http://www.stevelim.com/blog Steve Lim / SuperSteve3d - My Blog Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:27:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What's New in mocha v2 * 64 bit Architecture: Re-engineered for 64-bit operating system support * Improved User Interface: New icons and streamlined interface make mocha even easier to learn and master; * Improved Licensing Activation: mocha users can now easily ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=581 3ds Max 2011 Changes/EnhancementsThis is a more complete list of changes organized slightly differently. It's important to understand that the 2011 release delivers on some aspects of our XBR vision (as did 3ds Max 2010). XBR is being implemented in a series of phases, and with 3ds Max 2011, we ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=578 The Foundry announced today that Framestore, the largest visual effects and computer animation studio in Europe, has invested in a Nuke site license. Adoption of Nuke at major facilities seems to have hit the tipping point, as Framestore joins Sony Pictures Imageworks, ILM and Weta Digital as Nuke site license ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=572 What is TopoGun?TopoGun is a stand-alone resurfacing, and maps baking application. The resurfacing functions in TopoGun will help you modify and/or recreate the edgeflow of your digital 3D models. The maps baking functions, will help you bake various types of texture maps from your high resolution 3D models and then ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=570 Development efforts for Autodesk® Toxik™ compositing software have been transferred to Autodesk® Maya® 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering software. Autodesk Toxik is no longer available for purchase as a standalone product. Continued Support for Autodesk Toxik Support resources will continue to be available until March 2010 to support Autodesk ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=568 Double Negative (DNeg), one of Europe’s largest post production houses for film and already a prolific user of The Pixel Farm’s popular matchmoving toolset PFTrack, has recently purchased an additional 10 licenses of the product for use in its new facility in Singapore. Matchmove Supervisor at Dneg, Sam Schwier explains some ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=566 Since the release of ZBrush 3.2 for OSX and the introduction of GoZ (www.GoZBrush.com), we have received a tremendous amount of positive feedback from the artistic community as well as companies interested in becoming GoZ supported applications. In order to continue refining GoZ and other ZBrush4 features, we have decided to ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=564 Alongside today's introduction of updated Time Capsule models, Apple appears to have finally discontinued Shake, its long-standing high-end digital compositing and visual effects software package. While Shake's product pages remain available on Apple's site, it is no longer listed in the online Apple Store and MacRumors has received word that ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=562 Vicon will be showcasing a pre-release version of its eagerly awaited boujou 5 at the SIGGRAPH conference in two weeks in New Orleans. boujou is the industry leading camera match-moving software for artists to capture complex camera motion and calibration data from image sequences.Building on its established ease of use ... http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=560 Moved to new host last week http://www.stevelim.com/blog/?p=558