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game artists is based on the Autodesk Softimage tool set. Version 7.5 boasts Noesis Interactive learning materials that demonstrate how to create a character and export it to Microsoft XNA Games Studio 3.0. Users can download add-ons for content export to Crytek CryEngine 2, Epic Unreal Engine 3, and Valve Source game engines. Softimage Mod Tool 7.5 also offers support for the Windows Vista Business operating system and Realtime Shader API Version 3.0. Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool 7.5 is free to down- load for non-commercial game creation and modding. Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool Pro 7.5, for commercial use, delivers all the functionality of the Mod Tool, and also enables users to produce assets for games sold via Microsoft's Xbox Live Community Games. Autodesk Softimage Mod Tool Pro 7.5 is available only with Microsoft's XNA Creator's Club Premium membership. Autodesk; www.autodesk.com Plug-in Continuum Complete 6 AE Boris FX is shipping Boris Continuum Complete 6 AE (BCC 6 AE), with nearly 200 filters for Adobe's After Effects and Premiere Pro. The latest edition sports 13 new filters that enable 3D vector graphics extrusion, organic 3D deformation, painting, and image restoration. The new 3D Objects category includes Extruded Text, Extruded Spline, Type-On Text, and Layer Deformer filters. New image restoration filters include DV Fixer, Smooth Tone, and Pixel Fixer, whereas new image painting filters are Charcoal Sketch, P e n c i l S k e t c h , Water Color, and Cartoon Look. BCC 6 AE also delivers support for After Effects' Camera and Lighting System, a single-click custom preset navigation tool, and the ability to import After Effects mask paths, to save and load XML-based animated presets, and to import/export motion-tracking data. BCC 6 AE is now available for $995. Owners of previous versions of Boris Continuum Complete AE can upgrade for $295. A 14-day trial version is available for free download from the company's Web site. Boris FX; www.borisfx.com June 2009, Volume 32, Number 6: COMPUTER GRAPHICS WORLD (USPS 665-250) (ISSN-0271-4159) is published monthly (12 issues) by COP Communications, Inc. Corporate offices: 620 West Elk Avenue, Glendale, CA 91204, Tel: 818-291-1100; FAX: 818-291-1190; Web Address: info@copprints.com. Periodicals postage paid at Glendale, CA, 91205 & additional mailing offices. COMPUTER GRAPHICS WORLD is distributed worldwide. Annual subscription prices are $72, USA; $98, Canada & Mexico; $150 International airfreight. To order subscriptions, call 847-559-7310. © 2009 CGW by COP Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without permission. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or per- sonal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by Computer Graphics World, ISSN-0271-4159, provided that the appropriate fee is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 USA 508-750-8400. Prior to photocopying items for educational classroom use, please contact Copyright Clearance Center Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923 USA 508-750-8400. For further information check Copyright Clearance Center Inc. online at: www.copyright.com. The COMPUTER GRAPHICS WORLD fee code for users of the Transactional Reporting Services is 0271-4159/96 $1.00 + .35. POSTMASTER: Send change of address form to Computer Graphics World, P.O. Box 3296, Northbrook, IL 60065-3296. WIN June 2009 48 WIN MAC violence and conflict have been the cornerstones of dramatic art, as much as art has been a harm- less outlet for violent tendencies. If we were to ban MadWorld, making it a scapegoat for violent adolescent behavior or inept parenting, we'd have to ban Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, John Milton's Paradise Lost, Frank Miller's Sin City, and nearly Stephen King's entire canon of work. To deny adults or, more importantly, kids that outlet would be to assume they're incapable of differentiating fantasy from reality. A wise seventh-grade teacher once told me, you can't lock children up in the castle tower; you have to send them out into the world with a suit of armor. Indeed, with a good suit of armor, they should have no problem enjoying Inaba's mad MadWorld. n To comment on this piece or to post your opinion, go to the CGW forum on www.cgw.com. Courting Controversy Unexpected lease return - Immediately available! Components include: eQ System, eQ Control Panel (including mouse and keyboard) and 3 Extension Boxes. Please contact Marlene for details mtucholski@strategic-asset.com on this award winning movie, film, TV show editing software. Located in: Redondo Beach, CA 800-686-8885 '07 QUANTEL eQ VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE continued from page 2