Free Real World Atmosphere Pack for Vue

Free Real World Atmosphere Pack includes 15 atmospheres for Vue from Geekatplay Studio.

New VFX and Vue Tutorial Series

Geekatplay Studio has launched the first of a new series of video tutorials on integrating Vue and video production software. It shows you how to create a back drop in Vue for Greenscreen footage in combination with After Effects

SkinVue 64-bit Platform Support

From Dave Burdick:

A couple of quick updates on the subject of 64-bit platform support for SkinVue.

For current SkinVue 6 PC users, you can download a multi-platform wxPython installer here in order to install either the 32-bit or 64-bit version of wxPython into your main Vue application folder:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zzitjgoormh

This will allow you to run SkinVue6 on 64-bit PC platforms.

For the upcoming SkinVue7, 64-bit support is already built in to the product so there is no need to download the additional wxPython library.

Dustbowl Terrain Manipulation Tutorial for Vue

The latest Geekatplay Studio tutorial is now available: Dustbowl, terrain manipulation.

Free Tunnel Model for Vue

GillB has a new free Tunnel Model for Vue 6 downloadble from the Vue Freebies section of her site.

E-on Software News - October 17, 2008

Hot on the heals of the Press Release about Vue 7 earlier tonight comes the latest e-on software newsletter.

• Vue 7 Coming Soon!
• Introducing Vue 7 Pioneer
• Introducing Vue 7 Complete
• Vue 7 Bundles
• Vue 7 Product Lineup

Introducing Vue 7 Pioneer and Vue 7 Complete

October 17, 2008. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, makers of Vue, the leading solution for natural 3D environments announces two new entries in the Vue product lineup, Vue 7 Complete and Vue 7 Pioneer.

Introducing Vue 7 Complete:

"Our market research showed that, among independent users who were purchasing our professional solutions, many were doing so for a limited number of highly desirable features, such as, for instance, EcoSystem painting and wind effects. However, other production or workflow oriented features – that they were paying for – were of lesser interest to them", said Nicholas Phelps, president of e-on software.

Phelps adds: "This is why we decided to add Vue 7 Complete to the Vue line. This version of Vue, specifically designed for expert 3D artists and small studios, represents a cost-effective alternative to Vue Infinite".

The following features (among many others) are now available out of the box in Vue 7 Complete: wind and breeze effects, ventilators, EcoSystem painting, 3D export, etc.

A detailed feature list and more information will be made available soon.

Vue 7 Pioneer and Vue 7 Bundles:

Vue 7 Pioneer is the new entry-level version of Vue. Vue 7 Pioneer supersedes the former Vue Easel.

Newcomers to 3D and casual artists will find in Vue 7 Pioneer all the landscape-creation tools they need to easily create and render amazing images of their own 3D worlds. Vue 7 Pioneer is the perfect introduction to the world of 3D.

Vue 7 Pioneer can be extended with a number of independent modules that add specific functionality to the base product.

"We decided to extend our modular approach, because it is a nice way of letting users build the 3D product that best fits their requirements and budget, then gradually add features as their level of proficiency increases", said Nicholas Phelps.

By adding modules, users can progressively upgrade all the way from Pioneer up to Complete. Esprit, Pro Studio and Complete represent pre-bundled, cost-effective alternatives to the modular approach of Pioneer.

Vue Product Lineup:

The Vue 7 line of products is distributed in 2 sub-lines:

• Vue for 3D Artists and Small Studios, now comprised of Vue 7 Pioneer, Vue 7 Esprit, Vue 7 Pro Studio and Vue 7 Complete.
• Vue for Professionals, comprised of Vue 7 xStream, Vue 7 Infinite and Ozone 4.

	Products for 3D Artists and Small Studios
	Vue 7 Pioneer	Vue 7 Esprit	Vue 7 Pro Studio	Vue 7 Complete
Price	$49.95	$199.00	$399.00	$599.00
Description	Lets 3D-newcomers and casual artists easily create realistic 3D landscapes	Serious creative power for 3D artists, with full 3D import capability	Extended creative power for advanced 3D Artists	Complete natural scenery solution for expert 3D artists and small studios

	Products for Professionals
	Vue 7 Infinite	Vue 7 xStream
Price	$895.00	$1,495.00
Description	The standalone solution for natural 3D environments. For multimedia and entertainment professionals, architects and graphics designers	The integrated solution for natural 3D environments. For production houses and digital content creators working with other 3D packages

Product availability, detailed pricing and upgrade options (including special offers), as well as a complete comparative chart will be announced soon.

Water in Vue Tutorial

Wiz4rd has posted a PDF tutorial on creating water in Vue: http://fc31.deviantart.com/fs36/f/2008/288/3/e/Vue_Water_Tutorial_by_world_of_wiz.pdf

Suggested PC Build for Vue

Silverblade has posted a new tutorial on computer hardware which provides a suggested PC build for Vue and other 64 bit applications.

Advanced EcoSystem Manipulation Tutorial

The latest GeekAtPlay Studio tutorial for Vue covers Advanced EcoSystem Manipulation techniques.

Through the Magical Gate - Cornucopia 3D October Competition

Cornucopia 3D's October 2008 competition is Through the Magical Gate.

Gothic castles, dark forests, wizards and witches; it's time for the latest Cornucopia3D images contest! We also have a month's worth of terrific new themed content (and some great older stuff on sale) that will get your imagination soaring.

The competition runs to Friday, 31st October 2008 (midnight, GMT) and offers three prizes 1st prize of content voucher for Cornucopia3D.

Free Planet for Vue

Xpleet is giving away a free planet for use with Vue.

3D World 110 and Vue

It took me a bit longer than usual to get hold of the new issue of 3D World (Issue 110 - December 2008) which is now on sale in the UK. The only Vue related content this month is the advert above. You can click the image to see a larger version of my not very good scan of the advert. One little interesting point is the web site address at the bottom right - www.vue7.com which goes to a holding page at the moment.

Create Digital Backgrounds with Vue Tutorial

This tutorial is a little different. A two part tutorial on using Vue to create backdrops for portrait photographs which is something I experimented with when I first started using Vue so I found it interesting to see what someone else had achieved with Vue 6. Part 1 and Part 2 are both now available at the Digital Image Magazine web site and while it is designed to be done using Vue 6 Infinite or Vue 6 PLE most of the tutorial should work with any version of Vue.

Ranch Render Farm 25% Speed Increase

A few announcements from Fred at Ranch Computing about their Vue render farm:

• + 25% speed increase: 128 nodes / 512 cores / 1536 GHz guaranteed per project!
• new pricing formulas for pay per project (from $0.12 per GHz-Hour at full capacity!) new PDF User Guide in two parts

Sub-Surface Scattering in Vue Tutorial

Silverblade has posted a new tutorial about using sub-surface scattering in Vue. Warning: The images in this tutorial feature nudity.

Animated Lave Flow in Vue Tutorial

Geekatplay Studio's latest video tutorial is about creating animated lava flows in Vue using a metablob for lava.

Renderosity Vue October 2008 Challenge

The Renderosity vue challenge for October 2008 is Painting with Light.

E-on Software News - October 3, 2008

The latest e-on software newsletter is out now including an interview with Yanick Dusseault, Art Director and Concept Artist for "Indiana Jones 4 : Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", New User Project and AsileFX's Vue 6 Tips n' Tricks Volume 3.

Blending Ecosystem Materials in Vue

Blending Ecosystem Materials is a new tutorial for Vue 6 Infinite by Aziz Khan in which he shows you how to blend two ecosystem materials on the surface of a terrain.

Distance Simulation Unit For Vue

The Distance Simulation Unit is a free prop and tutorial for Vue 4 and above from Mr Sparky. It is designed so Vue artists can use photographs with Vue.

Incredibly Lush Autumn Shrubs

I've just picked up Incredibly Lush Autumn Shrubs for Vue, Linda Daireaux's latest plant pack at Cornucopia 3D. This pack is small but perfectly formed including four colourful plants: Viburnum, Puncia Granatum, Nadina Domestica and two different varieties of Ozakazuki Japanese Maple. While the pack is an add-on for the updated Incredibly Lush Garden Bushes it can be used without owning the Garden Bushes pack. Another great addition to Vue created by Linda Daireaux and its on sale for only $2.99 at the moment too!