E-on Software Newsletter - January 28, 2010

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Dear Vue-er, dear friend,

Exciting news in this letter: Vue 8 in the Press Vue 8 For 3D Artists and Enthusiasts in French and German New User Project: Northern Kentucky Hillsides 2 New Training Materials for Vue 8

What the Press Thinks of Vue 8!

3D Artist Magazine reviews Vue 8 Infinite and xStream (Issue 11):

"In the world of CG scenery generation, there's one package to rule them all!" "There's little doubt that Vue is the industry leading application in the field of CGI landscapes, and e-on should definitely be congratulated for making it accessible to even the most cash-strapped artist in the entry level" "The new 3D sculpting alone is reason enough to buy this version" - Duncan Evans

3D World Magazine reviews Vue 8 Infinite and xStream (Issue 126):

"Judging from this new release of Vue xStream, it is obvious that e-on Software is keen to add major and innovative new features to every new generation of its natural 3D scenery creation software." "Once you uncover the new Terrain Editor’s full potential, you’ll ask yourself how you could have ever lived without it. With its unique zoning system and smart design, it is a powerful and extremely useful addition to Vue’s toolset." - Eran Dinur

PC Pro Magazine reviews Vue 8 Infinite and xStream (Issue 185) - PC Pro Recommended Award:

"Since it first appeared 12 years ago, the Vue platform has come to dominate the entire field of naturalistic 3D world creation! " "The enhanced end results that Vue 8 Infinite enables are realistically achievable in a practical production environment!" "Enhanced atmospheric modeling, terrain sculpting and material handling raise the bar for the creation of naturalistic 3D worlds!" - Thom Arah

Digital Production Magazine reviews Vue 8 xStream (Issue 01/10):

"In terms of landscape generation, Vue is unrivaled and clearly leads in its field. " "The improvements in the terrain editor definitely make the workflow easier for the artist. " "The enhancement of the displacement and bump map handling show that the renderer evolves towards production needs. " "The integration of V-Ray for Maya is also a large advantage in this release." - Keywan Mahintorabi

Digital Arts Magazine reviews Vue 8 Infinite and xStream (January 2010 Issue):

"Vue has gone from strength to strength, continuing to innovate way past old competitors..." "Spectral 3 technology is a boost to atmosphere creation! [...] The new displacement engine and normalised LOD subdivision calculations make it between 50 per cent and 150 per cent faster than Vue 7. This and the new terrain editor features are impressive!" - Michael Burns

Vue 8 Now Speaks German and French

Fancy a Vue that speaks your language?

Starting today, all products in the 3D Enthusiasts and 3D Artists lines are now directly available in French and German.

The localized documentation, interface and help files are available at no charge!

Vue 8 Esprit, Studio and Complete users may switch the application language via a dedicated language pack. This language pack can be downloaded from the Software Update Section, alongside the latest Service Packs.
Vue 8 Pioneer, Theme Packs and Frontier users may now re-download their product*, directly from their User Account page.

The printed versions of the French and German official Vue 8 User Guides are now available from e-on software’s online store (for those of you who prefer a hard copy rather than the free electronic version included in the language pack).

Note for users of Vue 8 Infinite and xStream: an interface translation pack will be made available in the coming weeks. However the Vue 8 Infinite and xStream Reference Manual and help files will remain in English only.

Northern Kentucky Hillsides

The Hills Project was conducted by the University of Kentucky, Department of Landscape Architecture's Fifth Year Advanced Studio in partnership with the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission.

The whole project's purpose was to generate ideas, guidelines, and recommendations for both the development and preservation of Northern Kentucky’s hillsides and took four months to complete.

>> Read how Vue helped ASLA students generate 24 different build-out scenarios here!

2 New Training Material for Vue 8

We're happy to welcome Ignis Fatuus to the "Certified Training Resources" family!

AsileFx also released its fourth training material for Vue 8: "Vue Terrain Workshop" Check them out!

In their first training video, "Vue And Maya Integration", Ignis Fatuus provide extensive training on e-on Vue xStream and Autodesk Maya 2009 integration, through 75 minutes of in depth project breakups.

This training material covers topics such as: Create Infinite Terrain and customize its material with the Material Editor, Setup the lighting and atmosphere using the Atmosphere Editor, Use Global Radiosity for indirect lighting optimized for animation, Configure Vue scene for animation inside Maya, Optimize Maya’s workspace for animation and efficient integration with Vue, Use Maya Dynamics to add particle simulation effects, and a lot more...

>> Get this training video now for $100 only!

In over 8 hours of training, AsileFX will show you how to improve your sculpting workflow & techniques as well as fascinating terrain creation techniques for Vue 8 and higher.

In this training material, AsileFX covers topics such as: Understanding Terrains, Layer Anatomy and Reset Operations, Procedural Sculpting and Zone Techniques Sculpting and Displacement Mapping, Rivers Erosion Techniques, Procedural Layering Techniques, Fractal Distribution & custom strata filtering, And so much more...

Note: This training material also includes dozens of scene files, a companion reference guide (including additional techniques and technical references), filters, textures, tools, and more!

>> Get this training video now for $79 only!

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