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Luxology and Pixologic Collaborate on Innovative New Workflow for modo and ZBrush Users

Link via Luxology.com

3D artists everywhere are applauding the just-announced GoZ™ for modo feature from Pixologic, which improves the workflow between ZBrush, Pixologic’s premiere organic sculpting and texture tool, and modo, the 3D modeling, painting and rendering software from Luxology®. Luxology and Pixologic worked closely together to optimize the mesh geometry transfer between these two computer graphics applications to give users a more seamless and combined workflow.

“GoZ for modo opens new opportunities and maximizes workflows for artists and designers from all backgrounds,” said Brad Peebler, president and co-founder of Luxology. “By bringing these two modern 3D applications together through GoZ, modo and ZBrush users will experience a significant increase in time savings and efficiency.”

ZBrush is available at an education discount price of $390.

modo 401 Mac/Windows 1-year license is available at an education discount price of $139.

Robert Scoble comments on Mind Mapping with MindManager

Link via The Mindjet Blog

Robert writes the column Scoble on Tech for Fast Company, works for Rackspace’s web technology news site, Building 43, and posts in his own blog, Scobleizer.

Last night, Robert posted our conversation and commented, “I’ve been getting more interested in mind mapping lately (the act of getting ideas into the computer). I’ve found MindManager from Mindjet to be the best software out there and I sat down with their evangelist to learn all about how to use MindManager and why it’s important.“

MindManager 8 for Windows is available at an academic discount price of $149.

Apple Boot Camp Support for Autodesk 3ds Max

Link via Autodesk

If you have an Apple Intel Mac, 3ds Max 2010 is now a officially supported application on Boot Camp:

Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 and Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2010 is supported running on a Windows partition of an Apple computer using Boot Camp to manage a dual OS configuration.

The Mac hardware requirements are as follows:

Operating System Apple OS X 10.5.2 Leopard or higher.

Processor Intel based Mac.

(64-bit Windows Vista requires an Intel Core 2 duo or Xeon processor).

RAM 3GB minimum.

Recommend 4GB for 32-bit guest OS, 8GB or more for 64-bit guest OS.

Disk Space Minimum 20GB for the Apple OS partition, minimum 20GB for the guest OS partition.

Boot Camp Version 2.0 or higher.

3ds Max Design 2010 Student Edition Windows (13-month term) is available at an education discount price of $100.

3ds Max 2010 Superpack Student Version (13-month term) is available at an education discount price of $200

Get CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 for only $49 when purchased with Office Professional 2007 or any Wacom Tablet!

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Windows $49 Special (when purchased with Office Professional 2007 or any Wacom Tablet)
Get CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 for only $49 when purchased with Office Professional 2007 or any Wacom Tablet!

PersonalBrain 5 Special Introductory Prices!

PersonalBrain 5 Pro Special introductory price of $179!
Normal academic price $199.
Offer good through 8/15/2009.

PersonalBrain 5 Core Special introductory price of $89!
Normal academic price $99.
Offer good through 8/15/2009.

Adobe Illustrator creates graphics for Mark Cavendish ‘Fighter Pilot’ Bike

Link via VeloNews

Mark Cavendish was the undisputed sprint ace in the 2009 Tour de France with 6 stage wins including a win in the final stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Special graphics reflecting a World War II fighter plane were created for his bike:

Girardin said the process of creating the custom graphics was essentially the same as for a production bike. All the graphics are generated in Adobe Illustrator as vector files, and then printed on water transfer decals. “Before we send it (the graphics kit) to our factory, we print it and try all the graphics on a bike in size 52 to make sure all the lines fit,” said Girardin. “In actual production, we use a gray frame paint base, then apply decals and finish with a clear coating.”

Adobe Illustrator CS4 is available at an education discount price of $199.

Masking Mastery With Viveza for Photoshop

Link via PC World

If you’ve ever tried to alter the color and light values of specific areas of a picture, you know it can be a time-consuming, frustrating, skill-intensive task. First, you have to carefully and expertly select the area with a mask. After you make your adjustments to the selected area, you then have to try (often vainly) to make the new edit look like it belongs with the rest of the picture. Nik Software’s Viveza does away with all that with a surprisingly simple, yet very sophisticated interface, giving you full control over color and light within any portion of your picture, without affecting the rest. And the result blends in beautifully with the entire image.

Even for masking masters, Viveza is an irresistible time-saver that delivers high-quality results. For those who don’t have a pro’s skills at masking, it is a tool that can make your pictures look like a pro had a hand at editing them.

Viveza is available at an academic discount price of $135.

Microsoft Office 2007 Getting Up to Speed Training DVD On Sale For $19!

Microsoft Office 2007 Getting Up to Speed Training DVD On Sale For $19!
Normal academic price $64.99.
Offer good through 7/31/2009.

Google Earth Lands On The Moon

Link via Gizmodo Australia

I can’t count how many times I’ve been been through the Apollo 11 mission—in movies, books, documentaries and elsewhere—but I still found the Google Earth reenactment, with its Sketchup-modeled spacecraft and informative voiceover, completely engaging.