For all of you loyal AfterBurn 3.x and 4.x users out there, TurboSquid and Sitni Sati have decided to offer a special promotion for you until the end of 2010. You can now crossgrade your copy of AfterBurn to the recently released FumeFX 2.0 for only $495 (over 40% off the retail price of FumeFX 2). This promotion means you …
Autodesk Looking for 3D Stars
A quick heads-up to all the 3D stars out there: Autodesk’s UK-based Are You a 3D Star? contest is coming to a close in a few days. Be sure to check it out, and submit your online portfolio to win a high-end ATI card! Entries are submitted via link on the contest blog. Winners will be judged on a number …
Sitni Sati & cebas Collaboration
I’m happy to report that two of our plug-in development partners, Sitni Sati (the makers of FumeFX, AfterBurn, DreamScape and others) and cebas VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES (the makers of finalRender, finalToon, thinkingParticles and many others) have announced the first of several joint development efforts designed to take their wildly popular FumeFX and finalRender technologies and create far deeper interaction and abilities …
What is a banana? and other important questions
TurboSquid beefed up its support system a few years ago, installing a 24/7 Live Chat system and offering free file conversions. These days, our Member Services department gets a variety of queries each day, from site usage questions (“How do I download my purchase?”) to conversion requests (“Can you convert this model to OBJ format?”). Live Chat is an ideal …
TurboSquid at Siggraph 2010
We had a great time this year at Siggraph 2010, the premier show for CG artists in the USA. Siggraph has an exhibition of all things bright and beautiful in CG, and lots of evening activities for rubbing elbows with our fellow artists. Not surprisingly, many vendors used TurboSquid models to show off their hardware and software. This year, TurboSquid …
Chatting Cat on iTunes, iPhone
What do the Brits, Germans, French and Russians have in common these days? The most popular free iPhone and iTunes application in these countries is 3D Talking Tom Cat, an application where you can indulge your particular feeling towards cats without getting fur on your clothes or, heaven forbid, actually having to touch an actual cat. Outfit7 Ltd., a startup …