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Behind scenes of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol with VFX Supervisor John Knoll

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This time we recommended you another „behind scene“ interview. Portal Art of VFX asked some questions John Knoll, VFX Supervisor in ILM, about their part at Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol. ILM`s team was responsible for creating about 700 shots on the film, e.g. the Kremlin explosion, huge sand storm that surround Dubai or Burj Tower climbing sequence, where Ethan climbed from the 118th to the 130th floor of the world’s tallest building. As James Knoll revealed, this scene was largely filmed on the real building at the full height depicted.

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3DAliens released glu3D GPU Edition for 3dsMax

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glu3D is a complete system that makes easy making liquids in Autodesk's 3dsMax. glu3D GPU is the NVIDIA CUDA GPU accelerated version of the well know glu3D fluid dynamics plugin for 3dsMax. It speeds up intensive computations that glu3D performs to calculate particle fluid dynamics. With this glu3D edition it is possible to simulate faster and with more particles than before. Now it is possible to simulate your scene more times and it is almost interactive. You can animated fluid scenes with more quality and level of detail.

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Update of KeyShot render engine is out

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Luxion released update of their photorealistic renderer. KeyShot version 3.0.96 contains many improvements focused to increase render performance and Maya Importer. At this while is Maya Importer in BETA and according to KeyShot blog they are waiting for users’ feedback how it works. Importer works with version 2011 or 2012. With latest release were added into this render engine a manipulation tool for labels and ability to position textures and labels interactively.

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Adobe releases Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta

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Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow solution helping amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase their images. It is a preview of new features and capabilities that will be offered in the final release of Lightroom 4, expected in early 2012. The beta features refined technology for superior shadow and highlight processing, expanded management capabilities including enhanced DSLR video support and the ability to create beautiful photo books from within Lightroom.

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Interview with Jack Greasley MARI Product Manager

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In this interview we were asking questions Jack Greasley, MARI Product Manager at The Foundry. MARI is a 3D digital paint tool that will revolutionise your workflow. Capable of handling vast numbers of pixels, MARI out performs all other paint tools in speed, flexibility and processing capabilities. MARI allows artists to concentrate on painting detailed, multi-layered textures directly onto 3D models in a fluid and natural way. MARI was used in famous blockbusters as you can see in image gallery at the end of this interview.

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