Forest Pack Pro is designed to create environments made out of vegetation, from a little grass area to a forest with thousands of trees, and to mainly distribute, instance, and randomly modify certain objects’ properties in a scene. The plugin can be used with Mental Ray and V-Ray, proxy objects of both render engines are supported. You can also use the native instancing system of 3ds Max and the scanline renderer. Read article here!
And Making of
See how they use Maxwell Render and Cinema 4D to creat the video
Robert Hranitzky explains
We used a mixture of different techniques to create this trailer. 2D animation and compositing done in Adobe After Effects, footage filmed with a Canon 5D MKII, 3D animation done in Cinema 4D. Scribbles and sketches drawn on a Wacom Cintiq 21UX and Cintiq 12WX and with Inkling. Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator was used to edit the sketches and graphics.
Evermotion unveiled fully textured City of London scene with professional shaders and lighting ready to render collections - Archexteriors vol. 14
The scene is prepared for Mentalray with 3dsmax 2009.
Check Flash presentation file here!
Price:120 EUR
download Archexteriors vol. 14 - The City of London here!
10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11 is coming, Dbox has created branding, graphics, CGI and aerial cinematography for the six-part Discovery Channel series premieres “Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero”
A beautiful sunset view of Manhatta
An aerial view of the future World Trade Center site
This image is from a daytime flyover from the Statue of Liberty to Manhattan [dbox aerial footage composited with CG buildings]
A still from one of many animated sequences in "Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero" [dbox aerial footage composited with CG buildings]
Another still from one of many animated sequences in "Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero"
Watch The promo for Rising : Rebuilding Ground Zero
related to 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, BIGSMACK studio has created The promo for for George Bush’s 9/11 interview.
Animation studio BIGSMACK has rendered the moment just before the first plane struck the World Trade Center in photo-real 3D animation for a new National Geographic special
Google is aiming to deliver its set-top software to the UK sometime in the next six months following its launch earlier in the US
According to telegraphThe “Google TV” innovation will also mean that viewers can watch material from catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player on their main TV screen. Google TV will allow people to search all of the content on the TV and the internet by using a single click.
Also from Daily Mail we know that:
The service will also let you switch between the TV and internet on your main screen without having to adjust any cables.
Smartphones and iPhones can be used instead of a remote control to change channels, and people can even use their voice to conduct searches. The service also has a special version of YouTube in high definition.
Mr Schmidt - Google’s executive chairman is expected to talk about how we are increasingly watching TV and using the internet at the same time, notably with shows like The X Factor, when viewers switch between watching the programme and reading the online reaction on Twitter.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.- Autodesk, Inc, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced today that it has acquired certain technology related assets from Numenus GmbH, a software provider of high-end visualization technology used to efficiently render and review 3D datasets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2009 and based in Koblenz, Germany, Numenus specializes in interactive rendering directly from NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) data to provide instant, photorealistic design renderings for designers, engineers and marketing professionals. As a result of the acquisition, Autodesk software users should gain more accurate visualization of surfaces and spend less time preparing quality visualization data.
“High-end, instantaneous visualization capabilities are a necessity in the world of design,” said Andrew Anagnost, vice-president of suites, Web services and subscription at Autodesk. “Combining advanced ray tracing technology with powerful visual communication tools transforms how designers, engineers and marketing teams consume, review and share visual designs.”
The acquisition reflects Autodesk’s continuing commitment to provide a comprehensive Digital Prototyping solution to manufacturers of all sizes, giving them the ability to design, visualize and simulate their products before they are built. The addition of the Numenus technology will specifically strengthen Autodesk’s ability to address high fidelity visualization for technical surfacing and advanced design reviews as part of Autodesk’s commitment to automotive design workflows.
Numenus’ founders are now part of Autodesk.
Business Outlook
This transaction is expected to have no impact on guidance issued on August 18, 2011.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the impact of the acquisition on Autodesk's financial results, statements regarding product and service offerings and plans, product capabilities and Autodesk's commitment to the Numenus technology and its users. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: difficulties integrating and further developing Numenus’ technology; whether certain market segments grow as anticipated; the competitive environment in the software industry and competitive responses to the acquisition; and whether Autodesk can successfully develop new products and services or modify existing products and services and the degree to which these gain market acceptance.
Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Autodesk are included in the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2011, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2011, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Autodesk does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries – including the last 16 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects – use Autodesk software to design, visualize and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software for global markets. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, AutoCAD, Showcase, and Opticore are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. Academy Award is a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
Ready-to-Use, Affordable NVIDIA GPU-Enabled Cluster From HP Addresses Increased Market Demand for Accelerated Computing Solutions
SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/25/2011 -- NVIDIA today announced the availability of a limited-edition GPU Starter Kit from HP, a pre-configured system that provides researchers with a ready-to-use GPU computing cluster, straight out of the box. It consists of eight HP ProLiant SL390 G7 servers, containing 24 NVIDIA® Tesla™ M2070 GPUs, 16 CPUs, and is pre-configured with the latest NVIDIA CUDA® 4.0 parallel computing software.
Designed for ease of deployment and to address the growing availability of major GPU-enabled scientific applications, the GPU Starter Kit enables every university, government research department and enterprise customer to quickly deploy a rack of GPU-accelerated servers. The system delivers 13.5 teraflops of peak performance and is priced at $99,000, roughly 50 percent below the typical list price. The kit also includes a broad set of third-party development tools at discounted prices to facilitate application optimization.
"Growing demand for GPU computing has fueled the need for a fully integrated, robust and affordable development platform that enables developers to easily create new, accelerated applications," said Sumit Gupta, manager of Tesla products at NVIDIA. "As a result, NVIDIA and HP developed the GPU Starter Kit to remove some of the last hurdles to the mass adoption of GPU computing -- namely, the cost and time of system implementation."
HP ProLiant SL390 G7 servers equipped with Tesla GPUs are the computing platform of choice for leading supercomputers, such as the world's greenest production supercomputer(i), Tokyo Institute of Technology's Tsubame 2.0. They also power the Keeneland system -- managed by Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Lab and the National Institute for Computational Sciences -- enabling researchers and students to advance scientific discovery in various disciplines. Some of these efforts include:
- To better understand protein-DNA interactions with applications in future drug design, researchers Bo Hong, at Georgia Tech, and Jun-tao Guo, at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, are relying on GPUs to accelerate protein-DNA docking simulations. With 32 GPUs in the Keeneland cluster, they are able to achieve higher performance than with 1,200 CPUs alone.
- In search of advanced materials for wide ranging industrial uses, Jacek Jakowski, researcher from the University of Tennessee, is accelerating a quantum chemical molecular dynamics method by up to 20x using GPUs, reducing typical simulation times from two weeks to hours.
- Researchers Michela Taufer and Sandeep Patel at the University of Delaware are using GPUs to accelerate discoveries in human pathological conditions. With 10x faster simulations, researchers are running much larger size simulations, leading to more accurate insights.
Parallel programming has now become much easier with the recent release of CUDA 4.0 toolkit for C, C++ and Fortran. CUDA 4.0 represents a major leap forward for ease of GPU programmability and offers GPU-accelerated libraries such as FFT, BLAS, LAPACK, RNG, and SPARSE. CUDA C++ support has been enhanced by the powerful Thrust C++ template library, accelerating popular functions such as sorting and reductions.
For more information or to purchase the HP GPU Starter Kit, please contact your HP sales representative, or send an email to hpstarterkit@nvidia.com. For more information on NVIDIA Tesla GPUs for high performance computing, please go here. For more information on CUDA, please go here.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) awakened the world to the power of computer graphics when it invented the GPU in 1999. Since then, it has consistently set new standards in visual computing with breathtaking, interactive graphics available on devices ranging from tablets and mobile phones to notebooks and workstations. NVIDIA's expertise in programmable GPUs has led to breakthroughs in parallel processing which make supercomputing inexpensive and widely accessible. The Company holds more than 1,900 issued patents worldwide, including ones covering designs and insights that are essential to modern computing. For more information, see www.nvidia.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to statements as to: the performance and pricing of NVIDIA Tesla GPUs, NVIDIA CUDA software and the GPU Starter Kit; the growing availability of major GPU-enabled scientific applications; the interest and demand for GPU computing; the effects of the company's patents on modern computing are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended May 1, 2011. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
© 2011 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA and the NVIDIA logo, CUDA, and Tesla, are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Cebas has just released SP5 for finalRender 3.5 as well as for finalToon 3.5; tweaking it a bit more and fixing some issues previously discovered.
Changes for SP5:
- An issue when Caustics are used in a scene has been isolated and fixed.
- A crash with fR-VolumeSolid has been identified and fixed
- Animation ranges have been been fixed for fR-Proxy objects
Download here!
Grand Prize Winner
Luis Sanchez
Environment Interior
Matte Painting Best of Term Winner
Gizem Ersavas
Environment Exterior Best of Term Winner
Cenk Cevdet KILAR and StefanoFarci
Animation and Visual Effects Best of Term Winner
Daniele Volpe
View the winners gallery here!
SEOUL, Aug. 24, 2011 – LG Electronics (LG) will be opening a new era for scanners at this year’s IFA with the LSM-100, the mouse with a built-in scanner. Incorporating technology specifically developed for the new device, the LSM-100 offers an array of unique functions that blend surprising innovation and user convenience.
Operating the LSM-100’s scanning function is far more convenient than on conventional scanners. While holding the Smart Scan button on the left side of the mouse, the user simply swipes the mouse over the material to be scanned. The scanned image can then be saved in a variety of file types – PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PDF, XLS and DOC – or dragged and dropped into the desired application.
The LSM-100 is also equipped with LG’s Optical Character Recognition technology, which converts scanned text into a Microsoft Word document that can then be edited and manipulated as the user sees fit. By eliminating the need to retype text from print media onto the screen, Optical Character Reader saves users a great deal of time.
The mouse’s compact size belies its big-sized capabilities. Because it’s not limited by a frame, the LSM-100 can scan page sizes up to A3, larger than most conventional portable scanners. Additionally, the scanning technology itself has been upgraded to handle faster pass-over rates, meaning that scanning an A3 sheet can be done smoothly and quickly.
The LSM-100 is also a top-end mouse. The laser sensor is accurate and durable, and the stylish design lends itself to easy, smooth motions as well as providing an ergonomic, comfortable grip.
Check out the Feature works from Foundry's customers. Amazing works done by using Nuke, Mari, Storm, Ocula, ... and other Foundry's products from ILM,Digital Domain, The mill, MPC, ...
Here We go! Music: Bird 1 by Underworld.
Thinkbox Software has posted 2 new Krakatoa videos
Krakatoa MX 2 Hair Rendering And Magma 2 - Part 1
This video is showing short overview of some new features in Krakatoa for 3ds Max as presented at Siggraph 2011 in Vancouver. It highlights Hair Rendering and some of the new options in the redesigned MagmaFlow as found in an early Beta build of Krakatoa MX 2.
Krakatoa Collision Test Demo
The Krakatoa Collision Test is a Bonus Particle Flow operator available only in the commercial licensed version of Krakatoa (and is disabled in the free Evaluation version). It provides accelerated geometry collision testing which performs orders of magnitude faster than the standard Collision test in Particle Flow.
according to Akihabara News, Iiyama announced today the 24” XB2472HD-B and 27” X2775HDS-B Full HD Monitors that comes for both models with a LED backlight VA panel.
These monitors comes with a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, with a 300cd/m2 brightness for the 24” and 250cd/m2 brightness for the 27” one. Both models comes with an ECO mode capable to reduce up to 60% your monitor power consumption, as well as HDMI, DVI-D and-SUB output.
CGAxis has unveiled the new Collections today: CGAxis Models Volume 14 which contains 25 highly detailed models of trees.
Included textures and materials for:
FBX 2011,
3ds max - VRay,
3ds max - Mental Ray,
3ds max - Scanline,
Cinema 4D,
Cinema 4D VRay.
Compatible with 3ds max 2008 and higher.
Pirce: $99
Download here:
http://www.cgaxis.com/product-info.php?volume-14-trees2-pid648.html
(London, UK--August , 2011) Digital Heaven, one of the leading third party developers for Apple Pro Apps, announced the release of DH_GridX and DH_WideSafeX, two new freeware plug-in generators for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5. Both plug-ins are built using Apple’s latest FxPlug 2 architecture to take full advantage of GPU rendering and 64 bit processing.
DH_GridX creates a grid of up to 30 horizontal and vertical divisions which can be independently set. As any designer will say, grids are a useful tool to assist in the setting up of consistent graphical elements and are not usually seen in the final project. The grid may be drawn over the entire frame or a custom defined area with line color and width also adjustable.
DH_WideSafeX provides 4:3, 14:9 and 16:9 action and title safe areas in 16:9 aspect ratio projects with support for standard definition NTSC/PAL, high definition 720/1080, 2K and 4K. While Final Cut Pro X can display traditional safe areas these do not show markings for 16:9 projects reformatted to 4:3 and 14:9 versions – a feature critical for broadcast output. DH_WideSafeX is compliant with BBC/EBU safe area specifications.
System Requirements:
Final Cut Pro X or Motion 5.
Pricing and availability:
DH_GridX and DH_WideSafeX are free and available for download after registration at the Digital Heaven website. DH_WideSafe for Final Cut Pro 4-7 is also now a free plug-in (previously US$29.00).
Product Page: http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/dh_gridx
Product Page: http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/dh_widesafex
ABOUT DIGITAL HEAVEN:
Digital Heaven was founded in 2000 by ex-BBC Resources video editor Martin Baker. For six years the company provided broadcast post production facilities for clients such as the BBC, Channel Four and many independent production companies.
After the success of their first software products, the company shifted its focus in 2005 to exclusively concentrate on software development. In total, 16 Final Cut Plug-ins and six applications have been added to the product range.
For further details, please contact
Digital Heaven Ltd, London, UK
info@digital-heaven.co.uk
http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk
Images is the UK's leading illustration competition, annual, awards show, and touring exhibition dedicated to showcasing the very best in new British illustration. It is unique in that it is Britain's only jury-selected illustration competition, judged by a highly regarded panel of industry experts.
The annually published book celebrates illustration excellence and is distributed to a specially targeted list of 4000 international commissioners and sold worldwide.
Association of Illustrators' Images competition, the most comprehensive and prestigious illustration award in the UK, is now open for entries.
Works selected by a jury of industry professionals are
published in the Images annual, a selection of
which are exhibited in London and subsequently go
on a national tour.
Children's Books, Advertising and New Talent:
* Lisa Dickinson, Art Buyer, Beattie McGuinness Bungay
* Noma Bar, Illustrator
* Sue Buswell, Art Director, Random House
Design, New Media and Editorial
* Anrick Bregman, Director, unit9
* Gareth Howat, hat-trick Design
* Jo Cochrane, Art Director, The Guardian G2
Self Promotion and Books
* Alasdair Oliver, Art Director, Hodder & Stoughton General
* Michael Salu, Art Director, Granta Publications
* David Foldvari, Illustrator
Check out more Categories
Deadline for entries:
Friday, 26th August 2011
find out more about schedule
Enter here!
HD Models Cars volume 5 gives you 10 highly detailed and shadered models of Cars. Every model is shadered and ready to render. This collection includes 3d models of Mini Cooper S, Mercedes ML 500, Mercedes SLS AMG, Bentley Continental Supersports, BMW 6, Audi A8, Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 458 Italia, Porsche Panamera and Land Rover Range Rover.
No hdri and environment included
Price: 360 EUR
Download HDModels Cars vol. 5here!
Check out the C4D tutorial from Ali Faisal for renderking.it Underwater particles float: more C4D stuffs on renderking.it more tutorials here!
by: Hardy Fowler
email:hardyfowler@gmail.com
My latest Warhammer 40K cover artwork for an upcoming collection of short stories.
One of my first covers set inside of a Space Hulk. I had a lot of fun making it eerie and atmospheric. Had a lot of fun with all of the details on the main figure as well.
more information here!
by: neville dsouza
email:nwiz22@yahoo.com
after a long time, my most personal and darkest piece, it exemplifies love and pain, intertwined like the thorns of the rose
it took almost two months to complete,although the initial sketch was done last year, it was all but forgotten until recently it caught my attention.
AK3D ScatterFX is a Map Controlled Scatter Tool for 3ds Max. It is designed for maximum creative control about the scatter process and it´s made for Free Art Projects, Marketing Projects, Architecture Projects and Map Controlled Growd Population. 
See the complete features list here!
more information and download here!
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