Save 20% in your single license of Pulldownit Pro for 3D Max, only until November.

New demo in Max 2012 of Pdi fracture system,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yfZ9s_cNaw 

We are proud Pulldownit plugin have been used by Cinesite to create some of the stunning VFX in latest Harry Potter film, specially the destruction of Griffindor marble staircase, learn some details about production in this extensive article by Debra Kaugman where Pulldownit use in mentioned:

http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/cinesites-magic-touch-with-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-2

Congratulations to Cinesite artist for his great work, we are planning to  publish an special "behind the scenes" article about the effects done with Pulldownit in this movie in the following months.

Pulldownit use in Harry Potter will be featured in next Cinefex issue #127 

Luis Tejeda have done an impressive goblet breaking shot with Pulldownit, read the full case study here,

http://www.pulldownit.com/forum/index.php?topic=10755.0

Luis counts with lots of tutorials in spanish in his own web site, www.3dluistutorials.com/

VFXlearning Battle:London challenges 3d artists to render and composite a realistic animation of London being attacked by an alien invasion, registered contestant will recive 2 HD backplates of London city, the animation must be designed to work with the backplate and composited into it. VFXlearning will supply Tracked Cameras for the backplates so you get to focus on the destruction effects, smoke, debris, fire, havok, lot of fun!, any 3D platform and tools are allowed. The winner will receive a full Maya dynamics course by VFXlearnning for free, 

we join the challenge aswell and will give a Pdi pro license to the best shot using Pulldownit free version besides making a case study in our site.

 Sign up before the 7th july to receive the backplates, here the official info,

 http://www.vfxlearning.com/forum/index.php?topic=179.0

or in spanish,

http://www.vfxlearning.com/forum/index.php?topic=180.0 

good luck!