Tag Archives: Autodesk
Oops, We Jumped the Gun
A hardy apology to THE HANGOVER, who by final count, emerged top of the domestic box office for the weekend. THE HANGOVER’s high numbers on Sunday put them at $44.979 million to UP’s $44.1 million. Full box office totals can be found … Continue reading
Weta Opens new Research Group
In the quest to push the vfx envelope, Weta Digital is creating a new computer graphics research unit to bring more believability to fx and artistic control fx artists. Transfx will work directly with Weta and is already slated to work THE … Continue reading
Autodesk Downsizes
The recession has claimed another casualty in the world 3d animation and motion graphics. Autodesk, the company that makes the industry software 3ds max, and Maya, just cut 10% of their work force. VFX World reports: Carl Bass, president and CEO … Continue reading
Avid Restructures; Cuts 410 Jobs
Boston.com reports that Avid Technology Inc. has decided to layoff 15% of its workforce, and sell off Softimage, its 3D animation software, in what executives are calling, “a major restructuring.” The number of jobs cut will amount to 410 full-time … Continue reading
The New Autodesk ’09s are Here!
Last night at Siggraph, Autodesk announced the launch of the 2009 versions of their industry standard software including Maya, 3ds max, Mudbox, Toxic, and others. Maya seemed to be the belle of the ball with its faster modeling workflow, new … Continue reading
Digital Anarchy Products Sold to Red Giant
Broadcastbuyer is reporting that Digital Anarchy, the company which has delivered visual effects and 2D software for the past 7 years, has sold their entire video product line to Red Giant Software. Effective Monday, August 4th, the company will transfer … Continue reading
Autodesk to show Stereoscopic Workflow!
Well it’s finally here, the long awaited stereoscopic pipeline from Autodesk. While others have been rolling out stereo tools here and there Autodesk has been mum. The only thing anyone from the company would say about the subject is that … Continue reading
Autodesk Releases Service Pack 1 for 3d Studio Max 2009
Autodesk has released it’s first Service Pack for 3d Studio Max 2009. The Service Pack fixes a variety of issues and bugs across most every function of the software including Hair, Biped, Inverse Kinematics, Particles, and Spline Mapping among others. … Continue reading
Softimage has new website while Autodesk Drops Prices
Softimage today has launched a forum based website called Softimage|NET for the 3d community that uses Softimage. It has galleries, support and a “How To” section. It is similar to Autodesk’s ”AREA” Site which provides a place for users of Autodesk MAYA and 3DSMax … Continue reading
Autodesk Splits 3ds Max
Autodesk announced that they will be splitting their widely used 3ds Max software into two products. They will be titled “3ds Max Entertainment 2009″ and “3ds Max Design 2009″. Gamasutra reports both versions will offer new rendering capabilities and improved … Continue reading
