Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Geekatplay Vue Tutorials Catchup

I'd not posted about the latest Geekatplay video tutorials for Vue for a while so here is a quick catchup of all their Vue video goodness...

  • Setup stereo cameras
  • Controling ecosystem slope population
  • Eco system manipulation, part one
  • Eco system manipulation, part two
  • DOF in Photoshop CS3
  • Better Boarders

London Vue Job

This job posting appeared on Renderosity's Vue forum yesterday:

Hi There,
Apologies if this is wrong, it's myfirst post we need a Vue 3d artist for a week in london UK. If you are interested please drop me a message on the board or an email to jobs(a)underdog.tv

Thanks

Here is the Underdog website http://underdog.tv/

Monday, September 15, 2008

Carnival of Evil Competitions

e-on software is amongst the companies providing prizes in this years Halloween competitions, Carnival of Evil, at Renderosity. There are separate competitions for 2008 3D & Animation, Writing and Photography & 2D. Entries must be submitted by Noon on October 15th 2008 [CST].

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Cornucopia 3d: Oriental Origins Image Contest Winners

The winners of the Oriental Origins contest at Cornucopia 3D have been announced:

Vue 7 xStream Video Presentation

Here is the e-on software Vue 7 xStream Presentation. I've been told this is e-on's demonstration of Vue 7 at SIGGRAPH 2008 of Vue 7 xStream's new workflow in Autodesk's 3ds Max.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

3D World - October 2008 and Vue

3D World Issue 109 (October 2008) is now available in the UK. There is a short write up about the Siggraph 2008 preview of Vue 7 and a couple of small stills that look like single frame renders from the Vue 7 preview video. At the end of the piece it says that e-on are rumoured to be at the pre-alpha stage of integration with the V-Ray render engine. It also includes a full page advert for Vue 6.

50% On all Upgrades from Vue5 to Vue 6 Easel, Esprit and Pro Studio

Till the 21st September 2008 e-on software are running an offer to buy a full license of Vue 6 Easel, Esprit or Pro Studio for half price or upgrade your Vue 5 product and pay only half of the regular upgrade price. Boxed or DVD Box products are available while stocks last.

Vue 6 Pro Studio US/CanadaEuropeUKOthers
Vue 6 Pro Studio - DVD Box US$200€167£110US$200
Vue 6 Pro Studio - Download VersionUS$200US$200US$200US$200
Vue 6 Pro Studio - DVD Box - Vue 5 Pro Studio UpgradeUS$100€83£55US$100
Vue 6 Pro Studio - Download - Vue 5 Pro Studio UpgradeUS$100US$100US$100US$100
Vue 6 Pro Studio - DVD Box - Vue 5 Esprit SidegradeUS$125€104£69US$125
Vue 6 Pro Studio - Download - Vue 5 Esprit SidegradeUS$125US$125US$125US$125
Vue 6 Pro Studio - DVD Box - Vue 5 Easel SidegradeUS$175€146£96US$175
Vue 6 Pro Studio - Download - Vue 5 Easel SidegradeUS$175US$175US$175US$175
Vue 6 Pro Studio - Vue 6 Esprit Sidegrade (Module Licenses)US$199US$199US$199US$199
Vue 6 Pro Studio - DVD Box - Vue 6 Easel SidegradeUS$299€250£165US$299
Vue 6 Pro Studio - Download - Vue 6 Easel SidegradeUS$299US$299US$299US$299

Vue 6 EspritUS/CanadaEuropeUKOthers
Vue 6 Esprit - DVD Box US$100€83£55US$100
Vue 6 Esprit - Download VersionUS$100US$100US$100US$100
Vue 6 Esprit - DVD Box - Vue 5 Esprit UpgradeUS$50€41£27US$50
Vue 6 Esprit - Download - Vue 5 Esprit UpgradeUS$50US$50US$50US$50
Vue 6 Esprit - DVD Box - Vue 5 Easel UpgradeUS$65€54£36US$65
Vue 6 Esprit - Download - Vue 5 Easel sidegradeUS$65US$65US$65US$65
Vue 6 Esprit - DVD Box - Vue 6 Easel UpgradeUS$99€83£55US$99
Vue 6 Esprit - Download - Vue 6 Easel sidegradeUS$99US$99US$99US$99

Vue 6 EaselUS/CanadaEuropeUKOthers
Vue 6 Easel - BoxedUS$50€41£27US$50
Vue 6 Easel - Download Version US$45US$45US$45US$45
Convenience Pack For Vue 6 Easel Download VersionUS$19€16£11US$19
Vue 6 Easel - Boxed - Vue 5 Easel Upgrade US$25€20£14US$25
Vue 6 Easel - Download - Vue 5 Easel Upgrade US$20US$20US$20US$20

E-on Software News - September 8th, 2008

e-on software's (September 8th, 2008) latest newsletter is now available including:

  • Back from Siggraph
  • 3D Environment Competition Winners
  • 2 New User Profiles: Ari Rubenstein and Juergen Eilts
  • 50% Off on Vue 6 Products for Artist

Friday, September 05, 2008

Susumu Yukuhiro Talks About Vue

A short interview in which Susumu Yukuhiro talks about e-on software's Vue 7 at Siggraph 2008.

Vue EcoSystem Interaction with Layers Tutorial

In the latest Geekatplay Studio video tutorial you can learn more about how Vue 6 EcoSystems interact with layers. It covers creating multilayer interaction and understanding using EcoSystem layers. Free, fall leaf objects come with the tutorial.

Creating Cloudy Mountains in Vue

CG Arena has a new article, Creating Cloudy Mountains, which Aziz Khan explains how to create a cloudy mountains scene using Vue 6 Infinite.

Monday, September 01, 2008

Busy Vue Geeks

A busy week at Geekatplay Studio with at least three new tutorials of interest for Vue users:

  • Ant size view: creating a small scale scene with depth of field in Vue
  • Large scale terrain: create an animated fly over above a procedural terrain
  • Integrating Vue with XSI
  • Shooting robot, part one: creating an animation in Vue and Poser