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HOUDINI 12 Released

After 3 Sneak Peek videos finally, Side Effects Software has released of their most anticipating "Houdini 13" which introduces a finite element solver, a new multi-threaded particle architecture and a new lighting workflow .
  

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Houdini 13:Sneak Peek(UPDATED)

 Side Effects has released the first sneak peek teaser of Houdini 13.

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Nuke 8 :Sneak Peek

Nuke 8 is coming

  The foundry has announces Nuke 8 with the Sneak Preview at IBC conference.

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CG Arena Magazine Apr - May 12 Issue 

CG Arena released the another free  issue of there CG Magazine.
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Fusion 6.31 is now available for download

Eyeon Software now officially shipping Fusion 6.31.

Fusion 6.31

Here's a list of what's new in this build:

• New Manual and Help system 
• New video training pages
• Expanded Deep Channels - forward & back vector and disparity
• Multi-Channel viewer
• Rotoscoping export (SSF) updated including animation & double polyline 
• RED HDRI Modes and Multi track support
• Jpeg 2000 loading and saving
• Vector and disparity loading and saving from EXR files
• Expanded Fuse scripting and OpenCL 1.2 support
• Enhancements to Timeline feature set
• Updated spline controls and shaping
• Optimization to QuickTime handling
     
Plus 100's of other features, big and small.

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CG Arena released the another free  issue of there CG Magazine.


What  Inside  Dec - Jan 12 Issue 

• Interview with Andre Holzmeister

• Photoshop: Making of Spellweaver

• ZBrush: Making of Deep One

• 3ds Max: Making of The Wolf Brigade

• 3ds Max: Making of English Pub

• Gallery - Showcase of latest 3D inspiring art 

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Free FumeFX training by Anselm von Seherr-Thoss

Anselm von Seherr-Thoss is an award-winning VFX technical director and VES (Visual Effects Society) member with emphasis on particle-based effects as well as fluid simulations, shading and postproduction. He has worked on numerous high-profile movies like Avatar, G.I. Joe-Rise of Cobra, The A-Team, 21JumpStreet, SuckerPunch, Dragonball: Evolution, Tree of Life, Clash of the Titans (3D conversion), as well as numerous commercials and music videos.

Autodesk Maya 2012 Service Pack 2-Released

Autodesk finally released the Maya 2012 Service Pack 2. The new service pack 2 includes several important fixes.

Escape Studios: January's Free Tutorial Animate a Bird & Make it Fly - Part 2

Last November Escape Studios gave away the 1st part of there free animation tutorial entitles "Animating a Bird & Making it Fly " in which they covered the mechanics of the bird locomotion and now they released the second part of the tutorial in which Alex Williams will demonstrate you how to take a simple avian flap cycle and put it in a believable environment. You'll also learn how to add personality and character to your work while retaining a simple workflow.  Learning to create a motion path and  to attach the bird to the motion path in also included in it. Finally to add a simple texture and lighting to the environment and to create a batch render to create a final shot for a animation showreel .

Duration: 22 minutes

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Digital Tutors: Maya tutorials to improve your modelling

3DWorldmag and Digital Tutors shared free tutorial to improve your modelling skills in Maya .In this 1 hour and 30 mins series of tutorial Justin Marshall will teach you how to create a smoother workflow and getting better results.

Download a Free Texture collection

3d World mag  is giving away a  collection of 50 amazing  free textures courtesy CGTextures and Texturepilot .There’s a whole array of textures, from grass and leaves, to tiles, bricks and planks.

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Free: A Set of Metal Fences

3D World Magazine offering a free download of  a set of metal  fences, courtesy Pariah Studios   on 14 Day  of Advent calender.

Free Vue asset :Old Village

3D World Mag is giving away a Old Village model for Vue, courtesy of e-on software . The Old Village is a detailed model of several buildings, linked by sidewalks and alleys, with gardens and walls, as complex as the real thing. Detail is modeled in, including rooftiles, decks and balconies, window shutters, steps, and other small and realistic additions.