Tuesday, November 17, 2009
SpaceClaim, provider of the world's fastest and most innovative 3D Direct Modeling software, today announced the fifth release of the company's engineering software, SpaceClaim 2009+. This new version of SpaceClaim is the first in the industry to support Windows 7 and Multi-Touch for 3D direct modeling. Other new 2009+ capabilities are aimed at driving ease of use in preparing models for simulation, and extending SpaceClaim's leadership in direct modeling for conceptual design."This has been a remarkable year for SpaceClaim, as we have begun to see wider adoption in engineering organizations," said Chris Randles, SpaceClaim President and CEO. "Our rapid growth this year demonstrates that we are solving real, complex, and costly engineering challenges, such as accelerating the development of concept models, or speeding model preparation for upfront or downstream analysis and simulation. On average, our customers report a halving of the time taken to prepare models for CAE, enabling them to be more productive and accelerating overall time-to-market. With industry-leading partners such as ANSYS, we are now recognized as an innovative solution that is expanding the use of 3D among analysts, engineers, and other non-CAD specialists in modern manufacturing organizations."
SpaceClaim is enabling manufacturers to accelerate innovation cycles and leverage engineering and product styling as key differentiators. SpaceClaim evolves 3D outside of the traditional detail design environment in CAD, putting straightforward modeling tools in the hands of engineers and CAE analysts. With SpaceClaim, engineers can perform simulation, collaborate, and converge before specifying the design concept to the CAD team for detailing and design-for-manufacture. Additionally, SpaceClaim provides CAE engineers with a solution to easily prepare, edit, and optimize CAD data, with the freedom to explore solutions without relying on CAD operators.
SpaceClaim 2009+ Pushes the Envelope of Direct Modeling and Automates Model Preparation
The new release features enhanced capabilities for design and analysis engineers that include:
-- Direct modeling enhancements:
-- Bodies can be locked to prevent unintentional modification.
-- New round creation techniques allow rounds to be placed in more
complicated situations.
-- Curves imprinted on faces can be easily manipulated, facilitating
conceptual sketching in 3D.
-- Numerous other enhancements to surfacing, patterning, and
construction geometry maintain SpaceClaim's lead in direct
modeling.
-- Model preparation for simulation made easier:
-- Conceptual beam elements facilitate structural design.
-- A beam library provides easy beam creation with standard sections.
-- Beam extraction converts imported beams to conceptual beams.
-- Enhanced geometry checking and repair makes it easy to diagnose
common geometry problems.
-- De-featuring is faster than ever with new round slicing tools.
-- Several ANSYS add-in enhancements, including the ability to
transfer beams and pattern count dimensions, making it more
convenient to optimize models from within ANSYS(R) Workbench(TM)
2.0.
-- Multi-touch user interaction
-- Hands-on interactive solid modeling using up to four fingers
provides a more immersive user experience.
-- New selection techniques such as four-finger box select and lasso
select make the most common 3D interactions faster than possible
with a mouse.
-- Multi-touch view rotation and gesture support provide
straightforward access to commands that would normally be hidden
behind toggle keys and shortcuts.
Labels: 3D, press release, software, spaceclaim
Friday, January 16, 2009
AmpliTube Fender(R) is the only official Fender guitar/bass amp and FX software suite, made by IK Multimedia in cooperation with music icon Fender(R) Musical Instruments Corporation. With a collection of 45 pieces of gear, including some the most sought-after classic and modern Fender amps (Twin Reverb(R), '59 Bassman(R) LTD, Super- Sonic(TM), Metalhead(TM) and many others), cabinets, stompboxes and rack effects, AmpliTube Fender sets the new standard for software amplifiers. From guitar to bass, and from country to blues, rock, punk and metal -- whatever style you play -- AmpliTube Fender is the only amp suite that gives you the world's most influential guitar and bass tones right on your desktop.AmpliTube Fender is the result of years of intense research and development by the tone gurus at Fender, and is handcrafted by the software and audio engineers at IK Multimedia. The results have been amazing, as Fender's Shane Nicholas, senior marketing manager for guitar amps said:
"An electric guitar is nothing without amp tone, and Fender amplifiers are the standard by which great amp tones are measured. We're confident that the thrill of plugging into a great tube amp will never die, but we are proud to give digital recording enthusiasts the opportunity to discover and utilize many of the best Fender tones, old and new, with the convenience of PC recording. Unlike other guitar modeling software, IK Multimedia developed the realistic sounds of the AmpliTube Fender edition with the master tone-team at Fender Musical Instruments. From the legendary Tweed Deluxe(TM) to the modern high-gain Super-Sonic, this is the real-deal palette of tones you need to make great music in the digital domain."
The extremely accurate Fender tones achieved by this collaboration, together with the large variety of gear included, covers the widest range of tonal palettes and makes AmpliTube Fender the ideal choice for those who are recording guitar for the first time or for DAW users who demand nothing less than tonal perfection.
AmpliTube Fender will be available through the entire IK sales network of dealers and distributors by the end of February 2009. Preorders are already available through selected dealers around the world and in the IK online store.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Oh don't even think I haven't used many a converter in my time. Truth is I am constantly looking for a better one and I am fed up with media converters who claim to be the best when they are NOT. Of course when I read that Blaze Media Pro was a power house I immediately rolled my eyes, scoffed and began my trip down doubt and trial lane.
FINALLY I can say I was wrong and now I have a program I can stick with and even encourage other people to use.
Blame Media Pro is a video converter and an audio converter, but it is also a DVD ripper. Video files can also be created from still frame images and/or other videos. That feature is particularly helpful when you're putzing around and trying to put something fun together for YouTube. Which I have been known to do from time to time, lol. (Yes, it even has a tool to extract the audio from video files.)
Unlike many other software programs out there this one has an extensive list of supported conversions for audio files. Every extension you can think of is supported. Formats supported for audio conversion include CD, MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, and ALAC, and two-way conversions among MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, ASF, Flash (SWF and FLV), iPod, PSP, 3GP, and MOV are available for video. MPEG options are available for VCD, SVCD, and DVD compliant output.
Above all though I think the best feature is the video compression. I mean this not only converts, but it also compresses the file which then makes burning easier. And since this is the professional version there are even ways to edit video, including deleting frames which is sometimes the only thing I need to do.
Needless to say this is finally a conversion and ripper software that stands up to its name while also killing the competition hands down. Blaze Media Pro.
Labels: compression, converter, software, video
Friday, July 11, 2008
No, I'm not iPhone crazy, so hop over to Engadget for their play by play of today's launch.I'm more interested in the happenings over at Techdirt. Today they have an article about the whole privacy debacle in regards to internet realms.
Does Comcast believe the FCC has authority over its traffic shaping efforts? Well, it may just depend on who's asking. When the FCC asserted that it did have a say in regulating Comcast's traffic shaping efforts, Comcast emphatically stated that the FCC's authority does not extend that far. And, technically, Comcast is probably correct that it would be an overreach of the FCC's mandate -- though the FCC clearly disagrees.
Still, when defending itself against a lawsuit in California over the very same traffic shaping, Comcast has convinced a judge to suspend the lawsuit by noting that the FCC has clear authority over these matters:
This issue "i.e., the reasonableness of a broadband provider's network management practices" has, however, been firmly placed within the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), an administrative agency whose authority to regulate internet broadband access companies' services is well-established.
And then of course there is a neat piece of software I recently stumbled upon which I thought I'd quickly brief. It's called "TrueCrypt" and it's software for the top secret agent identity in all of us. When you encrypt files on your hard disk, not only do you want to scramble the files, but sometimes you want to prevent others from discovering that the files even exist, a sleight-of-hand known as steganography.
Best thing about this...it's freeware. =o)
Labels: Comcast, FCC, internet, software, TrueCrypt
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Finding music composing software that is easy enough to use, but also allows the production of quality tracks is something I know a lot of singer/songwriter folks struggle with when they try to record on their own.The company who creates Finale software is "MakeMusic" they are the only company that creates, owns and licenses the most advanced and patented technologies and solutions that support the composition, arranging, teaching, learning and playing of music. Knowing they create products to help teachers and composers should help you to be more comfortable with their background.
Finale can record or import a mono or stereo audio file to enhance playback. The 2008 version of the software comes with more than 250 world-class Garritan instrument sounds. After hearing back from customer's on how they can better their software, the interface has been newly streamlined to be more efficient, intuitive and consistent.
Sponsored post.
Labels: Finale, music production, software
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Although not breaking news, I read today that the surfers of the web should be aware of a new virus which deletes important [Windows] system files and additionally hijacks your sound card to say "...Your system files have been deleted. Sorry."
This new Trojan was detected by Panda Labs, a company which offers software such as anti virus and firewall)
Users who contract the BotVoice.A Trojan will hear the phrase, "You have been infected. I repeat, you have been infected and your system files have been deleted. Sorry. Have a nice day and bye bye," on a continuous loop while the virus attempts to make its mark.
According to Panda, it prevents users from working with the computer properly, as it does not allow the files with certain extensions from being run: .BAT, .COM, .EXE and .MP3 files, among others. It deletes system files, then modifies the Task Manager and Windows registry and blocks any possible action to undo the damage.
The Trojan can find you through peer-to-peer networks, external storage devices, or malicious websites, but it does not spread automatically by its own means. Just remember to keep your security software up to date.
A talking virus. Hmm..candy corn is suddenly coming to mind.
Panda Labs.
Labels: security, software, Trojans
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
I'll be honest. I don't like Macs. There, I said it. Needless to say, I laughed when I read today that Apple had ported Safari to the Windows platform. When it comes to internet browsers I do mainly use Firefox. But I didn't switch to Firefox until about a year ago. Even on a Mac I use Firefox. Why? Because I don't like Safari. Safari always seemed to be lacking something. It was slow, you couldn't import and export bookmarks, and it doesn't load all websites correctly. So today when I read the Safari news, I said "Ok Mr. Jobs, I'll bite." I downloaded Safari for Windows. It was great to see an import and export bookmarks in the file menu, but other than that I found nothing special, and I would not use Safari over Firefox. For you Mac/Safari users, I'm sure you'd give a yawn to this news. For you Windows/IE/FireFox users, this may look quite different at first, but I'd say you will switch back to your previous browser after a while. I already uninstalled Safari.
I'm sure the purpose of this software release was not to make the world switch to Safari, but rather to give people more access to Apple products, to give them a taste of the Mac world. "Like what you see? Come join us, and together we can usher in a new era of computing - an era where Macintosh reigns over all things PC." If you want to use a Mac, don't fake it by using Safari, just go out and buy one. But anyway, forget about how I feel - try it yourself. The link is below.
Download Safari for Windows here!
Labels: Apple, Macintosh, software
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