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Tutorial: Designing DVD Menus 1
For a DVD disc to stand out, it needs a menu that does the content justice. Part one: Designing with motion.
Review: StoryViz review
StoryViz is not really aimed at mere mortals. It’s intended for those who need to illustrate and previsualize a movie or commercial before…
In-Depth: More than Manga
Japanese design, like Japanese culture, can be bewildering to outsiders. But Japan’s design culture has influenced designers all over the world.…
Review: Cinema 4D 9 review
Maxon has delivered a top upgrade to Cinema 4D, with plenty of new features. Leading the way is support for N-gons. These are polygons with more…
Review: Piranesi 4 review
Piranesi is primarily used by architects. It’s a painting tool that imports 3D scenes or 2D plans, and allows you to apply textures and add…
Review: Motion review
Motion is Apple’s much anticipated motion-graphics product, providing real-time manipulation and rendering of motion graphics on the Power Mac…
Review: NaturalMotion Endorphin 1.5 review
ACT, the concept behind Endorphin, uses intelligent behaviours to apply physical simulations of human movement, and allows real-time interactive…
Review: Wirefusion 4.0 review
Demicron’s latest version of this Web multimedia tool is as simple to use as its predecessors. It has the same logical structure and methodology…
In-Depth: Viral Marketing
A viral marketing campaign can make or break a brand. It can increase a company's cred, but it has to be something special to have an impact.
Review: Swift 3D 4 review
For the creation of 3D vector animation and 3D Flash movies, Swift 3D, is one of the most successful tools on the market. This is largely thanks…
Review: LightWave 8 review
Like many recent releases of 3D applications in the mid- to high-end range, version 8 of LightWave 3D has concentrated mainly on enhancements to…
Review: DVDit 5 review
DVDit 5 is the latest mid-range DVD authoring tool from the only remaining member of the old guard of DVD developers – Apple, Pinnacle, or Sonic…
Review: Encore DVD 1.5 review
The previous version of Encore DVD was great in terms of its integration with Adobe’s other video applications, but it suffered from narrow file…
In-Depth: The state of Web 3D
There’s a way to go before we can visit an online 3D corner shop, but Web 3D continues to develop, and is an increasingly intriguing technology.
Review: DVD Studio Pro 3 review
Apple’s premier DVD-formation package is now in its third incarnation, bringing new interface elements, workflow enhancements and wider format…
Review: Opus Pro 04 review
Although billed with the creative tag of an interactive multimedia tool, Opus Pro 04 is clearly designed with the business user in mind. While…
In-Depth: Living dolls
Gamers demand realism, and with next generation consoles on the way, ragdoll physics technology is making lifelike human movement a reality.
Review: FileMaker Pro 7 review
FileMaker seems to be aiming straight at the content creation market with version 7 of this database solution. There is a new field type called a…
In-Depth: Preview: Director MX 2004
Director is a formidable application. Its long-term users are dedicated to its Byzantine workflow, and fluent in its scripting environment. The…
Review: Director MX 2004 review
Director MX 2004 is finally shipping, and the upgrade to the premier multimedia-authoring tool boasts some improvements that you’ll notice at…