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The April edition of the blender.org gallery is now online. This is quite a historic moment - I have actually cleared my gallery backlog :)
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Some of the members of the Orange Team have been spotted hanging out in a chatroom on IRC. If you'd like to meet them and have a chat, then this is your chance!
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Updated kml/kmz Import Scripts Version 0.1.2
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 19th, 2006 in Version Tracker
jms has posted updates to his kml/kmz import scripts (now version 0.1.2 released May 17th) for importing SketchUp And Google Earth files into Blender.
SharpConstruct 0.12 RC 3 Displacement Painter Released
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 19th, 2006 in Version Tracker
From the site: This release makes saving more reliable and fixes a startup crash.
- Default save format is now OBJ because LWO doesn't save colors yet
- A warning about color data is displayed when models are saved in LWO format
- Extentions are automatically appended to the filename when saving models
- Paths with non-ascii characters are handled properly
Chemical Structure Conversion Script
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 19th, 2006 in Python Scripts, Version Tracker
Malte Reimold (intermalte) has developed a script that I have been hoping for for some time… the chemical structure conversion script pdb2blend!
A new phenomena is making its debut in the movie industry today; the world's first Open Movie has been released on the internet.
Voodoo Camera Tracker 0.9 Released
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 18th, 2006 in Toolbox, Version Tracker
Voodoo, the well known free camera tracking software, has recently been updated with some nice fixes.
The Blender Foundation today released the "Blender Texture Disc", a collection of high quality textures, into the Public Domain.
Timeline Of CGI In Film And Television
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 17th, 2006 in 3D News, Orange
Wikipedia has a neat entry with a list of firsts and major advancements in computer generated imaging since the 1970s in film and television. It's a nice look at the past 33 years and seeing how far we've come. You might also be interested in the latest "first" that the entry describes.
Elephants Dream Release Imminent - Music Score Available for Download
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Published by Bart on
May 17th, 2006 in 3D News
All the signs are pointing in the right direction now; I'm expecting Elephants Dream to be available online either today or tomorrow. In the mean time, you can already download the full music score and get in the right mood!
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Displacement Painting Script
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 16th, 2006 in Python Scripts, Version Tracker
Michael Schardt (Michael S) has posted an updated version of his "Espresso" displacement painting script (now version 1.1.1). Similar in concept to SharpConstruct, Espresso is integrated into Blender with some great features.
Following Google's Summer of Code, the Blender Foundation today announced that it is offering 10 grants of €500 for people providing a substantial addition to the online documentation.
Realistic Blender Explosion Tutorial
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Published by David Millet on
May 15th, 2006 in 3D News
About two months ago we 
Modified "Fill Selected" Script
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 14th, 2006 in Python Scripts, Version Tracker
Apple Grew has released the latest version of his Vert2Face script. The concept is simple, but its effect on you will be beyond words.
Blender Movie 'The Magic of Amelia' Showing at Cannes Film Festival
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Published by Bart on
May 13th, 2006 in Art
Satoshi wrote: "The Magic of Amelia" is a 3DCG movie made by blender, will be screened in the short film corner of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival(May 17-28, 2006), as a part of the open-Art program.
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Sunflow 0.06.2 Photo-Realistic Renderer Released
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 13th, 2006 in Version Tracker
Chris has updated Sunflow!I've just uploaded a new version which fixes a few minor bugs and adds include search path support as well as a couple new command line options for convenience. I have made similar small fixes to the Blender exporter, relating to camera aspect ratio and finding the right objects from the scene data (Blender keeps deleted objects around for undo purposes). Get the latest from the download section!
Blender Library Script 1.3
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 13th, 2006 in Version Tracker
Mariano is making leaps and bounds with the script:- New database system allowing to store more than 10,000 items.
- Categories and sub categories in each library.
- Content can be rearraged with file managers. You can add categories, delete or move stuff or whatever you like. Just note every item needs 3 files (the .blend, the jpg preview image and the .txt with data)
- Load at 3D Cursor option (only works with single datablock objects for now)
- Item 's description is displayed below current item's name.
- Can import single items from any library now. Also warning if the item you are importing already exists in the library.
- Option to import a full folder of Tar compressed items at once.
- In INFO menu, click on item's name or description to rename.
- Can choose a license text to be added to the item. The user is warned about the existance of the license text when loading items with license.
SMPOV Version 4.6 Distri 2 Released
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Published by Eugene (etr9j) on
May 13th, 2006 in Version Tracker
You might recall our post about distributed rendering using POV-Ray and MegaPOV from Theo Gottwald. He's updated his program to version 4.6 Distri (release candidate) 2. Here is what has been going on since the last version:- Again new, more easy Installation.
- more new Icons
- Package cleaned up
- RenderAgent now suggest a folder, and remembers the folder properly.
- New Minimizer-Sollution, for working on the PC while it is used for Rendering. Minimizes, Hides and changes CPU-Priority.
- Should work with any POV 3.5/3.6 and Mega POV 1.21
- POV-Ray 3.7 does not work with this version, it seems to produce only TGA-Files, we need BMP's to merge them.
- Internal Optimizations, RenderAgent now takes Jobs faster.
- Installs Icons in Startmenü, Quickstart and on Desktop.
- Automatically uses POV_Settings.exe afer Installation.
- Silent-Setup-Robot included - will make the complete installation without user interaction.
This is just a pre-Release, which replaces the version 4.4.
Final 4.6 Distri 3 release in next days after some Tests.
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