AMD Breaks 8GHz Overclock

AMD’s overclocking team to push a pre-release AMD FX-8150 processor to well over 8GHz, setting a world record for modern processor…

Workflow: IBL & mia physical Sky

The 3dsmax mr_physical_sky don\’t work correct. I have wrote a phenomenon to activate the physically scaled sun Function.

CG Portfolio: Oers Sardi

3D artist from UK with more than 4 years of exp. Realistic renderings allows him to won several excellence awards on the net.

FaceFX 2012 is Released

FaceFX is a cutting edge solution for creating realistic facial animation from audio files. FaceFX is the culmination of years of …

Clockstone FBX Viewer

ClockStone FBX Viewer is a free software tool to view numerous different 3D file types as used by 3ds Max, Maya, AutoCAD and other…

Facial Studio v3 is Available

Facial Studio (Win Edition) was initially released seven years ago, and as of today Facial Studio is still at the forefront of cre…

New DVD – Shader Production

Instructor Luiz Kruel guides you through writing your own shaders, primarily with the CGFX shader language in Maya.

The Science of Fluid Sims

The Science of Fluid Sims

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fxguide’s Mike Seymour takes a look at the state of the art of fluid sims – which seem to have become such a vital part of so many visual effects films, yet are not well understood by most general artists. Includes some great vids of Exotic Matter’s (Naiad) work in the area, including a Q&A with EM CEO Marcus Nordenstam.

Spies and effects (times four)

Spies and effects (times four)

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Spy Kids: All the Time in the World is director Robert Rodriguez’s fourth adventure in the franchise, and follows retired spy Marissa Wilson (Jessica Alba) who is called back into action to defeat the evil Timekeeper. In this fxinsider story, Hybride talks about their 1000+ visual effects shots, including their use of ICE to create a whole city.

Making of The Last Job

For me the most important part of the illustration is the idea, however in this particular illustration idea is very simple