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IN THE MAGAZINE

50 VFX Tips
Tricks and techniques for successful visual effects and postproduction work. Our panel of experts provide their advice on:

Preparation & general tips
Greenscreen
Pyrotechnics: smoke and fire
Understanding render layers
Compositing
Grading and colour correction

Machinima grows up
The early shorts looked crude, but machinima is evolving fast. We investigate the new breed of specialist real-time animation tools, and ask whether it‘s time for 3D artists to give the medium its second life

Why 3D will survive the recession
Leading 3D facilities tell us how they expect to survive the global economic downturn — but why your next pay rise may not be as big as you expected

Crowd animation in Doctor Who
Lord of the Rings crowd tool Massive made its debut in a TV series this month, in the new series of Doctor Who. The Mill talks us through the VFX

Masterclasses
Discover how to simulate wet fur using Houdini 9‘s fluid dynamics and hair systems; and set up a timelapse animation of a rusting can in LightWave 3D

On test this issue
Reviews include: rock Xtreme 770-T9300 laptop, Nuke 5.0, Antics 3.0, Artlantis Studio 2.0, Maya 2008 Extensions 1 & 2

Your technical questions answered
Applications covered this issue include: 3ds Max, Bryce, Carrara, Cinema 4D, Fusion, Lightwave 3D, Maya, Shade, Shake, XSI

ON THE CD
$182 of assets, including models, textures and video training

6 Turbo Squid models
Assorted stock models, plus five tileable textures (3DS, MAX, OBJ)

20 Audiomotion mocap moves
Professional run, jump and weapon movements (FBX)

Dosch Design and aXYZ design effects assets
Animated backgrounds, effects clips and stock audio

Gnomonology video training
26-minute Maya tutorial on the basics of sprite rendering

Vue video training
Geekatplay Studio‘s tutorial on creating an Asian temple