PFtrack

Ever wonder how they make animals talk? This is a program that does the trick. It does object tracking.

http://www.thepixelfarm.co.uk/products/products.aspx?PID=3

Kinder Choco Sticks

Here is a commercial done with Realflow. I think it's amazing..

http://www.postdreamer.com/video/305_kinder

Making Tentacles

Here is a video demo of a cool script written by Moutafis Nick. It does tentacles.

http://www.vimeo.com/3189363/


You can find the script from this site:

http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/tentacles

FumeFX for Mental Ray

Our beloved FumeFX now does Mental Ray! Also go to their gallery section. They have some cool fire and smoke effects.

http://www.afterworks.com/FumeFX.asp?ID=13

Trail and Milky Way Render Effects

Many people like to do that "comet in space" effect. Here is a link to 2 excellent tools to help. There are render effects for 3DS Max. The site is in Russian. The Trail effect produces streaks from particles. The Milky Way puts stars in the background.


http://lastjedioutpost.ru/Plug-ins.htm

Bjork - All is Full of Love

Check this old music video out. It was done in Softimage by Glassworks.

Realflow Demo

Realflow demo. There's some cool water stuff here..

http://www.realflow.com/img/videos/showreel_2008_sound.html

Autodesk 3ds Max 2010

I can't wait to get my touchy little fingers on these new features! They sound amazing. The best part of the year for me is when they release a new version.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7658360

Vray

Here is an article on VRay. It talks about VRay's strengths and weaknesses. I had hoped the author would compare it with Mental Ray, but he didn't. He remained civilized.

http://www.cgchannel.com/news/viewfeature.jsp?newsid=8361

Benjamin Button

Check this video out. I was at SIGGRAPH a number couple of years ago, and saw this facial capture technique on display. I thought to myself it'll be a while before we see this in movies. I had no idea it was sooner.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ed_ulbrich_shows_how_benjamin_button_got_his_face.html