Softimage|XSI 7 review
The standout new feature of 3D modelling, animation and rendering application XSI 7 is a visual programming environment, ICE (Interactive Creative Environment).
Reviews
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Canon EOS 1000D review
Canon’s latest foray into the entry-level digital SLR market has resulted in the 10-megapixel EOS 1000D, based on the earlier EOS 400D.
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Daz 3D Bridge review
Rather than rendering content as flat 2D images to Photoshop’s layer-based workflow, 3D Bridge lets you work with the image editor and 3D Bridge simultaneously.
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Olympus E-520 review
As expected, shortly after news of the update to the tiny Olympus E-410 comes the replacement for the maker’s popular mid-range E-510.
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Red Giant Magic Bullet Steady review
Magic Bullet Steady attempts to help with shaky footage, whether user- generated footage, something captured on the sly, or just a quick and dirty shoot.
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Cinema 4D R11 review
The latest version of Maxon’s mid-range 3D modelling, animation and rendering suite adds tools that will appeal to its users across design, VFX and animation markets.
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Sigma DP1 review
Sigma’s DP1 is unusual for a digital compact camera, in that it has an APS-C-size sensor, as found in many digital SLRs.
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Canon HF10 review
Canon’s HF10 is a high-definition camcorder with a 16GB internal flash drive, plus an SD card slot. In our testing, the HF10 shot impressive, brilliant video...
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 review
Lightroom 2 is the third major release of Adobe’s digital photograph sorting, Raw image-processing and enhancement program for pro photographers.
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Panasonic Lumix FX500 review
The Lumix FX500 is a sophisticated camera with a brushed metallic surface and a 25-125mm Leica 5x optical zoom lens, but its key feature is the three-inch touch-screen display.
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Boris Continuum Complete 5 review
Boasting over 180 filters, Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) covers many bases, including traditional image processors, generators and compositional tools.
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Nikon D60 review
The next step up from the Nikon D40x, the D60 adds advanced in-camera editing, including Nikon’s D-Lighting technology and an in-camera stop-action-animation mode.
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3D Toolbox review
Microspot 3D Toolbox is a bit of a curiosity: it’s a truly modular 3D application. You start off with a free base application that’s useful in its own right as an object viewer...
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Olympus E-420 review
Looking like one of the maker’s OM models from the 1980s, Olympus’ latest Four Thirds camera, the tiny E-420, replaces the E-410 as the world’s smallest digital SLR.
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Microsoft Expression Blend 2 review
Microsoft’s Blend is the heart of Expression Studio, the company’s suite of tools that allow designers to create rich Internet applications and user interfaces with Microsoft.NET technologies.
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Canon Digital IXUS 970 IS review
Canon’s Ixus line is renowned for its styling, but the Ixus 970 IS’s design is a triumph of style over substance.
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Casio Exilim Card S10 review
By far the smallest camera in this group test, the Exlim Card S10 isn’t quite credit-card sized as the name suggests, but it’s half the thickness of most of its rivals.
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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd review
At almost £70 less expensive than most of its rivals here – and £111 less than Canon’s Ixus 970 IS – the FinePix F50fd seems like a total bargain.
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Nikon Coolpix P5100 review
Next to the other models we’ve looked at here, the Coolpix P5100 is a bit on the chunky side, but as the camera is actually pitched against higher-end models, it’s actually pretty small.
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Ricoh R8 review
The R8 is an engineering marvel, cramming a whopping 7x lens into a body that’s on the larger size compared to the other group test models, but still slips into your pocket easily.