POSER PRO 2010
Poser® Pro 2010, the fastest
way for professional artists and production teams to add 3D characters to their
projects. Since 1997, artists
around the globe have relied on Poser technology to create photorealistic images
for a variety of industries including architecture, advertising, film,
television and social networks.
With over 2.5GB of ready-to-use content such as pre-rigged, fully
textured 3D characters, Poser Pro 2010 saves
users time and development resources to quickly turn complex ideas into
three-dimensional reality.
Posted at 12:00AM Mar 11, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[2]
Fuze Box
Fuze Box announced it is entering the content creation and post production marketplace with the launch of Fuze Movie. Fuze Movie is a real-time collaborative media review and approval solution created specifically for editors, VFX artists and digital media designers faced with the challenges of collaborating with numerous remote, and often widely distributed colleagues and clients. Combining an industry-unique frame accurate media player with seamless real time collaboration capabilities, Fuze Movie creates a cost-effective, efficient and easy digital media review and approval workflow experience for users.
Leveraging Skype as its communications backbone, Fuze Movie effectively eliminates the frustrations and inefficiencies of collaborating across distributed workgroups by creating a real time shared workflow environment for anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Fuze Movie is based on the highly acclaimed review and approval solution, syncVUE, which was acquired by Fuze Box in 2007.

Posted at 02:38PM Feb 26, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[2]
UPDATE! ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress Mac driver
UPDATE IT!
Contour Design has released a new ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress Mac driver with optimized settings for Apple Final Cut Studio. The driver includes settings for Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Soundtrack Pro 3, Apple Motion 4, Apple DVD Studio Pro 4, and Apple Color 1.5. All-new settings for Adobe Lightroom and Media 100 Suite are also included.
Posted at 12:00AM Feb 25, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[5]
DAZ 3D model warehouse opens up at a discount
THE TASTE OF PLATINUM
For a limited time, all DAZ 3D customers will be able to get a taste of what it's like to receive $1.99 Platinum Club items, and all existing PC members will receive a variety of items for under one dollar. Check out the Test Drive Category today and browse through 250 items.
And, let's be clear. The Platinum Club is much more than thousands of $1.99 items. Additional benefits that motivate thousands of customers to join are:
- Members automatically get an additional 30% discount off all DAZ Original items.
- Members get a $5 voucher every month that can be used for purchasing DAZ Originals and Published Artist items.
- Members have an exclusive forum where they can associate with the pros and learn new tips and tricks straight from the Platinum Club developers themselves: LisaB, LaurieS, and Moyra among others. In addition, you'll also find Artist Spotlights, freebies, activities, tutorials, and contests.
- Members receive a weekly newsletter highlighting the new items introduced into the Platinum Club that week as well as information on contests and other promotions.
- Members can submit entries to the Platinum Club Gallery. The top three winners each month receive a $25 voucher.
For more details on the Platinum Club or to get signed up, click here.
Posted at 12:00AM Feb 24, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[4]
FxPlug for Final Cut Pro
Aquafadas is part of the FXfactory set of plugins that will work with Final Cut Pro. It's an easy way to make some quick slide show transitions without having to worry about keyframing transformations.

Posted at 02:00PM Feb 10, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[1]
PHOTOSHOP's 20th Birthday Party!
February 19th 2010 marks the 20th Anniversary of Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe is getting together with the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) to celebrate the anniversary of the software that changed the face of photography and design forever.
The Photoshop 20th anniversary celebration on February 18th at 7:30 p.m. pst will be streamed LIVE and feature Photoshop luminaries including NAPPs Scott Kelby, John Loiacono, Adobe Senior Vice President and General Manager, Creative Solutions Business Unit, NAPP Photoshop gurus Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski, Adobe Photoshop star Russell Brown, and other key members of the Adobe Photoshop team. This fun-filled night will feature a walk through Photoshop history, a glimpse into the future, and celebrates all things Photoshop.
Its easy to attend! Sign up at http://www.photoshopuser.com/photoshop20th, and come back to that page on February 18th at 7:30 p.m. pst for an amazing history-making night.
Posted at 12:00AM Feb 09, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[9]
Ambient Design released ArtRage Studio and ArtRage Studio Pro.
Ambient Design released ArtRage Studio and ArtRage Studio Pro. 
Posted at 12:00AM Jan 20, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[2]
Codeworkers Lehmann project for C4D
For the past few months, coworkers and friends have been asking me about "the Cinema 4D plugin that breaks stuff up". More than just posting it (it's been in several boards), I hope this will help me to remember its name "Lehmann" (aka 'the-voroni-break-stuff-up-into-chunks-plugin')
http://www.codeworkers.de/garage-plugins.html
Posted at 10:00AM Jan 19, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[1]
Finally particleIllusion on After Effects
wondertouch by GenArts announced the immediate availability of particleIllusion for After Effects (pIAE) for users of Adobe After Effects on Windows. Available as a plug-in for the first time, particleIllusion for After Effects enables artists to create gorgeous particle effects directly within After Effects, producing a more efficient workflow and significantly enhanced productivity. Like its stand-alone sibling particleIllusion 3.0, pIAE is built on the industrys most robust 2D particle generation engine.
As a result, it features the same highly acclaimed speed and ease of use that have made wondertouch products so popular with more than 10,000 compositing artists around the world. In addition, pIAE provides access to the thousands of existing wondertouch emitters -- downloadable presets designed to allow users to effortlessly create natural, high-quality effects such as smoke, fire, explosions, sparkles, fireworks and countless abstract effects -- without ever leaving the After Effects environment.
Posted at 12:00AM Jan 11, 2010 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[6]
Free STAR Plugin for Cinema4D
Do you like creating stars? Well, this free star plugin from maxon is the pluin for you!
Visit MAXON.NET / it's on the their front page (bottom left)
or CLICK HERE to download!
have fun!
Posted at 01:04PM Dec 21, 2009 by John Haley in Software | Comments[21]
DAZ / your Call of Duty
Army Truck 1930 Plus is an expansion pack for the Army Truck 1930. It has conforming figures to transform the truck into a fuel truck or an ambulance. Also included are two smart props for the flatbed and three separate load props.
The set also contains a new texture set for the truck and flatbed with MAT presets. It is Poser and DAZ Studio ready.
DAZ military 3D scene
Posted at 10:12PM Nov 16, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[14]
Imagineer Update
Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) today announced new software point releases of its popular planar tracking and rotoscoping software mocha and mocha for After Effects v2. Most notably with this new release, mocha v1.6 and mocha for After Effects v2 now support tracking data export directly to the Red Giant Warp After Effects plug-in.
Posted at 10:09AM Nov 03, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[31]
modo 401 Spotlight
Andy Brown - Training Division Manager at Luxology - has put together a new video training series.
The bee training is a 3-video training series which covers much of the software, and more importantly: RIGGING AND ANIMATION.
Even if you don't own the software yet, you can get the demo version (30-day trial) with the training to check out how modo can fit into your workflow. more...
Posted at 11:03AM Oct 28, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[26]
Storek Studio joins Noise Industries list of developers
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform. nVeil creates unique kaleidoscopic visual effects by filtering source imagery through vector graphic veils. nVeil's expanding library comes preloaded with custom-designed veils and keyframeable parameters for user customization. FxFactory® powered plug-ins extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Studio®, Apple Motion® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications.
Posted at 12:00AM Oct 28, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[26]
New Maxwell Render engine
This major new version brings an arsenal of new features, enhancements and additions to Maxwell Render users, among others.
Whether upgrading, or buying for the first time, version 2 is now available
Posted at 06:52PM Oct 26, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[21]
DigiEffects' new plugin
The new Camera Mapper plugin from DigiEffects is currently on sale for a limited time... but the good people at DigiEffects have extended that sale thru the end of the month, so you still have a chance to get it at the introductory price. (Works great with PlaneSpace from Red Giant Software)
The Camera Mapper plugin allows you to isolate one or several objects in your footage, project these objects on a separate layer and pull that layer out of the background, creating the visual illusion of the object floating in front of the original footage.
http://www.digieffects.com/product/camera_mapper
Posted at 11:32PM Oct 06, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[23]
More Mocha Please
From Mathias Möhl : a free After Effects script for mocha and it rocks!
Posted at 05:06PM Oct 05, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[14]
New Adobe Betas release in labs
Adobe® Flash® Catalyst --a new professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating user interfaces without coding
Transform artwork created in Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Illustrator® into functional user interfaces.
Posted at 02:16PM Oct 05, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[20]
DigiEffects launches AGED FILM for After Effects and FCP...
Digieffects,® a developer of popular visual effects software plugins, today announced that Aged Film is available for purchase. Aged Film creates an aged "old movie look", an effect which helps viewers understand what era the shot is set and believe that the story is set in the past. Priced at only $29, Aged Film is the best value for achieving this effect in today's post production applications.
Posted at 08:03AM Oct 05, 2009 by ko maruyama in Software | Comments[19]
Red Giant is Having Some Suite Deals! %25 OFF
That's right! But it is only for 5 DAYS. For the next 5 days you can enjoy %25 OFF! Check out all SUITE DEALS here:
www.redgiantsoftware.com/featured-news/nl25suites/
Posted at 10:59AM Oct 02, 2009 by John Haley in Software | Comments[18]