Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk), has released MARI 1.5, packed with new features that reach beyond the film industry and will appeal to the games market. MARI is a production proven 3D digital paint tool, designed from the ground up so artists can spend more time being creative and less time managing […]
If you weren’t on the west coast this past weekend then you probably didn’t attend Edit Fest LA. In fact you may have been right there in Los Angeles and not able to attend either. But via the wonders of the Internet, and more specifically the wonders of the Twitter, we can see random thoughts […]
Blackmagic Design today announced a major new software update that adds full audio mixing capability to its ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher and ATEM Television Studio. ATEM Switcher 3.2 audio mixer software lets customers mix embedded audio from SDI and HDMI inputs, as well as external audio inputs. For ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher, audio […]
Here’s the latest week or so of assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old. Trapcode Mir 1.0 was released this week. Mir creates 3D shapes that are built from a simple polygon mesh. Using fractal noise for distortion, repeating and wrapping geometry, texture mapping, and After Effects lights-all accelerated by your OpenGL […]
ARRI, the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of professional motion picture equipment is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Cayzer as Chief Executive of its global network of camera and lighting rental operations. In this new role, Cayzer will have global responsibility for ARRI’s diverse rental businesses and service capabilities, with plans to extend […]
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Trapcode Mir 1.0 was released this week. Mir quickly creates 3D shapes that are built from a simple polygon mesh. Using fractal noise for distortion, texture mapping, repeating and wrapping geometry, and After Effects light integration — all accelerated by your OpenGL hardware — Mir generates smoothly shaded objects or flowing organic elements, bendable […]
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Createasphere has extended the submission date for the Third Annual DAMMY Awards. In the two years since their launch, the DAMMY Awards have become the standard for excellence in the industry, sought after by a wide variety of companies and individuals at work in asset management. The deadline for written submissions has been extended to […]
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Today, MAXON unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 14, (R14) a milestone release of the industry-leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. Leveraging more than two decades of 3D graphics programming innovation, R14 delivers breakthrough performance including a new, fully integrated sculpting system, camera matching functionality, exchange plugins to two key applications – […]
An exciting new gamma setting included in the Canon EOS C300 is Canon Log, and while not a RAW recording format, it delivers a number of the benefits of RAW recording to cinematographers and colorists looking for the most information to work with in color grading. Canon Log simplifies the production process, ensuring both single […]
Shotgun Software, the pipeline tools developer for the visual effects and animation industry, today announced a new asset management solution called Tank, designed specifically to support rapid and constant pipeline evolution, while organizing and automating a studio’s file-based workflow. Tank is the third product available from Shotgun Software and is built on top of the […]
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