Animator vs. Animation
Steve Kilisky recently wrote a thought-provoking blog about how video (and now, the web) has traditionally been initially driven...
DAZ 3D Unveils DAZ Studio 3D Bridge for Photoshop, Plug-in for Seamless 3D Content Transfer
DAZ Productions Inc., a leading developer of professional-quality 3D software and models, announced today the beta version of its...
Autodesk Introduces Maya Muscle Functionality for Autodesk Maya 2008
Press Release: Autodesk, Inc. has launched Autodesk Maya 2008 Extension 1 software, which introduces Maya Muscle functionality into the...
Motion 3 = 3D
Motion 3 – part of Apple’s Final Cut Studio 2 suite – has experienced a major update, including the...
Camera Control, Part 2: Graph Editor & Dolly Rigs
In the previous column, we discussed a handful of tricks and techniques which can be used in different situations...
Camera Control, Part 1: Auto-Orient & Orbit
One of the most daunting obstacles for motion graphics artists making the transition from 2D to 3D is animating...
Enter a New Dimension: Moving Into 3D
In this redesign of PAX TV’s on-air look, the primetime promotional end caps are filled with light and translucent...
2D Texture Mapping
Plain solid-colored text is not convincing when composited on top of another surface (top). Applying it with blending modes...
Braving the 3D Elements
Wireframes of a hand, text, and other objects, blended in with blurs and transfer modes to make them appear...
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