Final Draft AV 2.5 review from MacAddict

When you write a script, the video descriptions appear in the left column, and the audio script is in the right column. Everything must line up scene by scene, cue by cue. Ignore this format, and Hollywood will ignore you. Not only does Final Draft AV handle script formatting automatically, but version 2.5 offers an […]

The Best of Both Worlds

The Best of Both Worlds

And it’s worth the effort. Boot Camp and Parallels have turned the Intel-based Macintosh into the only computer that can run nearly every popular software program, whether it was written for Windows or the Mac. On the same computer you can edit photos in Apple’s iPhoto program and check […]

Pixologic :: ILM Interview

Pixologic :: ILM Interview

Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man’s Chest, is a treasure trove of tormenting and tormented sea creatures, elaborately designed and created by the artists at Industrial Light and Magic. Our ZBrush reporters recently talked with some of the artists at ILM to get the bigger picture of how ZBrush contributed to […]

modo Wins Apple Design Award at WWDC 2006

Luxology’s Renowned 3D Modeling, Painting and Rendering Software Voted Best OS X Graphics Application

San Mateo, Calif. – Aug. 9, 2006 – Luxology LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, announced today its flagship product modo earned “Best OS X Graphics” accolades at the 11th Annual Apple Design Awards at Apple’s […]

SHOOTOUT: Mac Pro versus Quad G5

Mac Pro 2.66GHz versus Quad-Core G5/2.5GHz

ANALYSIS We figure with clock speeds closely matching, it’s a fair fight, right? Well, as you can see, the Quad-Core G5/2.5GHz beats the “Quad-Core” Mac Pro Xeon/2.66GHz when running Photoshop CS2 and After Effects 7 (both non-UB apps). The Mac Pro 3GHz might catch up in the After Effects […]

How the web is changing Hollywood

Los Angeles and Hollywood are synonymous worldwide with entertainment, so it’s no great surprise that many of the world’s top After Effects magicians call LA home. For Flash, on the other hand, Los Angeles has largely been seen as inconsequential compared with other North American cities such as San Francisco, Toronto, Seattle, and New York. […]

ZBrush At Siggraph

Taken from the ZBrushCentral Forums

Alright. So the fun begins! I’m in Boston. The booth is up. It’s a cool booth. Some great images from ILM and Electronic Arts. Also, Damian Canderle, Sebastien Legrain and Jeff McAtter’s images are up on the top banner and they are huge! Thank you so much for the images […]

As Flash turns 10, Adobe looks ahead

As Flash turns 10, Adobe looks ahead | CNET News.com

Still a popular way to add interactivity to Web sites, Flash has outlasted a number of competing plug-ins that emerged in the early days of the Web.

Now, according to company executives, Adobe is trying to make Flash more of a general-purpose application development platform, […]

QuarkXPress 7 for Intel-based Macs (now available)

Quark has released a Universal Binary for Mac users. Available as a free update for existing QuarkXPress 7 customers at no additional cost: http://www.quark.com/universalmac

Adobe Reaches Far and Wide

Adobe Reaches Far and Wide – New York Times

The company’s chief executive, Bruce R. Chizen, 50, spoke recently about the competitive landscape, about being on pace to surpass $2 billion in sales for the first time and about how far-reaching Adobe has become in Americans’ daily lives.