PhotoView 360™
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Image Credit: Mark Landsaat |

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Luxology’s modo Software Helps NASA Visualize Prototype Moon Rover Featured at Inauguration Parade
A new NASA lunar rover, the six-wheeled Lunar Electric Vehicle, is making its first public appearance during the parade at the inauguration ceremonies for U.S. President Barack Obama.
Rob Burns, Bob Evangelista, Dave Helton, Jeff Murch, and Josh Sams of AMA Inc. contributed to this project for NASA.
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Luxology Offers Two New modo Training Videos for its Growing Architectural Visualization Customer Base
Expert Guidance on Using modo to Model, Light and Render Scenes for Previsualization and Client Presentation
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Image Credit: Yazan Malkosh |

Image Credit: Yazan Malkosh |
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Luxology Announces imageSynth 2
Seamless Texture Creation Plug-in for Adobe Creative Suite 4
Popular Image Processing Tool Boasts Up To 10X Faster Performance;
Now Available as Standalone Version
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Image from SolidWorks PhotoView 360
Luxology’s Nexus powers PhotoView 360 design visualization tool in SolidWorks 2009 3D CAD Software.
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Rapid Prototyping Training Tutorial : Andy Brown / Luxology
A new high-resolution video tutorial by Andy Brown provides the modo user with a detailed, step-by-step guide to creating a “watertight” model suitable for rapid prototyping using a 3D printing.
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Seattle Space Needle©: Dawson 3D
When the owners of Seattle’s Space Needle wanted a photorealistic 3D sequence of the iconic structure for a new marketing campaign, advertising agency Radarworks knew exactly who to call: Dawson 3D. Their confidence was rewarded when studio founder Henk Dawson delivered a stunning animated fly-by created entirely in modo® 302, Luxology’s award-winning, artist-friendly 3D content creation software.
Note: All images © Space Needle
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Concept Car Training Tutorial : Andy Brown / Luxology
A new high-resolution video tutorial by Andy Brown provides the modo user with a detailed, step-by-step guide to creating a concept car – from the initial sketch, through modeling, to high-quality photorealistic rendering and matching the 3D model to a photographic background image.
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Cartoon Kid Training Tutorial : Andy Brown / Luxology
A new high-resolution video tutorial by Andy Brown provides the modo user with a detailed, step-by-step guide to creating cartoon characters from the initial artist sketch all the way to rendering the finished character in different poses.
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View Luxology press release announcing the new modo 302 update which enhances artist-friendly toolset for PC and Mac users.
Kitchen images, courtesy of Neil Hayes, illustrate rendering with and without Physical Sun lighting. |
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| Print CGI : modo rendering / Smoke and Mirrors, London |
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Image courtesy of Clive Biley, Rob Lanario and Chris Veitch. (Smoke and Mirrors, London)
View Luxology press release highlighting use of modo in Marketing and Advertising image production. Print CGI Work from Alter, Schawk, Smoke and Mirrors and others to be showcased at CGAM 2008. |
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| Rendering : modo rendering on Mac Pro at MacWorld 2008 |
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This model was rendered in the Apple booth on several systems as a stunning demonstration of how fast the new 8 core Mac Pro machines are - and how well modo performance scales due to its extensive multi-threading. modo is able to use up to 16 cores.
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"Terminus" : The Embassy / Trevor Cawood
The Embassy used modo 301 for "Terminus," a new short film by director Trevor Cawood. The visual effects team made extensive use of modo 301's new painting, texturing and UV unwrap tools to create CG characters that represent various urban installments and materials, including a concrete column character, an airport baggage turnstile character, and an information kiosk character. |
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"Decorating from the Floor Up" Design Seminar : Thom Filicia Design / Karastan
modo™ was used to create photorealistic interior shots for "Decorating from the Floor Up," an exciting new collaborative design seminar spearheaded by Thom Filicia Inc. (TFI) and Karastan. TFI worked closely with the Luxology staff and several independent artists who used modo's robust modeling, painting and rendering toolset to design a series of photorealistic computer-generated images that illustrate how to achieve a variety of stylishly designed interiors. |
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"Drive" : FOX / Zoic Studios
modo™ was used by the Los Angeles-based visual effects company, Zoic Studios, for the FOX action series, "Drive." Zoic Studios relied upon modo to model and texture several hero elements including a 1970's Ford pickup truck, a Dodge Grand Caravan and the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse (located in Florida). |
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GM Super Bowl Spot, "Robot" : SWAY Studio
modo™ was used by Los Angeles-based SWAY Studio to model an endearing little robot that comes to life in a :60 General Motors (GM) spot. Chosen for its precision, efficiency and artist-friendly toolset, modo was used to model an exact CG replication of a real-life robot from GM’s assembly line. |
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Tate Modern 2 : Cityscape 3D Ltd.
Cityscape, specializing in visualization, simulation and film used modo to help create planning visualizations for the proposed Tate Modern 2 in London, England. |
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GMC Yukon "Respect" : The Embassy Visual Effects
modo™ was used by
Vancouver-based visual effects company, The Embassy, for the new GMC
Yukon spot, “Respect.” |
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World In Conflict : Massive Entertainment
Massive Entertainment, a studio in Vivendi Games’ Sierra
Entertainment division, is using modo™ for “World
in Conflict,” the upcoming Cold War strategy game
for the PC due in Spring 2007 |
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| The Ant Bully : DNA Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures |
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TAB-097 - Hova (voiced by JULIA ROBERTS) and Lucas Nickle
(voiced by ZACH TYLER EISEN) in Warner Bros. Pictures'
and Legendary Pictures' animated family adventure "THE
ANT BULLY," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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TAB-046 -
Hova (voiced by JULIA ROBERTS), Spindle (voiced by FRANK
WELKER) and Zoc (voiced by NICOLAS CAGE) in Warner Bros.
Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' animated family adventure "THE
ANT BULLY," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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TAB-066 - (Left to right) Kreela (voiced by REGINA KING),
Hova (voiced by JULIA ROBERTS), Fugax (voiced by BRUCE
CAMPBELL) and Lucas Nickle (voiced by ZACH TYLER EISEN)
in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' animated
family adventure "THE ANT BULLY," distributed
by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.
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