Central Saint Martin's students say cheese for design competition
Cheese packaging has been given a modern makeover by a group of design students at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London.
Central Saint Martins Coolege of Art and Design articles
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IBM streams HD video at 3Mbps
A new encoding system that offers the ability to stream HD video at 3Mbps is being launched by IBM.
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IBM lays claim to cheaper, faster memory
IBM is developing a type of memory that it says could one day be faster and more reliable than today's hard drives and flash memory.
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IBM releases enterprise mashup tools to exploit Web 2.0
The glory of mashup technology is that it's inherently simple. By connecting feeds from multiple sources – say, Google maps and Craigslist rental listings – a developer can quickly create a site that shows exactly where an available apartment is located. Or by combining data streams from eBay and Google maps, you can find all autos for sale on eBay near you.
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IBM, Hitachi team up to shrink chips
IBM and Hitachi Ltd. Monday announced plans to join forces in an effort to shrink processors.
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Shift to multicore processors inevitable; challenges remain
It's a multicore world. Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and other chip makers have moved from single- to dual- to quad-core processors over the past decade, and there are plans to pack as many as 80 cores into a single chip.
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AlienBrain 8 adds multi-site asset control
Softimage has released Alienbrain 8, an upgraded version of its asset management software.
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Softimage|XSI 6 review
In first inspection, Softimage|XSI 6.0 doesn’t look like much of an update. Once you get stuck into the new features though, you’ll find a wealth of new tools to get your teeth into.
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Softimage and Daz discuss Vista updates
Following our story on whether creative pros should upgrade to Vista, Softimage and Daz have detailed their current support for Microsoft's new OS.
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Softimage|XSI 6 boosts character tools
Softimage has announced version 6 of its Softimage|XSI 3D animation software, which adds improvements to areas such as character animation, collaborative working and interoperation, and scripting.
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IBM touts Cell workstation at designers
IBM has started selling the first computer based on its multicore Cell processor, targeting organizations that run compute-intensive tasks like 3D animation and visual effects.
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Avid buys Softimage a CAT
Avid has bought the assets of Character Animation Technologies (CAT). CAT becomes part of Softimage, but its software will continue to be sold for 3ds Max.
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Softimage releases Face Robot
Avid has released Softimage|Face Robot, the facial animation technology it showed off at last year's Siggraph show in Los Angeles. The standalone application was created in tandem with Blur Studio.
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Softimage|XSI 5.0 review
When Softimage|XSI was initially launched as a next-generation 3D animation program, it showed a lot of promise but fell short of the initial hype surrounding its advanced animation capabilities. XSI 5.0 is at last the “next generation” 3D suite Softimage has always promised, thanks to some very important advances.
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Softimage|XSI 5.0 ships
Avid has released Softimage|XSI v.5.0, which includes a set of 'Maya migration' tools designed to tempt 3D artists over from Alias's application. The upgrade also includes native 64-bit support, a new map generation tool, a property transfer system. improved hair and cloth tools and better rigid body dynamics, according to Avid. The company has also shown off a new facial animation technology called Softimage|Face Robot.
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IBM, Toshiba present Cell chip details
At the Hot Chips conference Monday, chip designers from IBM and Toshiba revealed a few more details about the Cell processor, such as the structure of its internal and external connections as well as a co-processor designed to improve video performance.
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SIGGRAPH: XSI 5 takes aim at Maya users
Avid has unveiled Softimage|XSI v.5.0, which includes a set of 'Maya migration' tools designed to tempt 3D artists over from Alias's tool.
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IBM extends PowerPC with dual-core, low-power chips
IBM unveiled two new PowerPC chips Thursday at an event in Tokyo, one month after its primary customer for those chips announced plans to switch to Intel's processors.
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Sony's Cell chip to battle NVidia and Intel?
IBM's design services unit has begun promoting the new Cell microprocessor, developed together with Sony and Toshiba, to potential users outside of the consumer electronics industry in which the chip is likely to first appear.
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BodyPaint brushes past Softimage|XSI
Maxon has released a plug-in for the Softimage|XSI 3D suite that enables it to connect to the company's BodyPaint 3D painting software. BodyPaint 3D creates textures for use on 3D models, using a 2D 'painting' metaphor that's designed to be similar to real-word creative techniques.