Turning Text into Smoke with Wondertouch’s ParticleIllusion

By David Basulto Found at Digital Producer Magazine

I was so happy to take the day off from editing my film and delve into Wondertouch particleIllusion 3! To say I felt like a kid in a candy store is an understatement. This is absolutely one of the coolest, creative and exiting programs I have […]

“How do I create Ice Age-like hairy characters in XSI?”

From Computer Arts

Prepare for a bombshell. Most of the characters you’ll encounter on the TV or cinema screen are not refined, covered in fur and rendered by a single person during their coffee break (although while the final scene is rendering, you’ll probably have enough time for a good cup of java). Having given […]

Adobe CSS Advisor

Adobe CSS Advisor

To keep track of all the different browser compatibility issues and the solutions to fix them, Adobe has created the CSS Advisor website. There, you can find solutions to CSS and browser compatibility issues, contribute your own CSS issues, share fixes with the community, and comment on and improve existing […]

Photoshop Insider: Lightroom: The Word On The Street

Photoshop Insider: Lightroom: The Word On The Street

Here are some comments, quotes, postings, and blog entries I’ve picked up in the last few weeks regarding different photographer’s reactions to Adobe Lightroom. Although there were lots of great comments, when I ran across any “not so great” comments, I included them too. An interesting read […]

Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 Compression Suite review from MacLife

If you’re creating video for the Internet, mobile devices, CD-ROM, or DVD, you know that the fun of editing stops when it comes time to compress your work. It’s one of those things you hate to do because you usually need to make your file size as small as possible, which inevitably forces you to […]

Exploring Adobe Photoshop Lightroom’s Slideshow, Print and Web Features

When Adobe set out to create Lightroom, I was unsure which way they were heading with the application. It was obvious that they were protecting their turf vis-à-vis Apple’s Aperture, but who knows where the company would take it. Now that it is out, questions are answered. Not all photographers have a need for Photoshop […]

First Look: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 from Digital Producer Magazine

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is an image management system for photographers who need more management capabilities than what comes with Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. It is not a replacement for those editing tools, but rather, it is a workflow application that enables you to import, sort, tweak, display, and otherwise organize your digital images.

The […]

Autodesk Congratulates Academy Award Winners and Nominees

Numerous Films Created With Autodesk Solutions

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) congratulates Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Animal Logic for their Academy Award-winning work in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Happy Feet, respectively. Autodesk also congratulates ILM, LOLA VFX, Hydraulx, LaserPacific Media Corporation and Blue […]

Dilbert – Drawn with Photoshop and the Wacom Cintiq

The Dilbert Blog: Most Frequently Asked Questions

6. Do you still draw the comic on paper?Most cartoonists still use paper, at least for most of the work. They typically finish it off on Photoshop after scanning the inked work. Photoshop might be used for the lettering (using a font of your own handwriting) or adding […]