Computer Graphics World articles from April 2009

Computer Graphics World archives from April 2009

Stereo vision.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
April 1, 2009... If you took a good look at the cover of Computer Graphics World, you may have rubbed your eyes a bit or blinked a few times to make sure your vision was in check. Your eyes are fine. The reason why the image appears somewhat distorted is...

Autodesk announces 3ds Max Design 2010 software.(PRODUCT: DESIGN)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Autodesk is readying 3ds Max Design 2010, the latest version of its modeling, animation, and rendering software for design professionals. The 2010 release includes new features and enhancements that accelerate design iteration and help achieve...

Image Metrics offers new service levels.(PRODUCT: FACIAL ANIMATION)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Image Metrics has introduced four new facial animation service levels for film and game customers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Due to throughput innovations in Image Metrics' proprietary technology as well as improvements to its in-house...

Making mattes.(photography)
April 1, 2009... When integrating CG and real elements for visual effects, the captured images often need to be segmented into foreground and background regions in order to achieve realistic occlusions. This kind of separation of picture areas is usually...

Super Sunday's best: creativity innovation humor make these digitally enhanced spots big winners.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Super Bowl XLIII, which pitted the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals, was a nail-biting game that ended in the Steelers beating the underdog Cardinals. The Steelers also secured a place in Super Bowl...

Getting unreal: a filmmaker experiments with a new CG pipeline based on the Unreal Engine 3 while creating Chadam.
April 1, 2009... When it comes to the global $50 billion video game industry, there's no game engine technology more ubiquitous than Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 (UE3). The same technology that powers Epic's own Gears of War 2 and Unreal Tournament 3 is being...

Without bounds: digital artist Maurice Benayoun explores the new media world.(Art*Augmented Reality)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Paris-based artist Maurice Benayoun created the animated TV series Quarxs with Belgian comic-book artist Francois Schuiten in 1990, people considered the use of CG animation as new media: The HD-resolution...

Picture perfect: automotive photography and CGI: a marriage finally consummated.
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If 18 months ago you would have told David Burgess that he would consider a 3D computer graphics tool "brilliant" and able to inspire "incredible creativity," he might have laughed in your face. Burgess, an...

Gone to the dogs: students re-create humorist James Thurber's simplistic canine drawings in 3D and set them to music.(Education)
April 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] James Thurber, a 20th century writer/ cartoonist from Columbus, Ohio, was known for his short stories, cartoons, and essays focused on people and animals. He is especially known for his amusing dogma: The humorist...

Painter update.(Corel unveils Corel Painter 11)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Corel has unveiled Corel Painter 11, the latest version of its painting and illustration software, which boasts more than 40 new and enhanced features. Painter 11 enables artists to expand their digital tool set with such advanced painting and...

Certified for inventor.(Okino Computer Graphics Inc.)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Okino Computer Graphics is now shipping software products that have received Autodesk Inventor 2010 Certification. Okino's Autodesk Inventor solution enables users to transfer crack-free geometry, hierarchy, and materials from native disk-based...

Tentacles for TrueSpace.(TurboSquid )(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... TurboSquid has released Tentacles, a 3D software plug-in for use with Caligari TrueSpace 3D modeling software. Tentacles is an Adobe Flash-based plug-in that infuses 3D applications with the TurboSquid online library and purchasing. Users can...

You to go in 3D.(Big Stage Entertainment )(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Big Stage Entertainment has opened its proprietary 3D facial modeling system to third parties for integration into video games, virtual worlds, Web sites, mobile applications, and kiosk-based systems. PortableYou enables third parties to offer...

Shady software.(Mental Images reveals updated version of Mental Mill Artist shader)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Mental Images revealed that an updated beta version of the Mental Mill Artist Edition shader creation tool is bundled with Nvidia's FX Composer 2.5. The Mental Mill Artist Edition's intuitive graphical interface enables artists, designers, and...

Gamecaster tools.(Craft Animations AB )(Gamecaster)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Craft Camera Tools for GCS3, a software and hardware bundle developed by Craft Animations AB and Gamecaster, enables users to direct real-time virtual camera controls from within Autodesk's 3ds Max and Maya. Craft Camera Tools for GCS3 enables...

SpectraView-enabled workspaces.(NEC Solutions America)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... NEC Display Solutions of America has released its 26-inch MultiSync LCD2690W2-BK-SV and 30-inch LCD3090W-BK-SV widescreen displays, complete with the SpectraViewII color-calibration sensor and software. The two MultiSync LODs take advantage of...

Low-profile graphics.(nVidia Corp unveils Quadro NVS 420)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Nvidia has unveiled its Quadro NVS 420, a low-profile professional graphics solution designed to maximize display real estate with a small form-factor computer. The new release boasts Nvidia nView display software and support for up to four...