The Upcoming Weeks I will be working on my Website aka Portfolio.
There is a lot of content that has to be added and changed. So it’s not up to date!
I will change the looks and feels of the Website slightly and maybe a brand new design!

As I already integrated the WordPress blog to the static html page of the website.

Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 and Autodesk Maya 2013 is released for Subscription Packages!
Yesterday I pick’d up my copy’s and played a Little bit with those new features!

3ds Max 2013 is very similar to 3ds Max Design 2013. Yes ofcourse its the same! Duh! But 3ds Max 2013 has some SDK features and others that 3ds Max 2013 Design does not have! To Maya 2013….. I’am quite new to Maya. Well I started to use it in the early days but 3ds Max gave me more options in the beginning! So Maya Education is on my Road-map!

So Here is a very little preview of Maya 2013 and 3ds Max 2013!
Oh! And we got: Convert To > Deformable gPoly in Autodesk 3ds Max 2013!

Autodesk 3ds Max 2013 has the Depth Of Field (DOF) Option in the Camera Settings! This is also done in same way of Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013. Just go to the: Camera Modify Tab > Parameters > Check “Enable” Multi Pass Effect and seclect Depth of Field (mentalray/iray) and you are done! Now you just need to play with the Camera Focus, FOV, Lenses and f-stops settings to get the best results of your liking.

Left: Shows the NVIDIA iray Renderer, They added some new features to the HARDWARE setup Menu. And also Depth Of Field (DOF) in the Nitrous Viewport!
Right: A cool new feature Autodesk Maya 2013 Viewport 2.0 Hardware Motion Blur. When you rotate the Camera the Motion Blur will be shown in the Viewport!

Below a Snapshot of Autodesk’s 3ds Max 2013 Updated Nitrous Viewport! The Depth Of Field (DOF) setup is same like in Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013. And is activated in just 2 clicks!

DAR Amplification FBM-100H “Future Breed Machine” Logo

So Autodesk Announced the new 2013 Software Line-up! Yesterday I played with Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2013 which is included in: Autodesk AutoCAD Design Suite 2013. Autodesk Mudbox 2013 Also has some changes but not that critical like 3ds Max & 3ds Max Design 2013. Anyways back to 3ds Max Design 2013. The viewport has some Amazing new features and changes to! Like Tabbed Layouts, Clay Render, Depth Of Field (DOF) with NVIDIA metal ray / iray and of course more! But I personally thing those are my high priority changes!

The Left Screenshot: I was trying to get a DOF in a Render few days ago but always messed up like a way to much blur!
3ds Max & 3ds Max Design 2013 includes a new amazing feature that previews the DOF in the Nitrous Viewport!
This is a great time saver for me and I think the old 3ds Max & 3ds Max Design 2012 users also missed this feature!

The Right Screenshot: A cool new feature is Clay Option in the Shading Menu! Changes the model into a Clay look like in Zbrush. Not a very critical change but it can be useful in near future or just for showcasing your model.

Tabbed Layouts are just easy to quickly switch the Viewport layouts. Like if you need to Render a scene you can chose your saved Tabbed Viewport Preset. You can create a lot of presets including rigging, animating and material editors in the Tabbed Presets.

I tested Adobe Photoshop CS6 for a few days and so far I really like the new Dark Theme Interface. Yes you can change Themes from Dark Gray to Very Light Gray in the Options Menu.
Anyways I also did some new Indoor HDR Photography to test out the new HDR Automate Script of Adobe Photoshop CS6 and also tested out Its new Camera RAW 7.0 which is a great improvement!

Here are some Images: RAW > TILT SHIFT BLUR > FIELD BLUR > CHROMATIC FILTERING

Below I show some of the brand new CS6 Features. Tilt Shift Blur, Field Blur & Iris Blur.

Here is a 3D Render of the Final DAR FBM-100H Amplifier “Future Breed Machine” Emblem before it gets CNC Milled on Aluminium! If you Live in The Netherlands and like to try this Guitar Amplifier out! Just contact me!

Finally I considered to use Flickr for my Photography Hobby! Sadly I do not have so many Digital Photographs. I stopped Photography years ago since the old films are gone. But now I’am going back to business again! Also did Some Production Model Canon 5D Mark II Pictures from Canon Europe.

Below some Photoshop HDR Picture Tests of some Electronic Products we sell! Real HDR Photography is much much cleaner and nicer with colors, shadows and highlights. For the pictures below I used the Photoshop HDR Filter and edited the settings to my own Taste! I see Photography as Art!

And now… I’am using a Sony Alpha 200 & DT 3.5-6.3 / 18-250 Lens for a while!

I have been very inactive lately. But I’am working for a amazing new company which creates the next generation of Guitar Amplifiers!
I’ve been working on 3D Rendering and CAD work for industrial design and manufacture ability. But also Web Related stuff Like: Webdesign & Development including Services and Support!

Here is a Little information about DAR Amplification:DAR Amplification deliver an extreme level of performance to you in an amplifier built without compromise. DAR Amps are precision engineered and built for the single-minded goal of delivering brutal, punishing and unyielding tone all the way up to the highest levels of gain. While so many other amps lose their edge when pushed to the limit, DAR amps persevere with tone, depth and articulation. No matter how hard you push them, your signature tone endures and will never be lost in the mix.

Below a picture of the DAR Forza Quattro!

Equally as impressive, DAR amps deliver incredible shimmering clean boutique tone full of rich Class A harmonics when the gain is turned down. Our amps exhibit the lowest possible hum due to advanced electrical and magnetic principles employed in design and production. Our overall power amp designs are built around the very powerful and rugged 6C33 tube. Proven reliability through its use in MiG 25 fighter planes and Russian tanks, these tubes have been designed to function in the most challenging environments possible. Inexpensive and readily available, they have also been used in high-end HiFi systems for over 10 years.

Today I worked on some Code Snippets for this Blog and C&C Society.
I’am very happy with the results right now! See the Code Snippet of the E-Studios Development Blog Below!

Hey Blog Followers.
Last few weeks we are very busy with testing & playing games:
ANNO 2070, Battlefield 3 Open Beta and for the Record Gears of War 3.

We are very happy that we are in the ANNO 2070 Software Testing Team! And we’ve seen teste and played more than we expected! Myself & Darknavi played ANNO 1404 Venice for more than 260+ Hours and we think ANNO 2070 is the best ANNO game so far, Thanks to Related Designs!

A Youtube Channel is created few days ago and supposed for uploading Gears of War Related Gamplay Videos only!
You can check out the Channel Here http://www.youtube.com/user/GearsofWarHeads

Last Friday I worked on a new Gears of War 3 Beta video with 15 minutes of cool kills and moves.
I still have 30 minutes of kill / moves video content left for the: “The Second Wave!” and “The Third Wave!”.
These video fragments will come later this week. Enjoy your show! “Watch 720p or Die!”