Allegorithmic Ships ProFX 2.6, New Version of Procedural Texturing MiddlewarernGenerates File Sizes that are 500-1000 Times Smaller than Regular Textures; Allows MMO, AAA and Casual Game Developers to Produce High-quality Texture Assets Faster Press Release Allegorithmic, an emerging 3D technology company developing advanced texturing tools for real-time 3D content creation, today announced the immediate availability of ProFX 2.6, the newest version of its patented procedural texturing middleware. With an optimized core that runs faster and on a wider range of machines, ProFX 2.6 allows game studios to produce texture assets up to two times faster than with regular techniques. ProFX 2.6 procedural textures also ensure very small files sizes – typically 500 to 1000 times smaller than regular textures – making them ideal for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), virtual communities, casual, … Read entire article »

modo 301 Ships to Customers World-wide Today Press Release Luxology® LLC today announced the immediate availability of modo® 301, the newest version of its award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software. Available for both Mac OSX and Windows, modo 301 is a milestone release that features new sculpting and item animation, as well as extensive improvements to its modeling, painting and rendering toolsets. To purchase or learn more about modo 301, please visit www.modo3d.com. “This release of modo redefines the creative 3D experience,” said Brad Peebler, president and co-founder of Luxology. “Virtually any shape can now be created, textured and animated in a single environment; modo 301 invites experimentation and rewards the artist with new levels of efficiency.” modo 301 combines a powerful, real-time subdivision surface modeling engine with an artist-focused set of tools that … Read entire article »

Unrestricted Access to Award-winning 3D Character Animation Software Normally Priced at $12,795 USMSRP Press Release   NaturalMotion Ltd., the developers of breakthrough 3D animationtechnology based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS), today announced theimmediate availability of the company’s free endorphin Learning Edition(eLE). Based on the award-winning 3D character animation softwareendorphin 2.0, the eLE has no time restrictions, includes all relevantproduct documentation, and offers a comprehensive support network viathe company’s endorphin forum. The software is fully functional;however, it is motion file export disabled and is not to be used forcommercial production. The eLE is available now through NaturalMotion’sWeb site at www.naturalmotion.com.   Used by leading production and animation companies such as The Mill,Sony Computer Entertainment, Namco and Moving Picture Company,endorphin is the only character animation software to utilize DMS, atechnology based on artificial intelligence controllers that imitatethe … Read entire article »