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> Autodesk Brings AutoCAD Back to the Mac!

AutoCAD® for Mac® software is bringing robust 3D free-form design tools and drafting capabilities to your platform of choice. It takes full advantage of the Mac OS® X platform, with an intuitive, graphical user interface that makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. And because AutoCAD works natively in DWG™ format, you can easily share files with clients, suppliers, and partners around the world, regardless of platform.

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> Competition: Mudbox 3D Sculpting & Painting

Contest began October 15, 2010 - closes January 15, 2011.

Forge your warrior in the 3D sculpting and painting challenge. Stretch your imagination and show off your creativity. Warriors can be fantastic, futuristic, historical, or anything else you can dream up! Artists of all skill levels from around the world are invited to join in the fun. This is a great opportunity to have your work reviewed by some of the most talented artists & judges in the world, and you never know who might be watching your entry or where it might take you!

After you have a concept for the warrior you would like to create, you will need to bring your creation into 3D. Use Mudbox to sculpt and detail your warrior’s mesh, and use Mudbox’s painting features to texture your character.

Don’t have Mudbox? You can download a special FREE 3 month trial just for this event. Click here to download the trial.

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PRODUCTS

> Autodesk – Subscription Advantage!

> Pixar RenderMan Studio 3.0 – Now Available

RenderMan Studio 3.0 is the latest version of Pixar's advanced suite of tools for shading and lighting TDs. Highlights in version 3.0 include a series of significant performance enhancements, which should be immediately apparent on many scenes.

New features in version 3.0 include relighting, support for Maya Fluid Effects, MTOR-style scripting from within RenderMan for Maya; and improvements to render layers and the RIB inspector.

More information on the latest features.

For more details or to request a quote, email us at sales@3vis.com.

> The Foundry’s STORM is Out!

STORM is a brand new product developed in-house at The Foundry to assist RED Digital Cinema production workflows. STORM gives you the tools to easily check exposure, focus, colour, audio and editorial content on-set as soon as your RED material becomes available. It provides all the professional tools you’d expect to check your material such as loupe, histogram, still-store, vectorscope and parades. You can compare shots to your still-store and open up multiple viewers to see shots side by side. Check for colour consistency, lens changes, changes in frame rate, or any other metadata.

STORM has a flexible effects stack that can accommodate any number of additional effects and a wide selection of extended colour tools - all of which can be limited to picture ranges.

For more details or to request a quote, email us at sales@3vis.com.

PROMOS

> Pre-Order Discount for V-Ray 2.0

Preorder runs from the 1st of November to the 3rd of December 2010.
The next version of the V-Ray rendering engine will come with a number of great new features and will also include V-Ray RT – the interactive rendering tool by Chaos Group and its GPU version. V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max will combine the V-Ray for 3ds Max production renderer, plus V-Ray RT on CPU and V-Ray RT on GPU and will become a complete rendering solution for the needs of your production pipeline.

Benefit from a discount by pre-ordering V-Ray 2.0!
To take advantage email us at sales@3vis.com.

> Get Vue 9.0 with the Purchase of Vue 8.5

Vue offers professional CG artists a complete toolset for creating and rendering exceptionally rich and realistic natural environments in 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema 4D and Softimage.

Render everything together inside 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema 4D or Softimage, with full interaction between Vue and native elements, including 2-way mutual shadow casting, reflection, refraction and GI.

Get Vue 8.5 now and receive Vue 9 upgrade when it ships!
To take advantage email us at sales@3vis.com.

> FREE 15 day trial for any of The Foundry Software

You can download 15 day trial licenses of anything you like from The Foundry website.

Software Included:

• NUKE & NUKEX
• PLUG-INS FOR NUKE
• PLUG-INS FOR AFTER EFFECTS & FCP
• MARI

For more details or to request a quote, email us at sales@3vis.com.

EVENTS

> OCT 28-NOV 7: Get Animated!

Get Animated! is a Canada-wide series of free screenings, master classes and activities marking International Animation Day. Watch the NFB’s latest animated films on the big screen for free and attend special presentations with acclaimed directors from your area.

This year’s program:
•Animation Screenings: NFB New Releases
•Family Program Screenings: Fairy Tales for All

And meet the directors…

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> NOV 3-4-23: 3vis presents: STORM is Coming to your City – Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver

Register for the event in your city today!

> TORONTO – November 3rd
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET

> MONTREAL – November 4th
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET

> VANCOUVER – November 23rd
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PT

The Foundry is a leading innovator of visual effects and image processing technologies that boost productivity in motion picture and video post-production. The Foundry's technology touches most Hollywood blockbusters that reach our screens, as well as numerous television and commercial productions. Discover all the ways the latest suite of software opens up new opportunities in film production and television. See the latest technology from NUKE, MARI and the new STORM digital production hub. This STORM… you don’t want to miss!

Featuring special presenters: Deke Kincaid, Creative Specialist / Nathalie Bergeron, Director of Customer Relations at The Foundry.

Space is limited – Register today!

> NOV 8-9: Montreal International Game Summit 2010

MIGS (Montreal International Game Summit) is an international event aimed at developing and promoting the skills and knowledge of video game professionals and, on a wider scale, of the interactive entertainment industry. For seven years now, it continues to offer specialized conferences hosted by world-renowned experts in programming, arts, design, production and business; as well as offering social activities. With over 1400 attendees in 2009, which 26% came from outside of Canada, it makes for an excellent opportunity for professionals to network, exchange, learn and understand.

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