Krakatoa for Maya - An Introduction

Krakatoa for Maya - An Introduction
Come learn about the renderer used to create content for movie hits like Avatar,
The Avengers, Transformers 3, Harry Potter 8 and Oblivion, as well as the
upcoming Star Trek - Into Darkness, Man of Steel, After Earth, and more!

Krakatoa MY seamlessly connects Autodesk Maya with the Krakatoa renderer and
provides [...]

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Autodesk VRED 2014 Webinar

Virtual Prototyping is one of the most important steps in the development of a
new car allowing the evaluation of a prototype in different aspects before it's
even built. Autodesk's new VRED product line can be used throughout the whole
design and construction process on a single data basis, without the need to
re-do work. Autodesk presented its latest Webinar, 'Automotive visualization,
new quality standards in Virtual Prototyping', on 11 April, and it's now
available to watch online.

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Syntheyes is Now on Linux

The SynthEyes 3-D tracking application completes a triple-header with the
introduction of its Linux version by developer Andersson Technologies LLC,
joining the existing Windows and Mac OS X versions.

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Learn to Destroy Buildings with Pulldownit for Maya

Ever wanted to destroy a building? Well make your dreams come true with
Pulldownit 2.5 for Maya. Pulldownit is a dynamics solver which allows for the
creation of fractures as well as massive rigid bodies simulation. By using its
technology, digital artists are able to simulate the collapse of buildings
quickly and easily, cracking surfaces and/or fracturing any kind of brittle
material. I highly suggest adding it to your arsenal of Maya weapons.

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CalDigit Product Announcements from NAB 2013

This year's NAB was an outstanding show for CalDigit with lots of innovative
product announcements for content creators. They announced two new
Thunderbolt™ products, and the VRmini 2.

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The Foundry 2013 Demo Reel

The Foundry showcased its new demo reel at NAB 2013 and it was pretty amazing.
There is a lot of great work in there from our clients like Prime Focus, Hinge
Digital, Framestore, Look Effects and more.

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What it's Like to Work at Red 5 Studios...

Red 5 is one of our favorite customers and they just released this awesome video
about what it's like to work for them. Looks like fun to me.

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NAB 2013 Show Specials

Motion Media NAB sales! Get 30% off Red Giant products, 25% off all Video
CoPilot, a whopping 50% off all DigiEffects plugins, plus get 20% off all Mocha
Pro products. (mocha pro excluding edu)

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Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. A true
Super 16 digital film camera that's small enough to take anywhere!

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Maxon & Adobe Announce Cineware & Cinema 4D Lite

MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and
rendering solutions, today revealed the first step in its strategic alliance
with Adobe Systems Incorporated, aimed at delivering a new level of integration
between its powerful 3D application CINEMA 4D, and Adobe® After Effects®. The
recently revealed next release of Adobe's industry-leading software will
include two MAXON technologies directly within the new Adobe After Effects:
CINEWARE and CINEMA 4D Lite.

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3Dean: Workflow & Set Up for Product Animations

A workflow video that shows several aspects of creating a photo-real product
animation using 3ds Max 2013 and Vray 2.0

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Red Giant BulletProof Beta Now Available

You've got a great camera, you've got a great editor — how do you manage
everything between them? BulletProof is a complete offload, prep and delivery
solution that bridges the gap, with a workflow that simplifies how you handle
footage every day.

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