An interesting new book by Christian Bloch that covers HDR imaging and according to his website is a successor to his very own diploma thesis on HDRI. Also of note, the site that hosts the info on the book features great sections dedicated to HDRI, including an up-to-date list of tools and a gallery of panoramas. Check it out!

Many new 3D models at DigitalElements.be. The website is growing fast.

Take a look at this impressive short film by Sylvain Nouveau, Mathieu Navarro, Aurore Turbe and François Pommiez, students at the École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques in Montpellier, France. An interview with the authors is available from 3DVF.com (French). (Note: not created with Max, but definitely worth a look.)

CMOS or CCD? Those planning on buying a new camera who are also thinking of using it for matchmoving work should definitely read the following discussion.

Michele Bousquet, author of more than 20 books on 3DS Max, teaches character modeling and animation at Planet Digital in Orlando, FL, Nov 12-14.   [ more... ]

Many new features and enhancements in this latest release of the open source graphics program. Also of note, for those who find GIMP's interface a bit confusing, a version that mimics Photoshop's interface called GIMPshop is also available (though it hasn't yet incorporated the features of v2.4).

3D-Test.com interviews Anton van den Hengel, one of the developers behind VideoTrace, the video-based modeling software.

Open Source project brings unexpected revenues. Read the news at CNet.com.

If you are on subscription Max 2008 should show up in your mailbox very soon.

Max 2008 trial now available from Autodesk.com.

Red Giant has released Magic Bullet Looks, the latest version of their look design tool, which now brings more than 100 presets and a redesigned interface. Find out more at RedGiantSoftware.com.

Neil Bennett reviews Nik Dfine 2.0 noise removal Photoshop plugin for Digital Arts: "... Much better than Photoshop’s own filter."

As Seneca once wrote "it is not that we are given a short life, but that we make it so [by spending it on daily occupations]." An impressive animated short by Supinfocom students Jean-Julien Pous and Pierre Prinzbach about a society obsessed with urgency and time. Check it out!

Read the news at Bit-Tech.net.

The fourth installment of Spiral Graphics' line of free seamless texture packs has been released. With the latest pack more than 150 textures have been added to the collection, bringing the total number of freely downloadable seamless textures to approximately 600. The new pack, which contains terrain textures of all types, can be found at Spiralgraphics.biz. The textures are available in resolution-independent procedural form (GTX), as well as pre-rendered JPEGs. Read on for more.   [ more... ]

An interesting short by Spanish school CICE students José Angel Soto and Mayec Rancel, created with 3DS Max. Substantia has recently won Autodesk's Ahead of the Curve Student Competition contest.

A great implementation of an ivy generator plugin for 3DS Max, courtesy of GuruWare. Check it out! (Note: currently available for r9, 32 & 64-bit)

Read the article at NewScientistTech.

Bit-tech.net has the news.

More impressive work coming from Animation Mentor. Check it out!

Digitalelements.be is a new online marketplace that charges no commissions or other fees for buying and selling digital content, including 3D models. If you like the concept behind the site take a few minutes to post your content and help it grow.

Check out some impressive visual effects shots created by artists at Pixomondo using 3DS Max for the feature film "The Red Baron".

News.com interviews Kevin Lynch, Adobe's chief software architect, on the company's strategy for shifting development towards Web applications that can run on the desktop.

New version of Maxon's 3D software features DWG Import, XRefs, new tools and accelerated HAIR Rendering. Visit Maxon.net for more.

As earlier reported, Bionatics has been working on a landscape simulation and design software dedicated to territory management and urban planning. More information is now available at Bionatics.com.

Check out this great, funny short film by Supinfocom students Guillaume Cassuto, Thomas Moine and Sylvain Perlot.

EarthSculptor is a realtime terrain editor and paint program featuring an easy to use interface designed for rapid development of 3D landscapes for visualization and game development. It allows users to start from scratch or work from an existing heightmap, and can save heightmaps as 16-bit PNG images as well as export optimized OBJ meshes.