3DM3: New article on CGTalk:Working in 3D to facilitate his 2D work, Raphael Lacoste creates atmosphere, history, intrigue and more than a few icy chills.

Web3D.org: The X3D Abstract specification is now available with Amendement 1 integrated into the specification document. This makes it easier to use the specification. Amendment 1 to Part 1 of the X3D Abstract specification is a Final Draft Amendment on its way to ISO certification.

CGIndia: Download RenderMan 4 Maya Eval for free - Good news.....The new RENDERMAN® Plug-in for MAYA® Eval is available for free download.RenderMan® for Maya® delivers all of RenderMan’s legendary performance and quality to provide your creations with that distinctive visual edge. Combined with an... [[ This ...

CGIndia: iDof for Lightwave 3d demo available - iDof 3 is a simple yet effective plug-in for Lightwave 3d. A ten day trail is availeable for download with iDof’s documentation. Also iDof usabilty is recently tested by Zoic Studios in production of CBS?s "CSI:".With the current release, iDof?s entire focus... [[ ...

CGIndia: Depth of Field Generator PRO v2.0 - Richard Rosenman has recently released version two of Depth of Field Generator PRO v2 .Depth of Field Generator PRO is the result of ongoing research, development and programming collaboration between Richard Rosenman and Martin Vicanek in an effort to produce a... [[ ...

3DM3: 3dTotal posted new Photoshop tutorial on the making of Shipyard.

CGIndia: Maya Tutorial - Subdivision Surfaces: Organic Modeling Techniques (Recommended) - Every where you look - Online, you will find tutorials.....than--more tutorials....But you rarely find few good one’s.....and this is certainly one of them. This is a very insightful Maya tutorial by Rich Suchy. In... [[ ...

CGIndia: VRMesh 3.0 beta download -VRMesh is a free-form 3d modeling software for arbitrary triangle mesh creating and processing, based on our industry-leading technologies: Point Cloud to Mesh, Smart Form, Digital Clay, Mesh Editing, and Surface Curve Editing. Basically its key application field is... [[ ...

Web3D.org: FreeWRL for OS X (Universal Binary) and Linux/Unix version 1.17 has been released. FreeWRL has been submitted to the Web3D Consortium for testing against the X3D ’Interchange’ profile. This version includes MultiTexture support; many bug fixes, and improved pull down menus. FreeWRL runs standalone, ...

Avid: Deal broadens company?s broadcast workflow solutions with powerful automation capabilities Tewksbury, Mass. ? April 13, 2006 ? Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that it has acquired Sundance Digital, Inc. for approximately $12 million in cash. Sundance ? which is based in the Dallas, ...