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| All hail the Turbo Squid 3D World - 11 Mar 2005 1:02pm New Orleans-based Digimation, creators of 3D asset website Turbo Squid, which launched in January 2000 and was covered in issue 05 of 3D World, has recently announced the placement of its 100,000th 3D model for sale. The milestone product is a low-polygon parking meter in .max and .3ds format and was produced by Turbo Squid member K. Garrow, who was given an iPod mini by the Squid. http://www.turbosquid.com |
| ClayTools 3D World - 11 Mar 2005 1:00pm SensAble Technologies has announced version 1 of ClayTools, a new modelling product for 3ds max. ClayTools’ touch-based modelling works uses a ‘true’ 3D interface with force feedback; SensAble says it uses a virtual clay metaphor to deliver “unparalleled creation expression” to 3D artists working in games and other areas requiring complex organic modelling. Users can smudge, smooth, carve, and tug at their virtual clay models just as a sculptor would with real clay. http://www.sensable.com |
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Brand new website The Computer Arts website gets a radical makeover. |
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Wacom releases 21 inch interactive display New Tablet display features larger, higher resolution screen. |
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Discreet launches Combustion 4 Desktop motion graphics package inherits features from high-end video systems |
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Apple launches new Powerbooks Faster G4 processors, hard drives and Superdrive, but no G5 |
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Corbis licenses Marvel super heroes Leading image library gets its hands on Marvel comic strips |
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Winning imagination Microsoft throws open doors for 2005 student innovation award |
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Apple launches Mac mini Apple’s cheapest, smallest ever Mac |
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Adobe releases Acrobat 7.0 New version includes more powerful correction tools and enhancements to the free Adobe Reader |
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Christmas e-card round up The best digital Christmas cards from our inboxes |
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Quark announce PSD Import XTensions software for QuarkXPress 6.5 New Xtension add-on enables importing of native Photoshop PSDs |
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BOOM! Music Video Academy Awards launched Adobe and MTV’s video talent awards showcase new talent |
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Polar Express runs on Cinema 4D and Bodypaint 3D Maxon’s software used in Sony Pictures’ Christmas CGI fest |
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123Klan and Baba 3000 create 3D musical French Graffiti artists team up with 3D talent to create urban musical |
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BAFTA Interactive Awards nominations announced Annual awards event honours the best in new media and interactive entertainment |
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Avid announces SOFTIMAGE|XSI 4.2 Latest version includes compositing and paint features. |
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Escape Awards 2004 Enter the Escape Awards, sponsored by 3D World, to win a work placement at a top UK studio! |
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Sowing Seeds HP and Alias join forces to nurture home grown 3D animation talent |
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Adobe unveils Acrobat 7.0 Professional New version of flagship PDF software aims to increase product capability |
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DESIGNER TALK: ROB CORRADI We talk to the creative director of Preloaded, the company behind Spy Academy 2004 – a suite of Flash games designed to accompany the new series of BBC spy drama Spooks |
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HDRI-Studio solution for CG lighting New range of environment maps to simulate studio lighting |
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Type Aid Fund raising design and typography magazine reaches second issue |
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Apple launches iPod Photo “Having both your entire photo and music collections with you wherever you go is the next big thing,” claims Steve Jobs |
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From Photoshop to the Web Use Photoshop’s Save for Web feature to get the best quality, lowest file-size graphics for the Web and mobile phone platforms… 
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Corel acquires Jasc Canadian based Corel has acquired Jasc, publishers of image-editing applications such as Paint Shop Pro, thus strengthening Corel’s position in the graphics software market. |
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QuarkXpress reaches version 6.5 Latest release includes built-in image-editing facilities |
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Cutting-edge Photoshop It’s an all-star line-up for Computer Arts Projects this month as the world’s leading Photoshop artists share their secrets… |
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Digital Anarchy launches Chaos Stock New stock resource for motion graphics artists |
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Win Adobe Training worth £300! Master Photoshop, InDesign CS, Illustrator and Acrobat |
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Adobe’s Digital negative format standardises RAW image processing Adobe establishes a new standard for RAW camera files for archiving |
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DAZ launches free version of Daz Studio New 3D application creates 3D art in just two clicks |
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Canon launches 16.7 Megapixel EOS-1Ds Mark II digital SLR New digital SLR to rival the best film based cameras. |
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JASC launches Paintshop Pro 9 and Paintshop studio New versions of PSP launched for both high end and novice users |
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Adobe gets elementary Adobe launches Photoshop Elements 3.0 and the new Adobe Premiere Elements |
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Exclusive David Carson and Peter Saville interviews in the latest Computer Arts Projects Check out Computer Arts Projects issue 63 for interviews with two of the most famous designers in the world… |
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Eighth Annual Resfest opens in New York Travelling Digital Arts extravaganza kicks off in the Big Apple |
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Pinnacle Systems studio unveils new video editing solutions Pinnacle target home movie making market with new products |
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G5 iMac launched Apple launches new iMac model with G5 power under the bonnet |
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BBC Weather goes 3D The BBC is set to launch a new weather broadcast service using realtime 3D maps |
Quicktime 7
QuickTime updates don’t usually get us that excited. But the inclusion of the H.264 codec in QuickTime 7 has us drooling as it’s the one the PSP uses for movies. Stick your showreel on a big memory card and put it on a PSP – that’s progress!
Canon EOS 350D
Canon’s pro-am SLR gets even better, now with an 8 megapixel sensor and new features previously only found on much more expensive models, including three focus modes, monochrome mode and faster memory card writing.
Annoying Apple
Jobs and co have sparked ire for getting heavy-handed with a student who put the latest OSX update online, so much so that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has spoken out and offered him $1,000 towards his defence.
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Loonatics
“Hey, let’s take the Looney Toons characters and re-imagine them as angular, edgy superhero types in the year 2772 for today’s teen demographic!” No, really, we’re sure it’ll be at least as wonderful as Scrappy Doo.
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