The new Voxar 3D and Voxar 3D ActiveX allow integration & embedding of advanced visualization tools directly into PACS.
Targetpoint’s visualization of the Idealogical History of the U.S. Supreme Court
TargetPoint has build an interesting visualization that shows the ideological leaning (liberal vs conservative) of various US Supreme Court justices from 1937 to present.
Geospatial visualization ranges from location awareness in mobile devices, to detailed undersea and underground visualization for Oil and Gas. Each present their own unique challenges.
Rhythm & Hues will be presenting their VFX work on the recent Night at the Museum 2, and then a screening of the movie.
Filter Forge Free Photoshop Plugin for Mac OS X Released
A free plugin for Photoshop based on the Filter Forge technology for generating metal textures and effects, now available for Mac OSX.
James McCombe on ray tracing & the gaming industry
InfoWorld sits down with the CEO of Caustic, the real-time raytracing videocard company, to discuss the future of gaming and their technology.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management has created a fun education tool to learn what to do in an earthquake.
Kevin Mack’s most memorable VFX scene
The LA Times sits down with Kevin Mack to talk about his most memorable VFX work, the opening sequence to 1999’s Fight Club.
Free High Resolution Light Effect Brushes for Photoshop
A free collection of 29 light-effect brushes for Photoshop, from the folks at ColorBurned.
IBM teams with Swedes for live visualization of datastreams
A new project from IBM, Uppsala, and the Swedish Institute for Space Physics aims to enable live analytics and visualization of an incoming data stream reaching 6GB/s.
Brickyard VFX Creates CG World for LG’s ViewtySmart
Brickyard used some new technology including simultaneous mocap/video capture rigs and the new Maya/Renderman pipeline from Pixar to build LG’s newest CG masterpiece.