Luxology Delivers modo 203
San Mateo, Calif. — March 13, 2007 — Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced the immediate availability of modo 203. With enhancements to UV editing tools, faster rendering speed and a new DXF translator plug-in, modo 203 offers significant performance and workflow improvements to its worldwide base of modo customers,
and provides one of the fastest paths to creating high-quality 3D content for game development, design visualization, film visual effects, video production and graphic arts. Registered modo 202 customers receive the modo 203 update free of charge, and a free 30-day full-featured evaluation version is available for immediate download from www.modo3d.com.

E-on Software Ships Vue 6 Easel, Esprit And Pro Studio!
March 13, 2007. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, the leader in natural 3D environment solutions, today announced the immediate availability of its complete line of products for 3D artists: from the entry-level Vue 6 Easel and Esprit to Vue 6 Pro Studio, the complete solution for advanced artists. These products complement e-on software’s professional solutions, Vue 6 Infinite and Vue 6 xStream, released February 21, 2007.

Realsoft 3D for Mac OS X released
(Mar12 2007) - Realsoft Graphics, has released a Mac OS X compatible product version of its modeling, rendering and animation software tool Realsoft 3D v5. The new product has been ported to take full advantage of the native Aqua interface of OS X. Versions for both PowerPC and Intel hardware platforms are available. The required OS version is Panther or newer. The new product, as well as a free two-month trial version of it, is available at www.realsoft.com.

EITG updates EIAS to v6.6.1
San Antonio, TX – March 9, 2007 – EI Technology Group, developer and publisher of innovative 3D software products, is proud to announce the release of version 6.6.1 of the Universal Binary version of the Electric Image Animation System (EIAS). The update is now available for immediate download on the EITG website. EIAS 6.6.1 takes advantage of the advancements in the new generation of Intel based Macintosh computers developed by Apple. This optimized update provides astonishing speed and performance improvements over previous EIAS versions on both PowerPC and Intel based Macintosh systems.

DX Studio Licenses for non-commercial use
Monday, March 05, 2007 Licenses now available for non-commercial use In response to requests from a growing number of home developers, we are pleased to announce that DX Studio licenses can now be purchased for non-commercial use. The new licenses are available in both standard and professional editions and cost £50 and £100 respectively. The licenses can be upgraded at any point to commercial editions without any financial penalty. Non-commercial licenses can be purchased via the buy page. If you have any questions regarding the new licenses, please drop us a line at support@worldweaver.com.

PipelineFX Releases Qube! ™ 5.1
Honolulu, HI – March 6, 2007 – PipelineFX, makers of Qube!™ software, the leading render farm management software for film production, game development, and digital media education around the world, today announced the release of Qube! version 5.1. “With this 5.1 release of Qube!, we have taken the industry trend toward modern Python scripting and opened our GUI to be fully customizable, allowing artists to see exactly what they need to see to manage their jobs in the most efficient manner,” said Scot Brew, PipelineFX Director of Technology. “ The new Python-based Qube! GUI's streamlined layout is designed to present artists the information they want and need at their fingertips . It also has many new features and added functionality that artists and Technical Directors have been asking for.”

NaturalPoint Makes Motion Capture Accessible to Everyone at GDC
March 2, 2007 Corvallis, OR — NaturalPoint Inc., will conduct a live demonstration of OptiTrack Studio, the premium motion capture system for a consumer-level price, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) from March 7-9. OptiTrack provides a flexible entry into motion capture, by offering different SDK and software toolkits to fit animator's needs. At less than a tenth of the cost of other market offerings, OptiTrack will enable any animator or developer to set up their own cameras around daily work stations, capturing the motion they desire, whenever they please.

New Maxwell Render Plug-In for solidThinking
Vicenza, March 1, 2007 – EVOQE is pleased to announce the availability of a newly developed plug-in for solidThinking 7.5 providing a direct interface to Maxwell Render, the Light Simulator (www.maxwellrender.com). The combination of solidThinking 7.5 and Maxwell Render provides engineers, architects and designers with an incredibly powerful tool, allowing for a smooth and natural workflow inside solidThinking, with direct connectivity to Maxwell Render.

Pixologic announces the upcoming release date for ZBrush 3.0.
Thursday, 01 March 2007 Advertisement ZBrush Central has overnight announced the May 15 release of ZBrush 3.0, with a post from Ofer Alon describing the application’s place in the industry. Described as ‘The Next Step’, Alon describes the May 15th Windows version release as ‘free of charge to all registered users”, with a quick wait in store for the Mac version upgrade. There is also a link to a short QT intro video for the new version .

Piranesi 5 for Windows Coming
Welcome to Piranesi 5 for Windows! Piranesi 5 will be on sale soon - watch this space
for further announcements. In Piranesi 5 you'll find a reorganised user interface that makes it easier to learn, easier to find your way around, and yet manages to release more of the screen space for the image you're working on. There's a whole range of other new features and improvements to Piranesi and its sister program Vedute. We've also given you an extra 200 royalty-free images to use in your work. We'd like to thank all of you who helped us with ideas to improve the product. We hope you like the result, and please keep the feedback coming!

MAXON INTRODUCES CINEMA 4D R10 ENGINEERING EDITION
MAXON, March 1, 2007 - MAXON announces the immediate availability of its brand new CINEMA 4D R10 Engineering Edition. This powerful software lets engineering professionals - even those with no graphics experience - quickly create high-end visualizations using their own CAD files. Improved scene management, a context-sensitive help system and an integrated preview renderer are only some of the numerous improvements users can take advantage of. Companies such as Sony Imageworks, BBC and RTL value CINEMA 4D for its superb rendering, and manufacturers including BMW, Vitra, Siemens and Flextronics rely on CINEMA 4D when creating high-quality visuali- zations. No matter how large or small your company, the Engineering Edition and CINEMA 4DÕs Hollywood-proven rendering capabilities are the perfect combination for quickly creating breathtaking visualizations using CAD files.

EVOQE announces the release of solidThinking 7.5
Vicenza, February 28, 2007 – Today EVOQE announces the release of solidThinking 7.5, now with advanced scene management and data interchange improvements, a much easier and more powerful native renderer, and support for the latest operating systems. All four new versions of solidThinking will ship simultaneously for Windows and Mac OS X on March 15. solidThinking 7.5 is the suite of fully parametric and history-driven Class A surface and solid modeling environments, with photorealistic rendering and animation, created for industrial designers, style centers, and demanding CG artists. A wide array of advanced and intuitive curve, surface and solid tools for NURBS modeling are easily accessible to both Windows and Mac OS X users through a familiar interface. Now with class leading interactive Construction History and plug-in access to Maxwell Render in all versions.

SplutterFish Announces Worldwide Availability of Brazil r/s V2 Pre-Release
Seattle, WA (Feb. 28, 2007) -- SplutterFish, developers of the award-winning Brazil Rendering System for 3ds Max, is pleased to announce Pre-Release availability of Brazil r/s V2, the highly anticipated successor to their ground breaking high-end 3D rendering package. This Pre-Release version is a feature complete, production tested, late stage beta, and is available for purchase now. Brazil r/s is a complete 3D rendering toolkit designed to fit the needs of every computer graphics artist. Whether new to Brazil r/s or not, artists can now experience the ultimate level of flexibility, reliability, control and performance in rendering. Seamless integration into 3ds Max, including complete 3rd party plugin support, allows the artists to use the tools they are already familiar with, making the switch to Brazil r/s an easy transition.

EVOQE announces two new products!
Vicenza, February 28, 2007 – Today EVOQE announces two new products in its solid -Thinking suite of professional 3D modeling applications. With the new solidThinking MODELER 7.5 and solidThinking MODELER XL 7.5, everyone can access state-of-the-art parametric and history-based NURBS modeling at a groundbreaking price point. Built around the power of solidThinking’s interactive and automatic Construction History, both versions of MODELER provide a wide array of design-oriented NURBS and polygonal modeling tools, with additional dimensioning and engineering support in MODELER XL. These two new versions of solidThinking will ship simultaneously for Windows and Mac OS X on March 15 with special introductory pricing and upgrades.

NewTek Announces Limited Time Offer on LightWave® v9 Bundled with Training Resources
San Antonio, TX – February 22, 2007 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the LightWave v9 Training Bundle, a special offer that provides hundreds of dollars in training materials free with the purchase of LightWave 3D®. By special arrangement with the publishers: 3D Garage, Desktop Images, KURV Studios, Wordware Publishing, and Replica Technology, purchasers of new full or upgrade licenses of LightWave will be eligible to receive a book, 2 training DVDs, getting started courseware and a package of royalty-free content for use with LightWave.

E-on Software Ships Vue 6 xStream and Vue 6 Infinite!
February 21, 2006. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, the leader in natural 3D environment solutions, today announced the release of its professional product line:
Vue 6 Infinite and Vue 6 xStream. Vue 6 Infinite and Vue 6 xStream are the newest versions of the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environ- ments. Specifically designed for graphics professionals, Vue 6 Infinite and Vue 6
xStream combine a multitude of cutting edge features that easily integrate into existing production pipelines. Both Vue 6 Infinite and Vue 6 xStream are immediately available.

Industry’s Leading Developers of Pre-Built 3D Content Flock to modo
San Mateo, Calif. — Feb. 21, 2007 — Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced that the industry’s leading developers of pre-built 3D content, including DAZ 3D, Dosch Design and Digital Juice® Inc. are relying on modo to build a wide array of high-quality 3D content for their customers. These content developers chose modo, an award-winning modeling, painting and rendering software, for its speed, artist-friendly workflow and superior toolset.

Skymatter Announces Free Trial of Mudbox 1.0.4
TORONTO (February 14, 2007) – Skymatter Limited, a high-end provider of 3D software tools, today announced the immediate availability of a free trial of Mudbox™ 1.0.4, the company’s advanced 3D sculpting software. The free trial offers all the capabilities of
the professional version and can be downloaded at www.mudbox3d.com/downloadTrial.
html. Mudbox is a next-generation, high-resolution, brush-based 3D sculpting software application designed for the professional digital sculptor. Since its public beta debut in December 2005 and official release in December 2006, Mudbox has become a primary tool at top visual effects and game development companies, and recently received the highest ranking of any software on CG Society’s prestigious retrospective top 20 list for 2006.

Eos Systems Releases PhotoModeler Version 6
Vancouver, BC - Feb 8, 2007- Eos Systems™, maker of the award-winning PhotoModeler, today announced the release of its latest version of the software, PhotoModeler 6 (PM6). PhotoModeler 6 culminates three years of development to enhance the already well-acclaimed version 5, which garnered highest recommendation from the industry journal Cadalyst. The new version offers many new capabilities as well as overall enhancements to speed, usability, and visualization.

Digital-Tutors Releases Introduction to Modeling in Maya Training
February 7, 2007 Oklahoma City, OK - February 7, 2007 - Digital-Tutors, an Autodesk Certified Publisher, today announced the availability of 'Introduction to Modeling in Maya' - the newest release in an expanding library of interactive video-based training for emerging digital artists learning Maya 8.5, the award-winning 3D modeling, animation, effects and rendering solution. 'Introduction to Modeling in Maya' provides over five hours of project-based training and a proven approach to learning the processes of modeling using NURBS, Sub-Ds, and Polygons to develop a customizable workflow for greater productivity.

Digital-Tutors Releases Comprehensive Guide to Learning SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6
February 6, 2007 Oklahoma City, OK - February 6, 2006 - Digital-Tutors, today announced the availability of 'Introduction to XSI 6' – the newest release in an expanding library of interactive video-based training for emerging digital artists and the first commercially available training product for SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® 6, a comprehensive 3D package for modeling, rendering and character animation. Artists will be exposed to innovative techniques and a proven approach to learning modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, and rendering in XSI 6. 'Introduction to XSI 6' provides over seven hours of project-based training developed to increase the artist's productivity and understanding of XSI 6 while using the powerful new tools and features available in version 6 - Perfect students, hobbyists, and professionals new to XSI 6.

Luxology Announces New Training Division and modo Training Videos
San Mateo, Calif. — Feb. 1, 2007 — Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced a new training division that will offer a wide range of comprehensive learning materials for modo users. The first product from the new training division is a comprehensive 17-video series which covers modeling, texturing and lighting for the iconic Le Mans C9 race car.

N-Sided Released QUIDAM 1.1
01.27.2007 QUIDAM 1.1 is here! This brand new major update, comes loaded with features: Import Custom Props with automatic insertion, Jelly Brushes (amazing modeling tools to sculpt and retouch with a pen tablet, as if you were drawing), Hi-Res Textures Packs, Reflexion Mapping (Envmap), realistic eyeballs, UV template export and many other improvements (faster display, optimizations...). New character props and clothes, new Model Packs, don't miss out on special release offer:

Strata Releases Mactel Version of Strata 3D CX 5.1
St. George, Utah, January 22, 2007 — Strata, the company adding the power of 3D to the designer’s toolset, released today the Mac Universal Binary version of Strata 3D CX 5.1. This free update for current Strata 3D CX 5.0 users touts major speed increases on Intel powered Macintosh computers, many enhancements, and bug fixes. As with prior releases, Strata’s commitment to let customers “try before you buy” has assisted over 500,000 artists explore, learn and become productive with this industry leading 3D design software.

NUKE v4.6 Is Here!
(Jan 18 2007) NUKE v4.6 is here! Integrated Truelight color management, optical flow
re-timing, and support for Intel-based Mac systems highlight the latest version of the NUKE high-end compositor. Like previous versions, 4.6 includes innovative techno- logies developed to solve particular production problems faced by NUKE users and makes the tools available to artists everywhere. In NUKE v4.6 you’ll find…

Autodesk announced Maya 8.5
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced Autodesk Maya 8.5, the latest version of its Maya 3D animation, modeling and rendering software. Maya is widely used for games development, as well as film and television visual effects production. Now shipping, Maya 8.5 gives artists enhanced creative control, enabling faster completion of complex animations and simulations.

Skymatter Releases Mudbox 1.0
Toronto, Canada - 15 December 2006 - Skymatter, a 3D software company founded by computer artists from Weta Digital and Electronic Arts, announced today the first
public release of its highly anticipated sculpting software, Mudbox. After two years of production testing with several of the largest film and game companies, Mudbox is now available for purchase. Mudbox is the first high-resolution, brush-based sculpting software built from the ground up for the professional sculptor. Used on major productions by leading visual effects, game development, and toy manufacturing companies, Mudbox offers a powerful and friendly toolset for sculpting “movie star” quality 3D characters, creatures, objects and environments.