RamSheep

A new news-blog site charting the introduction of Intel's next-generation microarchitecture, Nehalem

Some great 'stop-motion' style music videos - I particularly like "fourtet" and "snail". The ideas here aren't new, but their rawness has an attractive quality that draws you in - perhaps it's the marriage with the music that just makes the whole thing seem to work.

A Terragen forum setup to offer a professional environment for members who desire serious / no-nonsense critique of their work.

Camera Projection Tutorial/case-study using Houdini 8.1

From the page:
"The "Camera Mapping / Projection" technique is a way of projecting images (textures) directly on to geometry, without actually having to deal with the UV mapping process. This speeds up the texturing process especially when dealing with large CG Environments where huge UV maps may cause problems.

The application of the technique in the digital effects industry is directly related to the process of "Matte Painting". This works in two ways. Projecting images on dummy geometry and simulating depth by utilizing a CG camera is the first option. Getting wireframe renders of elements through a specific camera, painting the textures on these wire frame layers and projecting them back through the same camera is the other option. In both cases the goal is to retain depth through 2D images inside 3D space; a concept know as 2.5D."

A great blog of TV station ident videos. Particularly good are the ones on the Channel 4 page.

One of Channel 4's excellent idents

A great set of free video tutorials deconstructing the winning Houdini Digital Asset entry for an elevator themed contest.

Free 3DBuzz Elevator Asset Video Tutorials