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Product Review: By Stephen Schleicher

Artbeats Starfields 2 HD
Starfields 2 HD is definitely worth picking up if you need a space shot for your next production!

If you are going to do any kind of sci-fi related project, chances are you are going to have at least one shot that shows off the vastness of space. For those on a budget, spending the time rendering a high resolution space scene may be out of reach. Fortunately, Artbeats returns to outer space with a whole new collection of clips that you can use. Read More

In Part 2 of our PARANORMAN interview series we talk with Brian Van't Hul who works at animation studio LAIKA, and was also the visual effects supervisor on the company's Oscar-nominated 2009 feature "Coraline." His previous stop-motion credits include Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "James & the Giant Peach." Read More

Feature: By Ko Maruyama

Adobe Photoshop Touch

Adobe recently released a set of tablet applications dubbed their Touch Apps. The applications allow you to design on the go, taking your tablet and your creativity anywhere you want. The workflow presented is actually two-fold. The first is on the mobile device, allowing you to rough out concepts on your tablet, then refine and finish your work on a desktop machine. Read More

Events: By Ko Maruyama

Imagineer Systems / Siggraph Hong Kong

Imagineer Systems is Hollywood's favorite planar tracker. At this year's SIGGRAPH convention in Hong Kong, Imagineer Systems brought their Mocha Pro workflow to demo for the strong visual effect communities that attend the asian conference. Read More

Product Review: By Ko Maruyama

MAXON CINEMA 4D RELEASE 13

MAXON announced release of its latest version of software, Release 13, which marks a new era for CINEMA 4D. The current version of the software provides many new features for seasoned users, and several competitive upgrades that will bring in professionals who might use other 3D software packages. Read More

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Summer Project: iStopMotion for iPad

Tech kids can get out of the house and flex their creative muscles with the new version of iStopMotion for the iPad. DAYLIGHT! If your kids are tech Read More

Zombies & iPi Soft

The next wave of zombie action is about to be unleashed in Dead On Arrival 2 the latest installment in the popular mobile videogame created by the Q Read More

June 15: Horror Film Fest in San Francisco

So many people equate October as the month for horror films, but they're good all year 'round. In June, San Francisco celebrates the genre wi Read More

Autodesk extension

Hot off two 'Best in Show' Awards at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) in Las Vegas last month, Autodesk, Inc. (N Read More

Probell Films` real horror

Probell Films is known for their indie films, especially in the (B) Horror genre. Although Maureen "Mo" Whelan and crew are already working on t Read More

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