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Author Archives: Jim Thacker
Wired posts first images of Unreal 4 engine
See the new dynamic GI, GPU-based particles and Kismet 2 scripting in action - if not in motion.
Watch over 60 free animation reference videos
See reference moves in slow motion and with grid overlays on Endless Reference's YouTube channel.
Imagination kills off Brazil r/s 2 for 3ds Max
Developer stops work on renderer and advises users to look for other solutions, but new SDK unaffected.
RayFire 1.58 adds support for Bullet physics
3ds Max destruction toolset adds new Entropy Bullet plugin and even more new fragmentation options.
Luxion releases 3ds Max import plugin for KeyShot
New free add-on enables users to import 3ds Max models or scenes into the real-time raytrace renderer.
Autodesk releases 123D Catch for iPad
Image-based modelling tool once known as Project Photofly released as free app for iPad 2 and above.
RigMesh: putting the fun back into rigging
Sketch the outline of a character and have this nifty automatic rigging tool create a mesh and IK skeleton.
Q&A: John Griffith, director, Cinedev
The founder of Fox's previz wing discusses its unique workflow, and where the industry will head next.
fmx 2012: The Hugo shot that nearly killed us
Off-the-cuff decisions during previz can come back to haunt you later, warns VFX supervisor Rob Legato.
