We ran across a small but cool Mac application several weeks ago. It’s called Magnet. It allows the user to set tracking points through which a video will be distorted. In a sense, it’s another Morph software title. One license costs US$39.99. Continue reading
TOKYO (MacHouse) – Maxon Computer has updated its 3D animation software to R10.5 with numerous improvements as the company writes on its website
“Sporting a wealth of new features added to the core CINEMA 4D program, the update also takes in a number of enhancements that have been made to CINEMA 4D’s optional modules. Chief among these are new tools for MOCCA and MoGraph, plus major enhancements to HAIR.”
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TOKYO (MacHouse) – Microsoft Corporation has released information on the next version of Microsoft Office for Mac. The company will offer three different editions of Microsoft Office 2008. Microsoft Office 2008 is scheduled for release in January, 2008. It will run on both PowerPC (G4 or G5) Macs and Intel Macs. Continue reading
TOKYO (MacHouse) – Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) has announced that those Mac users who purchase Microsoft Office 2004 now will get an upgrade ticket to Office 2008 for US$10 plus taxes (CAN$15 for Canadians). Only those who live in the U.S., Canada or other U.S. territories including Puerto Rico are currently eligible for this promotion. Continue reading
Last winter, my wife and I made a visit to Big Apple. It was her first trip ever to New York. On the third day of our trip, we just walked along the Hudson River. Then we met a young Chinese girl. She handed me a camera and asked me to shot a photo of her against the river. I said to her “Smile!” and was going to press the shutter button. Then a huge meteor suddenly came down. I said to her “Hold on. Look, it’s a huge meteor.” But she refused to turn around and insisted that I take the photo.
The following tutorial shows easy steps to design a meteor, using Adobe Photoshop CS3. The photo used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading