According to rumors, 3DAliens is working on adding Thinkbox “PRT” format export capabilities to its Glu3d GPU fluid dynamics software. This will allow Glu3D GPU to use the PRT format for rendering with Krakatoa and also benefit from Frost meshing. More information on Glu3D GPU can be found at 3DAliens.

PEN Productions is offering five quality master classes (three new and two repeats), including Facial Rigging, Developing .Net Tools in MaxScript and Mechanical Rigging. More at PEN Productions.

German artist Christian Bloch discusses Adobe Lightroom 4, alcoholism and the pros and cons of merging RAW files into HDRIs. More at HDRLabs.

New features in Itoo Software’s set of plugins for creating large extensions of trees and vegetation include: [more...]

Behold the dancing chairs. A great experimental short by Stockholm-based Toadstools studio, directed by Daniel Westlund, featuring looping choreography, a particular sense of humor, and a tendency to displace the functionality of inanimate objects. Watch it on YouTube.

Berlin-based Daniel Wichterich has released Flaps, a script for simplifying the animation of flipping planes. The description over-simplifies what the script can do, but the video on his ScriptSpot page shows exactly what you can do with it. More at ScriptSpot.

We have the pleasure of offering our readers another thorough review, talented CG artists Olli and Sami Sorjonen take an in-depth look at the latest version of Autodesk’s sculpting and painting software: “… has some features that make it hard to be without.” Read the review.

Autodesk has released another sneak peek video showing features for an upcoming release of Max. More at Ken Pimentel’s blog.

(Updated) Ken Pimentel discusses other possible solutions to this problem. More at Ken Pimentel’s blog.
A thread at Autodesk’s Area reports about a possible fix found for a common Nitrous lag problem experienced by some users when performing certain basic operations (selecting, rotating, moving, scaling, etc.). The fix, however, is not working for everyone. More at Autodesk’s Area.

A quick tip on obtaining sharp shadows from HDR maps described at Bertrand Benoit’s and Peter Guthrie’s blogs.

UK artist Peter Guthrie shares a number of post production tips using Adobe Lightroom. More at Peter Guthrie’s blog.

Polish artist Filip Kaczorek has released a set of plugins for After Effects designed to help make the most out of a ZDepth pass. The package contains 3 plugins: [more...]