Maxon has released ArtSmart, a new plugin for handling artwork from Illustrator or PDF files within Cinema 4D, via its Cineversity training website. ArtSmart is sure to revolutionize motion design workflow, with flexible options to add animation and depth to Illustrator artwork. The plugin also includes the ability to easily update and make changes to designs without losing work done in CINEMA 4D.
Bitmap2Material, which is compatible with 3ds Max, Maya, Flame and Unity, generates seamlessly tiling textures from source photographs, automatically extracts common texture map types, and generates random texture variations.
Bitmap2Material 2.0 offers more control over the diffuse map, including built-in controls for adjusting hue, contrast and saturation without the need to export the texture to Photoshop.
The AO map extraction, normal map extraction and light-cancelling algorithms have been improved, and 15 grunge maps, previously a separate toolkit, are now included by default.
The RayFire 1.60 plugin for 3ds Max has been released. RayFire 1.60 brings some enhancements and also fixes some bugs. This new version includes RayFire Trace object and also RayFire Bomb has now SDK implemented. Fragmentation was changed by Shapes feature. Now it doesn't cache images to shapes. Instead you can add shapes which you want to use to fragment Dynamic objects. Shapes can be created using RayFire Trace object.
Windiws 8 is out and Di-O-Matic don`t waste time and to update Facial Studio (Windows Edition) to version 3.2.
Facial Studio (Windows Edition) features more than 500 controls covering the entire 3D head creation process. Deform anything from eyes, nose and mouth to head shape, including teeth and tongue. Modify head symmetry, ethnicity and gender as you please. What is truly unique about Facial Studio (Windows Edition) is the application’s ability to create a head based on photos in less than 10 minutes using easy-to-use PhotoMatching technology.
LipSync MX allows Web designers and animators to create realistic lip synchronization animations in minutes using a highly intuitive, user-friendly interface. LipSync MX computes lip synchronization by using sound files and predefined mouth shape images.
LipSync MX, your favorite 2D lip sync solution, just got updated to v4.1 with full support for Windows 8.
