Media & Entertainment Products

. 3ds Max 8 is now shipping .
To purchase, or for further details, email Loretta, or call (732)356-7773, x101.

3ds Max 8 offers 3D artists advanced Character Development features into its fully integrated character animation toolset with advanced rigging tools, motion mixing and motion retargeting (non-linear animation). Modeling & Texturing advancements include new UV pelt mapping that greatly decreases the time and labor required to accurately texture a 3D model, DirectX and .fx support to create real time shaders inside the 3ds Max viewport.

 Game development studios, visual effects/post-production facilities, and design visualization professionals require 3D tools that can scale to manage rapidly expanding data sets and bandwidth/interaction requirements. 3ds Max 8 answers these needs with a Comprehensive Development Framework that delivers improved software developer kit (SDK) tools and documentation, XML support that efficiently exchanges scene and animation data, an interactive MAXScript debugger, and support for the Autodesk DWF Viewer, the free, downloadable application that offers review and approval collaboration for 3D data.

3D animation projects today are becoming increasingly complex – especially with artists working in multiple locations and geographies.  3ds Max 8 will deliver Complex Data and Asset Management advancements with continued connectivity to third-party, industry-standard asset management systems; and by integrating Autodesk Vault, a full-featured data management and asset tracking solution.

Features released exclusively to Autodesk Subscription clients over the past year – including Cloth, Hair and Fur, mental ray 3.4 and eight satellite render nodes – along with an extensive collection of visualization features compatible with Autodesk VIZ 2006, including enhanced File Link, Autodesk Inventor import, radiosity and adaptive subdivision – are automatically included in 3ds Max 8. Autodesk Subscription continues to deliver incredible value to its members.

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Subscription is your pipeline to the latest Autodesk software tools, services, and information. Delivering the latest software to you when you need it, the Subscription Program is an easy way to ensure you're always using the best technology without worrying about outdated versions, major upgrades, and unpredictable expenditures.

The annual subscription fee gives you the budgetary advantage of knowing what you've spent on software for the entire year and what you can expect to spend on software next year. All of this comes with a direct link to Autodesk so you're always connected, informed, and one step ahead.

Your annual fee provides for:

• The latest versions of your licensed Autodesk software

• Access to new feature-rich downloadable product extensions

• A selection of downloadable e-Learning training courses (available in English only)

• A single contract number which makes managing your software easier than ever

• Access to the members-only subscription site

Extensions
When you enroll in the Subscription program, you join the more than 40,000 Autodesk 3ds Max software artists worldwide who value early access to the very latest 3ds Max features and capabilities. Available exclusively to Autodesk Subscription members, Extensions are downloadable, modular enhancements to 3ds Max software that provide new functionality as it is developed. an Extension may enhance an existing feature, or deliver entirely new features and functionality.

E-learning
E-learning offers a series of downloadable e-Courses covering the many new features of 3ds Max. E-learning makes it easier to review and incorporate new features into your workflow. With E-learning, the educational process is at your pace as you save time by integrating training into your work process and studying right from your desktop. By building knowledge and skills at your own pace, you can advance through the learning curve of new features, implementing them as needed and as you learn.

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Combustion^®

Autodesk Combustion 4 for Macintosh® and Windows® is an all-in-one professional compositing application with a powerful effects toolset that enables digital video artists to realize their creative potential.  It features an easy-to-use interface that helps you get your work done faster.  With Combustion 4, artists have in-context access to motion graphics, 3D compositing, color correction, image stabilization, powerful vector paint, text effects, short-form editing, expressions, Flash output and more.  It includes unmatched integration with industry-standard animation, imaging and illustration software. Designed to meet the needs of the world’s most demanding effects artists, Combustion 4 delivers first rate power at an incredibly affordable price augmenting the creative potential of any suite of desktop tools.

To purchase, or for further details, email Loretta, or call (732)356-7773, x101.

Free Bonus DVDs

Not actual trial versions, these two DVDs contain video tutorials, tips & tricks, show reels, product information and customer stories:

3DS Max Unplugged

Combustion Unplugged

To receive one of these free* bonus DVDs, simply send an e-mail to Loretta@varisys.com, and state in the body of the e-mail which DVD you want and where it should be sent.

*Offer valid only within our sales territory --150-mi. radius of our Bound Brook, NJ office; if you are located outside that area, see Autodesk here or here to find a dealer in your area. We regret that we cannot respond to invalid requests.

Related Plug-ins from Turbo Squid

Turbo Squid, Inc., is the worldwide developer, publisher, and distributor for the Autodesk Certified 3ds Max Plug-in Program. The program has five Autodesk Certified 3ds Max Plug-ins: finalToon and finalRender Stage-1, from cebas GmbH; AfterBurn 3 and DreamScape 2, from Sitni Sati; and HumanIK, from Kaydara.

To purchase, or for further details, email Loretta, or call (732)356-7773, x101.