3D software review | Adobe’s Creative Suite CS6 (6)

| Applications, Reviews | 24/04/2012 12:00pm adobe_cs6

Get the lowdown on Photoshop CS6, After Effects CS6, Premiere Pro CS6 and all the key reviews from Adobe’s latest design, video and web suite. Watch new features videos here too…

Hardware review: Armari Magnetar X32-AW1275D4 (3DW)

| Hardware, Reviews | 20/04/2012 16:45pm armari_x32_aw1275d4_chassis

Armari provides another finely designed example of the awesome power available from Intel’s eight-core workstation processors, says James Morris

Hardware review: Workstation Specialists WS 2850

| Hardware, Reviews | 19/04/2012 17:21pm TDW156.r_ws.tower_new

James Morris puts Intel’s latest eight-core Xeon processor through its paces. Do we have a new rendering maestro?

3D software review: MentalCore 1.0

| Applications, Reviews | 12/04/2012 15:00pm TDW154.r_mcore.ao

Does the release of MentalCore mean people might finally stop complaining about mental ray for Maya? Paul Champion finds out

3D software review: Monsters GT 7 for After Effects

| Applications, Reviews | 12/04/2012 14:45pm TDW154.r_monstersgt.03

The new release of effects suite Monsters GT is half the price and, as Christopher Kenworthy reveals, it’s packed with unique effects

3D software review: KeyShot 3

| Applications, Reviews | 12/04/2012 14:12pm Keyshot render of car

The new iteration of Luxion’s renderer features an enhanced interface and workflow, and promises better ease of use. Steve Jarratt investigates…

Software review: Reality 2

| Applications, Reviews | 29/03/2012 13:38pm r.reality2_starhawk

Cirstyn Bech-Yagher finds out if Pret-a-3D’s export plug-in to LuxRender shows ready-to-render content in a whole new light

Hardware review: 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro

| Hardware, Reviews | 26/03/2012 12:49pm TDW155.r_3dconnex.mouse2

3D World gets to grips with the latest controller from 3Dconnexion, which offers natural navigation for 3D artists

Hardware review: Wacom Intuos5 touch M

| Hardware, Reviews | 26/03/2012 12:31pm Intuos 5

3D World road-tests the gesture support in Wacom’s latest graphics tablet and discovers multi-touch feels good

Software review: Sapphire 6 for After Effects

| Applications, Reviews | 20/03/2012 11:32am TDW153.r_sapphire.saph2

Christopher Kenworthy tests this suite of visual effects, updated for increased speed and control and given a host of new presets

Software review: Vue 10 Infinite

| Applications, Reviews | 19/03/2012 15:26pm TDW153.r_vue10.cov1_new

Novices will discover perhaps the most flexible and powerful natural design software available in the industry, while long-term users will find a new set of tools that will greatly improve their work, says Dax Pandhi

iPad app review: Forger 1.0

| iPad app, Reviews | 19/03/2012 10:35am The app’s welcome screen provides you with one-touch access to base meshes and last saved files

Forger is a powerful, portable digital sculpting app for the iPad. If you’ve ever wished you could dive into ZBrush or Mudbox to do a quick sculpt on the go then this is the tool for you

Software review: iClone5 Pro

| Applications, Reviews | 12/03/2012 14:45pm iClone's new toon shader

Real-time 3D animation tool, iClone, has everything you need to set up your directorial 
debut. But is it too limited, asks Paul Champion?

Workstation review: InterPro IPW-SB [i7-G3] (ATI Edition)

| Hardware, Reviews | 30/01/2012 09:53am workstation_interpro

Find out why, whether you’re modelling or rendering, the IPW-SB reigns supreme, as James Morris puts the Sandy-Bridge based InterPro through its paces

Workstation review: Scan 3XS Core i7 Hex Core

| Hardware, Reviews | 27/01/2012 15:51pm workstation_scan

Intel updates its Sandy Bridge line to include six-core processors, with impressive results, says James Morris