Former Pixar animator starts new studio in Israel

Alex Orrelle Starts CREW972

- After finishing his part on 'The Incredibles', Israeli animator Alex Orrelle decided it was time to go home. Having spent eight years studying and working in the computer animation industry, including his award winnging student film 'Freeware' and work on 'The Matrix Reloaded', Alex moved back to Israel with an eye to continue working on world class productions.
Alex assembled a team of talented animators and is now offering .........................More!
(Source: Deathfall)

Interview With CREST Animation Studio CEO

Interview With CREST Animation Studio CEO A.K.Madhavan
By Anand Gurnani

- If its animation for Jakers got Crest into the international limelight, the squash and stretch in the 3D animated Pet Aliens has taken the studio to an altogether new height.
Crest, which has been an undisputed leader in the Indian animation scene for quite a while now, is today held as one of the leading digital animation studios in the world.
What has been Crest’s recipe for success? How has it managed to cope with the adverse winds that have torn the sails of many an Indian animation studio? What are ......................More!!
(Source: Animation 'xpress)

Informatix Piranesi 4 For 'Mac OS X' Now Available !!

Piranesi 4 For Mac OS X !
March 19, 2005

- Piranesi 4 (3d) contains over 100 software enhancements, and 300 new high resolution cutout and texture images. We'd like to thank all of you who helped us with ideas to improve the product. We hope you like the result, and please keep the feedback coming! This page covers most of the new features. If you prefer you can download the full release notes. Alternatively you ...................................................More On Piranesi V4 Features!!
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Autodesk® VIZ 2006 *

Autodesk® VIZ 2006

- Realize your ideas with Autodesk® VIZ 2006, software for rendering, 3d modeling, and animation. Whether you’re exploring concepts, validating strategy, or communicating design intent to clients, the state-of-the-art technologies and new features of Autodesk VIZ 2006 help you bring your vision to fruition.........................................Features.
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If it's Animation, it must be India!

If it's Animation, it must be India!

- India's animation sector is witnessing a major boom. Overseas entertainment giants like Walt Disney, Imax and Sony are increasingly outsourcing cartoon characters and special effects to India. Other companies are outsourcing animation from India for commercials and computer games. So what makes India a hub for animation? Why is the sector experiencing exponential growth? In this special series, we take a look at what makes India shine in the world ...................Read More!
(Source: Rediff)

E-on Software Ships Vue 5 Infinite !!

E-on Software Ships Vue 5 Infinite
REVOLUTIONARY NEW ECOSYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE!

- e-on software, the leader in natural environment creation software, announces the immediate availability of the much-anticipated Vue 5 Infinite, for Mac OSX and Windows. Vue 5 Infinite is the newest version of the company’s flagship solution for the creation of natural 3D environments. Specifically ..........................................Read More!
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Tomorrow’s Technology: "SaarCOR CHIP" for Real Time Ray Tracing!!***

SaarCOR - A Hardware Architecture for Real Time Ray Tracing

- SaarCOR is a hardware architecture for generating highly realistic images of 3D environments in realtime. It implements the well-known ray-tracing algorithm on a single chip and reaches performance comparable to todays graphics technology but uses less hardware resources and requires less memory bandwidth. Possible applications include computer games and realistic visualization in the design and development process of products such as ........................................................................More on SaarCOR Tecnology!
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Auditorial Incredibles Interviews ***

Auditorial Incredibles Interviews
By. 3dVFX

I'm truly beginning to believe Steve Jobs has the Midas Touch. CEO of Apple and Pixar, Jobs bought the film company when it was only a small division at George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic for a paltry ten million dollars, and the rest is history. By following their muses, eliminating middle management type meddling, and letting artists do what they do best, Pixar has had a string of big screen successes not matched since Disney’s golden age ...............................................................Read More!
(Source: 3DVFX)

3DSurvey.Org Giving Out Free Goodies!

3DSurvey.Org Giving Out Free Goodies!

- Something you won’t like to miss. 3dsurvey is giving out free HDRI, Seamless textures and character reference images for filling a Short survey. So Hommie'z hurry n Fill out these simple surveys and receive a valuable free gift as way of saying thanks!
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3DA Interview With dan abrams

3DA Interview With dan abrams

- Everybody can not say that they have started being employed at the world of the VFX before finishing their studies, and that have been working in projects like 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Spider-Man' and 'Spider-Man 2' or 'Aviator'. Dan Abrams is one of these few artists who can do it.Between his last projects we can find some of the movies with better visual effects of all times, like 'The Two Towers', 'Spider-Man 2', with the one that .............................Read More!
(Source: 3DA)

What's up with futuristic 'Loonatics' ??

What's up with futuristic 'Loonatics,' Doc?
By Gary Levin, USA TODAY

- Howls of protest are surrounding Warner Bros.' plans to bulk up Bugs, Daffy, Taz and other legendary Looney Tunes characters as a team of futuristic fighting superheroes for .............................................More!
(Source: USAToday)

NEW PLUGIN CONNECTS BODYPAINT 3D WITH SOFTIMAGEXSI ***

NEW PLUGIN CONNECTS BODYPAINT 3D WITH SOFTIMAGEXSI
MAXON Computer, March 9, 2005

- MAXON is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new plug-in that connects its renowned 3D painting program, BodyPaint 3D to SOFTIMAGEXSI. Now the unique 3D painting features of MAXON's Hollywood-proven tool are available to all users of the latest generation of SOFTIMAGEXSI. Character animators, game developers and motion .............................................................Read More!
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DOSCH Textures: Construction XT !

DOSCH Textures: Construction XT

- Dosch Textures: Construction XT expands significantly on DT: Construction Materials by offering over 100 additional high resolution, seamless tileable textures which can be applied to......................................................More!
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Maxwell Render Alpha 1.1.22 released

Maxwell Render Alpha 1.1.22 released
March 10, 2005

- We are happy to announce the new version 1.1.22. Note that the Linux and Mac versions will be uploaded in a few days.
New features: · Motion blur of camera ( movement, rotation, fstop and focal length ) · Motion blur of objects ( controlled by shutter ) · Clipmap support · Region bitmap render · Fog (volumetric render)..............................................Read More!
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CAADRIA 2005 -10th International Conference***

10th International Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design Research April 28-30, 2005. New Delhi, India

- An association to foster Computer Aided Architectural Design in Asia (CAADRIA) was founded in 1996 with a conference at The University of Hong Kong that was organized with significant support from Japan. The association took root and has flourished with annual conferences in nine different countries all around Asia. The conference in 2005 will be held at New Delhi and marks the tenth year of meetings............... The 10th CAADRIA will also take a glance at a decade of CAAD research in Asia, and study the approaches that have come about across nations as they teach, demonstrate potentials .......................................Read More!
(CAADRIA2005 Official website)

NYPL Digital Gallery;Launchs**

NYPL Digital Gallery;Launchs with 275,000 images !!

-NYPL Digital Gallery provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more.,.......................................................................More!
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