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Reviews
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Designjet Z3100 review
HP’s new range of 24- and 44-inch photo printers bring some innovative ideas to the large format market and are capable of producing some cracking prints.
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StoryBoard Artist 4 review
Storyboard Artist is aimed at creatives who wants to map out motion media from short animations to feature films. It has lots to offer but suffers from a messy interface.
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Maya 8.5 review
This upgrade follows hot on the heels of Maya 8, and adds native compatibility with Intel Macs. However, it’s more than just a compatibility fix...
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Expression Web review
First impressions of Microsoft’s efforts are mixed. Unsettlingly, the interface looks like a cross between Word and Dreamweaver, and even when using the application, it’s hard to forget Microsoft’s Office suite.
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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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Snap Art 1.0 review
Photoshop plug-ins have come a long way since the cheesy filter effects that made up the first few generations. Snap Art, however, is a throwback to an old age.
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Mudbox 1.0 review
From a team of film studio modellers whose most recent work graced both The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, the highly anticipated Mudbox has the feel of a custom tool.
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Quark Interactive Designer review
Quark Interactive Designer is an XTensions kit for QuarkXPress that lets you set up interactive Flash presentations from within the DTP application.
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3DS Max 9 review
Like Maya 8, Autodesk's 3DS Max 9 has been rewritten to work on the latest 64-bit Windows systems. 64-bit systems come into their own on very large and complex scenes.
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Pitstop Professional 7 review
Enfocus PitStop is a publishing mainstay, and its PDF checking is central to publishing workflows throughout the industry. Version 7 can analyze file attributes, as well as pure content.
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Stitcher 5.5 review
RealViz Stitcher is a flexible and easy-to-use program for assembling seamless panoramas and ‘immersive’ images from multiple overlapping photographs.
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Cinema 4D 10 review
Cinema 4D’s latest incarnation represents a considerable overhaul of how the program looks and works. First impressions are good – the redesigned interface is readable and refined...
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natFX 4 review
natFX offers 3DS Max and Maya users the ability to create bespoke, highly realistic vegetation in 3D, albeit at a high price. The new version 4 is currently for 3DS Max only.
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GPS-CS1 review
For photographers on the move, Sony’s GPS-CS1 records your location while shooting, enabling you to incorporate this data into how you use your photos.
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Strata 3D CX 5 review
Strata is a 3D application aimed at giving designers the kind of simplicity they experience on the likes of Photoshop and Illustrator, offering an accessible route into 3D design.
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Maya 8 review
The latest release of Maya is the first version since Autodesk acquired Alias, and users are keen to see how Autodesk has stamped its ownership on the product.
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Form.Z 6.0 review
Form.Z has been one of the more capable 3D modelling applications for some years, but version 6.0 sees it take a significant step.
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Modo 201 review
Luxology’s Modo is a new breed of 3D program that attempts to buck the trend. It recognizes that the 3D artist sometimes has too many controls to tweak.
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PrintDevizor 2 review
PrintDevizor 2 continues to be the only software that lets you view on-screen standard print, special inks, and decorative finishes in a photo-realistic 3D environment.