http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/renderings.processed.by.amazons.ec2.system/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/cloud.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SideFX has announced a new cloud service, HQueue, that is designed to work with the company's Houdini animation software. The Python-based job manager utilizes Amazon's EC2 compute loud to process renderings and simulations, but without requiring the user to leave the Houdini interface. Intensive computing can be processed by EC2 while the workstation resources are left free for other work.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/23/renderings.processed.by.amazons.ec2.system/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/software.follows.vue.8.releases.eary.in.the.week/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/vue_sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following the release of Vue 8 Infinite and xStream this week, e-on is now shipping the rest of its Vue 8 animation utilities including Frontier, Pioneer, Esprit, Studio, and Complete. Frontier provides tools for creating scenic nature and Poser character rendering. The software supports any static Poser model and allows users to render the models using the native shading trees of Poser. A free ve... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/software.follows.vue.8.releases.eary.in.the.week/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/animation.software.geared.towards.teens/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/flipboomallstar-story-03.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toon Boom Animation has launched a new animation title, Flip Boom All-Star, aimed at teens and older users. The software can import digital images and provides drag-and-drop drawings that are ready to be added to animations. It supports text entry and handles MP3 audio files. Animations can be uploaded to portals such as Facebook and YouTube, or transferred to an iPod or iPhone.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/03/animation.software.geared.towards.teens/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/vue.8.increases.performance.terrain.sculpting/ <img align='left' src=' http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/vuetemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />e-on software has announced its upcoming Vue 8 product line consisting of CG Professionals, 3D Artists and 3D Enthusiasts software packages. Vue 8 for CG Professionals consists of the Infinite and xStream app, and delivers tools creating realistic digital natural environments. With Vue 8 for 3D Atrists users receive Vue 8 Esprit, Studio and Complete, which enables developing of 3D digital nature s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/vue.8.increases.performance.terrain.sculpting/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/toon.boom.5.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/ToonBoomStudio.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toon Boom Animation has released Toon Boom Studio 5. The application is used to create video animations in a variety of styles including traditional, digital, cut-out, rotoscoping, or a combination of styles. The update features stop-motion capabilities and time-lapse Imagery that is used to edit the speed of video frames. Toon Boom 5 also boasts a new interface and Chroma Key tools enabling users... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/25/toon.boom.5.released/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/19/modo.401.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/modo-401-19.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Luxology has launched modo 401 , the next generation of its 3D content creation software. The new update focuses on enhancing rendering and animation. Rendering enhancements include caustics, dispersion, blurry refraction, volumetric lighting and deep shadows. modo 401 adds instance replicators which allow dense amounts of surface detail like rivets, trees and barnacles to be rendered with trillio... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/19/modo.401.ships/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/daz.3d.updates.released/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/DAZ-Studio-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />DAZ 3D has released a new version of its flagship software, DAZ Studio 3. The application is used to design 3D models and features pre-rendered virtual animals, props, vehicles, people and environments. The application can also add lighting and shading to models. The update supports 64-bit systems, COLLADA import and export functions, figure mixing, and animation keyframe editing.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/16/daz.3d.updates.released/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/03/toon.boom.studio.5/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/studiotemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toon Boom Animation has announced Toon Boom Studio 5, an update to its software that allows animators to create, animate and publish projects. Version 5 adds stop-motion animation, improved image-playback optimization and the ability to review a series of pictures using time-lapse imagery. Also new is a "chroma key screens" function that enables users to change the background screens, while a prev... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/03/toon.boom.studio.5/ Mon, 04 May 2009 03:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/elements.mactubes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/appupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />aLunch 3.6 (free) is an application launcher that is accessed from the menubar. The applications contained within it can be organized to make finding items quick and logical. In version 3.6 when a folder is registered into the launcher widow, the function which displays a hierarchical menu by right-clicking is added. The new version also has received slight performance optimizations. [Download - 1... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/16/elements.mactubes/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/11/toon.boom.animate/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0811/toonboomsml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Toon Boom has released its latest vector-based animation software, Toon Boom Animate, that includes a variety of tools for content creation, animation, and delivery to audiences. Users can create tradigital and bitmap animations, or combine elements of both. Multiple brush tools, textures, and gradients can be used to further develop particular styles. The software also offers morphing, inverse ki... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/11/toon.boom.animate/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT