Digital Audio Workstation Shootout

Link via Digital Music Doctor

A table rating 7 of the most popular Digital Audio Workstation software products. Two metrics are used to measure value: an overall Functional Rating and a Value Ratio. Sonar 8 PE, Cubase 5, Pro Tools 8 LE/MP, Live 7, Digital Performer 6, FL Studio 8 PE, Logic Pro 8 are […]

iSpring Pro and iSpring Presenter Education Discount Pricing

Link via Creation Engine

iSpring Pro and iSpring Presenter are now available at education discount prices:

Convert Your Powerpoint Presentations to Flash! iSpring Pro produces quality looking Flash movies which preserve every aspect of your initial PowerPoint presentation.

iSpring Pro is available at an education discount price of $186. iSpring PRESENTER is a PowerPoint add-in […]

Adobe Flash Platform for TVs, Set-Top Boxes and Blu-Ray Players

Link via Adobe

Silicon, OEM, Cable and Content Partners Embrace Adobe Flash Platform for Televisions, Set-Top Boxes and Blu-Ray Players SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, Nev. — April 20, 2009 — At the 2009 NAB Show, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the extension of the Adobe® Flash® Platform to connected digital home devices […]

Cinema 4D R11 Engineering Edition Now Shipping!

Link via Creation Engine

The CINEMA 4D Engineering Edition’s simplified interface and extensive libraries make it easy to use. Simply load your CAD object using one of the over 20 supported file formats, select a material and an environment and the CINEMA 4D Engineering Edition has all it needs for a quality, high-end rendering. Animations […]

Cinema 4D R11 Architecture Edition Now Shipping!

Link via Creation Engine

The Architecture Edition includes CINEMA 4D, the Advanced Render and Sketch & Toon modules as well as the Architecture Extension Kit. The Architecture Extension Kit includes numerous essential tools for the creation of breathtaking architectural visualizations.

Architecture Extension Kit: – Exchange Plugins for CAAD – Virtual Walkthrough Tool – Material eXchange […]

Digital Arts reviews Avid Media Composer 3.5

Link via Digital Arts

When Avid released version 3 of Media Composer in mid-2008, it clearly intended to head off competition from the likes of Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium. A much keener price and a huge software bundle showed the company was not resting on its laurels anymore. So […]

IT PRO reviews FileMaker Pro 10 Advanced

Link via IT PRO

FileMaker is a tool that lets you build databases: it’s been around for a long time and the latest version (10) is now available. One of FileMaker’s great strengths is that it is available for both the PC and the Mac. That’s great news for Mac users because they have, historically […]

MacWorld UK reviews Google SketchUp Pro 7

Link via Macworld UK

Google’s 3D sketching software SketchUp offers a great way to lay out an initial design for a 3D scene or artwork. Illustrators and digital artists can use the free version for occasional work, then take their sketches into Photoshop and Illustrator to create artwork. Animators and 3D artists – and illustrators […]

gamedev.net reviews Photoshop CS4

Link via gamedev.net

Most game artists rely on Photoshop for their diverse texture pipeline. Whether mapping textures to 3D models, creating concept art or painting environment art, Photoshop is an essential tool. For 3D artists, the 3D features found in previous versions of Photoshop were not robust enough to have a significant impact on the […]

Storyboard Pro Review

Link via Storyboards & Comps dot Com

I’ve been a storyboard artist for the past 25 years mostly in animation series work and have been using Toon Boom Storyboard Pro for the last two years. I am very satisfied with results.

I have no financial interest in Toon Boom, but I feel every board […]