The following details provide information for the KeyShot rendering competition. Additional information may be found here.
Criteria:
Create a captivating 3D rendering or animation of a watch (see file download below if a watch model is needed)
Rendering and/or animation must be done in KeyShot (any version)
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Now that CS6 has been announced, you may be wondering about which Adobe Creative Suite you’ll want. Adobe has a site that maps out the differences between the packages…. now you’ll have to figure out whether you want the legacy version or the CreativeCloud subscription.
James Cameron sat in the Mariana Trench shooting with Atomos Samurai – shooting alien-like creatures.
Atomos, the creator of the award-winning Ninja and Samurai field recorders, announce that Deepsea Challenger is equipped with Atomos Samurais. This ground breaking submersible takes James Cameron to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans located in the western Pacific Ocean.
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Luxology modo painting series tutorials / only $35.
The four videos in this course cover virtually all of the modo Paint Tools including brush tips, inks and the various nozzles; they also include techniques of using presets. Also covered are features of the modo Shader Tree that are relevant to the texture painting workflow, such as masking between different materials, creating groups and using multiple texture layers.
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Extensive use of the Preview Renderer and adjustment of key rendering parameters is made as various texture maps are built up for final renders. Sculpting tools in modo are also utilized in one project to enhance surface realism. The use of Adobe Photoshop in conjunction with modo is also shown, as is the texture baking workflow within modo.
Vector Displacement is tackled as part of the texturing process, and Texture Replicators are used to distribute randomised textures that avoid any appearance of tiling.
Marc Hamaker – Sr. Product Marketing / Flame Premium, Flame, Flare, and now Smoke for Mac.
MAXON Computer will be streaming their booth live (similar to CINEVERSITYLIVE) for users who can’t attend the conference in Las Vegas.
You can sign up to win prizes, or just watch at http://www.c4dlive.com/
Autodesk Inc., has introduced a new Autodesk Animation Store for the 2013 releases of Autodesk 3ds Max animation software and Autodesk 3ds Max Design visualization software, which began shipping today. The Autodesk Animation Store can be accessed from the 3ds Max products to provide a simplified 3D animation workflow that allows users to search, customize and purchase licenses to characters and motion clips without leaving the software.
This is one keynote you won’t want to miss. Creativity+Technology heavy hitters.
There is so much to take in at NAB. First of all, there are conferences that you’ll want to attend in major halls throughout the convention. There are small, specific presentations that occur during the day in separate booths, and then there’s the rest of Las Vegas that beckons as well.
For me, the keynote that wraps up the broadcast work that I do is found on Sunday April 15 from 10:30-11:30AM. Check it out
- Steve Wozniak
- Rob Legato
- Steve Forde
- Vincent Brisebois
Future Media Concepts (FMC) and NAB will co-host this year’s NAB Show keynote presentation, a panel discussion featuring Fusion-io chief scientist and Apple® co-founder Steve Wozniak, and visual effects supervisor Rob Legato, who just won his second Oscar® for his work on the 2011 film “Hugo.” Joining them in the discussion will be Fusion-io visual computing industry manager Vincent Brisebois and Adobe® product manager Steve Forde. The speakers will discuss “How Creativity and Technology Merge to Influence Storytelling and Film.”
Our friend Chris Roe has come up with a unique way to make your After Effects project management a breeze. Now you can focus on your design and animation, but maintain a workflow that will let you play nice with others across the project.
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