 3DMark Vantage is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark from Futuremark, newly designed for Windows Vista and DirectX10. It includes two new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for the latest hardware. 3DMark Vantage is based on a completely new rendering engine, developed specifically to take full advantage of DirectX10, the new graphics API from Microsoft.
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 Here are some stills from the new Motorstorm2 Debut Trailer that we worked on here at Realtime:uk.
Production took place over 7 weeks with 6-8 artists. All of the shots were rendered in V-Ray using the V-Ray Sun and V-Ray Sky system and physical cameras for Motion blur. The smoke was done using Afterburn.
The first racing shot going down the long corridor of jungle was about 73 million polygons.
The line of trees and vegitation directly next to the track and the next couple of rows in, are all geometry trees, converted to vray proxy objects. The trees any further back than that are just billboard trees. The library of trees consists of our own modelled geometry trees and some Xfrog trees.
All of the vehicles were hand rigged and animated using techniques developed from doing Motorstorm 1.
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 The ActorX plugins are used to export skeletal meshes and their animations to binary file formats (.psk and .psa, respectively) that the Unreal Editor can import.
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 cebas Computer, maker of finalRender, today announced the release of finalF/X 1.5 for 3ds Max 2009.
finalF/X Bundle is made out of a collection of powerful plug-ins for 3ds Max. Each one of these plugins is now 3ds Max 2009 compatible.
Pyrocluster closes the gap between soft hazy 3D environment effects and puffy dense pyroclastic volcano clouds! A long awaited 3D artist's dream comes true! 3D smoke and cloud effects in all variations just right under your finger tips.
FinalFlares, the successor of RealLensFlare II, covers the following optical effects: Photo real Lensflare Effects Render Effect, Photo real Glow Effects, Ultra Fast Multithreaded Camera Lens Effects, Unique Atmospheric Lensflare Effect, Edges Glow used to enhance object outlines, Full HDRI support for Glows and Highlights, Photo real camera blooming.
FinalDOF is cebas' next generation effects tool for 3ds max. finalDOF is an all purpose Depth Of Field (DOF) and Motion Blur render effect for 3ds max.
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 In this finalRender Stage-1 R2 training video, Michael McCarthy goes over creating a forest with almost 7 billion polygons rendered with straight instances.
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 Psd-manager is the first and most advanced PSD file exporter for 3ds max/VIZ available on the market. Now, for the first time you can readjust nearly everything in the rendering with Adobe Photoshop or any another application that supports PSD files. psd-manager is the tool to help you save time and money by integrating the tools you best know and like.
psd-manager gives you the combined power of render elements and antialiased object, material selections in every application that supports PSD files. The possibility to alter every aspect of your image for one or multiple objects and materials in post will change the way you work. You can for example make color corrections, add depth of field and fog, smooth shadows, paint more detail without affecting shadows and highlights, blur and weight reflections, adjust highlights, add glow effects... and all tweaking can be made on a specific object or material. Most of these effects were previously only possible in compositing applications, but with psd-manager you can achieve them in 2D image editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop.
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 В преддверии Пасхи решил написать урок о том, как при помощи программы 3ds Max с рендером V-Ray и Adobe Photoshop за 20 минут создать открытку на которой будут изображены несколько CG Пасхальных яйц.
В ходе урока я расскажу о том, как осветить сцену при помощи источников освещения VRayLight, как настроить камеру VRayPhysicalCamera, использовать HDRI изображения в качестве фона, настройки V-Ray материалов, покажу самый простой способ как при помощи модификаторов примененных к сплайну моделировать Пасхальные яйца.
Этот урок рассчитан на начинающих пользователей 3Ds Max и Adobe Photoshop.
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 Hello and welcome to ISSUE 028 of 2D Artist! Spring is officially upon us, bringing with it the famously erratic April weather. To keep your spirits up through this turbulent time of wind, rain and snow (yes, we really have had snow here in UK in April!), we’ve got an issue which is jammed-packed with the best artwork, articles and artists that we can find. This is the month of the Making Of, with not one, not two, not even three, but four fantastic articles that delve into the creative process behind our favourite pieces of artwork.
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 Wait until you see what's new in DAZ Studio 2.1! Perhaps you've tried to get clothes on Victoria and they wouldn't take. Or you couldn't find enough content to even get started. Well, those days are over. With more pre-loaded content and the new Auto Magnetize feature, you'll find yourself engaging in DAZ Studio much quicker and for much longer. But best of all, you'll be introduced to the new QuickStart interface, with step-by-step instructions right on your Viewport, guiding you every step of the way.
So, go ahead. Take the leap!
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 CG Overdrive is an iconic event for computer graphics and animation enthusiasts held in Singapore. Conceived with the philosophy of "story as king", the knowledge-centric event aims to arm Asian CG talents with deeper expertise. The line-up of activities includes an exhibition, conference, masterclasses, forums and networking events, guild meetings, opportunities as well as a host of festival activities such as a recruitment zone, exhibitor workshops, film screenings and a digital art gallery.
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 Indigo Renderer v1.0 stable has been released. Indigo Renderer is a free photorealistic ray tracer. Indigo uses advanced techniques such as unbiased rendering and Metropolis Light Transfer to achieve highly realistic results, while remaining simple to use.
Indigo can achieve much more realistic results than traditional GI raytracers. Indigo does not need any render parameters like GI samples, AO samples, AA samples, Soft shadows, etc, and complicated lighting setups to achieve realistic results. Indigo is free for non- and commercial use, but as of writing is not open-source.
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 Designed in close collaboration with finishers, the program "Tile" is able to sensibly simplify and speed the work of a designer, a constructor, a tiler and of any person who has decided to repair his apartment or house.
Would you like to transform your bathroom into the magic kingdom? Does your kitchen need some refreshments? In the program "Tile" you can develop a new bathroom or kitchen design, plan the changes that you want in these rooms and vividly see the results. The program "Tile" will make this work much easier.
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 As mentioned, the new "Build Friday" Professional-Beta Edition of Build 1587 is now available from your FishMarket Accounts. Note that this is only for the Pro-Beta Edition - a new Pro-Stable Edition will be released at a later time.
Brazil r/s v2 provides incredible speed and performance and offers a natural, accessible workflow, without sacrificing the high-end quality that today's CG artists demand. Whether a professional working in film, broadcast, architectural and other visualization industries, or simply a hobbyist or student looking to improve your own toolkit, Brazil r/s v2 empowers you to create new, compelling, and superior-quality imagery.
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 Holomatix Rendition is designed to raytrace mental ray scenes up to 10 times faster to full production quality. Holomatix Rendition has the ability to perform interactive updates - you can move the camera and see your raytraced scene change in real time. Rendition supports mental ray, Maya, 3ds Max and XSI shaders and renders directly from Maya and 3ds Max using the supplied Plug-In, or from .mi files which can be exported from Maya, 3ds max and XSI.
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 Chaos Software announced the immediate availability of the next version of V-Ray - 1.50.SP2 (1.50 service pack 2)
The V-Ray 1.5 Service Pack 2 is compatible with Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009.
The update also includes several new features, for example VRayIES photometric light; VRaySimbiontMtl material for direct rendering of DarkTree materials; VRayShadowMap shadow generator for standard light for reduction of flickering of VRayFur; the VRay_ExtraTex render element for generating ambient occlusion passes, UVW channel passes etc. There are many modifications and improvements of existing features. The complete list with all details can be found in the changelog file, part of the installation and customers can be also referred to the information provided in the V-Ray help index.
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