Radial Menu Concept

radialmenus1.pngWith all of the hype about Blender Compositor Node system, Fluid simulation, Game Engine, etc. it is nice to see that we don’t forget the good old Blender UI! Matt over at his blog has recently published a really interesting menu selector concept which he refers to as Radial (Pie) Menus. This concept is nothing new but it is a very interesting and fast selection mode.

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Elephants Dream Is The First HD DVD Title In Europe

packshot kopie.jpgYou may have heard about the new DVD formats that are coming your way. Whether it’s blu-ray or HD DVD, they are capable of storing much larger amounts of information on a disc tha the current DVDs. Because of their large storage capacity you can use them to store HD content. Not many movies have been released on this format, and not a single one of them was of European origin. Until now, that is. Michael Becker from Skywalk Mastering GmbH / Imagion AG has produced an “Elephants Dream” HD DVD.

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Tufts University Blender Course Tutorials

tuftsocw_539x85.gifLearning Blender and all that it has to offer? Then you might be interested in the over 100 video tutorials and 25 pdf tutorials that Neal Hirsig has released to the public. That’s not a typo… there are really 104 video tutorials. From naming objects to layer animation, one minute tutorials to longer discussions, Neal certainly covers a range of basic Blender functionality.

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