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Recognizing the growth in popularity of the the Vue software suite, E-on has just announced the new ATC Program (Authorized Training Center) that offers educational training and discounts to educational institutions, as well as resources and demos on their website to standardize the educational process.

“Increasingly the marriage of CAD Architecture with CG Digital Nature is becoming a mainstream requirement for presenting and showcasing designs ” explained Will Yankey Professor of Architecture at Kansas State University. “The new e-on ATC program is exactly what we were looking for as we would like to make Vue more pervasive for student projects within the College of Architecture.”

via e-on software – E-on Software.

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Last month, e-on software released Vue8.5 and offered up a pre-release version of their new Infinite & xStream products to lucky maintenance subscribers.  Now they finally offer it up for everyone to check out.

Vue xStream and Vue Infinite are the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environments. While Vue Infinite is a standalone application, Vue xStream operates seamlessly inside 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, LightWave and Cinema4D. Specifically designed for graphics professionals, these products combine a multitude of cutting edge features that easily integrate into existing production pipelines.

xStream is available for $1495, while Infinite goes for $895.

e-on software – E-on Products.

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Just got a new press release from E-on software announcing the immediate availability of Vue 8.5, xStream, and Infinite.  Lots of new features in this version, including:

• Global GAmma Control
• Interactive Cloud Control and Animated Planetary Cloud Density Maps
• Diagnostic Render Passes
• Unlimited Material Painting
• Several new tools for Zone Extraction, Terrain Sculpting, and EcoSystems

Looks like some great improvements, and a great reason to look into their new maintenance prices.

Vue 8.5 xStream and Vue 8.5 Infinite will be available in English for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, for both 32 and 64 bit, and on Mac OSX 10.5+ as a 32 bit application – Mac Intel only (a beta version of Vue 8.4 and 8.5 for Cocoa 64 bit will be released during Q2 2010).

Vue 8.5 xStream is compatible with the following renderers: Mental Ray for 3ds Max, Maya and Softimage (integrated and MR satellites), V-Ray for 3ds Max and Maya, Maya Software, as well as the native Cinema 4D and LightWave renderers. Other renderers are under consideration. Vue 8.5 xStream adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2011, Maya 2011 and Softimage 2011.

via e-on software – E-on Software.

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E-on has heard the pleas of users and updated their maintenance plan pricing to drop prices by over $100 on each plan, and added free upgrades to software under maintenance.

The following benefits are included in the Standard Maintenance Plan*:

• Free upgrades during the subscription period, including free upgrades to all .5 and full versions,
• Unlimited, priority web-based technical support,
• Access to EEF releases (Expedited Engineering Fix),
• Access to “Maintenance Only” forums.

Also, they’ve added a “Premium Maintenance Plan” that adds in support for Custom Development and priority support resolution. Read the full release after the break.

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Users of E-on Software’s Vue 8 product can now upgrade to Vue 8.4 and start importing DAZ 3D models.

“We’re excited about the new DAZ 3D import features in Vue 8 Frontier”, explained Nicholas Phelps, e-on Software CEO. “Our customers have been requesting this capability given the increasing popularity of DAZ 3D models and use of DAZ Studio with Vue.”

The actual import feature support static Poser models and Collada format’ed DAZ3D files (exported from DAZ Studio), and supports the full native shading tree in Poser for full material support.

Retails for $99, but a free upgrade for existing VUE8 users.

via e-on software – E-on Software.

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E-on Software has just announced a new version of their Vue modeling and rendering suites, version 8.  The two new releases are Vue8 xStream and Vue8 Infinite.

Vue 8 xStream, e-on’s flagship solution, offers CG professionals a solution for creating rich and realistic digital nature environments, fully immersed within Autodesk 3ds Max, Maya, and Softimage XSI, Maxon Cinema 4D, or Newtek LightWave. All Vue tools are integrated in the host application as menus and toolbars and accessible from within the host interface, providing immediate access to advanced 3D environment creation technologies.

Vue 8 Infinite offers CG professionals the ability to create rich and realistic environments in a stand-alone package. Vue 8 Infinite is well suited to multimedia and entertainment professionals, architects, and graphics designers.

via Computer Graphics World – E-on Software Ships Vue 8 Infinite, Vue 8 xStream.

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The latest E-on Software Newsletter gets into great detail about what you can see in the upcoming Vue 8, due out the first week of November.  First major difference is that they’ve now separated it into 3 product families:

With Vue 8, the product line in now organized in 3 families: Vue for CG Professionals, Vue for 3D Artists and Vue for 3D Enthusiasts. This new organization is designed to better address the different market segments of our ever growing user base.

Each familiy provides Digital Nature authoring with the best blend of capabilites and features:

• Vue 8 for CG Professionals: Vue 8 Infinite and Vue 8 xStream (Ozone 5.0 will follow).
  Offers CG professionals the premiere solution for creating exceptionally rich and realistic Digital Nature environments with seamless integration into any production workflow.
• Vue 8 for 3D Artists: Vue 8 Esprit, Vue 8 Studio and Vue 8 Complete.
  Provides 3D artists and small studios with powerful modular applications to create richly natural 3D Digital Nature scenery and landscapes. Vue 8 Studio, our new mid range application, offers a feature set similar to that of Vue 7 Pro Studio.
• Vue 8 for 3D Enthusiasts: Vue 8 Pioneer & T-Packs and Vue 8 Frontier.
  Features content-filled, easy-to-use scenic nature creation for home and family use, with the addition of the new, cost effective Vue 8 Frontier, specifically dedicated to Poser™ users.

They also list out all of the features you can expect in the new version, including 3D terrain sculpting, procedural sculpting, fractals, and OpenGL shader support.

via e-on software – E-on Software Newsletter.

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e-on software has partnered with Maxon, Pixologic, 3D Total, 3Dconnexion, Cornucopia3D and 3D World Magazine to announce the 4th annual Vue 3D Environment competition.

Any version of Vue – including the Pioneer and the Personal Learning Edition (PLE) which are available at no charge- can be used to enter the competition (standalone or in combination with any other 3D application).

Judging will be based solely on the quality, realism and artistic merit of the entries, not on the version of Vue used to create them.

Winners will be announced at SIGGRAPH2009 and recieve part of an $11,000 collection of software.

The winner of the “Vue 3D Environment Competition 2009″ will receive a complete 3D arsenal worth over $6,500 including: Maxon Cinema4D XL Bundle ($2,495), Vue 7.5 xStream ($1,495), a 3D Total Mega Bundle (worth over $1,300), Pixologic ZBrush 3.1 – with free upgrade to ZBrush 4 ($595), 1 3Dconnexion SpaceExplorer ($299), 1 year subscription to 3D World magazine ($150), $100 voucher for Cornucopia3D content, and a 1 year subscription to 3D Creative and 2D Artist magazines ($81.2).

via Vue 3D Environment Competition 2009.

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Mark Barrenechea, the CEO of the New SGI, sat down with John West over at InsideHPC for a lengthy discussion of the merger.  Towards the bottom, John grills him on SGI’s previous big-vis offering: VUE.

Under CEO Bo Ewald’s leadership the company got back into visualization, and had just recently announced its VUE line of products (PowerVUE, RemoteVue, and FusionVue). Does visualization survive at the new company? Barrenechea says yes, but he describes this as a technology that is in “incubation.” I’ve spent some time with the VUE line, and I think it has potential, but Silicon Graphics didn’t seem to have a clear picture of the market for the product. Does Barrenechea have a better idea of where VUE fits into a viable market? Yes, but he’s not telling us. “I have a strong point of view, but I’m not ready to announce it except to say that it’s important, we’re committed to visualization…and watch this space.”

While I don’t share John’s enthusiasm for the VUE product, I do think it’s very important that SGI has an integrated visualization offering.  If VUE is gonna be it, they need to get the ball rolling.

via insideHPC exclusive: SGI’s CEO talks about why he did it, what technologies survive, and where he goes from here | insideHPC.com.

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e-on software has released Vue7.5 as a free-upgrade for all users under maintenance.  New in this version is support for VRay rendering, improved OpenGL support, camera mapping for improved render times, and several new procedural texturing and modeling options.

Vue xStream and Vue Infinite are the company’s flagship solutions for the creation of natural 3D environments. While Vue Infinite is a standalone application, Vue xStream operates seamlessly inside of 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Cinema4D and Softimage|XSI. Specifically designed for graphics pros, these products combine a multitude of cutting edge features that easily integrate into existing production pipelines.

The pre-release is  available for download now for those under Maintenance contracts.  When officially released (Q2 of 2009), it will cost $1,495 or $495 for upgrades.  CGSociety has full information on prices and features.

via CGSociety – e-on software.

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