Neil Bennett reviews Magic Bullet Steady for Digital Arts: "... might not be good enough to justify spending over £100 – but it’s a useful addition to the Magic Bullet Suite nonetheless."

Neil Bennett reviews DigiEffects' Simulate: Illuma for Digital Arts: "... includes five filters: Halo, Lightracer, Luminus, Photogust and Radiance."

Jay Holben discusses the pros and cons of traditional vs. digital filters in this review of the Tiffen Dfx suite: "... Where the Dfx software really shines is in doing things that glass filters can’t do, starting, namely, with dynamic effects."

Mike de la Flor reviews Max 2009 for Studio Daily "... lags behind sibling Maya and competitor Softimage|XSI in character animation (...) digital sculpting should be part of the 3ds Max toolset, not a separate program."

Adobe Director 11 has been reviewed by Michael Burns for Digital Arts and Kelly Murdock for GameDev.net.

We review Christian Bloch's HDRI Handbook. Those interested in HDRI, image-based lighting and panorama photography will most likely find the contents of the book worth checking out. Also of note, SIGGRAPH 2008 has an upcoming class on the subject, titled "High-Dynamic-Range Imaging for Artists".

Mark Gerhard reviews 3DS Max Design 2009 for CGSociety: "... Re-rendering only selected objects is so fast comparatively – dream come true."

Michael Burns reviews Max 2009 for Digital Arts: "... The other big draw in this version is Reveal, which provides a new way of isolating areas and selected objects for rendering."

Torgeir Holm reviews HDRI-Studio image collection: "... a great and varied collection of studio light images."

Computer Arts reviews Toon Boom Pro: "... contains everything you need to create pro cartoons right up to film resolution."