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Million FPS bullet footage Not sure if anyone's posted this, but any FX people might appreciate it. Or, anyone else for that matter, because it's awesome. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDoQwIAaXg&feature=player_embedde…	20 Last	Japhir Oct 2009
Hiking Did some hiking with some fellow co-workers/polycounters this weekend at Snow Lake in Snoqualmie pass. I wish I had a better camera/lens though, but they came out fairly decent for taking alot of th…	14 Last	mLichy Oct 2009
paranormal activity Just saw this movie ... im still freaked out, its really truly scary shit [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_UxLEqd074&feature=player_embedded[/ame]	32 Last	aesir Oct 2009
Help Finding a Blizzcon Environment Video Was wondering if anyone knew where I could find the video that was originally posted in the Unearthly Inspiration thread. It was a video of some new WoW engine stuff; with some apparantly lovely exam…	7 Last	Mike_Carlyle Oct 2009
Color Wheels for CS4 Yesterday I saw a colorwheel used in photoshop by an artist Named Nox at massive black. You can get the colorwheel by purchasing the dvd, but who wants to do that? Photoshop should have one anyways b…	9 Last	rooster Oct 2009
Batman Motorcycle Jacket So awesome... Universal Designs has been licensed by Warner Bros. for Batman Leather Outerwear. Our products range from Heath Ledger inspired 'The Joker' Bomber jackets to highly detailed Movie Repl…	20 Last	KhAoZ Oct 2009
ASEToBin Released I didn't really know where to put this but the [URL="http://www.infinity-universe.com/Infinity/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=26"]infinity[/URL] team has released a model viewer/converter for …	0 Last	willy-wilson Oct 2009
I'm looking for this indie game that someone posted before It has a art style like patapon/world of goo, and you control some ufo navigating levels with many tricky obstacles... I remember seeing a thread on polycount and tried searching but I failed, so mad…	2 Last	Yozora Oct 2009
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising More like Operation Failure... my original concern with the game was that the command scheme setup would be dumbed down for console owners. As it stands, I pity them. Even with the simple direction b…	14 Last	3DLee Oct 2009
music recommendations hey all im expanding my musical library into the electronic area and was hoping to get some recommendations. artists i already listen to: The Crystal Method, The Prodigy, and some daft punk	16 Last	Luxury Oct 2009
SeaBug (seattle blender user group) the seattle blender user group is tomorrow at the seattle art institute... im going to hopefully be their to give a lecture on blender and the industry, breaking in and how to find connections, etc.…	0 Last	120Degree_Flip Oct 2009
Closed Obama wins the nobel prize for peace Ok.... [url]http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html[/url] [SIZE="7"]WHAT THE FFFF ????[/SIZE] America is in two wars right now, wtf?	66 Last	adam Oct 2009
Activision closes Shaba, trims 7Studios After making over $1billion this year already, I find it surprising that Activision did this. [url]http://www.gamespot.com/news/6232524.html[/url] If anyone here is affected, I hope you find work s…	6 Last	moose Oct 2009
I want a BORDERLANDS DEMO! The title says it all. Not only would a demo sell more of the product, but it would also appease my inner child's heart that is crying each day as the release inches closer.	0 Last	Isaiah Sherman Oct 2009
Gnomon Master Classes 2009 Just got this email a few hours ago guys, Looks like they have some awesome talent this year!! I'm really excited for November! Thought I would share this with all of my fellow polycounters, reall…	11 Last	Rory_M Oct 2009
Recommendations for newbie projects Hi Everyone, Its my first post here on polycount so be kind :) I'm looking to get into 3D art but I am a bit unsure how best to progress. I've downloaded blender and ran through enough tutorials to…	21 Last	Sean VanGorder Oct 2009
anybody want to make an iphone game and make a million dollars? Cause I'm down if anybody else is.	71 Last	notman Oct 2009
Rendering Tutorials/Suggestions Hey guys, I'm going to be honest here, I know pretty much nothing about rendering using Mental Ray or Vray, and I'd like some suggestions on some good tutorials/dvds ETC. First off, is there a larg…	6 Last	System Oct 2009
Problems in itunes Can someone help me? Why is it that some musics that have can't be imported into iTunes? I drag and drop them into itunes and nothing happens.. I try the File\ add folder to library and also nothi…	23 Last	notman Oct 2009
Email Notifications For some reason, I've stopped getting email notifications from all thread replies, on PC. The only thing I've done out of the ordinary is subscribe to a thread without actually posting in it. I've n…	5 Last	glynnsmith Oct 2009
Doctor Parnassus [url]http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809961111/video/15958459[/url] Been super excited about this for awhile, despite the name(reminds me of that Troy Mclure movie, lol) Anyway new trailer, looks sw…	5 Last	cholden Oct 2009
The rules of baking Hey All, So i've been modelling for about a year or so now, and although i've taken lots of leaps and advances this has all mainly been with poly pushing in Maya. I've done a bit of normal mapping u…	6 Last	Geezus Oct 2009
MSUC Phase 4 finalists Here are the Phase 4 finalists for the Best non-FPS Mod category in its $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. All finalists in this category (as well as in the best FPS Mod category) are …	14 Last	nrek Oct 2009
Closed WARNING: This may save your life!! Greetings everyone, I realize this is off topic, but it is important. To anyone who wishes to take the flu vaccine, please don't. It contains mercury, cancer viruses and other toxins. This has been …	38 Last	bearkub Oct 2009
Edmund McMillen is sick/no insurance Edmund McMillan, the creator of Gish, Aether, Coil, Super Meat Boy, Time Fkuc, et al. just had surgery, and has no insurance. I figured I would do my best to get the word out. You can check on update…	30 Last	Krynn72 Oct 2009
Texture/Reference pack Hey guys, Remember when I told you I'd take some reference pictures on my trip to Rome so that you could use it? Well here it is! It turned out waaaay smaller than I thought it would (just enjoying…	19 Last	Japhir Oct 2009
Hardware question - server memory help Hi, not sure where to post this, hope here is ok.. anyway, is it possible to use server memory on Core I7 (940) board? im trying to build a pc with as much memory as possible but the only 4gb dims …	2 Last	Lonewolf Oct 2009
JAPAN Typhoon 2009/09/08 Hello, A big Typhoon is coming on Japan tonigh, one of the most big one they got in the past... I would like to know who are living on Japan, and if you will be ok tomorrow! I'm living in Tsu, co…	20 Last	Lamont Oct 2009
OOOOHHH Back to school. Well... after a 4 year break I start back to school tomorrow. I recently decided to get everything back on track and go for broke. Wish me luck PC, you will be in my heart.. and in my pants.	3 Last	slipsius Oct 2009
Forum glitch with memberlist Not really a big deal but I thought it worth mentioning: My name does not show in memberlist and probably a few other members too. Like I said, its a trivial thing but seeing as the boards are looki…	10 Last	Vrav Oct 2009
IM Storytime "TAQLKIN FIRE and WATER DRAGONS" by kp and b1ll IT WAS A TIME OF DARKNESS, an ages of FEAR. This Fire Dragon was killing a town with his flames breath. He was burning kids and stupid people. Then, f…	12 Last	Mime Oct 2009
Moonshot Games (New Seattle Studio) Bungie alumni Michel Bastien, Dami	11 Last	brandoom Oct 2009
Eye of the beholder - Artist? Anyone remember this trilogy? I played them when they first came out on my trusty amiga 1200 (a full 700 more than the A500 - w00t!). Does anyone know who the artist is who did the cover illustratio…	10 Last	SyncViewS Oct 2009
Autodesk & reselling [url]http://www.osnews.com/story/22260/Autodesk_eBay_Seller_in_Court_Over_Reselling_Software[/url] [url]http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2008/05/court-smacks-autodesk-affirms-right-to-sell-use…	48 Last	Ark Oct 2009
HOME This is a really movie about the earth but it has amazing footage of the Earth. Very good reference and has a cool message. When you guys get home from work or if you have an hour to spare I recommen…	4 Last	MALicivs Oct 2009
PhotoSketch Don't know who's seen this but it looks very impressive for a one-click solution. [url]http://cg.cs.tsinghua.edu.cn/montage/main.htm[/url] Check out the images at the end of the video, the one of …	3 Last	kinesis Oct 2009
WinXP 64 and Ram noob questions Been spending alot more time on 3d art and I'm finding my computer gets sluggish quickly. Is switching to WinXP 64 bit worth it? I'm using a Intel Duo core 2.65ghz and 2gigs of ram, but am looking to…	9 Last	pior Oct 2009
WarDevil. Amazing or what? i mean they have achieved 1080p at 60 frames per second on PS3! isn't that amazing?. personally i think it's fraud; i think the secret is that it just uses complete texture baking. what do you guys t…	33 Last	eld Oct 2009
Constant delay of PC games! So what's with the constant trend of delaying PC games? Here's just a few of the more recent ones: [url]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/05/angrytank-time-codmw2-pc-delayed/[/url] [url]http…	20 Last	oXYnary Oct 2009
My first step into the industry!! Hey folks. I finally got my first job at Yager. I'm very happy ^^ starting next week. Can't wait to learn new awesome stuff. Big thanks to university Polycount :D	20 Last	PeterK Oct 2009
portable media reference device Hi all ! I am looking for a way to easily carry reference material around. The files are mostly pictures (JPG and PNGs, and the rare odd PSD but I can do without) and a few data files too (photoshop…	15 Last	carlo_c Oct 2009
New Free Tutorial and News Section at Eat 3D Hi Everyone, we have a couple new things at Eat 3D. I hope some of you find some use for these free resources. :) [URL="http://eat3d.com/blog"]New Industry News, Tutorials, Inspiration, and More Sec…	2 Last	HellMark Oct 2009
Drawing & practice Being once ok at drawing at school I neglected my skills when things like work, a job and adult life got in the way so I decided a few months back to try and sharpen my skills again as drawing skills…	21 Last	carlo_c Oct 2009
I think my HDD just died... I was working in photoshop brainstorming for the hunter's challege, then my display shuts off but the computer keeps running, I turned it off with the power bottom, then it wouldn't boot, I test the …	8 Last	ZacD Oct 2009
Amazing Linguistics lecture This owns so hard. I know it's long, but it's so worth it if you are interested in the modern political landscape of the USA. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9R9MtkpqM[/ame]	7 Last	Zwebbie Oct 2009
Question on out-of-country hiring I was wondering if anyone had any insight on how often someone is actually hired from another country. Is it rare, and what kind of loop holes does an employer and employee have to jump through? Or …	2 Last	spahr Oct 2009
Alright who broke Polycount? Sorry about the hiccup, especially to all those working on their UC entries this year. Long-story short: When we're finished with the new site (exciting!) we'll no longer be finding our home to be w…	12 Last	cheeseplus Oct 2009
Battery Dog, our new band! i started a new band with Justin_meisse called Battery Dog. its moslty just me buying junk to make a home recording studio and mess around I hate Lodi is a cover of a creedance clearwater song …	17 Last	Steviant Oct 2009
Congrats to Martin Holmberg He is the newest member of the "Polycount Powered" NextGen MMO team here at Blizzard Entertainment. I look forward to having you around man! -Kenny	50 Last	Christian Hjerpe Oct 2009
Unlock Xbox - Link your submissions! Hey Polycounters, I'm not sure if there was an existing thread for this, but i thought this might be a good area to link to your game idea videos you made for the unlock xbox competition. (A contest…	0 Last	achillesian Oct 2009