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Happy New Year from Chaos Group! It’s the start of 2012, and we’ve got some great news and amazing customer work to share. In our first edition of the year, we take a look at the latest news from around the industry, and we go behind the scenes with visual effects and animation studio IXOR. We’re also happy to announce V-Ray 2.0 for Maya is included in CGSociety’s Top 20 CG developments of 2011!
Looking forward to a great 2012!
The Chaos Group Team
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SPOTLIGHT
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Announcing an update to V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max with new hair and fur capabilities and V-Ray RT GPU enhancements! This is a free download for V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max customers.

Download here!
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ENVY SPOT
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IXOR VFX
"Features like V-RayProxy, extensive Render Elements and fast GI have made V-Ray an indespensable tool for our creative team."
Interview with Andronikos Bisogiannis, Founder at IXOR VFX |

Our team chats with IXOR about the exciting world of commercials and motion picture production.
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Why V-Ray 2.0
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fxguide Interviews Chaos Group’s Konstantin Gaytandzhiev at Siggraph Asia.
Listen to fxguide's Siggraph audio podcast discussing advanced rendering technology and the highlights of V-Ray 2.0 with our very own Konstantin Gaytandzhiev. Special thanks to everyone who helped make Siggraph Asia a success!

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COMPETITION
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The architectural visualization challenge Citylife attracted
some amazing ideas about the urban environments we live in.

Check out the final submissions!
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VIDEOS & TUTORIALS
V-Ray 2.0 latest update Jan'2012
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Check out our latest tutorial covering the new V-Ray 2.0 update! |
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HOT OFF THE PRESS
Computer Graphics World takes us behind the scenes at Pixomondo, showcasing their artistic VFX work for the movie Hugo.

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The CGSociety community has voted for the Top 20 most influential CG events, films, games, software and technologies for 2011, and we are happy to see V-Ray 2.0 for Maya made the list.

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