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CGSociety – Maya 8
The Maya animation community is doubtlessly breathing a collective sigh of relief that Maya 8 has shipped at all, considering that this is the first release of the venerable animation package since Alias was taken over by its then arch-rival, Autodesk, last year. That said, this is yet another in a series of Maya releases that doesn’t offer a lot of sexy new features. While Maya 7 seemed to be as mostly about bug fixes and refinements, this release is more about real-world productivity.
Most notably in this direction, Maya 8 has been re-built to run natively in 64-bit operating systems. Currently, this includes Windows and Linux only. While 64-bit, rather than humdrum 32-bit operation may sound sexy, the vast majority of users will notice almost no difference between the two modes. Those who will are animators working with huge or very complex 3D scenes – primarily the ones involved in film and television production. (Game artists rarely build sets with tens of thousands of models or multiple millions of polygons.)
Autodesk – Ahead of the Curve
When it comes to imagination and innovation, are you ahead of the curve?We’re looking for young artists learning skills for film and video, game development, visualization, 3D illustration/graphic design and whose ideas blaze new trails. If you have what it takes to bring your ideas to life using Autodesk® Maya®, Autodesk 3ds Max®, and Autodesk MotionBuilder™ software, alone or in combination, then take up the challenge. Top industry gurus will judge your work—it could be the break you’re looking for. You could also win fantastic prizes from HP®, ATI® and Nvidia®.
Apple – Pro – Tips – Super-Fast Way to Email a URL
This tip applies to Safari on Apple OS X and the application you select as your default mail application:
If you run across a cool website and want to email that site to a friend, probably the fastest way is to press Command-Shift-I. This opens Mail, and inserts the Web URL into the body of your email.
New Extensis User Forums
These recently launched Forums are a great way for Extensis software users to:
- Share advice, tips and best practices with other users
- Seek answers and guidance from Extensis experts
- Keep up-to-date on updates and breaking news about your Extensis software
Have a question about your Extensis software? Want to know how the experts are managing their fonts and digital assets? Want the latest news on updates and upgrades to your Extensis software?
Macworld 4 Mice Review for MindManager 6 Mac
Mindjet’s MindManager 6.0.4 offers an elegant user interface and excellent tools for brainstorming, webbing, and mapping everything from major projects to simple school reports. The program provides myriad ways to graphically organize your ideas and share them with colleagues and collaborators. While this initial Mac release lacks some features found in the Windows version, the program is a strong addition to the existing slate of Mac brainstorming apps.
If you’ve only been using a mouse with your Mac, it may take a while to get used to a pen and tablet such as the Graphire 6×8 Bluetooth. Fortunately, the Graphire eventually becomes an extension of your own hand; not only is it handy for use with your graphics applications, but it’s versatile enough to use as a general input device.
Graphire 6×8 Bluetooth review from MacAddict
Do your images shift colors once you save for the Web and view in a browser? No more! Here’s how to achieve a “no surprises” Photoshop-to-Web-image workflow.
Tips for Managing Web Color in Photoshop
Acrobat in Education: Acrobat 8 for Mac is a Universal Binary
I have had a few Intel Mac users in academia ask me this week if Acrobat 8.0 for Mac OS X is a Universal Binary application. The answer is “YES!”That is, it will run natively on Macs with Intel chips and those that have PowerPC processors. Rosetta is an “emulation mode” that allows Mac software applications that were built for PowerPC processors to run on Mac OS X for Intel-based machines, albeit with a performance hit. For example, Acrobat 6.0 or 7.0 will run on Rosetta as they shipped before Apple started making available Intel-based Macs.
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