The squid just got a hold of a new Nikon D7000 and it’s been plowing through the internet to find sample pictures, previews, reviews, videos and whatever it can find to make sure its decision is the right one. Here’s everything the squid could find, after the jump. (more…)
To get a little more speed out of my Mac Pro from 2006, I decided to upgrade my system harddrive to a Corsair 128 GB SSD Performance disk. I had heard that SSD drives could boost system performance by quite a great deal, and wanted to try it out. At 500 USD, it was a bit pricey, but worth a shot. It’s a lot cheaper than buying a new Mac Pro anyway.
Read the full review with speed tests after the jump.
Listen up motion heads.Maxon’s Cinema 4D R12 is out with some very cool new features like soft body dynamics, linear workflow, mesh deformer and some new dynamics systems like motors, springs and connectors. This should produce quite a few interesting results from motion designers who have chosen Cinema 4D as their 3d tool.
Greyscale Gorilla has a nice breakdown of the new features with some sweet test animations.
Some videos off YouTube:
So you’ve got a fancy new DSLR with video features, but can’t shoot slow motion video?
Oton Bačar shows off how you can do that with the impressive Twixtor plugin from RE:Vision Effects.
Oton has taken 60 fps footage from a Canon 7D and spun up to 1000 fps in After Effects. Very impressive!
The Cintiq 20WSX arrived at my doorstep last week and I have had an enjoyable weekend giving Wacom’s latest screen tablet a run for its money. The 20WSX is the widescreen middle child of the Cintiq family, not as big and 4:3 as its big brother 21UX and yet much more applicable than its little 12WX kid brother. It was just launched in December 2007 along with the 12WX, so it is a brand new product. With its 1680 x 1080 resolution, 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity and fully 180 degree rotational surface, we are talking the magic stuff of illustrator dreams here.
Hit the jump for my full review & pics. (more…)
