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See 3ds Max 2013 and Maya at a Dublin Event

Hi Everyone

A quick blog post today to let you know of a Dublin event we have planned. This event is being hosted by Eurotek in mid-June and will cover the Media and Entertainment releases, including:

• 3ds Max 2013
• MotionBuilder 2013
• Maya 2013
• and Softimage 2013

The event will be held at the impressive Sky Bar in the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, on Golden Lane (off St Georges Street) in Dublin.

• Date: 12 June
• Time: 6pm - 10pm.
• Location weblink

You can register here.

 

Please bring along your showreel or projects, if you want to share with us what you have been working on recently in 3ds Max. Be great to see you there….

 

Happy Max’ing

Nexus 3ds Max Webinar Recording Now Available

Hi All

You may remember me informing you of a free webinar Autodesk hosted with Nexus as the guest speakers. During the 71 minute online presentation, Pete Addington (of Lonerobot scripting fame) and Ben Robins from the London studio discuss a recent project that, personally, I was blown away by. The work was created for Intel using 3ds Max, of course, in conjunction with Adobe After Effects and a lot of talent. Something that Nexus have become well known for.

Thankfully the recording of this webinar has now been uploaded, so if you missed it, you now have another chance to listen to Nexus discuss their workflow. (Link further below.)

The project they discussed, can be found below. This should wet your appetite for learning how they made it…. (Make sure you watch full screen.)

As always I would recommend to attend the live sessions, as this gives you the opportunity to maximise the player windows, and ask the presenters any questions you may have.

You can view the recording by clicking here.

 

The original invite can be found here.

Thanks once again to the guys for taking the time to share some insight.

Happy Max’ing

Delicate Machines share some recent 3ds Max projects

Here’s a great show reel of recent work, shared by Joel LeLievre of Delicate Machines, based in Dartmouth, NS.

Delicate Minds was founded in 2006 by Joel and Jon Mitchell, who combined, have over 18 years experience on feature films, commercials and music videos. They are a small studio, but their work is anything but small, as they have worked on projects such as Avatar, Twilight; New Moon, Sucker Punch, Xmen Origins, Transformers, Dark of The Moon, Sin City and Tron: Legacy to name just a few in their honour roll.

 

 

You may be wondering what it’s doing on a 3ds Max blog though? Well Joel mentioned to me that 85-90% of the work on his 2012 reel was completed in 3ds Max. This may surprise you, especially when you look at the high profile clips, typically associated with other 3d applications. This only goes to prove that 3ds Max is all around you, and is testament to the amazing wealth of third party plugins that grow its out-of-the-box functionality.

In this 2012 reel Joel used:

• pFlow
• Chaosgroup’s V-ray
• Maya
• Cebas Thinking Particles, and
• fumefx

Now it’s time to turn up your speakers, switch the video feed to HD, and enjoy Delicate Machines beautiful work….

 

All images and video are property of Delicate Machines and its respective clients.

Impressed? then why not take a moment to check out the rest of their and work and ‘breakdowns’ on Vimeo by clicking here. You can follow Joel on Twitter by searching for @divisionof8. (Why not even send them a quick note to say thanks for sharing their work.)

Do you have some work you want to share? Then email me here or contact me directly on Twitter.

As always….. Happy Max’ing

Wacom want your help (& a chance to win a Cintiq 24HD)

Morning Everyone

Wacom are looking for your help. I was recently contacted by Wacom, as they had heard how friendly all you 3ds Max users are. They are currently conducting a short survey for their Cintiq range of products and need your assistance. This is worldwide research where they want feedback on future developments. The deadline to complete feedback is from today until 21st May.

Personally, I have relied on Wacom products for many years, and find them to be incredible for PhotoShop work. I simply could not have been as efficient without a Wacom stylus. I would imagine many of you agree, but this is now your chance to make them better.

Here’s the description from Wacom of what they require:

“Wacom is seeking volunteers for an upcoming research study. If you are a current Cintiq owner, or have ever considered purchasing a Cintiq, we’d love to get your feedback. Let us know your interest by clicking the link below and giving us your email address and we’ll let you know when the research study is ready. There will be plenty of prizes to go around, but best of all, you’ll be helping the products of the future.”

Your Opinion Matters. Take our survey and enter to win a Cintiq 24HD or one of our many other great prizes.

Please Share Your Thoughts. Wacom needs your help designing our products. We are always looking for new ways to meet your digital input needs with fresh and exciting new products as the market leader in interactive displays and pen tablets. We have asked Gradient GmbH to conduct a special survey about our Cintiq product line. Your input on this brief survey will help us continue to develop the best products possible.

We know your time is valuable so we’d like to thank you for completing the survey by May 21st, by entering your name in a sweepstakes for some great prizes:  

Grand Prize:   1 Cintiq 24HD interactive pen display

Other Great Prizes Include:          

•             2 Cintiq 21UX interactive pen displays
•             1 Adobe Creative Suite
•             6 Intuos5 medium professional pen tablets
•             40 Bamboo Stylus for iPad®

 

It will take you approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete the survey. Please give Wacom your honest feedback. Wacom mention that "Your responses will not influence your chances of winning. All data will be collected in the strictest confidence in accordance with current, applicable data protection laws."

Please note that to be entered into the sweepstakes, you will need to compete the questionnaire by May 21st and provide your name and email address so Wacom can contact you if you win.

You can participate by clicking here.

Happy Max’ing