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For those of you wanting to get their fingers on the latest versions of Maya, SoftImage and 3ds Max, you can now get considerably more bang for your buck with our new Upgrade Promotion.

Not only can you now crossgrade to the current versions at a discounted rate but you also benefit from new features and inbuilt applications in the new versions, some of which are former stand-alone application incorporated into the 2010 versions for the very first time.

With the new Maya 2010 you now receive three inbuilt applications, MatchMover, Backburner and Maya Composite (formerly known as Toxik), saving you from buying third party compositing software or matchmoving applications. The new Maya 2010 release unifies the Complete 2009 and Unlimited 2009 feature sets into a single package, giving you an end-to-end creative workflow for ease and flexibility.

Similarly the Softimage® 2010 release incorporates the Face Robot® facial animation toolset, making it easier to rig and animate 3D facial expressions with emotion and expressions for life-like facial animation. Using the Crosswalk transfer toolset makes it easier to transfer Softimage content in and out of Autodesk® 3ds Max® and Autodesk® Maya® pipelines.

To save money on complete product bundles, the Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 and the Real-Time Animation Suite 2010 promotional upgrade pricing will let you get current for less. The Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 includes either Maya 2010 or the 3ds Max 2010 with MotionBuilder 2010 and Autodesk Mudbox 2010 thrown into the one product bundle. The Real-Time Animation Suite 2010 will also see you make a saving with either Maya 2010 or 3ds Max 2010 bundled with MotionBuilder 2010.

The SoftImage upgrade ends on the 15/11/09, and the Maya and 3ds Max Suite upgrades on 1/12/09. How much you save depends on the version you have. Contact us for more information and we’ll be happy to provide you with pricing.

Enter our YouTube Competition and Win a Course at Escape and a Placement at The Mill

Here at Escape Studios, we’ve been working with The Mill, Beam TV, 3D Artist Magazine and Shots magazine on something rather special to help make your autumn a lot more exciting…

If you’re a recent graduate or self-starter in the world of CG and 3D animation looking for a leg-up into the world of films and visual effects, our new online competition will be music to your ears (and effects to your eyes): we’re giving away a place on one of our fantastic Visual Effects training courses, plus a work placement with those amazing folks over at The Mill.

If that wasn’t enough, for the runners up we’ve got two 12 month online Maya courses, a behind-the-scenes tour of The Mill, plus 10 one year subscriptions to industry magazines 3D Artist and Shots.

To get involved and enter, all you need to do is post your animation or graphic illustration portfolio as a video response to this YouTube video by the 30th October 2009. That’s it!

If you aren’t doing so already, make sure you follow @Escape_Studios on Twitter for all the latest news and views, and use the #CGWhiz hashtag to tweet about the competition.

For full details, see the competition homepage at: www.escapestudios.com/CGWhiz

We can’t wait to see your entries. Good luck.