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News » E-on Software a Safe Harbor blog E-on Software to Ship Vue 10 Early November 0 Posted by Marc Leitner October 14, 2011 Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, the leader in Digital Nature solutions has announced the formal unveiling of its upcoming Vue 10 product line - scheduled for release early November, 2011. Among other significant advances, this new release introduces a number of major enhancements such as spline and road tools, a new rock technology, streamlined terrain editing, a physical water shading engine along with significant improvements in overall rendering performance and artistic control. Release Schedule and Product Lineup E-on software expects to release the entire Vue 10 product line early November 2011*. The Vue 10 product line is built around the same three-tiered structure: Vue 10 for CG Professionals: Vue Infinite and Vue xStream. Offers CG professionals premiere solutions for creating exceptionally rich and realistic Digital Nature environments with seamless integration into any production workflow. Vue 10 for 3D Artists: Vue Esprit, Vue Studio and Vue Complete. Provides 3D artists with powerful modular applications to create rich 3D Digital Nature scenery and landscapes. Vue 10 for 3D Enthusiasts: Vue Pioneer and Theme-Packs, Vue 3D SuperHero and Vue Frontier. Published by Cornucopia3D and powered by e-on software, these products feature content-filled, easy-to-use scenic nature creation for home and family use, with Vue Frontier specifically dedicated to Poser™ and Daz|Studio™ users. *Professional solutions will ship first, followed closely by products for 3D Artists and 3D Enthusiasts. Next Generation Features Capitalizing on breakthrough technologies introduced in previous versions, Vue 10 adds a number of new and extended features such as: Spline and Road Tools: Vue 10 includes a comprehensive spline toolkit that can be used for EcoSystems, terrain effects, building roads or creating objects. An automatic Path-finding algorithm can also be used to build realistic roads at the surface of terrains. Dynamic Rocks: Vue 10 features a library of dynamic rock templates that can be used to instantly create single rocks, groups of rocks, or use them in EcoSystems. Each time the user creates a rock from a template, a new and unique variation will be generated. Water Shading Engine and Physical Transparency: Physical water adds absorption and scattering parameters to allow for realistic light absorption in the body of water. Ocean waves now accurately affect incident light to produce realistic underwater caustics. Render Comparison: The new render display dialog now lets the user stack and compare previous renders. Users can overlay and compare 2 renders (including multi-pass layers) and use HDR difference tools for in depth analysis. Lightweight render clones can be created to test various postprocessing effects, without altering the original render. EcoSystem Phase and Lean-out Control: Vue 10 lets the user individually control the phase (animation offset) of animated elements inside EcoSystem populations for creating more natural animations. Phase is totally user-controllable on a per instance basis, using the function graph. EcoSystem Lean-out Control lets the user define how the EcoSystem instances lean out towards zones of lower density. Terrain Editing Improvements: Users can now precisely preview the active zones when painting with a brush that has Environment Constraints applied. A new Custom 3D terrain brush is added to the brush collection. Mask rotation can also be enabled/disabled when painting in the terrain editor. Material painting in the terrain editor is markedly improved. A new Strata3D node is added for the creation of realistic canyon walls and stratified rock formations. And much more! Edge-based Anti-Aliasing: A new edge-based anti-aliasing algorithm is added to complement the previous color-based anti-aliasing strategy. Both AA settings can be configured independently. Improved Depth of Field and Motion Blur. Up to 30% Faster Rendering Speed: Significant internal optimizations made to Vue 10’s rendering engine will result in dramatically accelerated rendering. And much more: new "Main View Defined" Aspect Ratio, Multiple Camera Aspect Ratio Variation, Improved Render Area, Texture Projection Node, Mixed Materials Alpha Channel, Collada Morph Targets... Plus all the new features introduced in Vue 9.5 such as GPU Anti-Aliasing, FastHybrid Depth of Field, Atmosphere Relighting, Localized Cloud Layers, Advanced Cloud Control, Interactive Texture Placement, Custom Star Maps and more. More details on the new features as well as the complete description pages will be published at the time of release. Vue 10 xStream / Infinite Pre-Release Versions Immediately Available Users of Vue xStream or Vue Infinite under maintenance will receive the upgrade to the corresponding Vue 10 product at no charge, and if desired, can download a pre-release version of their Vue 10 upgrade immediately. More information on e-on software’s maintenance plans can be found at:http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/EON.html Vue 10 xStream and Vue 10 Infinite are expected to ship in the first half of November 2011. Customers who purchased Vue 9.5 xStream or Infinite within 30 days of the release of Vue 10 will receive Vue 10 at no cost as part of the Free 30 Day Maintenance included with all new purchases. Vue 9 Esprit, Studio or Complete users who enrolled in e-on's product subscription program will receive their upgrade to Vue 10 for free as soon as the product is released (early November). E-on Software Ships LumenRT Review Release 1.3 0 Posted by Marc Leitner September 7, 2011 NEW SKETCHUP "FACE ME" BILLBOARD SUPPORT AND COMPANY LOGO PERSONALIZATION Beaverton, Oregon — e-on software the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, today announced the availability of a new update for LumenRT Review for SketchUp, the company's revolutionary new real-time 3D product for the visualization of architectural projects. The new release adds support for SketchUp "Face Me" billboards together with the ability to add the user’s company logo on LiveCubes. Billboard objects always face the camera and can dramatically improve performance by allowing complex objects to be defined with far fewer polygons while maintaining a 3D look and feel. Billboard support is particularly handy for the creation of plants, bushes, grass fields, or when adding people in the scene. LumenRT LiveCubes are rapidly becoming a popular medium in many Architectural firms to present attention-grabbing projects to clients and associates. The ability to add a firm’s logo directly to the LiveCube helps to further enhance corporate identity and brand image. LumenRT users may download this new release for free, directly from e-on's website. Pricing and Availability LumenRT Review for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro is currently available from Safe Harbor for $172.99 (special introductory price). LumenRT is a 32 & 64 bits application, designed for the Windows® 32/64 bits XP, Vista and Windows 7 as well as Intel Mac OS X platforms (v10.6+). Click here for more information, detailed system requirements and purchasing options. About e-on software E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries. E-on software products were used in feature films such as as "Thor", "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans", "Despicable Me", "The Wolf Man", "2012", "Lovely Bones", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land of the Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Smallville", "Battlestar Gallactica", "Caprica", "Stargate Atlantis", "Stargate Continuum", and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight. E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature scenery. Safe Harbor Computers and e-on Software to Host Webinar for 3D Professionals 0 Posted by Marc Leitner July 13, 2011 Waukesha, WI—July 13, 2011—Safe Harbor Computers, a leading supplier to video and 3D animation professionals, today announced that they will be hosting a webinar with e-on Software, leaders in 3D sky, light and nature technologies. The webinar will feature in-depth presentations and demonstrations of e-on’s flagship Vue product line as well as some of its newly introduced products such as LumenRT and Carbon Scatter. Open to all 3D professionals and enthusiasts, attendees will see how Digital Nature can be incorporated into their workflow and how these award winning solutions are helping the world's leading CG and FX studios to deliver stunning results. With Dave Burdick from e-on Software presenting, users working in 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave 3D, Cinema 4D and Softimage will have the opportunity to learn how they can create complete, hyper-realistic 3D environments without leaving their favorite application. From architectural visualization to film and broadcast, the free webinar is available to anyone looking to integrate high quality scenery into a professional production pipeline. Exclusive show specials from Safe Harbor will be made available to all attendees at the end of the presentation. Event details: Date: Tuesday, July 26 Time: 1:00 pm, CST. Registration: Send an email to marc@sharbor.com with "e-on webinar registration" in the subject line. A confirmation email will be sent shortly after with log in instructions. About Safe Harbor Celebrating 24 years of business, Safe Harbor has become one of the most trusted resellers in the multimedia industry, providing quality products and outstanding customer service to a wide range of creative artists. With a clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate website, Safe Harbor has built a reliable reputation as an industry leader. Look to Safe Harbor for quality editing and animation software and hardware, as well as for a professional and personable experience. For more information, visit: http://www.sharbor.com http://www.facebook.com/SafeHarborComputers http://www.twitter.com/SafeHarborComp http://www.youtube.com/SafeHarborComputers About e-on software E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries. E-on software products were used in feature films such as as "Thor", "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans", "Despicable Me", "The Wolf Man", "2012", "Lovely Bones", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land of the Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Smallville", "Battlestar Gallactica", "Caprica", "Stargate Atlantis", "Stargate Continuum", and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight. E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature scenery. E-on Software Ships LumenRT Review Release 1.2 0 Posted by Marc Leitner July 13, 2011 Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, recently announced the availability of a new update for LumenRT Review for SketchUp, the company's revolutionary new real-time 3D product for the visualization of architectural projects. The new release adds the ability to process larger models such as large structures and cities with greater speed. The auto-scale lighting feature can improve performance by 30% to 300% depending on the size of the model with a resulting tradeoff of lower lighting quality. The new build also adds several quality and reliability enhancements to improve overall performance and stability. As an example, new optimizations in Release 1.2 can lead to a 14x gain on pre-processing time! LumenRT users may download this important new release for free, directly from e-on's website. Industry Recognition and Early Adopters Testimonials After just over a month since commercial release, the 3D World CG Awards 2011 jury, composed of 17 industry experts, nominated LumenRT for the Plug-in of the Year award! This industry recognition is echoed by current LumenRT users. Following is a short collection of the feedback e-on software is receiving: "LumenRT offers a solution that is better looking, simpler to navigate, and protects the work file. This is very good for us and our clients!", Ronen Bekerman, owner of Polytown Studio. Read Ronen's User profile at www.lumenrt.com/showcase. "The ability to share the entire model in an easily navigable, visually pleasing is a great feature and could really help when you're explaining design intent to clients!", Ben Kitching, 3D Consultant at Jigsaw. "LumenRT provides the flexibility and freedom to quickly set up, output, and browse the virtual scene! The high-fidelity output creates a very nice impression and impact.", Xijin Cai. Gaze at Xijin's fantastic work with LumenRT at www.lumenrt.com/showcase. "I was amazed the first time I saw LumenRT in action. I love the speed at which it converts my SketchUp models to real-time LiveCubes. The rendering quality and the way LumenRT converts and animates my textures is fantastic! And taking snapshots or creating animations is so easy!", Oscar Chacón Rodríguez. Pricing and Availability LumenRT Review for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro is available from Safe Harbor for $174.99. LumenRT is a 32 & 64 bits application, designed for the Windows® 32/64 bits XP, Vista and Windows 7 as well as Intel Mac OS X platforms (v10.6+). To gain better insight into how LumenRT operates, a set of sample LumenRT LiveCubes™ and some electronic documentation is available for download at www.lumenrt.com/download. More information is available here. Carbon Scatter for Maya and Cinema 4D Released 0 Posted by Marc Leitner July 8, 2011 e-on software, the leader in Digital Nature solutions today announced that the highly anticipated versions of Carbon Scatter for Maya and Cinema 4D are immediately available! Users of Carbon Scatter Multi and Multi-CE get the new plugins for free. Carbon Scatter is the easiest and most straightforward solution for creating complex and detailed populations using the native instancing technologies of 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema4D. Carbon Scatter integrates e-on's patented EcoSystem™ algorithms directly inside the end user's favorite 3D application, allowing the population of native scenes with millions of instances and rendering them with the user's renderer of choice. Some of the key features of Carbon Scatter include: Automated Smart Scattering: Carbon Scatter does not merely scatter the objects randomly across the underlying surface, but actually computes where to place them according to the relief of the underlying geometry. For example, as in nature, more trees will grow on flat terrains than on steep slopes, and no objects will be placed where they are likely to "fall down". Paint Objects and Plants with the EcoPainter (3ds Max and C4D): The EcoSystem painter tool (EcoPainter) lets the user interactively paint instances over any surface (or group of surfaces). Painted instances can be attached to the underlying surface so they move together with the surface, or they can be independent. Painting can be performed with a mouse or with a tablet, which gives you the ability to control additional parameters through pressure. Advanced EcoSystem Control: Multiple plants can be dragged from the plant browser into the EcoSystem population list, making the preparation of complex EcoSystems much quicker. When painting EcoSystems, users can paint with the underlying EcoSystem material rules applied, so that, for instance, the influence of slope and altitude or the sizing rules are taken into account. Powerful Layered EcoSystem Materials and Function Graph EcoSystems behave just like regular materials. A single EcoSystem material can have any number of layers, each layer with its own population list and full set of controls.Users can easily influence EcoSystem populations according to altitude, slope or orientation, or even take advantage of Carbon Scatter's powerful function graph to control almost every aspect of the population. For example, artists can use a fractal noise generator to control the distribution instances, or use a bitmap to limit distribution to specific areas. On top of this, the population density can also depend on time. And more: compatibility with SolidGrowthCS plant technology, over 100 SolidGrowthCS plant species available, free unlimited network rendering nodes, support for animated proxies... Pricing and Availability Carbon Scatter is available in English for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (32 and 64 bit), and on Mac OSX 10.5+ (Mac Intel only, 32 and 64 bit). Versions: Carbon Scatter comes in 3 flavors: Carbon Scatter Single, Carbon Scatter Multi and Carbon Scatter Multi-CE (Content Edition). Carbon Scatter Single ($174.99) can be used with one of the compatible applications installed on your system (choice of the host application is done upon order). It will work with all compatible renderers for the selected host application (e.g. mental ray and V-Ray for 3ds Max). Carbon Scatter Multi ($269.99) can be used with all compatible applications and renderers installed on your system. Carbon Scatter Multi-CE ($359.99) includes over 100 SolidGrowthCS plants and can be used with all compatible applications and renderers installed on your system. Carbon Scatter Multi-CE for Vue Infinite Users ($184.99) includes special price for owners of Vue Infinite. Carbon Scatter Multi-CE for Vue xStream Users ($184.99) includes special price for owners of Vue xStream. Carbon Scatter Single and Carbon Scatter Multi ship with a small collection of 8 SolidGrowthCS plant species. Carbon Scatter Multi-CE ships with over 100+ SolidGrowthCS Plant Species (Carbon Scatter Multi-CE plant species cannot be read by Carbon Scatter Single or Multi). Compatible Renderers: mental ray and V-Ray (1.5 and 2) for 3ds Max 2009 to 2012. mental ray and V-Ray (1.5 and 2) for Maya 2009 to 2012. native renderer for Cinema 4D R11.5 and R12. For more information about e-on Software, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/EON.html. Announcing the "3D Environment Competition 2011" 0 Posted by Marc Leitner July 7, 2011 e-on software, the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, in association with Maxon, Google SketchUp, Pixologic, 3D Total, Ballistic Publishing, 3D World Magazine, CG Society, and Cornucopia3D , recently announced the sixth edition of the "3D Environment Competition", designed to showcase the capabilities of 3D technology for CG environments. Any version of Vue - including Pioneer and the Personal Learning Edition (PLE) which are available at no charge- can be used to enter the competition (standalone or in combination with any other 3D application). Users may also use Carbon Scatter, e-on software’s instancing plugin for 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema4D. Judging will be based solely on the quality, realism and artistic merit of the entries, not on the software version used to create them. With 9 prestigious judges representing the different fields of the 3D Industry, this competition is a unique chance for artists to have their work exposed to the eyes of industry experts, as well as winning an extensive set of 3D tools and resources. Get Noticed! The "3D Environment Competition 2011" judges are all leading figures in the world of 3D graphics, from the Motion Picture, Game, to Media and Broadcast industries: Paul Huston – Senior Digital Matte Artist, Industrial Light & Magic Dark Hoffman – Freelance Digital Artist, Pixomondo Mikael Genachte - Lead Environment Painter, Rhythm and Hues Eran Dinur - Compositing Supervisor, Brainstorm Digital Stephane Belin – Senior Concept Artist, Blizzard Entertainment Susumu Yukuhiro – Matte Painting Supervisor, Whiskytree Tom Greenway – Editor, 3DTotal.com Steve Jarratt – Editor, 3D World magazine Paul Hellard – Editor, CGSociety.org Win an Extensive Set of 3D Tools and Resources! The winner of the "3D Environment Competition 2011" will receive over $6,200 worth of prizes including: Vue 9.5 xStream ($1,495), 3D Total Mega Bundle (>$1200), Cinema 4D Prime Release R12 ($995), Pixologic Zbrush 4 ($699), Google SketchUp Pro 8 ($495), Carbon Scatter Multi CE ($395), LumenRT Review for SketchUp ($295), d'Artiste Character Modeling Volume 1, 2 & 3 ($225), 1 year subscription to 3D World magazine ($150), 1 year subscription to 3D Creative and 2D Artist magazines ($81.2), $100 voucher for Cornucopia3D content, Realism in Vue Training book, ($59.95), and a 1 year CGSociety Membership ($29.95). The first runner up will receive Vue 9.5 Infinite ($995), Pixologic Zbrush 4 ($699), Google SketchUp Pro 8 ($495), LumenRT Review for SketchUp ($295), d'Artiste Digital Painting Volume 1 & 2 ($150), 1 year subscription to 3D World magazine ($150), 1 year subscription to 3D Creative and 2D Artist magazines ($81.2), $75 voucher for Cornucopia3D content, Realism in Vue Training book ($59.95), and a 1 year CGSociety Membership ($29.95). The second runner up will receive Vue 9 Complete ($599), Google SketchUp Pro 8 ($495), LumenRT Review for SketchUp ($295), 1 year subscription to 3D World magazine ($150), 1 year subscription to 3D Creative and 2D Artist magazines ($81.2), d'Artiste Concept Art ($75), Realism in Vue Training book ($59.95), $50 voucher for Cornucopia3D content, and a 1 year CGSociety Membership ($29.95). Submissions start July 6, 2011 and end August 31, 2011. The winners of the competition will be announced on September 8, 2011. More information and submission guidelines are available at: www.e-onsoftware.com/competition. Safe Harbor Computers to Exhibit at 2011 IVA Filmmakers Expo 0 Posted by Marc Leitner June 7, 2011 Waukesha, WI – June 7, 2011 – Safe Harbor Computers, a leading supplier to video and 3D animation professionals, today announced that they will be exhibiting at the 5th annual Illinois Videographers Association Midwest Expo, June 28, 2011. Demonstrating unique features of the Atomos Ninja, alongside the power of Safe Harbor’s custom-built Tsunami and Mac Pro workstations, attendees will experience hands-on benefits of the latest hardware and software. The Atomos Ninja, a rugged and portable 10-bit field recorder for video cameras and DSLRs with HDMI, will be mounted to a Sony video camera for demonstration purposes. The battery-powered unit takes the live uncompressed HDMI feed from a camcorder and saves it to a 2.5" hard drive in the 10-bit ProRes format with 4:2:2 quality, bypassing the compression cameras use when saving HD video to tape or memory card. The captured ProRes files can then be immediately edited in Final Cut Pro without Log and Transfer or any type of transcoding needed. The ProRes clips will also play in Premiere Pro CS5.5 for PC users. Functionality will be demonstrated on both platforms. Also featured will be Safe Harbor’s custom built Tsunami workstations powered by Adobe Production Premium CS5.5 and NVIDIA Quadro by PNY. The Mercury Playback Engine at the heart of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 is NVIDIA GPU-accelerated, 64-bit native, architected for the future—enabling users to work more fluidly on projects in SD, HD, 2K, 4K, and beyond. Safe Harbor staff and experienced video editor Jeff Pulera will be available for questions as he demonstrates this powerful setup with the Atomos Ninja. An Apple Mac Pro workstation will also be on display with unique configurations tailored to specific editing needs. Literature, raffle prizes, exclusive show specials and coupons will be available to all attendees at the Safe Harbor booth. Jeff will also be discussing the various performance levels of Tsunami and how Safe Harbor can work with customers to meet specific needs and budgets. Show attendees will be able to visit the booth, talk with video professionals, and learn how the Atomos Ninja, with an optimized workstation from Safe Harbor, helps to maximize production workflows. This year's IVA Expo features: World-class filmmakers 6 incredible presentations Hands-on trade show Live camera/production workshop featuring a live mock wedding Safe Harbor demonstrations Exclusive show specials Much, much more! More information and registration is available at http://www.ivaexpo.com/. For an in-depth review of the Atomos Ninja, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/products-xtra/2054.html. For more information about custom Tsunami and Mac Pro workstations, please visit http://www.sharbor.com/build-yours/. About Safe Harbor Celebrating 24 years of business, Safe Harbor has become one of the most trusted resellers in the multimedia industry, providing quality products and outstanding customer service to a wide range of creative artists. With a clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate website, Safe Harbor has built a reliable reputation as an industry leader. Look to Safe Harbor for quality editing and animation software and hardware, as well as for a professional and personable experience. Safe Harbor's Ready-To-Edit Tsunami Workstations are extremely high-quality, highly reliable systems backed by renowned customer service. All components are brand-name, non-OEM products and carry full manufacturer warranties - proprietary drivers or technology are never used. System boards are certified compatible by capture card manufacturers. Each system must pass rigorous testing procedures and a full burn-in period before it is shipped. For more information, visit: http://www.sharbor.com http://www.facebook.com/SafeHarborComputers http://www.twitter.com/SafeHarborComp http://www.youtube.com/SafeHarborComputers About Illinois Videographers Association Established in 1996, the Illinois Videographers Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the continuing education of all videographers from professional to amateur. Monthly meetings on various videography topics and trends are held at The Double-Tree Suites in Wood Dale, IL. LumenRT Review for SketchUp Now Shipping! 0 Posted by Marc Leitner May 27, 2011 Visit your Projects in Real-Time with Accurately Simulated Lighting LumenRT is our revolutionary new product for the visualization of architectural projects in real-time 3D with photo-real illumination. Thanks to LumenRT, architects no longer have to choose between high-quality images and real-time visualization: They can walk or fly through their designs and experience the true quality of light in fully interactive 3D! LumenRT Review for SketchUp works with both the free and the Pro versions of SketchUp. Technological Revolution Accurate lighting, shadows and reflections are an essential component of most architectural projects. LumenRT captures all the subtleties of natural illumination by performing a physically accurate simulation of the light in the scene which produces vivid, life-like results. LumenRT's incredible ease-of-use, immersive navigation, and high-fidelity imagery is the result of many years of intensive research. We are proud to hold a number of patents on the key underlying technologies which serve as the framework for LumenRT. Pricing and Availability LumenRT Review for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro is currently on special at the introductory price of $189.99. LumenRT is a 32 & 64 bits application, designed for the Windows® 32/64 bits XP, Vista and 7 as well as Intel Mac OS X platforms (v10.6+). Click here for detailed system requirements and more information. Now Shipping Vue 9.5 from E-on Software 0 Posted by Marc Leitner May 5, 2011 Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software, the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, announced today the immediate availability of Vue 9.5 xStream and Infinite, its professional solutions for the creation, animation and rendering of natural 3D environments. New features of Vue 9.5 Vue xStream and Vue Infinite are the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environments. Vue Infinite operates as a standalone application while Vue xStream works seamlessly inside 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, LightWave and Cinema4D. Specifically designed for graphics professionals, these products combine a multitude of cutting edge features that easily integrate into existing production pipelines. (Advanced Cloud Control) Release 9.5 of Vue adds a number of important new features including: Interactive Texture Placement: a new texture manipulation gizmo allows texture maps to be rotated and scaled interactively, directly on the mesh. Users can now place and rotate textures to any position, angle and scale and preview the result in real-time. Fast Hybrid Depth of Field: Vue 9.5 features a new hybrid 2.5D algorithm to allow depth of field (DOF) to be rendered 4 times faster than traditional DOF methods. Advanced Cloud Control: editing, animating and cloud rendering performance greatly improved. Cloud restriction zones allow users to include and edit out specific cloud regions. The new cloud offset animation capability produces breathtaking renders of clouds sweeping over terrains and other scene objects. Multiple UV Layers: support for models containing separate UV layers (e.g. diffuse, bump, specular, noise, dirt, etc) is now included for better compatibility with other 3D applications. Atmospheric Relighting: the Vue relighting functionality was extended to allow adjustment of all ambient and indirect lighting. GPU Accelerated Anti-Aliasing: Vue will now use the additional processing power of the GPU to accelerate the anti-aliasing of thin polygon meshes. MDD File Format: Vue 9.5 now supports the MDD file format which allows morphed meshes to be captured as exact geometry for each animation frame. Improved EcoPainting: in 3ds Max and Cinema4D, EcoSystem painting on native objects is now done through the entire brush (instead of just the brush center). This results in much more accurate control of the painted instances. Custom Star Maps: custom "deep space" maps can be loaded as an alternative to the standard Vue stars. Users can even load images of distant constellations. Many other improvements such as vector quantization node, frame labeling, velocity pass in render buffer, composite layers for matte shadow and reflection materials also added. More information on the new features of Vue 9.5 is available online at:http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/EON.html (Limiting Cloud Zones) Pricing information: Vue 9.5 is available free of charge for all users under maintenance. Users of Vue 9 who are not under maintenance and wish to advance to Vue 9.5 should purchase maintenance today - they will receive Vue 9.5 and the Vue 10 upgrade free of charge. More information on e-on software’s maintenance plans can be found at: http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/EON.html Customers who purchased Vue 9 xStream or Infinite within 30 days of the release of Vue 9.5 will automatically receive Vue 9.5 at no cost as part of the Free 30 Day Maintenance included with all new purchases. For detailed pricing and upgrades, please visit: http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/EON.html (Interactive Texture Placement) Availability Vue 9.5 xStream and Vue 9.5 Infinite are available in English for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, and on Mac OSX 10.5+ (Mac Intel only), for both 32 and 64 bit. Vue 9.5 xStream is compatible with the following renderers*: 3ds Max 7 to 2012: MentalRay (integrated and MR satellites), V-Ray Maya 6 to 2012: MentalRay (integrated and MR satellites), V-Ray, Maya Software Softimage | XSI 5.1 to 2012: MentalRay (integrated and MR satellites) Cinema 4D R9.6 to R12: native renderer LightWave 9.3 to 10: native renderer Check the Vue 9.5 xStream requirements for more compatibility information. * Other renderers are under consideration. About e-on software E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries. E-on software products were used in feature films such as as "Thor", "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans", "Despicable Me", "The Wolf Man", "2012", "Lovely Bones", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land of the Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Smallville", "Battlestar Gallactica", "Caprica", "Stargate Atlantis", "Stargate Continuum", and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight. E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature scenery. E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a European office in Paris, France. E-on Software Showcases LumenRT Videos 0 Posted by Marc Leitner April 18, 2011 April 15, 2011. Beaverton, Oregon: e-on software the leader in 3D sky, light and nature technologies, today announced the imminent release of LumenRT, the company’s revolutionary new product for the visualization of architectural projects in real-time 3D with photo-real illumination. LumenRT Review for SketchUp, the first product of the line, will work with both the free and the Pro versions of SketchUp. Sample pictures and videos uploaded to the lumenrt.com website showcase the amazing quality of the real-time visualizations produced by the product. Beyond Static Renders: High Fidelity Real-Time Visualization Thanks to LumenRT, architects no longer have to choose between high-quality images and real-time visualization: They can walk or fly through their designs and experience the true quality of light in fully interactive 3D! Designed to provide high fidelity visualization with accurate lighting including Global Illumination, shadows and reflections, LumenRT is the ideal solution for: Creating a virtual interactive showroom Demonstrating and sharing design concepts Visualizing 3D models in client presentations Exposing projects in fully real-time photo-realistic 3D Revolutionary Capabilities LumenRT provides a number of revolutionary capabilities to breathe life into 3D designs including: A More Engaging User Experience which allow clients and co-workers to interact with designs in a much more immersive and exciting manner. No Need for Specialized Viewing Software since LumenRT LiveCubes are shared as self running files that play on PC and Mac platforms. Just click and run – it’s as simple as that. Seamless Background Processing allows models to be transformed into LumenRT LiveCubes with a single mouse click, rendering in the background while you continue to work. Visit lumenrt.com for the Latest News and Views The new lumenrt.com website provides the latest, most up-to-date information on LumenRT, showcasing capabilities, tutorials, and user spotlights. The inaugural content provides a look at the first videos and images which highlight the power and key features of LumenRT. More content will be added regularly. LumenRT Review for SketchUp and SketchUp Pro is scheduled for release very soon. Pricing information will be disclosed at the time of release. Visit www.lumenrt.com for more information. About e-on software E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. Offering a wide array of Digital Nature products and applications, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries. E-on software products were used in feature films such as as "Avatar", "Clash of the Titans", "Despicable Me", "The Wolf Man", "2012", "Lovely Bones", "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", "GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra", "The Proposal", "Land of the Lost", "Terminator 4, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Indiana Jones 4", "Monster Vs Aliens", "Australia", "The Spiderwick Chronicles", "KungFu Panda", "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and TV series such as "Smallville", "Battlestar Gallactica", "Caprica", "Stargate Atlantis", "Stargate Continuum", and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software's Spotlights section: www.e-onsoftware.com/spotlight. E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer's creativity. By investing significant resources into research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning Digital Nature scenery. E-on software is based in Beaverton, Oregon with a European office in Paris, France. Older posts »

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