“The interface is easy on the eyes, chock full of contextual menus, and displays some really common-sense features that leave me crying for similar features in the other packages I work with.”

“If you have multiple computers in your studio and want to create a render farm to accelerate your renders, I’ve found no easier set up than modo.”

“The rendered output from 401 is just fantastic.”

Mark Bremmer
MicroFilmmaker Magazine
September 2009 issue

modo 401 feature article by Ed Fear gives a great review of the software, including a strong customer angle by highlighting Black Rock Studio and id Software which emphasize how modo 401 is very well-suited for game development.

Ed Fear
Develop Magazine
August 2009 issue

“The ongoing development of modo as a major powerhouse took a significant step forward with Luxology’s release of modo 401. While just about every part of modo was tweaked by its developers, this update focuses on advanced rendering features, much improved animation, enhanced workflows, and, as always, better modeling tools.”

Mike de la Flor
Studio Monthly Magazine
August 2009 issue

“Luxology hat nun mit modo 401 das nächste Level beschritten. modo 401 bietet ein noch höheres Maß an Realismus beim Rendering und die Möglichkeit, noch mehr Details in eine Szene zu bringen.”

Tom Schlander
Digital Production
Germany
July | August 2009

“Luxology’s modo 302 might just be the perfect tool for quickly creating and manipulating new designs.”

Mark Clarkson
Desktop Engineering
December 2008 issue

“I think I just found my new favorite 3D application. I’ve been a long-time user of 3ds max, Lightwave and several other 3D tools, and I will have to say that modo 302 blows them all out of the water (literally).”

Allen Harkleroad
Designer Today
June 2008 issue

“If you need to create realistic objects quickly and have them rendered in photorealistic style, without taking aspirin or late nights, get modo. If you model lots of content for your productions, but battle with the modelers in other applications, get modo.”

9.9 out of 10 rating.

Mark Bremmer
MicroFilmmaker Magazine
Feb 2008 issue

“The new digital sculpting tools alone are reason to upgrade to modo 301.”

Mike de la Flor
3DWorld
issue 97

“modo is sure to fit in most any pipeline due to its strong feature set and an application environment that allows those coming from other modeling applications to transition easily.”

Patrick Noland
SubdivisionModeling.com

“I was up and running with imageSynth in no time and I’m now creating seamless textures in one-third of the time that it used to take. ...Overall, this is one of the best plug-ins to come along in years for artists who use Photoshop.’

Five out of Five rating.

Bruce Bicknell
Photoshop User magazine
Jan/Feb 2007 issue

“What do you get when you add a bunch of cool features and an efficient SDS modeller to an existing tool that’s rock solid? modo 202.”

5 of 5 rating.
(See printed magazine or purchase digital edition)

David March
Game Developer magazine

“You don’t need to have modo, or even be a 3D artist to appreciate the new Photoshop plugin from Luxology. Fueled by amazingly strong math formulae developed by Allegorithmic, imageSynth makes perfectly tiled images that can be used as backgrounds, material maps, or just about anything...”

Ko Maruyama
Creative Mac

“Overall, modo 202 is a stand-out package that is focused on doing what it does better than any other package.”

Kelly L. Murdock
GameDev.net

“...Luxology is to be commended for offering so much in a free update, especially at a time when their competition is offering quite a bit less in expensive, less worthy updates.”

VFXWORLD

“New paint, UV, and rendering tools make modo the new leader in subdivision modellers”

Mike de La Flor
Macworld UK
August 2006

"modo has rapidly become the preferred modelling solution for professionals in the arenas of film, gaming, visualisation and education, and a favorite of many independent artists. One of the main reasons for its popularity is Luxology’s attention to developing a user-centric application, facilitating the working process.

Range of features-9
Value for money-9
OVERALL-9"

Mike de La Flor
3D World Magazine
September 2006

“An elegantly designed, refined 3D system”

Simon Danaher
Digit Magazine (Online)

“You can paint directly into the scene, with lightning fast results.”

Ko Maruyama
Mac Animation Pro

“Luxology’s attention to their users’ desires sets it apart from other high-end 3D software developers.”
(registration required)

Fred Galpern
VFXWORLD

“The great thing about modo beyond its flexibility is its fresh approach to solving problems that make 3D so hard for many people.”

Part 2
Part 3

Mylenium
CreativeCOW.net

“The best tool we’ve seen for subdivision surface modeling.”

Sean Wagstaff
Macworld Magazine
March 2005

	Upcoming Events
	USA
	Game Developers Conference Luxology will be demonstrating modo in the Expo Pavilion at the Intel Booth 1212 during GDC 2010 on March 11-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. More information here.
	Germany
	FMX 2010 Join Luxology at FMX 2010 in booth 3.2 in Stuttgart on May 4 - 7, 2010. Learn more about FMX here.

David Stripinis Discusses Avatar in modcast with Luxology’s Brad Peebler

Media Alert

Jan. 11, 2010 – Luxology’s President and Co-founder Brad Peebler is back on the Web again with a captivating podcast (“modcast”) interview with virtual camera operator David Stripinis, currently at Double Negative in London’s SoHo. Prior to Double Negative, Stripinis worked alongside Director James Cameron for three years on the recently released feature film Avatar. In this extensive interview, Stripinis provides insight on the brand-new virtual filming techniques that are blurring the boundaries between pre-viz, production and post. Stripinis discusses how modo was his “swiss army knife” in a suite of CG tools, props and other content that were used daily to provide Cameron with a real-time environment to plan scenes in intricate detail. The challenges and deep benefits of this real-time approach to film-making are monumental, even beyond the obvious implications for visual effects.

To listen to this modcast, or previous weekly installments, please visit
http://www.luxology.com/modcast/

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About Luxology

Based in Mountain View, Calif., Luxology® LLC is an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software that enhances productivity via artist-friendly tools powered by a modern underlying architecture called Nexus®. Founded in 2002 by Allen Hastings, Stuart Ferguson and Brad Peebler, Luxology is home to some of the top 3D engineering expertise in the industry. More information on the company, its licensable Nexus technology, its flagship product modo®, and a gallery of artists’ images from the active modo community is available online at www.luxology.com

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