Computer Graphics World -October/November 2011 (gnv64) torrent

Computer Graphics World - October/November 2011
English | 66 Pages | True PDF | 11MB
Official site : http://www.cgw.com
Departments
2 Editor’s Note iCons and Icons
The industry lost the creative genius behind Apple, Pixar, and more with the passing of Steve Jobs. Elsewhere, Terra Nova captures viewers’ attention on TV, while Puss in Boots is poised to do likewise at the theater.
4 Spotlight
Products Adobe’s Flash Player 11, AIR 3. Wacom’s Cintiq 24HD.
HP’s ZR line, LE2202x displays. News Khronos enriches cross-platform
3D graphics with OpenGL 4.2. Graphics add-in board shipments decline.
CGW ’s SIGGRAPH Silver Edge Awards.
56 Portfolio - The Art of Pixar
60 Review - Autodesk’s 3ds Max 2012
63 Back Products - Recent hardware and software releases.

Features
10 Holy Frijole!
Puss in Boots gets a digital makeover after landing a starring role in a film with a large cast of unique characters, a beanstalk that shoots to the sky, and a world made of clouds. By Barbara Robertson
18 Technical Knockout - For Real Steel, robots perform admirably in the ring, thanks to image based
capture. By Barbara Robertson
42 Turning Back Time - Terra Nova sets a high bar for visual effects on television, with stunning
futuristic and prehistoric settings, and numerous dinosaurs. By Courtney Howard
46 Digital Fine Art - Re-creating China’s ancient past using 21st century computer technology. By Doug King

Also:
From Ground Zero 49
Scared Silly 52
Growth in the CG Market 62
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