Related or Specialized Software

Other Useful Websites

Selected Companies

Selected Colleges and Universities

Other Resources


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3D Computer Animation

A selection of popular 3D solutions including modeling, rendering and animation.

Maya

Softimage|XSI

3D-MAX

Lightwave 3D

Houdini

Animation Master

ElectricImage

RenderMan

Cinema 4D XL


Related and Specialized Software

A selection of stand-alone programs, utilities or plug-ins for specific tasks, including compositing still or moving image layers or sources, camera tracking and match-moving.

Areté

Organica

PolyTrans v2

3D Max plug-ins

Vicon 8

Famous3D

Softimage Toonz

4D Paint

Digimation plug-ins for 3D Max

Poser 3

Motion Analysis

Kaydara's Filmbox

Match Mover and Re-Timer

Inferno*, smoke*, fire* and other discreet products*

Tree Professional/Classic

Cinelook

Sound Forge

Eye Candy

StuffIt

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Other Useful Websites

A selection of news-oriented websites and user groups; information on animation, film, technology, digital art, etc.

Acting for Animators

SIGGRAPH

Cinefex

Gamasutra

Animation World Network

VFX World


CGI Companies

A selection of 3D computer animation production companies doing notable work (alphabetical listing).

Pixar Animation Studios

Creators of Buzz, Woody and Nemo

PDI/Dreamworks

Creators of "Shrek"

Industrial Light and Magic

Created effects for the "Star Wars" series

Digital Domain

Created "Tightrope" and effects for "Titanic" and "The Fifth Element"

Rhythm & Hues

Los Angeles, Calif., USA

Blue Sky Studios

Creators of "Bunny"

Mainframe Entertainment

Creators of "ReBoot" and "Gulliver's Travels"

Sony Imageworks

Creators of "Stuart Little," and "Spiderman"

Electronic Arts

Creators of "Medal of Honor" and "FIFA Soccer 2004"

La Maison

Very cool comercials

Kleiser-Walczak

Effects for "Stargate" and "X-Men"

Cyan

Makers of "Myst" and "Riven"

Square

Creators of "Final Fantasy" series

Digital Anvil

Microsoft game studio

Naughty Dog

Creators of "Crash Bandicoot"

Oddworld Inhabitants

Creators of "Oddworld"

Polygon Pictures

One of the hottest studios in Tokyo

Acclaim Entertainment

Creators of many cool games

Buff Compagnie

Effects for "Fight Club" and "The City of Lost Children"

Will Vinton Studios

Very cool comercials, claymation pioneers

Westwood Studios

Creators of "Tiberian Sun" and "Red Alert 2"

Midway Home Entertainment

Projects include "Ready 2 Rumble" and "Gauntlet Legends"

Walt Disney Feature Animation

Creators of animation classics such as "Jungle Book"

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Colleges and Universities

A selection of North American and European art colleges and universities with established and active computer character animation and effects programs
(does not include computer science research programs).

North America

 

Academy of Art College

San Francisco, California

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

Gnomon 3D

Hollywood, California

New York University

New York, New York

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

Pratt Institute

Brooklyn, New York

Ringling School of Art and Design

Sarasota, Florida

Rochester Institute of Tech.

Rochester, New York

Savannah College of Arts and Design

Savannah, Georgia

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

Sheridan College

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Vancouver Film School

Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Art Institute

Various

Europe

 

Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg

Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

National Centre for Computer Animation

Dorset, England

Supinfocom

Aulnoy lez Valenciennes, France

Film School Zlin

Zlin, Czech Republic

Royal College of Art

London, England


Other Resources, and a few Magazines

Not strictly 3D but related and/or useful information on animation, film, technology, and digital art

Ars Electronica competition

Avant-garde of digital art, every year in Austria

Film links from Film Forum

A great film resource

 

 

computerhistory.org

Self-explanatory

Animation Art Store

Animation art store, plus a useful Animation Trivia and Animation Terms sections


Animation Magazine

Computer Graphics World

Game Developer

MacWorld

PC Magazine


 

 

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