Tweet Autodesk announced new Mental ray Standalone 3.8 For Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Softimage. Here is a summary of some of the new features and feature improvements in version 3.8 of mental ray. iray Rendering Mode on Graphics Hardware This version offers a new rendering mode which generates photo-real imagery using ray [...]
Tweet Mark Christiansen shows us how to make a liquid pour in After Effects using DigiEffects Freeform displacement plugin. Also check out the flowing cloth tutorial, and staircase built with the same freeform plugin. In this tutorial, Mark Christiansen shows us how to make cloth blowing in the wind in After Effects with Freeform. In [...]
Tweet Josh Robinson takes us through an hour plus tour of Maya tips and tricks with some great advice in a wide range of topics. Covered in the video are: 1. How to UV tubes/pipes that have bends in them so that you end up with a rectangular unfold. 2. Basic curve knowledge 3. The [...]
Tweet Wayne Robson takes off the veils with a sneak peek at a new stand alone application ReDucto, a polygon reduction tool that tightly integrates with any 3D application. Wayne also points out that ReDucto’s features go FAR beyond polygon reduction, thats only part of the story….. “lets just call this a very, very small sneak [...]
Tweet The Formula created by Tom Beddard, The entire film is created from two sequences of continuously morphing Mandelbulb fractals. The rendering was made using a plugin that he is developing for After Effects. The Formula from subBlue on Vimeo. Music: www.wearetheformula.com Video: www.subblue.com www.hohumrecords.com
Tweet Christopher Kirkman shows how to create a spirograph type animation with after effects and trapcode particulars using an expression tied into a few custom sliders.
Tweet An interesting technique that is half between morphing and time remapping using after effects pixel motion to create a drifting effect on a shot consisting of a few frames of footage. For other pixel motion reference, check out Eran Stern creating a morph by use of pixel motion. Simple Morph : Creative COW : After [...]
Tweet The Foundry is set to announce MARI a new product originally developed by the R&D and texture departments at Weta Digital. The application is strictly a texture painting tool, and from the initial information sounds amazing just in interactivity alone. Read more on FxGuide. Mari’s benifits include: Speed Save time and money by seeing the [...]
Tweet Recently SilhouetteFX, makers of Silhouette shipped version 4 of the advanced matte generation and roto application, making the macintosh version 64bit only. Read up on all the new features of Silhouette 4, and download the updates and demo here.
Tweet John Dickinson’s Unplugged talks with Adobe After Effects Product Manager Michael Colman with some insightful discussions on the 64bit version of After Effects, and what it will mean for users.
