We had another great meeting on May 27th, 2010 at the Pratt Center for Continuing Studies. Louis Marcoux was on hand to show us some of the new features in 3ds Max 2011. He went over topics like the Graphite Ribbon, and the improved Viewport Canvas.

During the break halfway through the meeting we raffled off Jennifer O'Connor"s great new book "Mastering mental ray - Rendering Techniques for 3D & CAD Professionals" that was provided to us by Sybex Publishers.

After the break Louis gave a very in depth look at Stereoscopy with 3ds Max that lasted until around 9:30pm. He carefully explained the theory behind the StereoCam Modifier you can find on his blog on Autodesk's Area website. Where he goes into a very good series of tutorials on the same topic. We'd like to thank Louis for being so generous with his time - staying well past his presentation time to talk with our members and answering questions.

by John Swanson

Product Title: "Hair 3ds Max… out of the box"
Training Author: Joe Gunn
Level: Intermediate
Overall Running Time: 5 hours, 12 minutes
(available through download only)
Price: Check the website for prices and bundle deals
Site: joegunn3d.com

If Hair is a tool in 3ds Max that you really want to get familiar with so you can feel confident that you will get results that you will be proud of. Then I recommend that you check out “Hair 3ds Max---out of the box” Joe Gunn delivers in these training videos. From the introduction straight through the bonus material at the end you are presented with solid instruction laid out the way I prefer. He progressively builds on information so the workflow makes sense. It’s almost impossible to get lost because of the logical way the ideas are laid out.

I'd like to thank Gary Dohanish for the heads up on this. I've been using Max 2011 since it came out but I was not aware that a very good subset of 'CityScape' is now packaged with Max 2011. Gary says that he's been checking it out and thinks it's works great. I can't wait to take it for a spin myself. If you don't know what 'CityScape' is, you can check it out here at the Pixelactive website. There you will find a short demo video with background music showing off their commercial version of the software...

This is more than just authorized Autodesk training. This is a school that will specialize in Architectural Visualization. The founder of the popular website, CG Architect, Jeff Motte said "The launch of the CGschool marks a turning point in our industry". I think it is about time. It is located at the Spine3D headquarters in Miami, Florida...

This sounds like a great opportunity, whether you are a professional or student, to have your work seen by millions. Well maybe not millions, but between the people who will be frequenting the 6,000 square foot plaza directly in front of the screen, as well as the patronage in the bar lounge directly across the plaza and facing the screen that should add up to a pretty good size audience. We have been contacted by the company that is looking for content to display on this 30 feet by 16 feet screen day and night.....

The Autodesk Animation User Group Association of Northern Illinois has a good website worth looking at. There you will find some very good videos from the Mental ray Conference that you can download and view at your convenience. Also there are some mental ray PDFs made available by Jennifer O'Connor...

Looks like Autodesk 3ds Max will be packing a wallop in its next 2011 iteration. Studio Daily reports that the 3D graphics powerhouse will be finally sporting a node based material editor called Slate, a new multithreaded Renderer with GPU acceleration called Quicksilver, many new updates to the Graphite toolset, will integrate compositing technologies based on Toxik, to be called 3ds Max Composite (like Maya Composite), and for the first time ever save back to an earlier version, 3ds Max 2010. This and many more new features and workflow enhancements will be had in 2011...

The Autodesk Animation User Group Association of Boston has a website well worth visiting. This Max User Group of Boston is a very active group holding their meetings on an almost monthly basis. Nils Norgren the founder of Neoscape runs the group that holds meetings at the Neoscape’s Boston headquarters. While you are visiting the site check out some of the downloadable content in their "Previous Meeting" section.

Our friends at 3Dats are providing free training videos on modeling in 3ds Max and exterior and interior lighting with V-Ray. By becoming a registered guest at their site you gain full access to this material. These videos are offered as downloads so they can be viewed at your convenience. In a two part training installation Alexander Gorbunov takes us through the steps in modeling a chair with support files available in Max 2009 and 2010 format. These are advanced techniques...

by John Swanson

Product Name: How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2010
ISBN: 978-0-240-81161-1
Published: 2009
Author: Michele Bousquet
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Current Pricing: US $39.95
Site: www.focalpress.com

(Don't forget: New York City 3ds Max User Group discount code- 95116)

This book starts out like this:

"How to cheat, and why" - followed by this:

"The truth about cheating
The word cheat has an interesting history. In its original meaning, it described the passing of an inheritance to someone other than one's heirs. This definition has come up through the ages to mean getting something dishonestly, or getting things by tricks or good luck.

In this book, you'll learn shortcuts to make 3ds Max do amazing things without having to learn it all from scratch, and thus make your own good luck as an artist..."

If you are looking to dive into 3ds Max 2010 and get some kind of results from the program quickly, without having to read about what every button does, then this may be the book for you. It's written with the intention that you do not have to start at page 1 and read through it to the end. You can jump around and read about the techniques that interest you at the moment, try the exercise, then you may be ready to apply it to your own current project.

by John Swanson

Product Name: 3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization - Advanced to Expert
ISBN-13: 978-0-9792811-2-9
ISBN-10: 09792811-2-1
Published: 2009
Author: dozens of industry experts
Level: Advanced
Current Pricing: US $119.90
Site: www.3dats.com

From the website:
"Brimming with tutorials and practical production techniques from dozens of experts in multiple fields of 3D, this book is arguably the finest collection of 3D talent ever assembled under one title. Written for advanced users in any field, but flavored for those in visualization, this book is a collection of 20 independent chapters containing some of the most sophisticated learning material ever written for 3D. The goal is to take readers from an advanced level to an expert level by providing a straight-forward, production-oriented discussion of difficult subject matter not available anywhere else".

I am interested in all the capabilities that 3ds Max has to offer. Modeling, animation, rendering, etc but everything in that paragraph above excited me. Here is a book with Max and architectural visualization in the same title aimed at someone at about my level. Wow! (As part of my day job I do architectural visualizations in Max based on AutoCad drawings) There are not many instructional products like this available. Over 50 talented experts working to produce 20 independent chapters, I hoped that Brian Smith and Brian Zajac would not let me down, They did not...

Joe Gunn has just released his 4th DVD title "Rigging for FX" . When I think of rigging I generally think of it in relation to a character. But according Joe this is not what this DVD training is focused on. Regarding the content of this product Joe says:

"Learn rigging techniques that are not character related. A generalist's guide to rigging FX such as automating secondary motion. This goes far beyond just setting up simple parent child relationships. This title will take you into the realm of FX related rigging tasks..."

I was alerted to this bit of news from the Ken Pimentel "Maxed Out" blog on the 'Area' website by Louis Marcoux who was thoughtfull enough to put the notice on his Facebook page stating: "Anybody interested in 3ds Max should attend this webinar...It's a sneak peak at the future of 3ds Max. And the future is exciting." Ken Pimentel is the Director of Visual Communication Solutions within Autodesk's Media & Entertainment division, responsible for guiding 3ds Max.

According to the press release - 'Iray is an example of a progressive renderer that helps delivers results in seconds, not minutes.' As you know mental ray is currently integrated in Autodesk® 3ds Max®. I hope that when the next version of 3ds Max comes out it will have mental ray 3.8, which includes iray now. I found this in the PDF you can download from the mental images site (see below for link) "...iray will be available to mental images’s OEM partners and we expect that they will make it available it in their applications in accordance with their own release plans..."

In an email I received, 3DATS announced its fourth 3ds Max book that continues its signature dedication to the area of architectural visualization: "3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization – One Project from Start to Finish". They are working with 3D visualization firm, Cat-a-pult to make the book. The intent of the book is to show in great detail, each step of the visualization process, as applied to one very unique visualization project. 3DATS will be commissioning some of the same talent that helped produce their recent Advanced to Expert book, "to provide a thorough and critical technical review of every page of this book", rendering a book that will be produced to the exact same specifications as each of their other titles.

by John Swanson

Product: 3DCONNEXION Space Pilot Pro 3D Mouse
Manufacturer: 3DCONNEXION (a wholly owned subsidiary of Logitech)
For Pricing and to Purchace: 3DCONNEXION website

From the web site:
Space Pilot Pro is the ultimate professional 3D mouse, engineered to excel in today’s most demanding 3D enviroments. It’s breakthrough features include second generation Quick View Navigation technology, dual function Intelligent Function Keys and at-a-glance access to important information via the full-color LCD Workflow Assistant.

I’ve had the opportunity to use 3Dconnexion’s Space Pilot Pro for about three months now. I do like it. I find it allows me to get around my models and work on them in a way that I was never able to before. It does take a little getting use to – I have to say that right up front. Once you get use to manipulating the controller cap and it’s (many) controls I think you’ll agree with me. After using it for a few hours over the course of a week or so I felt very comfortable with it....

by John Swanson

Product Title: "3ds Max 2010 Bible "
Author: Kelly L Murdock
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
ISBN: 9780470471913
For Pricing and to Purchace: Wiley Computer Graphics Books

From the web site:
"...Whether you're a novice eager to get started or a full-fledged animator seeking new ways to dazzle, the new edition of this perennial hot seller is the perfect 3ds Max book for you. It's crammed with the very latest features, professional techniques, and over 150 step-by-step tutorials that will build skills and spark your creativity. Don't miss the colorful insert, which showcases the work of cutting-edge 3D artists and is sure to inspire you.

• Do freeform sculpting with the new Graphite Modeling Tools
• Use the new Material Explorer interface to quick-navigate material hierarchies
• Discover viewport exposure control, ambient occlusion, and soft shadows
• Add multiple sound tracks to your scene with the ProSound features
• Quickly find mesh problems with the xView display options
• Paint directly on models in the new Viewport Canvas mode..."

I did like this book if you read on you'll see why...
We'll take a look at this latest version of the "Max Bible" to see how well they live up to that website promise. Like the other bibles that came before it, is a big book - around 1250 pages big. I usually try to reprint the table of contents of the book at the end of my reviews. Don't even look for it on this one...

Our very own Kurt Wendt interviewed Beau Perschall at TurboSquid in New Orleans last August while he was attending Siggraph 2009. Also at the interview were Lisa Marie Erickson and Kode Rosenbaum who are members of our New York City 3ds Max User Group.

The 'Area' will be hosting the annual 3December Event online from December 1-10.

There will be a live event on December 3rd in Montreal featuring Harmonix the developer of "Rockband" and "The Beatles:Rockband"

From the site:
"Get the inside story as Harmonix’s art director, Ryan Lesser and Project Leader & Creative Director Josh Randall, present a “Show & Tell” into their world of music game development. Also on the bill is the company’s Todd Robertson..."

Access over 25 free downloads of the same design software used by professionals worldwide

From the site:
"Now you can push the boundaries of design with Autodesk® software. Download the same, full version software that over 9 million designers, engineers and digital artists are using at 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies in over 183 countries around the world. Experience the newest editions of 2D and 3D products, such as Autodesk® Inventor®, Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk® 3ds Max®, Autodesk® Maya®, and AutoCAD®..."

This was one of the most information packed webinars I've seen in a while. It was about one aspect of V-Ray - Image sampling, but Brian Smith did such a wonderfull job at explaining this subject that I just had to mention it here. The presentation itself progressed without a hitch which in itself is somewhat of a rare thing. It was the content that....

by John Swanson

Product Title: "Rendering with Mental Ray in Max 2010 "
Author: i3DJack (Leonard Gonzalez)
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Overall Running Time: 6 hours
For Pricing and to Purchace: i3DTutorials website

"...Let us say you are new to Max 2010 and you have been spending some quality time with the program. You put in the time modeling, working with textures, having a great time with UVWs, etc., perhaps even making some scanline renderings of your work. You say you heard great things about Mental Ray so you set it up as your renderer in the render set up dialogue. Open your scene, set up some lights, press the render button and then nothing.
In the next few paragraphs I will explain why I feel that downloading "Rendering with Mental Ray in Max 2010" would help you get the most out of this very powerful renderer..."

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

**This is a listen only presentation. A video of this presentation will be made available for public release after its conclusion.**

Image sampling is arguably the most important and least understood feature in V-Ray. If you don't conduct good image sampling, having extremely high quality settings in other areas of the program, such as GI and materials, will do you absolutely no good. ...

by John Swanson

Product Title: "Action! Acting Lessons for CG Animators "
Author: John Kundert-Gibbs and Kristin Kundert-Gibb
ISBN: 9780470224735
Published: May 2009
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Current Pricing: $49.99
Site: Wiley Computer Graphics Books

"...In order to bring a character to life, it is beneficial for animators to have a solid understanding of acting principles and this book examines the important skills behind the artistry of creating animated characters.
With a particular emphasis on a character’s motions and movement, this unique resource covers the basic elements of acting for CG animation and then progresses to more advanced topics such as internal intent and motivation..."

more...

With Smart Render Graphic plug-in for 3ds Max you can generate interactive SRG Render files. Unlike other raster file formats available in the market such as JPG, BMP, PNG, and GIF formats, SRG images allows you to have the following features:

The advantages of using the SRG Format instead of any other plain image file format are several...

by John Swanson

Product Title: "Autodesk 3ds Max 101"
Training Author: Eric Maslowski
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Overall Running Time: over 20 hours + over 1 hour extra material on Max 2010
(available through download only)
Prices: DVD + Download $64.95, Download Only $59.95
Site: Eat3D.com

From site:
Eric Maslowski has worked in the realm of CG for well over a decade. Jumping between the many seemingly disparate fields of virtual reality, architectural and medical visualization, game development and film special effects; he has found his way to becoming one of a few globally recognized Autodesk Certified Instructors for 3D Studio Max and a rare holder of certification for the latest version of Max. In 2007 he was nominated as a 3D Studio Max "Master" by the CG community....

by John Swanson

Product Title: "The Animator’s Survival Kit"
Author: Richard Williams
ISBN: 9780571202287
Published: May 2001
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Current Pricing: $50.00
Site: Faber and Faber Limited

"I want this book to put over what I have found to be the best working methods, so that animating becomes better and easier to do. There are lots of formulas, principles, clichés and devices here to help, but the main thing I want to pass on is a way of thinking about animation in order to free the mind to do the best work possible. I learned it from the best in the business and I boiled it down into a systematic working order. It transformed my work – I hope it will be useful to you." – Richard Williams

...Richard Williams, among other things, is the man who gave us Who Framed Roger Rabbit?...

by John Swanson

Product Title: "The Art Of 3D Computer Animation and Effects – 4th Ed."
Author: Isaac Kerlow
ISBN: 978-0-470-08490-8
Published: April 2009
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Current Pricing: $65.00
Site: Wiley Computer Graphics Books

"ISAAC KERLOW is a director and animation expert with over ten years of production and executive experience at The Walt Disney Company in Los Angeles, California. He is the Founding Dean of the first professional film and animation school in Singapore at the Nanyang Technological University, and a longtime active member of SIGGRAPH and the Visual Effects Society." – Wiley Site

First off this is not a 3DS Max book...

by John Swanson

Product Title: "3ds Max – Viz for Architects"
Training Author: Scott Onstott
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Overall Running Time: ~30hrs
Current Pricing: Modules 1-5 $199.99 (or modules sold separately; see site for details).
Site: www.scottonstott.com

"This series of video courses is available on DVD and on five downloadable modules: Starting, Basic Modeling, Advanced Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering. Written especially for the AEC community, the series covers 3ds Max 8-9 and Autodesk VIZ 2007." - scottonstott.com

Can’t make it to SIGGRAPH this year? Then check out the Virtual SIGGRAPH event on the AREA community site, featuring live video streaming and exclusive content. Catch product demonstrations and customer presentations live from the Autodesk booth or attend an Autodesk® Master Class, held exclusively online this year so you can participate.

The site can be found here: http://area.autodesk.com/siggraph2009

Our very own Kurt Wendt interviews 3ds Max guru Peter Draper up in Canada over Memorial Day weekend.

The New York City 3ds Max User Group is now on Facebook. Invitations to join extends to all of our mailing list and the Facebook community; an invite via Facebook will go out soon after this post.

At our prior events we have discussed our desire to better facilitate communications within our group, improve collection of member feedback, and encourage more participation from members. Creating a Facebook group is very much in line with this initiative....

May 27th in South Korea, marks the day when 3D viewing comes that much closer to its theater counterpart; LG announces a 3D display that can produce HD content with a brightness twice that of their competition. The significance of this display is that it requires the kind of disposable polarized glasses provided to you at the movie theater.

Many hardware firms are trying to bring a 3D viewing experience to our home...

Chaos Software announces the official release of V-Ray RT for 3dsMax. The first interactive renderer of this kind for 3dsMax will be available for immediate purchase on June 1st, 2009. Created with the busy and rigorous 3D artist in mind, this topnotch raytracing technology allows immediate interaction between the user and the virtual environment...

PEN Productions Inc. announces the release of Walter and Oliver, production proven character animation rigs that uses the RAIC (Referenced, Autonomous, Intelligent, Controls) system.

PEN Animation Characters will be a series of characters that have been developed for the budding animation student to help aid in the learning process. Walter and Oliver, are the first of these characters and will give students a chance to work with a production proven animation tool and character rigs.

As a break during the middle of the conference, I got to sit down to lunch with an extremely well known 3D CG Artist from Pixar - who received the Autodesk Max Masters award in 2006 - Neil Blevins. Neil had been accompanied by his wife Kat.

I've known Neil Blevins for several years, and was delighted to finally meet him in person. He has been an artist in my Gallery for several years - after winning the award of Max Master at Siggraph.

We got this in an email blast recently (April 2009) from Animation Mentor and wanted to pass it on in case you're not on their email list.

New Free Ebook
Announcing the new and improved version of Animation Tips & Tricks Volume II. Animation Mentor cofounder Shawn Kelly is back with new and improved tips for improving your animation. This year, cofounder Carlos Baena joins him as do our mentors Keith Sintay, Aaron Gilman and Shawn's mentor Wayne Gilbert...

e-on Software's Vue 7 Pioneer "let's 3D-newcomers and casual artists easily create realistic 3D landscapes." Guess what? e-on Software is giving it away for free. In order to download and use a free copy of Vue 7 Pioneer, you must create (or already have) a Cornucopia 3D account.

The download is approximately 350 MB and includes 32 and 64-bit Windows versions and Universal Mac builds. Vue 7 Pioneer is available in English. German and French. A Japanese version will follow...

Max 2010 has been announced. Among the new features there is:

• Innovative Graphite Modeling Toolset
• Material Explorer
• Integrated mental mill Technology
• PFlowAdvanced Particle Effects
• Containers
• ...

There were 25 in attendence to our first meeting of they year, held at Pratt January 29th 2009.

First up was Alice Aycock a local, renowned sculptor. Alice uses 3dsMax to pre visualize her work when planning her art, as well as to show her design intent to her clients. She was an entertaining presenter and was obviously taken with the things Max allowed her to do in her beautiful artwork. Her talk was illustrated first with a Max rendering then a photo of the...

Did you ever think you could make a video game in forty-eight hours? The Global Game Jam says you can! In fact, participants will be making games at 44 different locations in 15 countries around the world including right here in New York City, at Teachers College Columbia University.

If you are an student or a professional, an artist or a designer, a programmer or a producer, or even if you've never even thought about making games before we invite you to come and make games with us...

On December 2nd in New York Autodesk held the 10th annual '3December' event at the Pratt Center. This annual celebration was started by 'Alias' in Europe a decade ago. Autodesk is carrying on the tradition since the acquisition a while back. The scope of 3December - " an week long annual celebration of 3D art and the artists who create it” is world wide, with events larger and smaller than our New York event taking place during the whole week. London, Paris, Melbourne, Seoul, Tokyo, Las Vegas, and of course New York City, are some of the places 3December was observed. “3December Online” was available to those who could not attend an event. The cosponsors of this event were 'Intel', 'HP Workstations' and 'Wacom'...

Pratt Center for Continuing and Professional Studies is currently looking for some new 3ds Max instructors for SPRING '09 for evening. Semester long classes and daytime intensives courses. These are advanced classes.

If interested please email:

Karen Adler Miletsky Associate Director

kmiletsk@pratt.edu
www.pratt.edu/prostudies
prostudies.pratt.edu

November 13, 2008 meeting:

We'd like to thank Jason Bube, a Senior 3D Artist at NBC Artworks, who gavea great presentation on the process and concepts that NBC Artwork used whenthey created the show opening for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" on MSNBC. We got a look at the whole process from the time they were given theproject through it's completion. Jason's tip on using Particles as amodeling tool to quickly put together some very complex images was just onesome great ideas he shared.

After Jason was finished with his talk we had time for the door prizeraffle. This meeting we raffled off three DVD magazines from Stash Media...

Autodesk has signed an agreement with Avid to buy it's Softimage business unit for approximately $35 million. That sounds a little bit low when compared to the approximately $182 million reported when the acquired Alias in 2006. As stated in the Autodesk press release " (Softimage) XSI is production-proven 3D animation software for games, film and television. It offers a complete 3D modeling, animation, rendering and development environment for visual effects and custom tools."

Concerning the future of the formerly Avid 3D apps "...we’re committed to giving our customers choice when it comes to their 3D tools. We plan to maintain and grow the Softimage product line, and through Autodesk FBX provide better interoperability between Softimage products, 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya. FBX also provides interoperability between Softimage products and our specialized applications such as Autodesk Mudbox, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Autodesk ImageModeler and Autodesk Stitcher..." and "...At Autodesk, we care deeply about 3D technology; we know users invest a lot of time and energy into mastering their favorite 3D product. To all 3D artists out there, I want to tell you that we understand your passion for the creative tools you use daily, and that with Autodesk, you can choose your passion."

That is comforting...

For some time now www.joegunn3d.com has always been a great source for free 3ds Max tutorials, http://www.joegunn3d.com/Tutorials.html and Scripts as well as offering commercial DVD style downloadable training videos. One of the things that makes all of Joe Gunn's training videos stand out is the fact they are based on real production and not fiction. When the successful commercial video "Hair 3ds Max...out of the box" was first launched, we were promised another video dealing with Mental Ray. Well it's out now and "Mental Ray Studio Car Rendering" is worth a look.

The download source for Blur Studio's OpenSource Tools is up and running again. The tools are broken down into the following categories: Max Main Tools, Max Modeling Tools, Max Animation Tools, Max Camera Tools, Max Rigging Tools, and Max Utilities Tools. Over 70 3ds Max tools in total.

Digital Tutors has released a number of free 3ds Max tutorials covering such topics as modeling, rigging, animation, and rendering. In addition, Digital Tutors has released three commercial training videos for 3ds Max. This is a first for this popular video training site. We hope that this is just a start. The first three titles are: 'Introduction to Animation in 3ds Max', 'Introduction to mental ray in 3ds Max', and 'Introduction to Modeling in 3ds Max'.

Ken Larue Autodesk Application Engineer from Chicago will talk about Autodesk Toxik. Lee Fraser Autodesk Application Engineer from Atlanta will talk about Autodesk Mudbox 2009. Ben D'Amprisi will be on hand to talk about Autodesk Kynapse.

Hello 3ds Max Enthusiasts,
It is midnight Monday morning, August 11th 2008, and SIGGRAPH 2008 is only hours away. Our goal was to launch the new website design before SIGGRAPH 2008. We are evolving the site to better represent our group and to better service our members.

Over the next couple of weeks, any data that was originally on the old site will be moved over. If you have noticed, this is just a redesign of the static pages. They will be updated with dynamic enhancements as our content and needs grow. We hope everyone enjoys the new look; we would like your feedback.

As some of you have learned, NYC MUG will be holding bi-monthly meets with few exceptions. In light of that an NYC MUG event is already in the works for September '08. We have a date, September 25, 2008 from 6 7-9pm. We will be meeting at our new home, Pratt Manhanttan. More details to come; keep checking our events page as the meeting agenda, information on RSVPs, and other event related material will become available.

The first extension release for Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2009 software is now available to Autodesk Subscription customers. The Creativity Extension includes new particle effects and allow artists, designers and visualization specialists to incorporate audio and sound effects into their animated scenes. Users can also quickly optimize highly detailed 3D models from digital sculpting applications such as Autodesk Mudbox software.

3ds Max 2009 and 3ds Max Design 2009 launched in February of this year. 3ds Max 2009 is a leading creation tool...

Downloadable Free Version of Brazil r/s V2 Allows All 3ds Max Artists to Experience This Extraordinary Rendering Toolkit

SEATTLE, WA (June 06, 2008) SplutterFish, a high-end 3D rendering software solutions provider, today announced the immediate availability of the highly respected Brazil Rendering System V2 Rio Edition (Brazil V2 Rio), a free version of it's award-winning Brazil r/s V2 renderer for 3ds Max and Autodesk VIZ. Brazil V2 Rio is a fully-functional rendering suite designed to allow students, enthusiasts, and industry professionals the opportunity...