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Daz 3D Bridge for Photoshop

Many illustrators and artists would like to include 3D elements in their artwork, but are often put off by the deeply technical aspects of 3D modelling and rendering. Daz Studio provides an easy way to create 3D scenes from libraries of modifiable objects, and the suite’s creator has now released 3D Bridge for Photoshop, designed to provide a smooth workflow between true 3D work in Daz’s tool and layered 2D art in Photoshop.

Consumer 3D Television Moving Forward

TheSync writes "Hollywood Reporter claims that SMPTE (the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) will 'establish an industry task force to define the parameters of a mastering standard for 3D content distributed via broadcast, cable, satellite, packaged media and the Internet, and played-out on televisions, computer screens and other tethered displays.' Already, Japanese Nippon BS viewers with Hyundai 3D LCD sets can watch an hour of 3D programming daily. Even your existing DLP TV set might be 3D capable today with the addition of LCD shutter glasses." Reader DaMan1970 makes note of another developing television technology; telescopic pixel displays. "Each pixel consists of 2 opposing mirrors where the primary mirror can change shape under an applied voltage.

3D Rad Now Works With Google SketchUp

Thanks to a dedicated plug-in for Google SketchUp, 3D Rad now allows you to easily create interactive architectural visualizations and 3d games from your SketchUp 3d models or any model from the Google Warehouse.

Blender 3D: Interview with Allan Brito

"There are many features in Blender that other professional 3D suites do not have. For instance, the integrated Game Engine, which allows you to produce interactive animations, is just awesome! For 3D modeling, Blender has a sculpt module where artists can create 3D models only by sculpt geometry in a way similar to what sculpting tools such as ZBrush and MudBox provides. The node editor in Blender is also an incredible tool to create materials and for post-production. Post-production is a powerful tool in Blender. There is a sequencer editor that works like a video editor. You can cut, join, and post-process videos in the sequence editor."

CGArena, iZ3D, and MTBS Launch S-3D CG Art Contest for SIGGRAPH 2008

LOS ANGELES, CA -- 07/29/08 -- Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) is easily one of the most talked about technologies in the gaming market, and Meant to be Seen, CGArena, and iZ3D have teamed up to launch a special S-3D CG art contest at SIGGRAPH with the help..

SceneCaster Announces COLLADA Support to Increase 3D Content Exchange Across All Delivery Platforms

PRNewswire/ -- SceneCaster, one of the world's fastest-growing 3D Web applications, today announced new functionality with its ability to support the Khronos(TM) Group new COLLADA(TM) 1.5.0 specification. This expanded functionality now enables SceneCaster's 3D content to be exported to and shared with other 3D applications and authoring packages across all delivery platforms.

3d In Your Palm

Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology researcher Shinsuke Yoshida displays the prototype model of three-dimensional display "gCubik", a 3.5-inch cube and which has arrays of tiny lenses and three LCD displays to show 3D images with no special glasses during A 3D display symposium in Tokyo on July 11. Photo: AFP

NextEngine 3D Scanner Wins NASA Tech Briefs "Product of the Year"

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 9, 2008— NEXTENGINE, the leading manufacturer of 3D Scan instruments, announced today that its Desktop 3D Scanner won a coveted NASA Tech Briefs

Duke Nukem 3D XBLA Achievements revealed

The achievement list for 3D Realms' downloadable Xbox 360 port of Duke Nukem 3D has appeared on the internet via Achieve360Points.com, a sign that traditionally indicates the game has passed certification and is due for release soon.

Capturing 3D Surfaces Simply With a Flash Camera

MojoKid writes with this excerpt from Hot Hardware (linking to a video demonstration): "Creating 3D maps and worlds can be extremely labor intensive and time consuming. Also, the final result might not be all that accurate or realistic. A new technique developed by scientists at The University of Manchester's School of Computer Science and Dolby Canada, however, might make capturing depth and textures for 3D surfaces as simple as shooting two pictures with a digital camera — one with flash and one without. First an image of a surface is captured without flash. The problem is that the different colors of a surface also reflect light differently, making it difficult to determine if the brightness difference is a function of depth or color. By taking a second photo with flash, however, the accurate colors of all visible portions of the sur

Mars In 3D

xaositects writes "Now I know all of you have your 3D glasses from 1985 still, so don them once again to check out these cool 3D images of Mars's Arctic landscape from the Phoenix Lander's stereoscopic imager. There are also a few close-ups of the parts of Phoenix that are in view and a link to more pictures on the Phoenix Image Gallery."

Entry Deadline For 3D Art Contest Extended By One Week

GameRecruiter is extending the entry deadline for the 3D artwork contest, the "Battle of the SuperModelers," to Friday, August 22. The "Battle of the SuperModelers" is a one-of-a-kind digital art contest designed to support and promote both professional and student 3D artists in the games community.

NASA astronaut Gregory Chamitoff prepares the 3D Space experiment inside Columbus - Image

NASA astronaut Gregory Chamitoff prepares the 3D Space experiment inside the European Columbus laboratory. The Mental Representation of Spatial Cues During Space Flight (3D Space) experiment looks at the perception and localization of objects in the environment and their influence on spatial orientation and reliable performance of motor tasks in microgravity.

Wii Nunchuk Hacked for 3D Animation

We've seem more than our fair share of fascinating Wiimote mods, but few involve the Wiimote's faithful, platonic sidekick, the Nunchuk. So one modder took the Nunchuk, hooked it up to his computer, converted the MIDI signal and piped the information into 3D Studio Max. The result is realtime, 3D motion capture of a quasi-phallic CG object. And when it's all said and done, who can really ask for anything more than that? [via Hack-a-Day]

SIGGRAPH 2008: Autodesk debuts Mudbox 2009 3D sculpting and painting software

Just in time for the Siggraph animation trade show next week, Autodesk has launched the Mudbox 2009 software for 3D modellers and texture artists working on entertainment and design projects. The company says that Mudbox combines an intuitive user interface with a powerful toolset for creating highly-detailed 3D models -- and that the software gives artists the freedom to create without worrying about technical details. Mudbox has shaped characters in blockbuster movies and games, including Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Mist and Mass Effect.

FISHLABS at the Games Convention: Real console feeling with premium 3D mobile games

FISHLABS at the Games Convention: Real console feeling with premium 3D mobile games - Hamburg, Germany, 07 August 2008 – Pure action and thrilling entertainment for on the go – at this year’s Games Convention, FISHLABS offers visitors a mobile gaming experience that is a cut above the rest. Daily drawings for Sony Ericsson Walkman mobile phones, free demo games, the latest premium games, and the FISHLABS promotions van are just a few of the attractions awaiting gaming fans in Leipzig. FISHLABS, the world’s leading developer of high-quality 3D mobile games, also promises hours of high-quality entertainment in the coming year. Along with the games Blades & Magic (Airgamer Award 90%), Powerboat Challenge (Airgamer Award 93%) und Rally Master Pro (Airgamer Award 91%), the Hamburg-based company will also offer a first look at the criti

Computer Gaming, Desktop Software and Retail Applications Developers Turn to 3DVIA Virtools for 3D

LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- Dassault Systemes (Paris:DSY) (NASDAQ:DASTY) (DS) (NASDAQ: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065. DSY. PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that customers in a broad range of industries are using its 3DVIA Virtools platform to create lifelike 3D applications for electronic entertainment, enterprise and industry, and the Web.

Signature Devices, Inc. Launches Open Source Video Game Development Engine

Elemental Engine II is a full open source game engine capable of editing and creating 3D video game worlds in real time. Elemental Engine II covers all video game development features, such as 3D rendering, 3D audio, and graphical user interface (GUI) design. The Engine contains built-in networking capabilities including multiplayer online games with tournaments and statistics that integrate into the http://www.phatyaffle.com website. It also features artificial intelligence using hierarchal state machines and LUA scripting. Elemental Engine II is fully capable of working with next generation consoles and includes LUA scripting, particle system, and is backed by a full physics system. There is also a fully functioning world editor complete with source code.

Signature Devices, Inc. Launches Open Source Video Game Development Engine

Elemental Engine II is a full open source game engine capable of editing and creating 3D video game worlds in real time. Elemental Engine II covers all video game development features, such as 3D rendering, 3D audio, and graphical user interface (GUI) design. The Engine contains built-in networking capabilities including multiplayer online games with tournaments and statistics that integrate into the www.phatyaffle.comwebsite. It also features artificial intelligence using hierarchal state machines and LUA scripting. Elemental Engine II is fully capable of working with next generation consoles and includes LUA scripting, particle system, and is backed by a full physics system. There is also a fully functioning world editor complete with source code.

Swell3D Is A Blog That Stands Out--Literally

There aren't many websites that can be traced to a "specially marked box of Fruity Pebbles." Actually, there's probably only one--Swell3D.com. It all started for Sean Gleeson when his two pre-teen daughters started asking for that cereal box with the 3D artwork on it. He couldn't find it! Improvising, he set out to create some 3D imagery on his own. With the girls' help he made some dorky looking red and blue 3D glasses and looked at artwork he'd drawn on his computer.

3D vision-based robotics enhance quality and process control, claims firm

3D vision-guided robotic automation enables quality monitoring, yield improvement as well as decorative applications for baked goods manufacturers, according to RTS Flexible Systems.

3D Realms: Duke Coming Along, E3 "Irrelevant" (Duke Nukem Forever)

3D Realms chief Scott Miller tells Next-Gen that development on the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever is moving right along, but he sees no reason to show it off at an "irrelevant" E3.

3D vision-based robotics enhance quality and process control, claims firm

3D vision-guided robotic automation enables quality monitoring, yield improvement as well as decorative applications for baked goods manufacturers, according to RTS Flexible Systems.

3D robotics helps remove diseased kidney for first time

Sophisticated 3D robotics helped surgeons remove a diseased kidney through a single incision at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan.

3D Printing For Everyone

mmacx writes "Technology Review has up an article about Shapeways, a new online rapid-prototyping service that allows users to upload digital designs which are then printed on 3-D printers and shipped back. A spinoff from Philips Research, the service gives small businesses, designers, artists, and hobbyists access to prototyping tools that were once available only to the largest corporations. The fee for a typical printed object is $50-$150. Their video shows the steps behind the process." We've been talking about 3D printing for years.

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