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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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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Apple Final Cut Server review
Final Cut Server is a client-server-based workflow tool with three main uses: asset management; version control; and executing scripts for copying and conversion.
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Simulate: Illuma review
DigiEffect's latest plug-in set includes five lighting tools that will appeal to compositors who don't want to splash out on GenArts Sapphire.
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DreamColor LP2480zx review
Developed with Dreamworks Animation, the DreamColor LP2480ZX is the first monitor to offer a 10-bit-per-colour output at a price that’s affordable to many creatives.
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Adobe Acrobat 9 review
The latest incarnation of Adobe’s primary PDF-creating and editing application stresses multimedia integration and presentation -- it even plays Flash natively.
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Media Composer 3.0 review
As part of Avid’s new strategy, the latest version of Media Composer arrives at around half the price of its predecessor, and includes a whole lot more in the box, too.
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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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GenArts Sapphire 2.0 review
Sapphire is the daddy of VFX plug-in collections. Its high-end toolset has found favour with firms producing VFX for Hollywood feature films – and almost every car ad on TV.
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Noise Industries FxFactory Pro 2.0 review
FxFactory Pro is an unusual set of plug-ins. Firstly, it’s available for Final Cut Pro and Motion, but not After Effects (though an AE version is due ‘soon’).
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Red Giant Magic Bullet Suite 2007 review
The Magic Bullet Suite 2007 combines two core colour-correction plug-ins – Looks and Colorista – with two helpful utilities: Frames and Instant HD.
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RE:Vision Effects Effections V7 review
Effections is a bundle of RE:Vision Effects plug-ins, which are generally creative and technical tools, rather than whizzy artistic filters.
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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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Universal Type Server review
Universal Type Server is a font-management system that aims to make things easy for small design studios, while providing a huge amount of flexibility for big companies.
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Magnetar SDX review
The Magnetar SDX is a whopper of a workstatio, measuring 62cm-x-22cm-x-425cm and weighing only slightly less than a baby elephant. If you think that Apple’s Mac Pro is too girly, then this is the workstation for you.
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Vision Q64 Overdrive review
CAD2’s Vision Q64 OverDrive is plain, inexpensive, but still relatively powerful and an ideal first buy for a 3D artist taking their first career steps.
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Adobe Director 11 review
Director has been notable by its absence in the successive Master Collections, so it’s refreshing to see this old stalwart of the multimedia-authoring brigade decked out in Adobe’s new livery.
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Acer Aspire EasyStore review
While clearly aimed at home users, the Aspire EasyStore offers much that will appeal to small studios – such as ease of use, speedy media delivery, and appealing design.
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Poser Pro review
Now owned by Smith Micro, Poser Pro is built on the Poser 7 character-animation solution and comes with that version’s Generation 2 family of fully rigged figures.
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Microsoft Expression Media 2 review
Media 2 is the only part of Microsoft’s Studio that runs on a Mac. Offering better import options and organizational ability than the original, Media 2 also supports XAML, Design and Encoder XEJ formats.