WEB LINKS
3D Modeling and Animation
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Autodesk | 3ds Max 2012 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Autodesk | Maya 2012 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Autodesk | Mudbox 2012 | 3D Sculpting |
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Autodesk | Softimage 2012 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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AutoDesSys | Form Z 7 | 3D Modeling |
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Blender Foundation | Blender 2.6 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Caligari | trueSpace 7.6 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Daz 3D | Bryce 7.0 | 3D Landscapes |
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Dr. Martin Wengenmayer. | Cheeetah3D 5.0 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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e-on Software | Vue 10 | 3D Landscapes |
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Luxology | Modo 501 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Hash | Animation Master 12 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Maxon | Cinema 4D 13 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Massive Software | Massive | 3D Animation and AI Crowd System |
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Nevercenter | Silo 2.0 | 3D Modeling |
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NewTek | Lightwave 11 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Pixologic | ZBrush 4R2 | 3D Sculpting |
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Side Effects | Houdini 11 | 3D Modeling and Animation |
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Planetside Software | Terragen 2.3 | 3D Landscapes |
3D Paint
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The Foundry | Mari 1.4 | 3D Paint |
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Maxon | BodyPaint 3D 13 | 3D Paint |
Simulation
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Exotic Matter | Naiad 0.6 | Fluids |
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Next Limit S.L. | Realflow 2012 | Fluids |
Motion Capture
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Autodesk | MotionBuilder 2012 | Motion Capture and Keyframe Animation |
Rendering
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chaos group | V-Ray 2.0 | Rendering |
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Pixar | RenderMan Studio 3.0.3 | Rendering |
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mental images | mental ray 3.9 | Rendering |
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dna research | 3delight 6.0.6 | Rendering |
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Solid Angle | Arnold (beta) | Rendering |
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Splutter Fish | Brazil 2.1 | Rendering |
Effects and Compositing
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Adobe | After Effects CS5.5 | Effects and Compositing |
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Apple | Motion 5.0 | Effects and Compositing |
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Autodesk | Flame 2012 | Effects and Compositing |
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eyeon | Fusion 6.3 | Effects and Compositing |
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The Foundry | Nuke 6.3 | Effects and Compositing |
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SilhouetteFX | Silhouette 4.0 | Rotoscoping |
Tracking
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2D3 | Boujou 5 | Tracking |
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Andersson Technologies | SynthEyes 2011 | Tracking |
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Imagineer Systems | Mocha Pro 2.6.1 | Tracking |
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Science D Visions | 3D Equalizer 4.0 | Tracking |
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The Pixel Farm | PFTrack 2011 | Tracking |
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The Pixel Farm | PFMatchit | Tracking |
DI and Colour Grading
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Blackmagic Design | Da Vinci Resolve | Digital Colour Grading |
3D / VFX News, Tutorials, Forums and Blogs
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The CG Artist Homepage |
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Autodesk's Forum for Tips, Tutorials, Downloads, Showcases, Networking, Blogs and Discussions |
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News, Forums, Galley and Jobs |
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CG Society, Society of Digital Artist |
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Pigs Fly is the main eyeon Fusion Forum. |
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Visual
Effects blog, News, Forums, Tips, etc. Jeff Heusser, John Montgomery and Mike Seymour |
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Lots of information and downloads for Maya, 3ds Max, Renderman, Shake, XSI and zBrush |
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Houdini Community, scripts, shaders, tutorials, plugins and codes |
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The Technical Director's Workshop to Houdini |
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Renderman Forum |
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Forums, News, Features, Tutorials |
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News and Features |
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Visual Effects blog |
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The Foundry's You Tube channel |
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The Foundry's blog |
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Nukepedia |
Artist and Friends
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Ron Brinkmann |
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Sean Devereaux |
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Ed Harriss |
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Jeff Heusser |
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Aruna Inversin |
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Stu Maschwitz |
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Tahl Niran |
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Heribert Raab |
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Frank Rüter |
Training and Education
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Take your vfx knowledge to the next level. |
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Master Trainer, Steve Wright. International |
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Stan Winston School of Character Arts: San Fernando, USA |
Trade Magazines
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Cinefex, USA |
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Computer Graphics World, USA |
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Digital Media World, Australia |
Post Production Facilities
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Animal Logic: Sydney, Australia |
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Asylum VFX: Santa Monica, USA |
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Atomic Fiction: Emeryville, USA |
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At The Post: Venice, USA |
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Boundary VFX: USA, UK, Brazil and Canada |
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Brainstorm Digital: Brooklyn, USA |
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Cinesite: Soho, UK |
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Crazy Horse Effects: Venice, USA |
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Custom Film Effects: Burbank, USA |
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Dive: Philadelphia, USA |
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Double Negative: Soho, UK |
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Digital Domain: Venice, USA |
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Evil Eye Pictures: San Francisco, USA |
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Framestore CFC: Soho, UK |
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Hydraulx: Santa Monica, USA |
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Image Engine Design: Vancouver, Canada |
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Industrial Light & Magic: San Francisco, USA |
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Intelligent Creatures: Toronto, Canada |
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Invisible Pictures: Toronto, Canada |
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Layersmith Digital: Oxford, USA |
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Legacy Effects: San Fernando, USA |
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LipSync Post: Soho, London |
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Lola Visual Effects, Santa Monica, USA |
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Mothership: Venice, USA |
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Moving Picture Company: Soho, UK |
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Mr X Inc.: Toronto, Canada |
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Nvizible: Soho, UK |
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OHUfx: Wellington, New Zealand |
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Pearless Camera Company: Soho, UK |
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Rainmaker: Vancouver, Canada |
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Rhythm and Hues: Los Angeles, USA |
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Rising Sun Pictures: Adelaide, Australia |
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Roto Factory: Santa Rosa, USA |
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Soho VFX: Vancouver, Canada |
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Sony Picture Imageworks: Culver City, USA |
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Space Monkey: Santa Monica, USA |
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Spin VFX: Toronto, Canada |
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Svengali Visual Effects: Venice, USA |
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The Senate: Twickenham Film Studios, UK |
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Tippett Studio: Berkeley , USA |
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Trixter: Munich , Germany |
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Weta Digital: Wellington, New Zealand |
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Weta Workshop: Wellington, New Zealand |
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Windmill Lane Creative Post Production: Dublin, Ireland |
IRC Chat
| nuke | irc.foonetic.net | #nuke |
| houdini | irc.freenode.net | #odforce |
| fxphd | irc.freenode.net | #fxphd |
| 3dbuzz | irc.3dbuzz.com | #3dbuzz |
Networks and Groups
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| Maya | Professional Maya Users | A group of high-end, professional users of Maya. | |
| Maya | Alias / Autodesk Maya Professional Users Group | This is a technical community group for expert professionals using Alias (now Autodesk) Maya. | |
| Houdini | Houdini 3D VFX Tools Users | 3D VFX Tools by sidefx program Users ONLY! Houdini jobs, Houdini in market, Houdini Pipelines etc... | |
| Houdini | Houdini 3D VFX Tools Users | A group to bring together the Facebook community for Houdini animation software. | |
| Nuke | Nuke Network | A group of high-end, professional users of Maya. | |
| Nuke | Nuke | For those who have been Nuked. | |
| Fusion | Fusion Artist | This is a group for visual effects artists who use eyeon's Fusion compositing system, as well as its subset applications, Rotation and Vision. | |
| Fusion | Eyeon Fusion | For all those passionate Eyeon Fusion users out there, in search of information, exchange of knowledge, illumination, etc. | |
| The Visual Effects Society | The Visual Effects Society | ||
| Compositing | Extraordinary club of Digital Compositors | All thing about compositing. | |
| Visual Effects Professionals | Visual Effects Professionals | ||
| ILM | Industrial Light & Magic | For those of us who work at, have worked at, or just plain enjoy the work of ILM. | |
| ILM | ILM Alumni | Current and former Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) alumni. A place for networking, getting back in touch and sharing current job openings. |
This list was last updates on 7th December 2011
