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Subject: 3D Animation Software
Forum : 3D Animation Talk
Posted : January 16, 2010
Autodesk Softimage 3d animation software
http://www.autodesk.com/softimage/
Autodesk Softimage, known as Softimage XSI before it was was purchased by Autodesk from Avid, is a professional 3D compute ...
3D news
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Jumpstart Your Career With Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics

Technologically, the animation industry has leapfrogged into the 3D era, with the success of Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Monster Inc, Shre ...
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Subject: 3D animation school a big player in video-game boom
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
After 15 years of churning out ogres, spaceships, ninjas and the occasional ultra-seductive vixen, Montreal's NAD Centre can't keep up with demand.

But with the growing sophistication of video game ...
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Subject: Cydonia's 'Face on Mars' in 3D animation
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Cydonia's 'Face on Mars' in 3D animation, produced through a combination of digital data from the DLR-operated HRSC and NASA's Mars Global Surveyor camera (MOC).

http://www.dlr.de/en/DesktopDefaul ...
3D news
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
The latest Acrobat edition of Animation World Magazine is now available for download. This edition covers the topics of education and training. Karen Raugust looks into European schools, offering a va ...
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Subject: Autodesk 3ds Max use in Resistance and F.E.A.R.
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Details of Autodesk 3ds Max use in Resistance and F.E.A.R.

A number of this season's most anticipated games have been created with Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya 3D animation, modelling and ren ...
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Subject: Strata powers up 3D Suite
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Strata has added more options, enhancements and power to the three applications that make up its 3D modelling and animation package Strata 3D Suite.

The company has added 50 new enhancements and fi ...
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Subject: SAE continues to enjoy healthy enrollment numbers
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
SAE continues to enjoy healthy enrollment numbers
SAE Institute, the world-wide and leading educational center in the fields of Film, Animation and Audio Engineering has enjoyed strategic growth in t ...
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Subject: IBM sees future in alternate 3D life
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
A $10 million investment in Second Life from IBM is the latest push to build v-business

The web as we know it today is like a catalogue. If you’re looking for information, you flip through web page ...
3D news
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Microsoft to offer 3D modeling for Live Search service

Looking to further differentiate itself from competitor Google, Microsoft announced Virtual Earth 3D for its Live Search service. The service ...
3D news
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Beck Technology Releases the First 3D Modeling Application with RSMeans Cost Data at the 2006 Design-Build Conference in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beck Technology and Reed Constr ...
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Subject: Microsoft scores over Google with Virtual Earth 3D
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : November 14, 2006
Microsoft scores over Google with Virtual Earth 3D
New York, Nov 13: With the launch of a new online application unveiled by Microsoft, users will be able to "fly" over cities and in betwee ...
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Subject: Softimage releases CAT 2.5
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : September 26, 2006
"23 September 2006 - SOFTIMAGE|CAT v.2.5 Now Available

Free upgrade for CAT v.2.0 users offers 3dsMax artists an enhanced animation workflow

Montreal, Québec – September 22, 2006 – Softimag ...
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Subject: Silo 2.0 announced
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 18, 2006
August 2nd, 2006
Boston, MA -- Nevercenter Ltd. Co. today announced the impending release of Silo 2.0 as an open beta for registered users. Silo is a focused 3D modeling application designed to fit ...
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Subject: Autodesk announced 3ds Max 9 software
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 15, 2006
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 31, 2006—Autodesk Inc., announced Autodesk 3ds Max 9 software, the latest version of its world-renowned 3D modeling, animation and rendering solution. 3ds Max 9 supports 64-bi ...
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Subject: Discreet Inferno for Linux
Forum : 3D Fight Club
Posted : May 11, 2006
Autodesk Introduces Discreet Inferno Visual Effects System on Linux Operating System

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Apr. 18, 2006 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today launched its Academy Award-winning* Disc ...
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Subject: 35 Months for Software Piracy
Forum : 3D Fight Club
Posted : May 11, 2006
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 35 Months for Software Piracy

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 9, 2006—Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced today that Maksym Vysochanskyy, a Ukrainian national, was sente ...
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Subject: Hardware Rendering Problems
Forum : 3D Rendering
Posted : February 25, 2006
thewebagent, what video card do you have?
From what i know you need a pro video card like quadro to support hardware rendering.
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Subject: Spiral Graphics Releases Genetica 2.5
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : February 25, 2006
Spiral Graphics Inc. has released Genetica 2.5, a major new update to its flagship seamless texture editor. A freely downloadable demo version has also been made available.


With Genetica 2.5 digi ...
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Subject: MAXONs CINEMA 4D Now Available For Intel-Based Macs
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : February 25, 2006
Just days after the first new iMacs with Intel Core Duo processors have begun shipping, MAXON is proud to announce the availability of a "universal binary" version of CINEMA 4D, its award-winning 3D a ...
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Subject: Disney to Acquire Pixar
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : February 25, 2006
Disney to Acquire Pixar

Long-time Creative Partners Form New Worldwide Leader in Quality Family Entertainment

Ed Catmull Named President of the Combined Pixar and Disney Animation Studios and ...
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Subject: MotionBuilder 7 release
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
Los Angeles, California - SIGGRAPH® (Booth #1312) - July 31, 2005 - Alias® MotionBuilder® 7 software - with its newly extended character animation capabilities, improved interoperability with popular ...
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Subject: Maya® 7 release
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
Beveling for Adobe Illustrator Files, with History - Text can now be created as beveled geometry. Because history is maintained, the beveling setup stays the same downstream, even if the text itse ...
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Subject: Maya® 7 release
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
Los Angeles, California - SIGGRAPH® (Booth #1312) - July 31, 2005 - Maya® 7 software builds upon the architecture and performance enhancements in Maya 6.5 to deliver a feature-packed release offering ...
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Subject: Release of CINEMA 4D 9.5 and BodyPaint 3D 2.5
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
MAXON, August 2, 2005 - MAXON today announced the upcoming release of CINEMA 4D 9.5 and BodyPaint 3D 2.5.

CINEMA 4D Release 9.5 boasts
improved workflow, lighting and rendering enhancements, and ...
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Subject: The Gnomon Workshop released twelve new DVD titles
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
July 27th, 2005 – HOLLYWOOD. Just in time for SIGGRAPH, The Gnomon Workshop released twelve new DVD titles today covering a broad range of techniques and software packages. In a first for the industry ...
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Subject: 3ds Max 8 release
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
Key 3ds Max 8 Features for Visual Effects Professionals


* Skinning— Skin your most sophisticated and dense characters and models. Vertices are now assigned to a bone by default to prevent ...
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Subject: 3ds Max 8 release
Forum : CG News and Events
Posted : August 04, 2005
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.—August 1, 2005—Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), today announced Autodesk 3ds Max 8 software, the latest version of its award winning 3D modeling, animation and rendering solution. Des ...