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Things are about to get a much needed shake-up in the low-to-midrange 3-D market, thanks to Maxon. The new version of the company's 3-D-animation system, Cinema 4D, dubbed R8 and without the usual XL suffix, is being offered for less than half the price of the previous version (Reviews, June 2002). The price decrease may sound like a desperate attempt to boost sales, as other high-profile 3-D-software companies have made recently. However, Cinema 4D R8 is a huge release for Maxon, so rather than keep the program in a single package, the company is offering different modular configurations at various prices. The entry-level Cinema 4D R8 Core has almost all the features of version 7, plus several improvements, for the paltry sum of $595. This is almost the same package that was in competition with Maya and LightWave and cost more than $1,500. To the Core What you don't get in R8 Core that was available in the previous version is radiosity and caustics, and the three-node NET … [Read more...] about Cinema 4D R8 Core

These days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps? Allow us to help by regularly selecting a game You Should Play . We've seen loads of games based on comic books, many more styled to look like comics regardless of heritage, and even a couple set in comic-panel worlds—Sega Genesis favorite Comix Zone comes to mind. But Framed tries a different approach: it's a game designed to mimic the flow and structure of a comic book or graphic novel. It builds mechanics from the placement of the panels themselves, which is incredibly clever. This noir-soaked tale sees you alternately guiding a shadowy man and woman away from police and an unknown pursuer. You'll never directly control the characters; there's no directional pad or action button. You also won't tap the ground to make them move, or swipe when an icon appears to trigger a contextual action. All of the … [Read more...] about You Should Play: Rearrange comic panels to help Framed’s noir tale unfold

If you’re an Apple fan and you’re looking to geek out your front porch in a fun way, grab one of these iOS inspired “Slide to Unlock” doormats for your front door! Or the back door, or the office, or anywhere, that’s OK too. It’s just like the screen you’ll find on a locked iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, except, of course, it’s a door. There’s a few variations of this thing snazzy doormat floating around, the two of the nicest ones are black or brown and made of natural fibers like a traditional doormat, the other is black and a bit hardier made from rubber. Like most great things online, you can get your hands on one of these great Slide to Unlock doormats right now from none other than Amazon and have it shipped to you ASAP. USA: Amazon: Slide to Unlock Doormat ($70) Is this thing cool or what? You can get it in black or brown to fit whatever your decorating style is: If you’re not in the USA, you can buy the brown version for €19 Euro (about $27) at … [Read more...] about The Perfect Apple Fan Doormat: The Slide to Unlock Mat

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 24 shots and the Minnesota Wild jumped on the Arizona Coyotes early in a 5-1 victory Friday night. The Wild had a lackluster performance two nights earlier in a loss to Vegas, but were all over the Coyotes from the start in the opener of the two-game series. READ MORE: Coyotes Rally For 5-2 Win Over Wild “We were very happy with how the guys responded and dealt with it,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “We were definitely ready from the drop of the puck tonight.” Zuccarello scored on Minnesota’s second shot of the game, and Brad Hunt and Nick Bjugstad also had goals in the first period. Jordan Greenway scored early in the second period and had an assist for the Wild. Kevin Fiala also scored, and rookie Kirill Kaprizov and Marcus Foligno had two assists each. The Wild gave up 10 goals in a pair of losses at Vegas after winning their previous six games. “The ability to refocus, come back … [Read more...] about Wild Defeat Coyotes 5-1, Kahkonen Stops 24 Shots

Video above: Zack Nelson shows you how to remove and replace the display on your (Product) Red iPhone 7. Apple recently pulled the covers off new special-edition iPhones. The (Product) Red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models come in a vibrant red livery adorned with a white front, and a percentage of the profits from every device sold will go towards fighting AIDS. While they're undoubtedly beautiful iPhones, there are those who wish Apple offered the option of a black front instead, and believe this makes for an altogether sleeker and cooler combination. In response to this call several solutions have appeared. We bring you the best ways to get a black screen on your red iPhone. You can buy the (Product)Red iPhone 7 and 7 Plus direct from Apple . Replacing the entire front screen The (Product) Red editions might only be available with white fronts, but black is a standard colour on the normal iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus . This means you can swap the display and its … [Read more...] about How to get a black screen front on a red iPhone 7

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 6 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Jan Blachowicz defeated Israel Adesanya via unanimous to retain the light heavyweight title at UFC 259 and handed his opponent the first loss of his MMA career. It appeared that Adesanya might have had the edge over Blachowicz early in the fight but the Poland native took his opponent to the ground in the last two rounds and controlled the bout toward the end. It was Blachowicz’s first title defense since he defeated Dominik Reyes for the vacant title at UFC 253. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Blachowicz is known as a powerful puncher but had his work cut out for him trying to counter Adesanya’s quick leg kicks. He managed to bring Adesanya to the mat and have at least 5 minutes on that mat between the fourth and fifth rounds. The 38-year-old vowed that he would knockout … [Read more...] about Jan Blachowicz retains title with unanimous victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 259

The iPhone now includes advanced photo and image editing features that allow you to apply various filters to pictures taken on the device. Since iOS 7, this can all be done natively without the need for any third party apps, and one of the better filter sets lets you quickly make any color photo into an artsier and more emotive black and white version. Similar to converting images into greyscale versions on the Mac , it only takes a moment to do but it’s easily overlooked, so let’s cover how to turn a photo into a black and white version directly from iOS. Converting a Color Photo into Black & White with iOS Filters Open the Photos app and select any picture you want to convert from color to greyscale Tap the “Edit” button in the corner Now tap the Filters button, it’s in the center of the Edit selections and looks like three overlaying circles Swipe over on the Filter settings to view the three black and white filter settings: “Mono”, “Tonal”, and “Noir” … [Read more...] about How to Make a Photo Black & White on the iPhone

Filtering photos has long been a popular obsession of iPhone users, whether through Instagram , Afterlight, Snapseed , or the Facebook Camera app. Apple took that popularity to heart and built a variety of filters directly into the iOS Camera app, though the feature has gone largely overlooked by many users. Unlike some of the more garish third party iOS filtering apps, most of the bundled iOS 7 filters are fairly subtle, making them reasonable to use to enhance a pictures appearance. There are two ways to use native filters in iOS: with the live camera, which we’ll cover here, or after the the photo has been taken through the Photos app, which is for another article. Yes, live filters work for the iPad and iPod touch running iOS 7 as well, but our emphasis is going to be with the iPhone since that is what most people use for a point-and-shoot camera. How to Shoot Photos with Live Filters from iOS Camera App Using live filters is quick and will add that chosen filter to … [Read more...] about Use the Live iPhone Camera Filters to Add Flair to Your Photos

The iOS Photos app includes native image editing features that allow you to add the same filters from the live camera to pictures you have already taken. Additionally, you can apply those photo filters to any image stored on the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, so long as it’s accessible from the Photos app, whether it’s a photo or a screen shot. How to Add Filters to Photos on iPhone or iPad This process can be completed with any image or photo that is accessible through the Photos app or Camera Roll, whether it was taken with the device camera or not. Open the Photos app and tap on the picture you want to edit and add a filter to Tap the “Edit” button, then tap the three overlapping circles button Choose the desired filter by tapping on them, when satisfied with the look tap on “Apply” then on “Save” to apply that filter to the image The image will now be stored in the Photos app Camera Roll as the filtered version. The screenshot here uses the “Fade” … [Read more...] about How to Apply Filters to Any Picture from Photos App on iPhone & iPad

If you’ve ever wanted to watch a high resolution movie like an MKV, MPEG, or AVI file that’s currently on a computer, but on an iPhone or iPad, you know that the default iOS Video app isn’t always going to cut it. Sure Videos.app stores iTunes movie downloads and can play a fair amount of video formats copied over to it, but there are many movie formats not supported by Videos, or that just don’t play that well in the client. Fortunately, there’s VLC, a free video playing staple from the desktop world that is available for iOS. VLC plays just about every movie file format imaginable, plus it has it’s own filesystem of sorts for iOS that lets you easily copy over video files to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, without having to use iTunes. before for it’s versatility, but this time we’re going to walk through using VLC and a web browser to transfer video files from a computer to an iOS device – wirelessly – and then play that HD movie file directly on the iPhone or iPad. While … [Read more...] about How to Watch MKV & AVI Video on iPad or iPhone Free with VLC