Autodesk has released a free video effects app for Mac OS X Lion. Motion FX builds on the company’s Maya Fluids technology. It combines the system with a live video feed, enabling users to control the effects or warp the picture in real time. The app enables users to create smoke, fire and a variety of other fluid effects that react to real-time movements captured on the Mac FaceTime camera.
Portal 3Dtotal released a new book in to the series The Digital Art Master: Volume 5. This is the fifth book in the series and it’s featuring articles and work from 60 talented artists working in the Computer Graphic industry. 3Dtotal is giving away a sample chapter of six pages from the book and you can download it, for FREE!
Digital technology company bluegfx has announced the date for its second gathering of media and entertainment vendors and customers. The second expo from the bluegfx team is planned to be even bigger and better than before, with even more from top industry experts covering the latest 3D modelling & animation technologies, top tips on how to optimise your render pipeline, the latest Cloud (CPU & GPU) developments and the future of graphics card technology.
Autodesk has acquired “certain technology-related assets” from Numenus, developer of specialist NURBS rendering software RenderGin. As a result of the acquisition, Autodesk software users should gain more accurate visualization of surfaces and spend less time preparing quality visualization data. Thhis also 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.
Digital-Tutors are lately very busy and preparing a lot of new trainings for their users and new subscribers. One of the new prepared trainings is called „Facial Rigging in 3ds Max 2012“. In the training you will learn how to build and prepare bones for the entire face and so prepare your character for animation to deform the jaw and create methods for controlling different features of the face. The next training is called „Designing a Female Android in Photoshop CS5“ and it will belong in the Professional series .
