Product reviews

Adobe Acrobat 9

The latest incarnation of Adobe’s primary PDF-creating and editing application stresses multimedia integration and presentation -- it even plays Flash natively.

Panasonic Lumix FX500

The Lumix FX500 is a sophisticated camera with a brushed metallic surface and a 25-125mm Leica 5x optical zoom lens, but its key feature is the three-inch touch-screen display.

Media Composer 3.0

As part of Avid’s new strategy, the latest version of Media Composer arrives at around half the price of its predecessor, and includes a whole lot more in the box, too.

The Foundry Tinderbox 1, 2, 3 and 4

The Foundry’s four Tinderbox collections are aimed at high-end VFX houses – this is shown in their price, and the fact that they’re available with floating licences.

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Blogs

Game trailers grow up

August 27, 2008

To the CG community, game-related videos – trailers, intros and in-game FMV sequences – are often seen as a bit of a laughing stock. But the latest generation show that they're a match for Hollywood's output.

Design Language | Neil Bennett | Read more...

Whipping the Apple TV into shape

August 27, 2008

Those who know me know that I have a love/hate relationship with my Apple TV. I love it because it's just such a clever and convenient way to deliver iTunes Store purchases and media I've obtained in other ways to my TV and AV system. I hate it because it's far-too-prone to doing nothing in an impudent sort of way as I impotently mash the Apple Remote's controls over and over again.

Digital Arts | Christopher Breen | Read more...

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Featured news

Nikon launches 12.3mp D90 digital SLR

The Nikon D90, which replaces Nikon's current D80, provides similar functionality to the D300 but at a lower price (£595 plus VAT/US$1,000 for the body only).

Peppermelon discusses its 80s sci-fi TV pastiche, Love at First Byte

Love at First Byte is an episode of E.L.A., a homage to the fantasy and sci-fi shows of the 1980s. We spoke to Fernando Sarmiento about the project

Canon debuts EOS 50D pro-level digital SLR

Canon has launched its latest digital SLR, the EOS 50D, which boasts a 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, 6.3fps shooting and the company’s latest DIGIC 4 image processor.

rhinofx adds colour to Mercedes Summer of Love

rhinofx has been invited to create VFX on a series of 30-second spots for Mercedes-Benz's Summer of Love campaign, directed by Oscar-nominated Mehdi Norowzian of Joy Films.

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Feature articles

Project: Frantic creates a 3D monster melée

Frantic Films used every trick in the book to create a stereoscopic visual effects extravaganza for Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.

How to handle a creative brief

A solid creative brief makes all the difference to a job, and here’s how to get one.

Group Test: Visual effects plug-in suites

Plug-in collections offer a huge number of extra tools for not a lot of cash. We put them through their paces, helping you pick the best for your next project.

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Tutorials

Knockout mixed-media techniques

Mix and match images to stunning effect, with these fantastic tricks from Mark Mayers.

Speedy shatter effects

Give your photos an edgy, shattered makeover in under an hour, using layer duplication.

Cool neon text effects

Give your text a dynamic, other-worldly feel with these amazing neon tricks.

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