Bryce 6 review
Bryce 6 is the first, full-point release from new owners Daz, which acquired the software in 2004. Unfortunately for long-time users it offers bugs and stability issues, while adding little in the way of new features.
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Antics 2 review
A previsualization tool for the film and TV industries, Antics 2’s workflow places a new focus on the timeline, and boasts a vastly improved user interface.
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Magnetar QX: the first eight-core workstation review
Armari's Magnetar QX is the first workstation we've seen to include Intel's brand new quad-core Xeon processor, the X5355. It's fast, but its value is debatable.
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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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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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Boris Red 4 review
While we now take integration between video-editing programs and compositing tools for granted, Boris Red pioneered this by running as a plug-in for most of the major NLEs.
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Armari Magnetar QS quad-core workstation review
Armari’s latest graphics workstation is the first to feature one of Intel’s brand new quad-core chips, which were announced today. The Intel Core 2 Duo QX6700 doesn’t just boast four cores...
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Nucleo Pro review
As the name suggests, Nucleo Pro is an expanded version of GridIron’s Best Buy-winning Nucleo plug-in for After Effects (AE) which was reviewed in Digit 103.
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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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Xtreme SL Quadro 2500M review
The Xtreme SL Quadro 2500M is enormous. It’s a 19-inch laptop, though you’d need to be The Rock to have a lap large enough to balance it on.
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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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Capture NX review
Capture NX is Nikon’s new RAW conversion utility. It was created in collaboration with independent developer Nik Software, and replaces Nikon’s Capture 4.
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LightWave 3D 9 review
The two major changes in LightWave 9 are a new rendering engine, and the inclusion of an improved subdivision surfaces algorithm for better modelling.
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Shake 4.1 review
When Apple announced that it was slashing the price of Shake for Mac, it received hyperbole equating this to a Ferrari being offered for the price of a Skoda. However ...
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AMD Opteron 2000 vs Intel Xeon 5100 review
Yesterday, AMD released its latest generation of Opteron processors, the 'Socket F' 2000 line. We place them head-to-head with Intel's 'Woodcrest' Xeon 5100 to see which is best.
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Magicolor 7450 review
Konica Minolta’s latest laser printer may look like a 1970s Soviet housing project, but a few niggles aside, the quality of its output will satisfy many designers.
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nw9440 review
If the 15.4-inch nw8440 mobile workstation – which was the top-rated model in our group test of laptops in Digit 101 – is too small for you, HP has released this 17-inch version.
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Gelato Pro 2.0 review
nVidia’s Gelato is different from most renderers because it combines the processing power of the system’s CPU with the processing ability of the graphics card.