brasil_rs We’re having another contest! And here’s why: Simply put, we’re working on some really interesting new technology and we need some good looking scenes to test with… and we need lots of them right away

The guidelines we’re asking everyone to work under (and the reason we’re calling it “Ghost of Ghost”) are very similar to the original feature sets from the old Ghost alpha releases back in 2000 (For those of you that may not know the history, “Ghost” was the codename of what eventually became “”).

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dx_studio_competition In line with the recent release of v3, we are pleased to announce the launch of a for the best game demo made using the platform.

The prize for 1st place will be £1,000 cash, a Commercial Pro license (worth £375) and a limited edition Polo Shirt and USB key. Runners up will receive a Non-commercial Pro license, Polo Shirt and USB key. Winners will be announced on 22nd December and the best games will be made available to play on the website.

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Two busy surgeons at one of the world’s leading eye centers have been working late into the night learning how to use , the state-of-the-art 3D used in films such as Spider-Man 3 and Beowulf - in a bid to help teach other surgeons how to perform complex eye operations.

To date, eye surgeons Bill Aylward and Paul Sullivan have produced over 1,000 animations that are helping to train other surgeons at their workplace - Moorfields Eye Hospital, London - and beyond.

Using ’s advanced animation tools, Bill and Paul find they can demonstrate many surgical procedures more clearly than is possible with real film.

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Next Generation Product Suite Offers Non-Linear Animation, a Boost in Rendering Speed and Quality, Including Re-Engineered , and the Highly Anticipated Projection Man Matte Painting System

MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 11 (R11), the next generation of its highly acclaimed 3D suite.

The super-charged release is packed with advanced capabilities that deliver dramatically improved ease of use and workflow, image quality and integration into any production pipeline. R11 highlights include a non-linear animation system, new render engine and dramatically improved render speed.

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cinema4d is a commercial cross platform high-end 3D graphics application produced by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf, Germany. It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modeling, animating, lighting, texturing and rendering, and is noted for being very easy to use and artist friendly among high end 3D applications and having a very flexible interface.

is a popular amongst matte painters in film largely due to the BodyPaint 3D functionality and is equally popular amongst motion graphics artists thanks to an excellent integration with compositing application pipelines coupled with a very artist-friendly and customizable workflow and interface. It has been utilized for films such as We Are the Strange, Polar Express, Open Season and Monster House.

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is a free 3D graphics application. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications.

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(formerly ) is a full-featured 3D graphics application developed by Media and Entertainment. It runs on the Win32 and Win64 platforms. is currently in its eleventh version (as of April 2008) entitled 2009, which adds enhanced support for complex pipelines and workflows.

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