McSAnimations has made an tutorial on creating cell shaded pictures using Vue with Poser. I've given it a try and it's easy to follow and gives excellent results.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
RANCH renderfarm 1 Week Special Offer
From Fred at RANCH Computing
This is the last week of our special introductory price, and for these last days we have decided to do something special : to let you test the renderfarm for free !!
Of course, such an incredible offer is not without limitations. The purpose of this offer is not to let you render production projects :) but to let everyone try the farm and get familiar with the process. It is also a good occasion to evaluate the ease of use and the performance of the farm without spending money. And if you have big projects to render in the future, this first experience with the RANCH will certainly be helpful.
To benefit from this special offer, you must :
- have registered on the RANCH website
- submit a project with EXACTLY the following characteristics :
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- Render mode : FINAL
- NO RADIOSITY (other lighting modes including GA / AO / GI are accepted)
- Lighting Quality Boost <= 0.0
- for a still image, the resolution must be EXACTLY 2500 x 1875 pixels.
- for an animation, you must submit a 51 frames sequence (frame 0 to frame 50), in 640 x 480 resolution, with a standard increment of 1 frame.
You will use the entire process and pay the submission fee as you would normally pay. The difference is, if the project you submit uses these exact parameters, 1) you will not be charged for the render time and 2) you will get a refund for the submission fee (a message from PAYPAL will inform you quickly of the refund).
Any project which does not use these exact parameters will be charged normally (at the rate $0.15 per GHz per hour, the normal introductory price).
- This offer will expire on saturday, March 31st at 23:59:59 (GMT+1).
- Each registered user can get exactly ONE free test project.
So, now is your chance to see if the RANCH can be useful for your future Vue projects : don't miss it
Sunday, March 18, 2007
RANCH renderfarm
RANCH Computing is proud to present the RANCH renderfarm : the first - and only - entirely automated commercial renderfarm dedicated to Vue 6 !
You can visit the website (english and french versions) at : www.ranchcomputing.com
A comprehensive RenderFarm User Guide and the press release (both in PDF format) are available for download on the site.
This rendering service will be close to the Vue community. A sticky thread will be maintained at http://www.cornucopia3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3946. It will serve as a way of communication between the RenderFarm team and Vue users.
Thanks for your attention !
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Cornucopia 3D Catchup 13th February to
Home Farm Stables and Haystore
Home Farm Workshop and Lean-too
Old Metal Gate and Bonus Fence
Sacrificial Altar and Bonus Items
Future Living - Offshore Complex
Dystopia City Blocks 041-050 (Vue)
Ultra Modern Building and Parking Structure Bundle
Black Holes and Brown Dwarf Star
Tutorial on Light and Lighting Mac
Tutorial on Light and Lighting PC
Dystopia™ City Blocks 031-040 (Vue)
Alien_Set02 solid growth plants Infinite/Easel
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Industrial Light & Magic Upgrades Its Pipeline To Vue 6
E-ON SOFTWARE CONGRATULATES ACADEMY AWARD© AND VES AWARD WINNER - ILM
e-on software, the leading developer of natural 3D environment solutions, congratulates Industrial Lights & Magic (ILM) for receiving an Oscar© at the latest Academy Awards©. ILM, who produced over 60 shots of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest using e-on software’s Vue to model, texture, animate, light and render the different parts of the natural environment, also received 6 VES (Visual Effect Society) Awards, including “Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture”.
"We are honored that Vue was selected for the production of ILM’s natural environments, delighted by the quality of the resulting works as seen in Pirates of the Caribbean, and very proud that this performance was widely recognized by the special effects industry though an Oscar and 6 VES awards!", said Nicholas Phelps, President of e-on software.
"With Vue, we now have full flexibility to create photo-realistic organic environments digitally. When asked to change the lighting or camera angle, all we have to do is re-render with a different setting!", said Susumu Yukuhiro, Digital Matte Artist at ILM.
ILM blended the live action footage that was shot outdoor with a complete digital environment created using Vue: "Having the ability to sculpt whatever rock formation we desired and cover it in vegetation was extremely valuable and made the job faster!", said said Chris Stoski, Digital Matte Artist at ILM. "A special thanks to the guys at "e-on" for creating a great product! Vue helped us reach our goals on Pirates! It's people like you creating great apps that make technology exciting!"
Industrial Light & Magic is currently updating its production pipeline to the just-released Vue 6.
"With Vue 6, e-on software has capitalized on a great product. Our artists are extremely excited to upgrade to the new version and see what sort of new features they can add to their artistic bag of tricks.", said Curt Miyashiro, Director of Production Technology at ILM.
About Industrial Light & Magic
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is a LucasFilm Ltd. company serving the digital needs of the entertainment industry for visual effects.
Since 1975, ILM has been providing post-production visual effects services to the entertainment industry. Motion pictures, commercials, trailers, music videos and special venue projects have utilized ILM's unequaled artistry in techniques such as model making, matte painting, computer-generated imagery, digital animation and a variety of related processes required in the production of visual effects.
ILM has been awarded 15 Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and received 19 Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards.
Visit their website at http://www.ilm.com
E-on software wishes to congratulate the entire ILM team and in particular: John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall for their Oscar©, and Chris Stoski, Susumu Yukuhiro, Jack Mongovan, and Greg Salter for the VES Award for "Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Motion Picture".
About e-on software E-on software is the leading developer of high quality solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. With products specifically targeted for the different market segments, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, education and entertainment industries.
E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge technologies that significantly improve usability and workflow.
E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a European office in Paris, France.
Visit their website at http://www.e-onsoftware.com.
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