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Update: Allegorithmic Substance Painter 2017.2 - Introduces Anchor Points, References
This summer release introduces the concept of Anchor Points, or References, while also bringing new scripting options, new filters, and an overall performance boost.
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Sale: Buy Cinema 4D R18 Now, Get Cineversity and R19 Free!
It’s that time again and Maxon’s new release R19 is just around the corner! In honor of this, we have a promotional bundle that will get R18 commercial license buyers R19 FREE with a bunch of goodies!
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News: New V-Ray Benchmark Hardware Test
Ever wonder how fast your machine is/would be when rendering with V-Ray? Now you can find out for free, with the new V-Ray Benchmark from Chaos Group.
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News: More Details on Maxon Cinema 4D Release 19
Cinema 4D R19 is going to be a great release and here are some in depth features, recommended system requirements, and more videos. Cinema 4D Release 19 is scheduled to ship September 2017.
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Sale: Curious Animal SIGGRAPH Sale - 25% Off thru August 4, 2017
Curious Animal is having a sale during SIGGRAPH 2017. Save 25% on all Curious Animal products including Packs, now through August 4th, 2017.
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News: MAXON Unveils Cinema 4D Release 19
New Features and Enhancements Streamline Motion Graphics, VFX and VR Content Creation Workflows; First Peeks at Next-Gen Development.
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Reminder: Sales Ending Today July 31, 2017
We have many sales in our store that end today, July 31, 2017. Take advantage of these special offers from Imagineer Systems, Greyscalegorilla, Audionamix, Idustrial Revolution, Waves and more, before they are gone.
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Tutorial: Red Giant: Holomatrix: Creating a Holographic Interface in After Effects #gettingstarted
Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create the look of a holographic interface, using Red Giant Software’s Holomatrix. He’ll also use Magic Bullet Looks for color grading, and footage from Digital Juice’s Motion Designer’s Toolkit, in this “classic tutorial.”
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Freebie: Maya: Wedge Tool
Concept Designer Klaudio Ladavac has created Wedge Tool, a simple modeling script for Autodesk Maya, that he is offering for free.
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Reminder: Dosch Design Summer Sale - 20% Off All Products - Ends Today July 28, 2017
Today, July 28, is your last chance to save 20% on all Dosch Design products including 3D models, HDRI’s and textures.
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Freebie: 3ds Max: Maxplugins.de Freeware and Commercial Plug-ins Compatible with 3ds Max 2018
Maxplugins.de is a database for freeware and commercial 3ds Max plugins, many are compatible with 3ds Max 2018.
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Sale Extended: proDAD Mercalli SAL for Mac Sale has been Extended 1 More Day
The proDAD 3 day sale has been extended thru today, July 28, 2017. This is your final chance to get Mercalli SAL for Mac for only $99.
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New: 3 Products from Mt. Mograph for Adobe After Effects are Now Available
These 3 toolsets are designed to help you create more and click less when animating with After Effects.
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New: IK Multimedia Syntronik is Now Available
IK multimedia has announced that Syntronik, the legendary synth powerhouse for Mac® and PC, is now available. Syntronik features 38 iconic synthesizers and more.
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Sale Ending: Toolfarm Summer Sale 10% Off with Code SANDCASTLE Ends Today July 27
This is your last day to use coupon code SANDCASTLE to save 10% on almost everything in our store, during the Toolfarm Summer Sale. That’s 10% off new purchases, upgrades and even Sale prices!
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Sale Ending: proDAD Mercalli SAL for Mac - 3 Day Sale Ends Today
Mercalli SAL for Mac is a complete video stabilization and distortion correction for macOS, standalone application. Get it now for only $99. But hurry, the introductory pricing on Mercalli SAL for Mac ends today, July 27, 2017.
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In Depth: Freelancing Essentials, Part 1: Creating Your Brand
With any small business owner or freelancer, you’ll wear many hats. You will likely be the artist, the marketer, the accountant, the custodian, and more. You’ll constantly be thinking about your current job, your next job, who you can rely on to help you. It’s a lot of work and it’s sometimes exhausting! Not only this, you’ll end up taking on a higher amount of tax burden than someone who works for a corporation. Still, the appeal of being your own boss and working your own hours is very appealing.
This is the first in a series for those who are freelancing and those who want to be their own bosses. Some of the tips will be specific to video and digital media, and others will be more general. Today’s topic is creating your brand, which has to do with marketing, sales, and protecting your brand.
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Big Screen Effects: Beauty & the Beast
Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast was a beautiful film. We’re featuring work from Digital Domain and Framestore VFX on the Film, plus info on where you can see a presentation at SIGGRAPH on the film from Framestore and Autodesk.
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Midweek Motivations: Electronics Meets Crafts + Behind the Scenes
This installation took the “Milano Design Award 2017 Winner – “Best Storytelling” for Panasonic and GO last April in Milan, Italy. It contains some beautiful animation work from Japanese firm, Montage, Inc., and some of it done with LightWave 3D.
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Midweek Motivation: Classic Paintings With An AR Twist
Reblink, an Augmented Reality project from Art Gallery of Ontario, visually remixes their painting collection into modern scenes.
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New: Autodesk Maya 2018 is Now Available - Faster and More Efficient
With modeling, animation and motion graphics workflow enhancements and new features, Maya® 2018 is now faster and more efficient than ever.
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New: 5 New FxPacks from FxFactory, Idustrial Revolution, CrumplePop, Luca Visual FX, The Luut
There are 5 cool new plug-ins for Final Cut Pro X to check out and all utilize the FxFactory FxEngine. Some have introductory pricing deals now too!
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New: proDAD Mercalli SAL for Mac + Tutorial - 3 Day Sale!
Mercalli SAL for Mac is a complete video stabilization and distortion correction for macOS, standalone application. Plus, there’s introductory pricing on Mercalli SAL for Mac.
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Tutorial: After Effects: Banner Drop Down with Zaxwerks 3D Flag
This tutorial shows you how to make a realistic banner drop in AE using Zaxwerks 3D Flag. It comes with resource files so you can follow along, too. Plus 3D Flag is 50% off Today, July 25, 2017 Only.
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Sale: NoneCG Big Sale - 30% Off All Products Now through July 29, 2019
NoneCG offers high quality 3D models for movies, television, commercials, print media, books and videogames. This week only, save 30% on all NoneCG products.
