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Denis P. Is at it again!
Ok now this is just damd cool and super needed to replace Shift Spline+ Transform! Here is the NewTek forums thread http://forums.newtek.com/showthread.php?p=1250727&posted=1#post1250727Â to read all about it but you can now find it as part of DPKit.
Stasys Update: Production Design
Last night I met with an amazingly talented and happy friendly concept  artist and who is very excited about “Stasys”. For 3 hours we discussed the concepts behind the project, the script itself and more and it was a very productive meeting. I sincerely hope he agrees to come on board in an official capacity as I feel his work in the past, some of which was instrumental in establishing the iconic looks and feel of a show I worked on (hint hint) will help to propel Stasys into the furthest reachesRead More
LightWave3D Animators needed!
ATTN: If you live in Quebec or the Atlantic Provinces and you are a LightWave3D character animator please contact Kat @ Liberty3d.com with your resume and reel links ASAP. Paid job coming up, slots for 2 people, short term but you can work remotely. You HAVE to live in one of these areas in order to be considered. Cheers.
IpiSoft Releases IpiSoftDMC 2.0 Beta
Ipisoft has introduced its latest update for their Desktop Motion Capture line of products. 2.0 is now in beta and you can test it today. http://www.ipisoft.com/V2_0_beta.html Some interesting functions that have emerged are numerous, but one that strikes me as being the most handy that this version will support conversion from 1.x format video to 2.0 format video which will compress the material and thus not suck up a huge amount of drive space. This is good! Another function is the improved recorder itself which seems much more thought outRead More
CineForm Tutorials
A while ago Jeremy Hughes did a series of tutorials on working with Cineform. These are freely available to all who may need a hint or a tip or few on working with this powerful tool set in various applications, specifically AfterEffects. For the videos (there are several) check out http://vimeo.com/album/1949678
Stasys Update: 71 Days Left until Pre-Production Begins
Yup, 71 days left, which also means 71 days left in the pre-production campaign itself. If you haven’t contributed yet, please do so by visiting http://www.indiegogo.com/stasys-series I have made quite a bit of progress today with testing on work flow when it comes to the motion capture stuff. Here is a re-post of that progress from the Campaign page on Indiegogo. Just a quick but more detailed update: Because of contributions that have come in over the past 19 days, I have been able to pick up some of theRead More
Stasys Pre-Production begins! Call for artists!
It seems that things are picking up speed on two fronts right now. First off, our fundraising campaign is starting to pick up speed thanks to our contributors and the LightWave community. So far we are just under 10% of the campaign goal raised and all this in just 2 weeks. Thus far we have raised $1667.00USD with over 500 of that coming in just today. This is really great news and we appreciate everyone’s support. Secondly – I have formed a new Skype chat channel for artists wanting to participate on the showRead More
The stupid things distributors do.
There are several great and then not so great distribution companies out there when it comes to feature film and TV, game and other media distribution. Having dealt with many companies in the past from the absolute bottom of the barrel to the absolute top of the food chain in my career in movies music and microcode catagories, Revolver in the UK seems to be among the worst if not dumbest distributor I have had the pleasure to deal with, even if it is just through proxy via my goodRead More
$1000 and counting for Stasys!
We have passed the $1000 USD mark now for the Indiegogo.com campaign for “Stasys” but we are still a long ways to go before we reach our goal. We need you to contribute now and share the link to the project – http://www.indiegogo.com/stasys-series with everyone you know. If we can break the 5000 dollar mark in the next 14 days I believe that will push us into a new realm of the Indiegogo world and bring in outside interest to help carry the funding the rest of the way. NowRead More
Stasys update – Almost $1000 raised!
We got a big jump in funding today for Stasys. We are now at $898.00 USD raised to go towards the pilot, but we need your help in spreading the word to everyone you know. We have 85 days left to raise a total of $17,500 so while there is still time we are still a long ways off from meeting our goal, so don’t hesitate in contributing today. Even a few dollars helps because it attracts the attention of other Indiegogo site viewers who will likely contribute as well.Read More
NewTek Magazine Article on Iron Sky.
NewTek is really pushing hard with Iron Sky it seems. This is good. People need to know that you can do that much more with LightWave than you can do with Maya because of costs, time and people. If you want to run your production costs up, and or run it into the ground, then use Maya. If you want to stay in control and keep your show from nose diving – use LightWave 🙂 Suck on that Risto! http://digital.turn-page.com/i/61590
NewTek Releases LightWave3D 11.0.1
NewTek just announced a few minutes ago that LW11.0.1 is now available for download for LW11 Users http://forums.newtek.com/showthread.php?t=127457 You can read all about the announcement and initial reactions at the link above but for a quick run down on what has been updated and tweaked (this was a massive bug killing release and NT has done a great job at that!) read on here. From NTs forum… ” Dear LightWave 11 Users and HardCORE Members: NewTek LightWave 11.0 has been received by the user community and press as theRead More
Baking highpoly details in LightWave3D 11
Our very own Mental Fish gives use a quick run down on high poly to low poly baking techniques for Unity straight out of LightWave3D 11. Very handy stuff for use in Unity or any other use where you need a great looking low poly object.
Iron Sky CGI Reel (A quick sample of what goes into over 800 VFX shots)
Just a quick sample of what goes into making a movie with 800+ shots in it. Once the film has been out and about a bit more, I’m going to try and get Samuli onto a webinar with me and we can discuss the shots in the film in person more or less. Would you guys be into that? It would have to be a paid webinar unfortunately I think. But we would hope to make it super affordable if we can arrange it.
LWCAD 4.1 Released
Everyone knows how powerful LightWave is, but match that power with LWCAD and you get an incredibly awesome amount of tools for hardsurface modeling geared towards set design for games, movies, TV, architectural projects, you name it. Now that combination is even more powerful with LWCAD 4.1 which has just been released today. Here is a quick video that Viktor put together for LWCAD 4.1. For more details on pricing and a complete list of enhancements visit http://www.wtools3d.com
IpiSoft Announces DMC 2.0
IpiSoft has announce that it will release its latest version of their Desktop Motion Capture software that has taken the industry by storm, sometime this April. With added support coming for dual character capture, props tracking, hands and head tracking, female tracking and over all work flow improvements, this should really turn things upside down. More details and pricing information can be found here. But there will be a price increase for the full studio version in April so if you have been thinking about getting it, do it nowRead More
NewTek Europe Interviews VFX artists behind Iron Sky
Interviews of the VFX artists from Energia and Iron Sky in general are going to start popping up a lot over the next couple of weeks. Here is one of the first ones that you can read in English. It’s only a couple of pages but it will help to give you some insight into the process with regards to Iron Sky’s visual FX and how LightWave played THE central role in bringing it to life. http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/community/lightwave/ironsky/1.html
NewTek Ships LightWave11!
Yes, its finally out! LightWave11, the biggest single upgrade in the history of LightWave since, well a long long time – perhaps even since 5.6 came out is now available. As many of you know, LightWave11 was instrumental in the production of Iron Sky as we were working with NewTek throughout the production cycle using LightWave11 to produce final shots shown throughout the film. Now is your chance to get your hands on the same advancements and improved technology that helped us make the movie when other applications failed (Maya)Read More
New Iron Sky Trailer now out!
Here is the newest Iron Sky Trailer now in full 1080p on youtube.com Special thanks to the Entire VFX Team, especially the fellow LightWave artists who saved this production by putting more than a lions effort into bringing the VFX to completion!