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Introducing the Next Generation of Rendering.

We’re excited to introduce a new major version of V-Ray which builds on everything we’ve learned, while integrating cutting-edge new tech.

Just released May 22, 2018 — We’re introducing some pricing changes for V-Ray Next for 3ds Max and V-Ray Next Render Nodes. The new V-Ray Next for 3ds Max products are now available for purchase. 

 

Call 1-800-875-0025 to order or for more info!!

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Create directly on screen with our most natural pen experience

Use Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 Creative Pen Display for absolute harmony with your work. Premium 4K screen with world class color performance, and virtually no parallax, enhance every creative breakthrough. The Wacom Pro Pen 2 provides state-of-the-art creative pen technology, meaning every stroke, every move of your hand is followed with unerring accuracy.

Product Features: 

  • Wacom's most natural and advanced pen performance with 8,192 levels of pressure sensitivity, eraser and virtually lag-free tracking

  • 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 px) is packed into a 24” LCD display with superb color accuracy (99% of Adobe® RGB)

  • Pen only (DTK2420K0) The ExpressKey™ Remote puts 17 programmable buttons within easy reach. The on-screen keypad and the radial menus offer further one-touch shortcuts

  • Pen & Touch (DTH2420K0) Multi-touch gestures, an on-screen keypad, radial menus and 17 programmable ExpressKeys™ available with ExpressKey™ Remote for onetouch shortcuts to speed your workflow

  • The etched glass screen reduces glare and reflections while providing a distinct, tactile experience as you draw, mimicking the feel of a pen on paper


  • Connect Cintiq Pro Creative Pen Display to your Mac or PC with the included USB-C cable or use the included Wacom Link and cables to connect via Mini DisplayPort or standard USB. Windows 10 and Mac OS compatible

Call 1-800-875-0025 to order or for more info!!b2ap3_thumbnail_DTK2420K0---Main-Image.jpg

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From now until December 31st you will receive up to $100 off Wacom's Intuos Pro tablets!

  • $50 off the Intuos Pro Small
  • $50 off the Intuos Pro Medium
  • $100 off the Intuos Pro Large

Call 1-800-875-0025 to order or for more info!!

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From now until 9/17/16 when you buy an Intuos Pro pen tablet, you'll get one year of Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan!  

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Offer good through September 17, 2016.  Call me at 781-241-9389 or email me to get in on this offer.

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The Cintiq 13 Touch is $100 off until July 31, 2016!  Retail is $999.95, right now they are $899.95!

If you've been wanting a 13", now is a great time to get one!  It's not often that there are sales on the Wacom products.

The Cintiq 13HD fits easily into any workspace, and makes a great partner to right-handed or left-handed artists. The convenient 3-in-1 cable for your Mac or PC cuts back on clutter so you can keep your mind clear and ready for the next big idea. Just plug it into your computer and go.

 

Offer good through July 31, 2016.  Call me at 800-875-0025 or email me to get in on this offer.

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For those of you that own the  21” Cintiq or Intuos 3 tablets and are running OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) - do not install the current posted driver 6.3.16-12.  You will not be able to use your tablets.  Please down grade your driver to 6.3.15-3 which can be downloaded via the below link.

 

-        http://cdn.wacom.com/u/productsupport/drivers/mac/professional/WacomTablet_6.3.15-3.dmg

 

 

The 6.3.15-3 driver supports OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), but it may not work on future releases of Mac OS.

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With a focus on accelerating everyday workflows by enhancing performance, increasing stability and delivering new functionality in the areas artists told us they use every day, NUKE 10 is designed to make you more productive. There are key updates across the entire product range: NUKE, NUKEX and NUKE STUDIO. 

Highlights include:

• Blistering performance enhancements, especially in Roto Paint, Vector Blur and the NUKE STUDIO timeline 

• An amazing new Smart Vector toolset in NUKEX and NUKE STUDIO that lets you automatically generate motion vectors and use them to warp paint or textures across a series of frames 

• Real-time chroma keying and color correction directly on the NUKE STUDIO timeline

• Audio scrubbing in NUKE STUDIO 

• Early access to a brand new ray trace renderer 

Call Steve at 800-875-0025 to find out more or to buy!

 

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The Cintiq 22HD and the Cintiq 22HD Touch are $100 off until March 31, 2016!b2ap3_thumbnail_Cintiq22HD.jpg

If you've been wanting a 22", now is a great time to get one!  It's not often that there are sales on the Wacom products.

Enjoy creating directly on screen with a Wacom battery-free, pressure-sensitive pen. Get ample screen size, advanced display performance, and multi-touch support (available on touch model), all in one display.

The 13HD and the 13HD Touch are $50 off.

 

Offer good through March 31, 2016.  Call me at 800-875-0025 or email me to get in on this offer.

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b2ap3_thumbnail_adsk_changes.jpgSale of perpetual licenses of most products ends very soon

After January 31, 2016, most individual products will be available only through subscription.  This includes 3ds Max, Maya, Motion Builder, Mudbox and more…

You have until January 31, 2016 to buy perpetual licenses. Add Maintenance Subscription to your perpetual licenses to ensure you have continued access to the subscription benefits, including all software updates, technical support and flexible licensing rights.

 

After January 31st, if you need to buy new seats of Autodesk software, you will have to buy “Desktop Subscription” – Desktop Subscription is Autodesk’s flexible, pay-as-you-go approach – similar to Adobe’s Creative Cloud offering.

 

 

If you need to buy new seats, and don’t want to transition to the Desktop Subscription model, give me a call at 781-937-0300 or email me and I can help you get what you need.

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Save 50% on upgrades to NUKEX and NUKE STUDIO!

Get more NUKE for less, with a special opportunity to upgrade your NUKE or NUKEX seat for a massive 50% off the regular price. Until the end of the year, you can take advantage of these incredible deals:

NUKE to NUKEX               $2,025.00 (regularly $4,050.00)

NUKE to NUKE STUDIO     $2,850.00 (regularly $5,700.00)

NUKEX to NUKE STUDIO   $825.00 (regularly $1,650.00)

There's so much to gain by upgrading! NUKEX extends your core NUKE functionality with an out-of-the-box toolkit of exclusive features, reducing the need to roundtrip to other applications. NUKEX has it all built right in: camera tracker, model builder, particle system and much more.

Upgrade to NUKE STUDIO and you'll get the full potential of a powerful node-based VFX, editorial and finishing studio in one cohesive solution. Whether you're working as an individual artist or part of a collaborative team, NUKE STUDIO helps you successfully complete rapid-turnaround projects like never before.

Plus, with valid maintenance, both NUKEX and NUKE STUDIO get you two NUKE Assist seats that offer a core set of nodes for performing the everyday tasks of paint, roto, 2D and planar tracking.

This pricing is valid until December 31, 2015, and applies to upgrades only - not valid on new seats. 

Let me know if I can help you out with your upgrades!

Thanks,

Steve

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With a Desktop Subscription (their cloud rental program) to your favorite Autodesk products, you get lower up-front costs and a flexible, easy-to-manage approach.

And now for a limited time, you can take advantage of prices starting as low as $99/month when purchasing an annual subscription.

Special-priced Autodesk products include AutoCAD®, 3ds Max®, Maya®, and more!

Don’t miss out - take advantage of this offer by January 22, 2016.

Thanks,

Steve

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V-Ray for Revit public beta

Now integrated into Autodesk Revit, V-Ray core rendering technology is accessible at every stage of the design process. Extend your creativity with new tools for VR output, materials and environments, without having to worry about learning a new piece of software. Revit cameras, lighting, and materials are all supported for easy adoption.

A unified visualization pipeline is now possible with support for all V-Ray design packages (SketchUp, Rhino, and 3ds Max), promoting project efficiency with reliable results across multiple platforms.

V-Ray for Revit features include:

  • A familiar interface, with easy-to-use quality presets
  • Special global overrides for diagrammatic renderings
  • Advanced post-processing with V-Ray Frame Buffer
  • V-Ray’s stereoscopic camera for VR output

V-Ray for Revit supports:

  • Revit Architecture 2015, 2016
  • Revit MEP 2015, 2016
  • Revit Structure 2015, 2016
  • Revit Building Design Suite 2015, 2016

 

To try V-Ray for Revit, create an account or login at chaosgroup.com, then register here. If you have any questions about V-Ray for Revit or the public beta, contact me - email or call 800-875-0025.

Steve

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Early bird pricing - until September 15, 2015 - get 40% off V-Ray for 3ds Max 1.5 to 3.2 Upgrades.

  • Upgrade to V-Ray 3.0 workstation license for $580
  • Upgrade to V-Ray 3.0 workstation license and 5 render nodes for $840
  • Upgrade to V-Ray 3.0 workstation license and 10 render nodes for $1090

Upgrade pricing - from September 16 through December 18, 2015 - get 30% off:

  • Upgrade to V-Ray 3.0 workstation license for $680
  • Upgrade to V-Ray 3.0 workstation license and 5 render nodes for $980
  • Upgrade to V-Ray 3.0 workstation license and 10 render nodes for $1270

Compare 1.5 to 3.2 and see for yourself!

Let me know if I can help you out with your upgrades!

Thanks,

Steve

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Only two weeks left to save up to 38% on NUKE STUDIO bundles!

Two bundles are available - both at a huge savings, but only until September 30, 2015!!

NUKE STUDIO Team Bundle

  • NUKE STUDIO for collaborative VFX, editorial and finishing
  • NUKE for award-winning node-based compositing
  • HIERO for collaborative shot management, conform, edit and review
  • 2 NUKE Assists for paint, roto, 2D and planar tracking*
  • 2 NUKE Renders for offline rendering
  • HIEROPLAYER for desktop playback, edit and review
  • Only $12,200 until September 30, 2015 - that's a savings of more than $7,500!

NUKE STUDIO Starter Bundle

  • NUKE STUDIO for collaborative VFX, editorial and finishing
  • 2 NUKE Assists for paint, roto, 2D and planar tracking*
  • 2 NUKE Renders for offline rendering
  • 2 HIEROPLAYER licenses for desktop playback, edit and review
  • Only $9,240 until September 30, 2015 - that's the price of NUKE STUDIO alone!

*Included with the NUKE STUDIO license.

Let me know if you'd like more information, or if you'd like to order - special pricing ends Sept. 30, 2015.

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I'm happy to announce that we are now selling Substance Painter, as well as the whole line of Allegorithmic's products! Straight lines, automatic material creation from substance files, new AO channel, custom painting over mask generators, 20 new smart materials and more ...

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Let me know if you'd like more info, or want to buy!! 800-875-0025 

 

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Call me at 800-875-0025, or email me to find out more, or to get Mari at 30% off - but hurry, this offer ends on July 30th at 10am!

If you are interested in finding out more about Mari - The Foundry's 3d paint program, check out this link.

Cheers,

Steve

 

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Join us in New York - this Friday June 5th for V-Ray in VFX!  RSVP at the link...  The V-Ray for Arch Viz event is Tuesday, June 9th 

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Dates: June 5-9, 2015 
Location: New York, NY, USA 

This June we’re headed to New York for two must-attend events on V-Ray in visual effects and architecture. We’d love to see you there - read on to find out more. 

V-Ray in VFX 


When: Friday, June 5
Where:
 Tribeca Cinemas & The Varick Room, 54 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 (at Laight Street, one block below Canal Street) 

SoHo’s Tribeca Cinema has hosted premieres of some of the world’s biggest movies, making it an apt backdrop for our visual effects symposium. We’ll begin at 5.30pm, taking you through V-Ray for 3ds Max SP2 and V-Ray for Maya SP1, as well as Phoenix FD’s new features and our latest technology. We’ve invited key customers along to tell you how they use our products in their workflows. 

After the event you can rub shoulders and drink beer with experts from the industry. 

REGISTER HERE 

V-Ray in Architectural Visualization 

When:
 Tuesday, June 9   
Where: Helen Mills: Events and Space Theater, 137-139 West 26 Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), New York  

With sneak peeks at V-Ray 3.0 for Rhino, V-Ray 3.0 for Sketchup and V-Ray for Revit, architects who attend our visualization conference will be in for a treat. If that’s not enough, we’ve assembled some leading names in the field for a panel discussion, including Marc Fornes of TheVeryMany, Jorge Barrero of Gensler, Jason Ivaliotis of Handel Architects, Dennis Harvey of BIG, Clinton Miller of SHoP Architects, and Greg Schleusner of HOK. Topics on the table include the challenges of big data projects and rendering a modern megapolis. 

We’ll start at 8:30 AM with coffee and light breakfast. 

REGISTER HERE

 

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New perpetual licenses of most individual Autodesk products will not be available for purchase after January 31, 2016.  From now until July 24, 2015 you can save up to $500 on annual or multi-year Desktop Subscriptions. 

Here's an infographic .pdf with more info on the upcoming changes.

You need to act by July 24, 2015 to get online rebates for select products and Suites.

This offer is available to customers with qualifying Autodesk perpetual licenses only.

Contact me, Steve, to get in on this rebate before the promo ends. 800-875-0025

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We are offering 20% off the price of NUKE, NUKEX or NUKE STUDIO when you crossgrade from another software package including: After Effects, Flame, Smoke, DS or Fusion before April 30.

You can now transition to our powerful node-based compositing, editorial & finishing tools for as little as $3,370.40 for a limited time only. All you need to do is let us know what software you are currently using!

Contact me, Steve, to get this special crossgrade pricing before the promo ends. 800-875-0025

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As of March 13th, Autodesk is replacing Subscription Center with Autodesk Account.  Your existing login and password should work just fine, and all links to Subscription Center will redirect to Autodesk Account.  The quick video tour should help you out with navigation and learning where things are, but if you need any help give me a shout at 800-875-0025 or email me!

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