Jerry Hofmann takes a look at Squeeze 7

Link via CreativeCOW.net
Squeeze 7 Article Focus:
With improved video quality, faster H.264 encoding, simplified workflow with Squeeze’s batch window, additional input and output formats, adaptive bitrate encoding, just to name a few of the new features, read why Jerry Hofmann is excited about this new release.


Squeeze 7 is available at an educational discount price of $699.95

$30 mail-in rebate for Perfect Photo Suite 5.5!

Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 $30 mail-in rebate. Only $269.95 after mail-in rebate!
Offer good from 3/15/2011 through 3/21/2011.
The mail-in rebate is available for both boxed and download versions.

Emeritus status professors now eligible for Adobe Student & Teacher Edition software discounts

Creative Suite 5 Design Premium Student & Teacher Edition As of March 1, 2011, Adobe has changed the eligibility requirements so that a professor emeritus is now eligible to purchase Adobe Student & Teacher Edition software.

Free Getting Started with ZBrush Guide

Link via Pixologic

nullThe Getting Started with ZBrush guide is a 52 page digital document packed full of useful steps to walk new and existing users through ZBrush’s concepts, techniques and key features to help them get up and running with ZBrush in no time!

ZBrush 4 is available at an educational discount price of $458.95 from Creation Engine

Download a free trial version of ZBrush 4.

Google Docs now able to view Excel, Powerpoint, Photoshop and AutoCAD files

Link via Google Docs Blog

Today we’re excited to launch support for 12 new file types:

  • Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX)
  • Apple Pages (.PAGES)
  • Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
  • Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)
  • Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)
  • Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)
  • PostScript (.EPS, .PS)
  • TrueType (.TTF)
  • XML Paper Specification (.XPS)

Not only does this round out support for the major Microsoft Office file types (we now support DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS and XLSX), but it also adds quick viewing capabilities for many of the most popular and highly-requested document and image types.

Microsoft, Adobe, and Autodesk products are all available at an educational discount price from Creation Engine.

$20 mail-in rebate for Perfect Resize 7 Professional Edition!

Perfect Resize 7 Professional Edition Perfect Resize 7 Professional Edition $20 mail-in rebate. Only $129.95 after mail-in rebate!
Offer good from 2/16/2011 through 2/28/2011.
The mail-in rebate is available for both boxed and download versions.

Creation Engine Deal of the Week – iClone 4 Pro for only $119.95!

iClone 4 Pro Creation Engine Deal of the Week – iClone 4 Pro for only $119.95!
Normal academic price $159.95.
Offer good through 2/17/2011.

$20 mail-in rebate for Perfect Photo Suite 5.5!

Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 $20 mail-in rebate. Only $279.95 after mail-in rebate!
Offer good from 2/1/2011 through 2/15/2011.
The mail-in rebate is available for both boxed and download versions.

$50 off select Adobe Student & Teacher Editions!

Creative Suite 5 Design Premium Student & Teacher Edition Adobe CS5 Design Premium Student & Teacher Edition
On sale for $398.95! (List Price: $1,899)
$50 off normal academic price of $448.95. Offer good from 1/23/2011 through 2/6/2011.
Also on sale:
CS5 Web Premium Student & Teacher Edition $398.95
CS5 Production Premium Student & Teacher Edition $398.95
CS5 Master Collection Student & Teacher Edition $848.95
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The Wow Factor of 3-D Printing

Link via NYTimes.com

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To successfully print 3-D objects on your own machine, you need design applications and tools to tweak your creations.

All the machines I’ve seen require that you use design software that saves objects in the STL, or stereolithography, format.

There are free design packages like Blender and Google SketchUp and myriad commercial computer-aided design, or CAD, packages from the likes of Autodesk, Alibre Design and SolidWorks.

Google SketchUp, SolidWorks, Autodesk, and Alibre Design products are available at an educational discount price from Creation Engine.