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Vue 7.5 Adds Planet Creation, Cross-cloud Shadows and More

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In 3D software, a terrain is mostly built by painstakingly creating terrain, ecological systems, atmosphere, etc. Creating a planet is usually done by making a sphere and adding a texture to it. But what happens when one wants to fly over the terrain or the planet? Right, it falls apart because there's nothing dynamic about the thing. Vue 7.5 allows 3D artists to create dynamically updating terrain, growth, planets, and even oceans.

Last update: Jul 01, 2009 at 03:34

Flux 2 Closing in on Dreamweaver

Flux

The Escapers received high praise when they released Flux 1. Flux is a web site design application that looks and behaves as you would expect from a Leopard application. It makes excellent use of all the interface gimmicks Mac OS X allows for. Under the hood, Flux 1 was powerful, but no more so than for example Dreamweaver CS3. Version 2 adds a good deal more raw power to the program.

Last update: Jun 30, 2009 at 04:36

Turning News into Actionable Information: How Newspaper Publishers Can Charge for Content

Publishers are in crisis, especially those who publish news online. News no longer has monetary value and you can't make money off something that has no monetary value. Yet newspapers can earn a living from being online. There's no question about it. It does involve re-educating newspaper staff, though.

Last update: Jun 29, 2009 at 02:34

Cross-channel Publishing Most Expensive Sort of Publishing in History

Migrating or adding an online edition to an existing printed edition of a magazine or newspaper is not as easy as it seems. What nobody tells you is that online publishing involves a lot more downstream of the actual publishing process than is the case with printed publications.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 05:12

Crowd Control: The Equivalent of Stock Photos as in Video Footage

All Bets are Off is web site where you can download video footage that has been chroma keyed for use in your own video projects. "Crowd Control" even lets you integrate moving persons in your footage in a way that closely resembles stock photographs.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:53

Art Text 2 Good Starting Point for Text and Button Effects

Art Text 2

If you want to easily apply effects to texts and buttons, Art Text 2 from Belight is an easy way to get great results without having to resort to using Photoshop or Illustrator.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:53

Multiformat Card Readers for dSLR and Video Cameras

Lexar has its dual slot Card Reader and SanDisk released its Multi-function ImageMate card reader. Both are multi-format card readers, both take a different approach to the same problem, and both are equally good, although each appeals to a different audience.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:54

Dreamweaver and Contribute CS4 Combine to Create Powerful Web Design and Authoring Environment

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 is the industry standard for developing websites. Together with Contribute CS4, it can be used as a lightweight Web Content Management System (CMS) for small workgroups. With the Contribute Server, the workgroups can grow bigger. But even if a site has been created and Contribute is not available, Dreamweaver's InContext Editing allows end users to make simple edits to pages.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:53

LaCie Gains on Quality Image by Teaming up with Xyratex For Video Storage

Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise class data storage subsystems and storage process technology. They have announced a new partnership designed to deliver premium storage systems for video editing professionals.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:53

The Recession, an Old Mac, yet Decent Performance in Nine Software Categories

When the recession struck, many of you did what I did: postpone the buying decision for a new Mac as long as you can. To some of you that meant being stuck with a Mac that really should urgently be replaced. -- because the CPU is too slow for today's software, the GPU isn't up to the job, or the I/O is too slow for anything else but backing up. Still, with a bit of inventiveness an old Mac comes a long way. Here is a list of the least demanding applications you can still comfortably run on a Leopard equipped Power Mac with dual 1.8 GHz processors inside.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:53

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Project Management and Presentation Tool

ToonBoom

If Toon Boom Storyboard is a project management tool for creative professionals, then Storyboard Pro must be a project and presentation tool for professionals who create advertising, broadcasting, animation, or movie content. The most important difference between Storyboard and Storyboard Pro must be the capability to create animatics. These have effects on the end-user level, but also on a managerial level, because they make selling a creative project easier and more effective.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:53

Industry Standard Scripts with Final Draft 8

Final Draft

In the world of motion pictures and cartoon animation, Final Draft is a standard, an industrial standard. Outside that world, Final Draft is largely unknown. Yet, even when shooting a corporate video with some live action, you most probably can't do without a scripting application. Of course you can use MS Word or Apple Pages, but Final Draft is specifically tailored for writing scripts.

Last update: Jun 26, 2009 at 02:54

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