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Sketchfab puts 3D content on the web for free

Sketchfab puts 3D content on the web for free

May. 17 | New website allows anyone to publish interactive 3D content online; all it takes is a WebGL-compatible browser. A 3D photo of a desk, uploaded to the Sketchfab library. Shown here in 2D; see other images in this article for examples of embedding 3D. (Source:...

Luxion releases free KeyShot plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max

Luxion releases free KeyShot plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max

May. 16 | The plug-in enables a one-click workflow connecting Keyshot and 3ds Max. Luxion has released an all new KeyShot plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max. This plugin is free of charge for all 3ds Max users. The new plug-in automatically loads a 3DS model into KeyShot...

Nvidia launches the Kepler era of virtual GPU computing and accessible HPC

Nvidia launches the Kepler era of virtual GPU computing and accessible HPC

May. 15 | Nvidia says previously unobtainable performance opens the door to a variety of possibilities including streaming games like movies or doing sophisticated simulations from the cloud. Power efficiency gains are as important as the graphics gains. Nvidia...

Promoting the big video toolbox at NAB

Promoting the big video toolbox at NAB

May. 14 | Everybody wants to be the preferred vendor of end-to-end tools for digital video production. Act of Valor proves affordable cinema tools can do the job. By Kathleen Maher At the National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB) this year, there was...

New digital video cameras take the stage at NAB

New digital video cameras take the stage at NAB

May. 11 | Canon, RED, and Panasonic talked about 4K resolution. Blackmagic Design stole the spotlight with a 2.5K video camera promising feature film quality for $2,995. This year’s show stood in contrast to NAB of the last two years. Previously, stereo 3D was...

New Modo Power SubD-Nurbs reverses the CAD pipeline

New Modo Power SubD-Nurbs reverses the CAD pipeline

May. 9 | Plug-in allows designers to start in Modo and pass a model to 3D CAD.   Making good on a promise from earlier this year, Luxology has released a plug-in for Modo 601 that converts models into Nurbs-based CAD models. The new plug-in will interest product...

Autodesk releases 123D Catch as iPad app

Autodesk releases 123D Catch as iPad app

May. 9 | Turning a set of photos into a 3D image is as easy as shooting and uploading to the Autodesk Cloud for processing. The release of the iPad version also introduces a new cloud storage and sharing feature for the 123D family.  Autodesk 123D Catch turns...

Apple stays coy at NAB

Apple stays coy at NAB

May. 8 | Adobe and Autodesk are using Apple’s lull to reach out for market share. Final Cut Pro on an Apple MacBook Pro. (Source: Apple) There was a time NAB was such an important show for Apple that the company took up a huge amount of real estate in the South...

Nvidia preaches the GPU compute gospel at NAB

Nvidia preaches the GPU compute gospel at NAB

May. 7 | More than 40 vendors had Nvidia GPU technology in their booths. OpenCL is out there, but CUDA is doing well. Nvidia had no new product announcements at the recent National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention, but the company did highlight partnerships...

Luxion launches annual KeyShot 3D rendering and animation competition

Luxion launches annual KeyShot 3D rendering and animation competition

May. 2 | The theme is “Style and Class,” based on rendering or animating a classic wristwatch. KeyShot image by Francois Kalife. Luxion has started its annual 3D rendering and animation competition, with two seats of KeyShot Pro going to the winners for Best...