Avatar mendominasi penjualan tiket Online

Jakarta - Avatar berhasil merajai penjualan tiket online. Film dengan teknologi 3D (tiga dimensi) ini telah menjadi buruan para moviegoers di Internet.

Meski banyak yang bilang film ini bukan yang terbesar ataupun dengan spesial effect yang terdahsyat, namun Avatar terbukit menjadi salah satu film yang ditunggu-tunggu di 2009.

Film ini berhasil mendominasi penjualan tiket online yang digawangi oleh dua perusahaan asal Amerika, Movieticket dan Fandango.

Movietickets sendiri mencatat 70% penjualan tiketnya didominasi film sci-fi yang disutradarai oleh James Cameron--yang sempat melambungkan film Titanic. Sedangkan Fandango malah melaporkan persentase penjualannya mencapai 87%.

Dari data statistik pre-order Avatar yang tercatat, penjualan tiket tertinggi adalah untuk versi 3D atau screening IMAX 3D yang sebanyak 75%-89%. detikINET kutip dari TechGear, Sabtu (19/12/2009), sebagian besar pembelinya datang dari kalangan pria.

Selain merajai penjualan tiket online di Amerika, film ini juga tak kalah ramai dibahas oleh pengguna situs mikroblogging Twitter. Saat ditilik di daftar trending topics Twitter, film ini ada di urutan ke-6 dan banyak menuai komentar positif dari para Tweetizen.

MAXON CINEMA 4D Takes Blu-ray Star Trek Out of This World

Max Gabl created this made-from-scratch matte painting for Star Trek’s “Dagger of the Mind” episode in CINEMA 4D. He used Photoshop and Painter to texture and paint the model.

MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation, and rendering solutions, today announced that the advanced 3D matte painting and texturing capabilities of MAXON’s CINEMA 4D were used to recreate backgrounds in high definition for release of the original Star Trek television series on Blu-ray Disc. Relying primarily on CINEMA 4D’s BodyPaint 3D texturing capabilities, acclaimed matte painter Max Gabl worked closely with CBS Digital over the course of nearly two years to restore and update visual effects for the legendary ’60s series. Seasons 1 and 2 of Star Trek: The Original Series Re-mastered (Star Trek TOS-R) were released by CBS/Paramount Home Entertainment earlier this year; Season 3 went on sale December 15th.

Working under the direction of Star Trek: The Next Generation art director Michael Okuda, longtime Star Trek producer Dave Rossi, and visual effects supervisor Neil Wray, Gabl was tasked with elevating production values across all 54 episodes, which contain many original shots that were filmed with very simple lighting setups and hastily painted and poorly lit backdrops. Gabl deployed BodyPaint 3D as a core software application to bring the look of backgrounds up to present-day high-definition standards, recreating 33 establishing shots and scene extensions, as well as 47 planets and several paintings of nebulae and other planetary system objects.



A key creative challenge was the complete lack of data crucial for visual effects content creation, such as camera type and focal lens that are used to match the virtual camera to the scene. “I quickly realized that successfully bringing elements such as matte paintings of planetary objects from the original series into an HD format and maintaining the visual integrity of the iconic television series would necessitate a 3D software solution that offers stability and customization,” Gabl said. “CINEMA 4D with BodyPaint 3D is the ideal solution for matte and texture painters. It offers numerous workflow advantages that are key to maintaining high production standards on a long-term project of this magnitude, and the interface is well designed, stable and extremely easy to use and customize.” Gabl, whose credits include Stealth, Flags Of Our Fathers, Racing Stripes, and Pushing Daisies (see www.maxgabl.com/Content/Matte_Paintings.html), created many of the matte paintings of the buildings and planets from scratch (3D model to final render) directly in CINEMA 4D. He also worked in some cases with models built by other artists at CBS Digital, which he imported into the application to light, texture, and render. Some of the paintings were completely new overview shots while others were crafted around original Star Trek footage, with subtle enhancements blended into existing images.

3d Max

3D Studio Max (kadangkala disebut 3ds Max atau hanya MAX) adalah sebuah perangkat lunak grafik vektor 3-dimensi dan animasi, ditulis oleh Autodesk Media & Entertainment (dulunya dikenal sebagai Discreet and Kinetix. Perangkat lunak ini dikembangkan dari pendahulunya 3D Studio fo DOS, tetapi untuk platform Win32. Kinetix kemudian bergabung dengan akuisisi terakhir Autodesk, Discreet Logic. Versi terbaru 3Ds Max pada Juli 2005 adalah 7. 3Ds Max Autodesk 8 diperkirakan akan tersedia pada akhir tahun. Hal ini telah diumumkan oleh Discreet di Siggraph 2005.

Sekilas

3ds Max adalah salah satu paket perangkat lunak yang paling luas digunakan sekarang ini, karena beberapa alasan seperti penggunaan platform Microsoft Windows, kemampuan mengedit yang serba bisa, dan arsitektur plugin yang banyak.

Metode pemodelan

Ada 5 metode pemodelan dasar:

* Pemodelan dengan primitif
* NURMS(subdivision surfaces)
* Surface tool
* NURBS
* Pemodelan polygon

Pemodelan dengan primitif

Ini merupakan metode dasar, di mana seseorang membentuk model dengan menggunakan banyak kotak, bola, "cone", silinder, dan objek yang telah disediakan lainnya. Seseorang juga dapat menerapkan operasi boolean, termasuk pengurangan, pemotongan, dan penggabungan. Misalnya, seseorang dapat membuat dua bola yang dapat bekerja sebagai blob yang akan menyatu. Hal ini disebut "pemodelan balon"

Mental Ray

Mental Ray merupakan sebuah render engine (mesin untuk merender gambar atau video) yang terdapat pada program 3D Studio Max, selain render standar max yaitu "Default Scanline". Mental Ray terintegrasi dengan 3D Studio Max sehingga tidak perlu menginstal secara terpisah. Mental ray mempunyai beberapa kelebihan yaitu dapat mengkalkulasi efek Global Illumination dan Indirect Illumination, selain itu dapat juga menggunakan shader pada permukaan gambar atau cahaya. Render engine lain selain Mental Ray adalah V-Ray, Brazil R/S, Maxwell Render, Final Render, dan sebagainya. Semua render engine ini memiliki kelebihannya masing-masing.

Pusing

Pusing memikirkan keadaan gw sekarang pengen bgt gw blik ke masa kecil dulu, yang bebas dari masalah dan hanya bermain tanpa ada beban,,sekarang semua sudah tidak seperti dulu lagi,,waktu telah berjalan hingga aku seperti saat ini..hidup yang dipenuhi masalah dan masalah

walaupun satu masalah telah hilang akan datang bermacam-macam masalah yang datang..mengapa hidup ini tidak lepas dari masalah??

What is 3ds Max?

3D Studio Max (sometimes called 3ds Max or just MAX) is a software 3-dimensional vector graphics and animation, written by Autodesk Media & Entertainment (formerly known as Discreet and Kinetix. The software was developed from 3D Studio fo DOS predecessor, but for Win32 platforms. Kinetix later merged with Autodesk's latest acquisition, Discreet Logic. the latest version of 3ds Max can be seen in usa.autodesk.com.

glance

3ds Max is one of the software packages most widely used today, due to several reasons such as the use of Microsoft Windows platform, the versatile editing capabilities, and a lot of plugin architecture.
Modelling methods

There are 5 basic modeling methods:
• Modeling with primitives
• NURMS (subdivision surfaces)
• Surface tool
• NURBS
• Polygon Modeling
Modeling with primitives

This is the basic method, in which a person form a model using a lot of boxes, balls, "cone", cylinders, and other objects that have been provided. A person can also apply boolean operations, including reduction, cutting, and merging. For example, one can make two balls that can work as a blob that will dissolve. This is called "modeling balloon".
mental Ray

Mental Ray is a rendering engine (the engine to render an image or video) found on the program 3D Studio Max, in addition to the standard max rendering the "Default Scanline". Mental Ray is integrated with 3D Studio Max, so no need to install separately. Mental ray has several advantages that can calculate the effects of Global Illumination and Indirect Illumination, but it can also use the shader on the surface of an image or light. Other than the rendering engine is a V-Ray Mental Ray, Brazil R / S, Maxwell Render, Final Render, and so on. All the rendering engine has advantages of each.

How to Make Your PC as Fast as the Day You Bought It

One of the most frustrating things in life is a slow computer.

Every few years, we buy an expensive new PC and love how fast it starts up, runs programs, and loads websites. Inevitably though, it starts to slow down until eventually we are pulling our hair out waiting for it to do routine tasks.

Why is this? It turns out the answer is actually quite simple and you don't even need to be "technical" to understand the causes and solutions.

The good news: It's not the computer hardware that's the problem. In most cases, the hardware you have is perfectly capable of being restored to its original glory and kept in fast running condition with minimal effort.

Rather, the problem lies with changes that occur to the PC's software. The two most common causes of slowdown (along with easy solutions) are:

1. The most common problem: registery errors

Every time you (or your kids) load a program, game, or file, your PC's software registery is updated with new instructions needed to operate that item. However, when the item is removed, these instructions usually remain on your PC. Every time you run your computer it tries to execute these instructions but, because the related program can't be found, it causes a registry error. Your PC is doing a lot more work than it should be and the result is a significantly slower computer.

One of the best ways to manage this is with a neat little tool from Support.com, a Silicon Valley based company. It's called ARO 2011 and it scans, identifies, and fixes registry errors--resulting in a computer that's a lot more like it was when you first bought it. On top of the amazing results it offers, it's so easy to install and use that it was recently awarded a coveted 4.5 star rating (out of 5) by CNET's editorial staff and has been downloaded more than 30 million times.

You can now get a free working version of the software which will quickly scan your entire PC and identify all of the registry errors that may be bogging it down. The free version also scans for junk and checks your PC's baseline security status. It will eliminate the first 100 errors for free, and if you have more errors that you want to clean up or want to set the program to run on a regular basis (which is recommended), you can easily upgrade to the full version for just $29.95. After that, registry errors will no longer be a problem.

To get the free version simply click here.

2. Spyware and viruses

Spyware and viruses are software programs that are loaded on your computer without your knowledge or permission. They have various purposes, including:

• Changing the default search engine in your browser.
• Tracking your Web surfing habits and showing you targeted advertising.
• Using your email program to send out spam to other email addresses.
• Stealing your personal information.

Most spyware and viruses get onto our computers through files that we download from the Internet or as attachments to emails. They tend to take up a lot of computing power and, as a result, will significantly slow down your computer.

The simple rule of thumb to follow is to never download any free software programs from companies you do not know and trust, especially screensavers, emoticons, and the like. In addition, you should never open any attachment to an email unless you are 100 percent certain you know and trust the sender. In addition, make sure you have a good anti-virus/spyware removal software running at all times.