In this Exclusive CGarchitect.com Article, Vlad Bina takes a look at the evolving digital set and production design workflows and the need for integrated software to steamline the design and visual FX pipeline.
A few weeks ago I was invited to attend the first annual Screampoint International Consultants conference in Shanghai, China. The conference was an opportunity to bring together the heads of Screampoint’s...
Paul Carter started his career in various areas including music, sound and video, but the advent of the Internet and Quicktime VR set him on a path that eventually led to the creation of Captivaction, a one of...
Born in Israel in 1971 Eyal is an Architect from the Architecture School of Tel-Aviv (Israel). He moved to the Netherlands in 1997 where he worked in an architectural office in Amsterdam, and for the past 5...
We all love SketchUp. However, what the program has traditionally suffered from is a lack of reference materials. Sure, there are the video tutorials on the website, and you've always had the on-line hypertext...
A few years ago I reviewed Stitcher 3.1, but with version 5 having been recently released, I thought I would take a look to see what had changed.
"In the twenty-first century people have developed a new kind of relationship with information. Digital technology has drastically reduced the cost of fixation and transmission of information. Reduced it...
I recently had the opportunity to review many of the model collections offered by Evermotion. I had access to volumes 1-12 for this evaluation and will look at model quality, ease of use, file setup, variety...
The popular image of an architect, is someone carrying a 'bundle of drawings' and a great deal of responsibility. The famous 'bundle of drawings' is an architect's perceptual window into a design problem. This...
I recently had a chance to review the newly released set of car models produced by a company called Sugar3D. They currently offer 25 different models ranging from the VW Golf and Chrysler Crossfire to the...
Shade is really quick and efficient to work with, especially for illustration or design purposes. The learning curve is far from steep, and if the user finds that he can get along with the UI, it will prove to...
The pen tool offers the most flexibility when trying to mask out portions of an image. For this example, we’ll look at replacing a sky using the pen tool to create out selection. We’ll also examine some...
The pen tool offers the most flexibility when trying to mask out portions of an image. For this example, we’ll look at replacing a sky using the pen tool to create out selection. We’ll also examine some...
I recently had the opportunity to take FastSend 2.0 for a testdrive, a new digital file transfer service by FileFlow. FileFlow is a spin-off of Fast Search & Transfer – a leading search technology company...
This is a powerful technique to create engaging animations from static stills or context shots. This technique is widely used in cinematic productions to bring life to a static camera shot, or matte painting,...
This is a powerful technique to create engaging animations from static stills or context shots. This technique is widely used in cinematic productions to bring life to a static camera shot, or matte painting,...