MakeHuman is a free facial expression system developed under open source. The software is still in development but already the results are impressive and the authors also updated their exporter so it can generate MHX Rigify checked character. For the macro-expressions the developers didn’t used Paul Ekman’s Facial Action Coding System which according do 2 facial actions a "merge" of the muscles that are in both the actions. Instead of this the authors developed a different type of actions that can be summed without problems in generic CG system.
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After releasing the NUKE 6.3 Beta, The Foundry releases the NUKE and NUKEX 6.3 with a lot of new features, improvements in quality and speed and also a lot of bug fixes. NUKE is a visual effect tool which brings functionality, speed and much more to your VFX pipeline, solving different real problems with post production.The Foundry is also running their NUKEX Summery Sale, so if you think about buying NUKE or NUKEX 6.3, now is the right time. You can upgrade or buy your version on the product page of The Foundry.
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E-on software the developers of Vue software for creating photorealistic environment started a summer special where you can get the new version of Vue 9 or upgrade your older version with a discount of 25%. You have time until Monday July 18, 2011 to get the discount and enjoy the power of Vue software. When you upgrade your older version of Vue you will also get a Annual Subscription to e-on software. A full list of possibilities how to use this summer special is below.
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E-on software released a new version of their real time renderer LumenRT 1.2 for SketchUp with several quality and reliability enhancements to improve overall performance and stability of LumenRT. The new version brings the ability to process larger models such as large structures or cities. Also, e-on software implemented a new auto-scale lightning feature which can improve the performance of render from 30% to 300% depending on the size of the models.
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This Jonathan Williamson`s book is written absolutely for everyone, from beginner artist to game developers. This book covers technical and also theorethical aspects of modeling charakter developement and provides an in-depth look at Blender’s modelling tools and includes information on modeling, sculpting, materials, lighting, rendering, and more. It is written in step-by-step tutorial style so working with it is really easy.