Blender to WebGL exporter

Blender users rejoice. There is now an exporter for Blender so you can export your objects into WebGL javascript.
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Blender conference sees release of Blender OpenCL Compositor

The OpenCL supported Blender Compositor shows significant gains on OpenCL capable machines.
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Mixamo Updates COLLADA 1.4.1 Importer for Blender

Mixamo is a free online character animation service for Blender. They have recently updated the COLLADA 1.4.1 importer for Blender 2.49b.
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SmallLuxGPU 2.0 written in OpenCL video release

A new video about SmallLuxGPU 2.0 and Blender Exporter LiveMod. SmallLuxGPU is a LuxRays demo and a LuxRender 'proof of concept'. SmallLuxGPU is released under GPL license. SmallLuxGPU 2.0 renderer is 100% written in OpenCL and includes the support for:

• Multi-OS (i.e. Win, Linux, MacOS, etc.);
• OpenCL multi-platforms (i.e. Intel + NVIDIA, etc.);
• OpenCL multi-devices (i.e. CPUs+GPUs, etc.);
• Metropolis Light Transport;
• Path tracing with next event MiS (i.e. multiple importance sampling);
• Blender integration with LiveMode: interactive materials/lights/objects editing.

LuxRender 0.8 OpenCL based unbiased renderer released

LuxRender is a physically based and unbiased rendering engine using OpenCL. Based on state of the art algorithms, LuxRender simulates the flow of light according to physical equations, producing realistic images of photographic quality. OpenCL allows the Luxrender developer team to support a wide range of platforms and OS.
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COLLADA BOF Videos from Siggraph 2011 now online

The complete COLLADA BOF video set is now online. Presentations cover Remi Arnaud of Screampoint, Marco Tillmann, Nathan Letwory, Uli Klumpp from Smith Micro and Daniel Meiwes from Oregon State University.
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Blender 2.60 adds 3D audio and improved COLLADA integration

The Blender development team has released Blender version 2.60. Blender 2.60 incorporates 3D audio as well as restoration of sequence editor proxy support, vertex group modifiers, animation system improvements in the graph and dopesheet editor, improved Collada integration, added callbacks in the Python API, new add-ons, and better localisation and internationalisation support.
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Blender at SIGGRAPH

Blender Foundation and Blender community members will be participating in Siggraph 2012 - Los Angeles. Starting on Sunday, August 5, 2:00pm, the Blender Community Meeting BOF, followed by the Blender Artist/Developer Showcase BOF at 4pm. You can always find Blender in the Convention Center, main hall, booth 212. Here you will find Blender artists and developers and Ton Roosendaal for three days. Drop by if you like to see the latest in Blender, or just to hang-out and chat with other Blender folks.
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