4422- Filtershttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4443- Stencilhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4464- Photoshop http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4485- Extraction http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4506- FBX http://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=4527- Wax & Dry Brushhttp://www.pixelcg.com/blog/?p=455
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Autodesk Reduces Pricing for Maya Unlimited and Announces Maya 2008Extension 2SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19, 2008 Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) todayannounced reduced pricing for Autodesk Maya Unlimited 3D modeling,animation, and rendering software - the tool of choice for designers andartists working in film, television and games. Autodesk also announcedMaya 2008 Extension 2 software, which provides enhanced creative controlover polygon modeling and UV texturing, as well as significant improvementsto the Maya Muscle toolset. Maya was recently inducted into the GameDeveloper Front Line Award Hall of Fame for its outstanding contribution tothe game development industry."The reduced price o...
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JULY
14, 2009 3D modeling software maker Nevercenter has teamed up with modeling
pro and educator Glen Southern to produce over nine hours of free video
tutorial content including series on fundamentals, box modeling and point
modeling.
The
three series, which began with postings earlier this year and culminated
recently with the launch of the final chapters of the Silo Point Modeling
Tutorial Series, are available to stream or download at http://www.nevercenter.com/videos/tutorials/.
As
Silo has been my favorite 3D modeling program for some time it follows that I
try to teach people how to use it, said Southern, who in the past has produced
DVDs that ...
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REAL PETS RESCUE SNOW-BOUND SHOPKEEPER IN DDB CHICAGO'S
BUD LIGHT "SNOWED IN" BROADCAST SPOT FROM DIRECTOR PHIL JOANOU
HOLLYWOOD
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Sequencemaster Streamline your digital studio
New - Free Sequencemaster update Download here
New - Improved Interface - Main menu now works for both sides in dual window mode.
New - Online help page per topic - Fast access to help
New - Listview masks - List images by name or extension.
New - Properties panel - Image size X Y and File sizes
New Price - Sequencemaster is now only $ 75.00 USD
Overview : Sequencemaster is a sequential image browser with built in multi format player, image utilities and production tools.
PC or USB : Install Sequencemaster on your PC or your USB hard drive or memory stick to...
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Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool 7.5 is now shipping. The software is a free version of Softimage for noncommercial game creation and is designed for anyone seeking a powerful 3D application to make and mod games. Please visit the link below for more details:www.autodesk.com/modtool
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It was pointed out to me that Mental Images is now owned by Nvidia. I did not find the official press release but you can see the information here on the Nvidia site. Excerpt from the page:"mental images, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NVIDIA and
operates under its brand and leadership team, including founder Rolf
Herken as the CEO/CTO, from its headquarters in Berlin, Germany as well
as its other worldwide locations in Europe, North America, and
Australia.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary, mental images has autonomy in running its day-to-day business and continues to serve its customers in the dedicated manner it is known for. mental images
develops and serves new bu...
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Autodesk Advances 3D Character Animation with Autodesk MotionBuilder 7.5Extension 2SAN DIEGO, August 6, 2007 - Autodesk, Inc. today announced the secondextension for its Autodesk MotionBuilder 7.5 software, the foremostreal-time 3D character animation and 3D storytelling solution for game,film and broadcast production. The second extension delivers enhancedperformance and stability, new features and functionality, as well asadditional platform support for the Intel-based Macintosh operating systemand the 64-bit Windows XP operating system. The extension is planned to beavailable for download to all Autodesk MotionBuilder Platinum members laterthis month.As entertainment pipelines become ...
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Pixars
RenderMan at SIGGRAPH 2007
Announcing RenderMan Pro Server 13.5, New
Licensing, & Certified Courseware
EMERYVILLE,
CA (August 3rd, 2007) Pixar Animation Studios (NYSE: DIS), will unveil at the
SIGGRAPH 2007 convention in San Diego its latest RenderMan Pro Server 13.5
software, an updated licensing policy substantially increasing render
throughput on multi-processor computers, and a preview of Pixars new Certified
RenderMan Courseware package. Described by beta testers as one of the most significant
RenderMan releases ever, RenderMan Pro Server 13.5 is optimized for batch
rendering at the highest levels of performance, memory, and systems efficiency.
Among ...
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AUSTIN, TX - September 15, 2005 - Bareknuckle Software today announced
the immediate availability of ImageWrangler, the premier tool for
managing image sequences. A time-limited demo is available for download
from the company's website. ImageWrangler features an intuitive
interface that allows users to quickly manipulate a sequence of images
as easily as a single file. It is built on a robust sequence
identification algorithm, and is both fast and lightweight.
ImageWrangler also integrates seamlessly with most popular image
viewers and flipbook utilities.
Features include:
rename, copy, move and delete images and image sequences
easily renumber and "repad" ima...
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Videos added Sept 5 - scroll down:Autodesk Announces 10-Year Anniversary Release of Maya Software New Release Provides Stereoscopic Production Capabilities, nParticles Simulation, and Powerful Animation and Productivity ToolsAt SIGGRAPH 2008, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced Autodesk Maya 2009 3D animation and visual effects software, in celebration of the software's 10-year anniversary. Maya 2009 includes a host of advancements in modeling, animation, rendering and effects that maximize productivity, optimize workflows, and provide new creative possibilities. Maya 2009 will be showcased at the Autodesk booth (#501) during SIGGRAPH 2008, at the Los Angeles Convention Center Aug. 12...
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DMM stands for "Digital Molecular Matter" -
an advanced simulation technology developed over the past 6 years by
Pixelux Entertainment. DMM was first used by LucasArts in their hit
game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed"While covering the use of new technologies in "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed", Vanity Fair Magazine called DMM Technology "a technological breakthrough, nearly as revolutionary as the introduction of sound in film".Now
you can use this same technology to easily bring your artistic
creations to life through advanced simulation technology with the DMM
Plug-in for Maya. Unlike rigid body physics system...
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