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Neil Blevins has added 2 new scripts today, pointTracker and imagePlaneMaker (a replacement for the old blurscript Tracer script, imagePlaneMaker has more options and handles incomplete image plane creation in a far better way). As always, they are all available from neilblevins.com.

Because of technical problems involved with bringing installations of Autodesk Certified plug-ins for 3ds Max 9, which resulted in prolonged delay, Sitni Sati have decided to release their own installers. (more...)

Joe Alter has posted a condensed version of his Siggraph 2006 Masterclass featuring Hair&Fur in 3DSMax9 online. There is also some information about an interesting new development for Max called IBrush

We would also like to congratulate Joe on being nominated for an Academy Award for Scientific Technical Achievement. Good luck!

Tom Hudson has recompiled Greeble for Max 9. The ZIP file contains both 32bit and 64bit versions.

Lumonix, a new 3ds Max plugin company, have just released Puppetshop, a rigging and animation plugin which offers a blend of easy-to-use animator tools while keeping the 'backdoor' open for technical directors. There is also some info on Shader FX, an upcoming real-time shader editor for Max.

3D Insider has posted a couple of interesting videos, one of them a live demo of the SpacePilot in 3ds Max and Photoshop, the other an interview with Peter Mitev from Chaos Group talking about V-Ray and Aura. There is also a video coming soon of Scott Kirvan from Splutterfish talking about Brazil 2.

Filter Forge, Inc. has released the first major update to the beta version of Filter Forge, a Photoshop plugin that allows users to create their own procedural seamless textures with normal, bump and specular maps in a visual node-based editor. The update fixes a number of problems, adds new features and significantly improves the rendering speed. The public beta version of Filter Forge is available at Filterforge.com upon registration and approval. (more...)

AnimWatch have posted an interview with Daniel Martinez Lara, the force behind Pepeland, in which he talks about his new short film "Changes". There is also a Spanish version of the interview available here.

Sachform Technology has released PANObase Vol.1, a collection of ultra-high-res texture maps in HDR- format (High Dynamic Range Image). The images have a resolution of 8000x4000 pixels, double that of previous Sachform products. (more...)

GroundWiz v1.2 introduces GroundWiz Planter, a mass placement and instancing tool handling millions of objects. The new version also brings new features to GroundWiz Terrain Map such as Mental Ray support and displacement mapping. (more...)