Arri introduces ArriMotion, a motion control system which allows the director and camera operator to create and execute visual effects shots without the need of highly specialized equipment and complicated set-ups. The system records any camera movement as well as lens adjustments and makes it possible to replay the recorded move at any time and at any speed. The motion data can be filtered and smoothed and also exported to or imported from CGI-systems. (more...)

3DMaxer.dk interviews a greatly talented CG artist from Canada (currently working, living and rendering in California): Neil Blevins.

Smurf is a new plugin for Rhino3D 2.0 that converts polygonal models into non-trimmed NURBS. Documentation available online.

Video Systems has an interesting article on how the new version of the Internet will influence the delivery of video through the Web.

Blur Studio used 3ds max to create more than 80 visual effects scenes ranging from digital matte paintings to a fully rendered 3D creature for Darin Ferriola's SoulKeeper, a supernatural comedy debuting on the Sci-Fi Channel this month. More information and some pictures available at Digitalproducer.com.

As reported some months ago, LCD monitor prices keep falling. NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America has announced the NEC MultiSync LCD1550V at an estimated street price of $399. Read the whole press release at Digitalproducer.com.

Geomancy is a set of AE compatible plugins designed to create geometric shapes and lines. These elements are often used in the design of motion graphics, and while they are easy to create, they can be quite tedious to animate. Geomancy automates this task by using a particle system coupled to a grid system. The three filters provided are GridSquares, GridLines and HairLines (check out some sample animations: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4).

CoreVision announced Visualrays, a commercial RenderEffect for 3ds max 4 that uses an advanced algorithm to create realistic images by simulating "human visual systems". More information and some sample pics available at CoreVision's website.