Framestore`s Desperaux

Trailer for Framestore`s first full cg feature The Tale of Desperaux is here!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809420569/video/8528812

It seems they are aiming "ratatouille" high. Design, shading and animation look really nice. Let`s see in december if the story is good as well and how it will do in box office (which in the end matters the most). Fingers crossed!

Glassworks

I`m excited that my friend Roman Vrbovsky spent his first day in his new job at Glassworks, London. All best for your future Roman!
This is links to some of his work:
http://www.3d.animacia.sk/
http://www.yetanotherface.com/ - contributed as lighter

Python Online Book

This is online python book, free and the contents looks done well.

maya 2008 extensions

No big news for those who are using Maya. Still very exciting stuff to see coming from Autodesk these days when you are a rigger :) This is link to documentation of Maya Muscles and some really useful additions. I think it was time to make muscles and other more advanced skinning techniques available in Maya as standard toolset to any production. I`m sure it will raise the standard for quality of character animation.

autodesk link

less czech workers abroad

even less czech people going to work abroad today (czech language):
http://aktualne.centrum.cz/eurorubrika/clanek.phtml?id=604503