News
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
FCPUG IBC SuperMeet Agenda announced
Rick Young
With IBC just around the corner, the FCPUG Network, including BOSFCPUG, LAFCPUG, UK, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Belgium, France and other FCPUG and digital video user groups around the Globe, will meet in Amsterdam on the Sunday night of IBC week.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
AutoCAD coming to iPad, iPhone, returning to Mac
Galen Gruman InfoWorld
Premier design and engineering software back on Mac OS after 18-year absence; iOS version will allow editing and sharing
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Failing game sinks major UK games developer
John E Dunn
One of Scotland and the UK’s most important games development firms, Realtime Worlds, has gone into administration.
Monday, 09 August 2010
MVA members save up to £200 on 12 core Mac Pro tower
Rick Young
MacVideo Association Members - MVA, can save up to £200 on the 12-core Mac Pro tower. The latest Mac Pro tower features up to 12 CPU cores for up to a 50 percent performance improvement over its predecessor.
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
FxFactory effects updated for Final Cut Pro, After Effects
David Chartier
Noise Industries has updated tools for post-production and broadcast work, released FxFactory Pro 2.5, an update to its plug-in suite for a number of video editing and special effects applications from Adobe and Apple.
Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Autodesk 3ds Max turns 20
Digital Arts Staff
Twenty years ago, a program called 3D Studio DOS was released, one of the first affordable 3D modelling, rendering and animation system for the PC...
Friday, 30 July 2010
Daz releases new Bryce 7 3D suite as fully working free software
Digital Arts Staff
Bryce 7 is launched as standard, Pro and PLE editions. Bryce 7 PLE is free and gives you all the features of the standard version for non-commercial work.
Friday, 30 July 2010
ATI overtakes Nvidia in graphics card market
Agam Shah
Advanced Micro Devices overtook Nvidia during the second quarter to become the top discrete graphics card vendor, according to market research firm Mercury Research.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Blu-ray 3D, more TV models boosting 3D TV shipments
Agam Shah
3D TV shipments are on the rise with the availability of more TV models and increasing movie and sports content in 3D, research firm DisplaySearch said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Apple announces Mac Pro with up to 12 cores
David Chartier Macworld.com
Apple announced a new Mac Pro on Tuesday that features up to 12 CPU cores for up to a 50 percent performance improvement over its predecessor.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Apple updates iMac line to include quad-core model
Nick Spence, Macworld.co.uk
Starting from £999, Apple has updated its all-in-one iMac line, adding the latest Intel Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processors and improved graphics.
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Apple releases 27-inch LED Cinema Display
Marco Tabini
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display, the latest offering in its line of integrated monitors for the Mac line.
Monday, 26 July 2010
Report: New Apple iLife coming 7 August
Nick Spence
Apple's iLife will finally get an update next month, recent rumours claim, while a new version of iWork could be with us in October.
Monday, 26 July 2010
Third annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet: Tickets now on sale
Nick Spence
Tickets are now on sale for the third annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet, to be held on Sunday, 12 September at the Hotel Krasnaplosky.
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
Intel six-core Core i7 chip shipped, cuts chip prices
Agam Shah
Intel introduced a six-core Core i7 desktop processor targeted at enthusiasts like gamers, while also cutting prices of some desktop and server chips by up to 48 percent.
Saturday, 10 July 2010
3D coming to Adobe's Flash
Agam Shah
Adobe Systems has started work to bring 3D to its Flash platform, and will preview the technology at the company's upcoming developer conference in October.
Monday, 05 July 2010
AATCE: Apple unveils Creative Contest 2010 winners
Nick Spence
Macworld was among a select bunch of journalists, students, teachers and Apple folk who attended the Creative Contest 2010 Awards ceremony at Apple's London HQ last Friday, celebrating new talent.
Friday, 02 July 2010
Escape Studios and The Mill looking for the best graduate 3D artists
Digital Arts Staff
Escape Studios has launched an online competition to uncover fresh CG talent coming out of university.
Friday, 25 June 2010
Analysis: What iPhone 4, iOS 4 mean for games
Chris Holt Macworld.com
With Thursday's release of the iPhone 4 following on the heels of Monday's iOS 4 update, the iPhone just became more graphically impressive, more socially connected, and a more powerful device in the challenging game market.
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
G-Technology by Hitachi launches Driven Creativity Awards
Nick Spence
G-Technology by Hitachi has announced the G-Technology Driven Creativity Awards, promising €5,000, around £4,112 to the top creative talent and IDG publications Macworld and Digital Arts as proud panel judges.











