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While the Cherry KW X ULP 2.0 Mini doesn't have macOS-specific software, it does still do a lot to make Mac users feel at home.Cherry KW X ULP 2.0 Mini ReviewThe world of third-party keyboards is a wide world of colors, builds, and features for consumers, but often Mac users are rarely top of mind.Many keyboards work with Mac, but it is uncommon to find a manufacturer that markets models in their respective catalogs directly to Mac users. Especially if they go the extra mile to align with the Mac aesthetic. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

The winners of the 13th Architizer A+Awards have been announced! Looking ahead to next season? Stay up to date by subscribing to our A+Awards Newsletter.New York is a city of icons, but not all of them are obvious. For architects, the city offers a different kind of guidebook one that traces ideas as much as monuments, details as much as skylines.This list brings together twenty buildings and public spaces across the five boroughs, each recognized in the Architizer A+Awards, that define what it means to design in New York today. Some are global landmarks places that embody civic ambition on the scale of Moynihan Train Hall, the National September 11 Memorial, or the newly opened Perelman Performing Arts Center. Others reward a closer eye: the custom bricks of The Grand Mulberry, the kinetic lighting at Coqodaq, or the micro-spatial ingenuity of Lifted Lid in the Garment District.What unites them is not just location, but architectural intelligence an ability to connect with history, push material or structural innovation, and respond to the citys shifting needs. Taken together, they offer a roadmap to New York for architects and design enthusiasts: part history lesson, part field study, part urban adventure.The ViewBy Rockwell Group, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Restaurants (L >1000 sq ft), 13th Architizer A+AwardsSuspended atop the New York Marriott Marquis designed by John Portman in 1985 this remains the citys only rotating restaurant, offering a 360-degree panorama of Times Square. Plush fabrics, concentric ceiling motifs and custom furnishings dramatize the experience, blurring architecture with theater, infused with timeless New York glamor.Architects Detail: Overlapping concentric circles across the ceilings act as shifting reference points, visually reinforcing the restaurants hourly 360-degree rotation.Hudson River Parks Gansevoort PeninsulaBy Field Operations, New York City, New YorkJury Winner, Public Parks and Green Spaces, 13th Architizer A+AwardsOnce a sanitation pier, this 5.5-acre (2-hectare) transformation introduces Manhattans first public beach and salt marsh, pairing recreation with ecological restoration along the Hudson River. Its layered edges extend the citys transition from land to water, creating resilient habitats while inviting new modes of public access.Architects Detail: The northern salt marsh incorporates reef balls and gabions seeded with 20 million juvenile oysters, pioneering new permitting models for intertidal resilience projects in a city regularly battered by Atlantic storms.Lifted LidBy Model Practice, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Restaurants (S <1000 sq ft), 13th Architizer A+AwardsThis compact restaurant transforms a 1920s Garment District storefront with a suspended box inspired by the Korean Dosirak, compartmentalizing functions above the compact dining space. Its reflective shell engages the urban context, while acoustic plaster interiors temper the noise of 7th Avenue.Architects Detail: The suspended boxs compartments act as both spatial dividers and acoustic devices, merging functional clarity with cultural reference in just 900 square feet (85 square meters).Arverne East Coastal Conservation Center and Nature PreserveBy WXY architecture + urban design, Queens, New York City, New YorkJury Winner, Best Public Projects Firm & Finalist, Community Centers, 13th Architizer A+AwardsAt the threshold of a restored oceanfront landscape, this compact civic hub anchors New Yorks largest planned nature preserve with essential public amenities. From gender-neutral restrooms to flexible gathering space, its program demonstrates how carefully detailed small-scale architecture can expand access to ecological and community resources.Architects Detail: Designed as part of the broader Arverne East master plan, the building doubles as an educational interface between the urban edge and a newly resilient coastal ecosystem.Lever ClubBy Marmol Radziner, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Commercial Interiors (>25,000 sq ft.), 13th Architizer A+AwardsHoused within the landmark Lever House designed by SOM in 1952 and celebrated as a modernist icon this private lounge reimagines the towers original cafeteria floor. Stone, rosewood and aluminum details complement custom furnishings that reinterpret Bunshafts architectural language, framing views of the restored terrace garden.Architects Detail: Marble flooring and bespoke furniture are color-matched to Lever Houses pioneering green faade, tying the new interiors directly to the buildings historic identity.Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade CenterBy REX, Manhattan, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Hall/Theatre, 12th Architizer A+Awards | Jury Winner, Unbuilt Cultural, 7th Architizer A+AwardsWrapped in translucent Portuguese marble that glows after dark, this cultural landmark elevates a rotated cube above complex subterranean infrastructure. Inside, three independent theaters form a radical Mystery Box, where movable guillotine walls, seating towers and acoustic planks enable sixty-two spatial configurations.Architects Detail: The faades 4,896 marble-glass panels are meticulously book-matched into a biaxial pattern, ensuring visual symmetry despite unpredictable quarrying outcomes.The High Line + Moynihan ConnectorBy Field Operations, New York City, New YorkWith Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Piet Oudof &Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)Jury Winner, Architecture +Light, 2nd Architizer A+Awards | Popular Choice Winner, Public Park, 3rd Architizer A+Awards | Popular Choice Winner, Architecture +Landscape, 12th Architizer A+AwardsBuilt in phases beginning in 2009, this 1.5-mile-long park reimagines a 1930s elevated rail line as a sequence of concrete planks, wild plantings and unscripted social spaces. Its final section at the Rail Yards preserves self-seeded grasses and industrial remnants while opening sweeping views of the Hudson River, while the recent Moynihan Connector extends the High Lines reach eastward with a timber truss bridge and a landscape-rich Woodland Bridge.Architects Detail: The Connectors 260-foot glulam Timber Bridge, built of sustainably sourced Alaskan yellow cedar, recalls historic Warren trusses while reducing embodied carbon and floating lightly above Manhattans streets.Days End By David Hammons and Guy Nordenson and Associates, New York City, New YorkJury Winner, Architecture +Art, 12th Architizer A+AwardsThis minimal waterfront installation traces the ghostly outline of the demolished Pier 52 building, honoring Gordon Matta-Clarks radical 1975 work while reframing the sites cultural memory. Its skeletal stainless-steel frame dissolves into the skyline, inviting reflection on history, absence-+ and renewal.Architects Detail: Slender 8-inch beams span 65 feet (20 meters) with prefabricated connections, engineered to withstand Hudson River corrosion, rising sea levels and future storm conditions.The Grand MulberryBy MA | Morris Adjmi Architects, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Architecture +Facades, 12th Architizer AwardsThis contemporary condominium reinterprets Little Italys Italianate tenement heritage through a tripartite brick faade of banding, pediment windows and arched openings. Custom domed bricks laid in a double-stacked running bond create a modern illusion of historic masonry craft.Architects Detail: Nearly every faade brick was hand-molded and positioned to achieve depth and shadow, translating 19th-century ornament into a distinctly 21st-century expression.BathhouseBy Rockwell Group, New York, New YorkFinalist, Spa & Wellness, 12th Architizer AwardsIn a three-level Flatiron space, this urban bathhouse blends the communal energy of global banya traditions with the refinement of a contemporary spa. Rockwell Groups design balances sleek modernity with restorative rituals, redefining the American spa as both social hub and wellness retreat.Architects Detail: Contrasting zones of heat, steam, and cool immersion are choreographed as sequential spatial experiences, turning recovery into an architectural journey.LaGuardia Airport Terminal BBy HOK, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Transportation Infrastructure, 11th Architizer A+AwardsThis complete reimagining of LaGuardia Airport introduces a transparent, light-filled terminal organized around two island concourses linked by monumental pedestrian bridges. Daylit circulation sequences elevate both arrivals and departures, transforming air travel into a civic-scaled experience.Architects Detail: The bridge-concourse scheme freed 40 acres (15 hectares) for airside operations while reducing construction time by two years, proving that infrastructural design can balance efficiency with architectural ambition.CoqodaqBy LObservatoire International, New York, New YorkFinalist, Architecture +Light, 13th Architizer A+AwardsThis opulent dining space layers Korean and Art Nouveau influences, where custom furnishings are amplified by a choreographed play of light. Cast-glass arches, glowing banquettesand champagne-inspired luminaires turn illumination into both ornament and atmosphere.Architects Detail: A programmed lighting system shifts intensity and tone throughout the day, conserving energy while creating distinctly theatrical moods for each dining setting.Raising the bar with the most ambitious workplace in NYC | HSBCBy M Moser Associates, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Sustainable Commercial Building, 13th Architizer A+AwardsThis Hudson Yards headquarters embeds sustainability directly into its architecture, with efficient floor plates, abundant daylight and terrace connections reducing reliance on mechanical systems. Flexible planning supports hybrid work while promoting wellbeing through accessibility, inclusivity and strong ties to the surrounding city.Architects Detail: Smart building systems monitor energy use in real time, while biophilic design strategies integrate natural light and greenery to improve environmental performance and workplace health.130 WilliamBy Adjaye Associates, New York, New YorkJury Winner, Multi-Unit Housing High Rise (> 16 floors), 11th Architizer AwardsRising 800 feet (245 meters), this Lower Manhattan tower reinterprets historic mercantile architecture with a hand-cast concrete faade and rhythmic arched windows that cut a bold profile on the skyline. Within, a vertical microcity of residences, amenities, and a public plaza blurs private and civic life.Architects Detail: Textured concrete surfaces paired with bronze detailing evoke the masonry craftsmanship of downtowns early high-rises, grounding the tower in its historic context.Little IslandBy Heatherwick Studio, New York City, New YorkJury Winner Public Parks & Green Spaces, 9th Architizer A+AwardsHovering above the Hudson on sculptural concrete pots, this park creates a new topography of hills, paths and performance spaces that feels worlds away from Manhattans grid. Indigenous plantings, microclimates and three integrated venues turn a pier into both ecological refuge and civic stage.Architects Detail: Each precast planter was fabricated locally and barged into place, minimizing disruption while forming the islands undulating surface and concealed undercroft for performance infrastructure.Moynihan Train HallBy Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Transportation Infrastructure, 9th Architizer A+AwardsThis adaptive reuse of the 1913 James A. Farley Post Office restores the civic grandeur lost with Penn Stations demolition, expanding transit space by 50 percent. A dramatic skylight of four catenary vaults floods the former mail hall with daylight, supported by original steel trusses revealed for the first time.Architects Detail: Each of the skylights 2,500 glass-and-steel panels was engineered with variable thickness, lightening at the 92-foot apex to maximize transparency while managing structural loads.The Shed By Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group, New York City, New YorkFinalist, Museum, 8th Architizer A+AwardsSet on rails at Hudson Yards, this cultural building expands and contracts with a telescoping shell that transforms a public plaza into a 17,000-square-foot (1,580-square-meter), climate-controlled hall. Inspired by Cedric Prices Fun Palace, its kinetic system adapts industrial gantry crane technology to create a permanently flexible architecture for the arts.Architects Detail: The ETFE-clad shell rolls on six-foot wheels along a 273-foot (85-meter) track, enclosing or revealing the plaza in just five minutes.EdgeBy Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, New York City, New YorkFinalist, Exhibition Space, 8th Architizer A+AwardsCantilevered 80 feet (25 meters) from 30 Hudson Yards, this 1,100-foot-high (335-meter) platform is the tallest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere. Angled glass panels, sky-bleacher steps and a transparent floor immerse visitors directly in the Manhattan skyline.Architects Detail: The mullion-free glass balustrades lean outward, heightening the vertiginous sensation of stepping beyond the towers faade into open air.Governors Island Park and Public SpaceBy West 8, New York, New YorkJury Winner, Public Park, 5th Architizer A+AwardsThis 87-acre(35-hectare) transformation reimagines Governors Island as a civic landmark, weaving historic landscapes with new parkland and a 2.2-mile (3.5-kilometer) promenade around New York Harbor. Designed through extensive site observation and public input, the plan turns the once-abandoned island into a resilient cultural and ecological destination.Architects Detail: Sculpted topographies and waterfront edges were shaped to frame shifting harbor views while buffering the island against sea-level rise and storm events.The Metropolitan Musuem of ArtBy LObservatoire International, New York, New YorkFinalist, Architecture +Light, 5th Architizer A+AwardsStretching four blocks along Fifth Avenue, this 2015 redesign restores the grandeur of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts 1902 Beaux-Arts faade with new fountains, trees, and visitor seating (the original building is by Richard Morris Hunt). Precision lighting transforms the landmark exterior into a sculptural presence at night, treating the architecture itself as artwork.Architects Detail: Integrated fixtures reveal the depth of cornices, moldings and statuary without glare, reanimating the faades dimensionality for the first time in decades.National September 11 MemorialBy Handel Architects, PWP Landscape Architecture, New York City, New YorkPopular Choice Winner, Memorials, 2nd A+AwardsSet within the World Trade Center site, this 8-acre (3-hectare) plaza carves two vast voids into the ground, their waterfalls marking the absence of the Twin Towers. A forest of nearly 400 white oaks frames the pools, creating a democratic public space where memory, daily life, and civic resilience converge. See more about the landscape design here, and about the adjacent museum here.Architects Detail: Victims names are incised into bronze parapets engineered with hidden heating and cooling systems, their arrangement shaped by over 1,200 requests from families to create meaningful adjacencies.The winners of the 13th Architizer A+Awards have been announced! Looking ahead to next season? Stay up to date by subscribing to our A+Awards Newsletter.The post Architects Guide to New York City: 20 Must-See Buildings and Designs appeared first on Journal.

The 2025 OnePlus Photography Awards, hosted on 500px and PULSEpx, celebrated the incredible diversity and creativity of mobile photography. With the theme Make the Moment, this years contest invited photographers worldwide to capture fleeting instants that tell powerful stories.About the OnePlus Photography AwardsThe OnePlus Photography Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, storytelling, and innovation in mobile photography. Open to all smartphone users, the competition provides a platform for both professionals and enthusiasts to showcase their vision and connect with a global community of photographers.Each year, the OnePlus Photography Awards feature multiple categories that highlight the versatility of mobile photography from portraits and movement to night and low light. By hosting the awards on 500px and PULSEpx, the initiative empowers creators to share their unique perspectives, push the boundaries of what smartphones can capture, and inspire others through the universal language of images.From faces filled with emotion to landscapes lit by the northern lights, these works prove that smartphones are more than just tools; they are gateways to global storytelling.Here are the 500px and PULSEpx official winnersMarkus van HautenWork: Northern LightsCategory: Night and Low Light: Light Up Your World (Public Group)Device: Samsung Galaxy S23 UltraAward: BronzeMarkus transported us under the aurora borealis, demonstrating the magic that unfolds when patience, timing, and skill meet the night sky.Kanti S. SonagraWork: A Sad Street DogCategory: Faces: Portray Each Moment (OnePlus Group)Device: OnePlus Nord 3 5GAward: BronzeShot on the OnePlus Nord 3 5G, Kantis image is a quiet yet powerful reminder of empathy, giving a voice to the voiceless.Traveler CrewsWork: Swing with a Good ViewCategory: Movement: Breathe Each Moment (OnePlus Group)Device: OnePlus 10T 5GAward: SilverWith a sweeping backdrop and a joyful moment in motion, Traveler Crews captured freedom mid-air on a OnePlus 10T 5G.Sara MadaniWork: Neon-AestheticsCategory: Night and Low Light: Light Up Your World (OnePlus Group)Device: OnePlus 11R 5GAward: SilverBlending vibrant neon with introspective shadows, Saras portrait reveals the beauty in contrasts and the hidden stories within them.Himanshu RoyWork: Nature Hug!Category: Faces: Portray Each Moment (Public Group)Device: iPhone 14 Pro MaxAward: SilverShot on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, Himanshus photo celebrates our bond with nature, reminding us of the quiet power of connection.Dan UmaretaWork: Midnight CelebrationCategory: Night and Low Light: Light Up Your World (OnePlus Group)Device: OnePlus 13Award: SilverFrom the glow of streetlights to the joy of victory, Dans shot on the OnePlus 13 captures the collective spirit of celebration.FinalistsWhile not all entries earned a podium finish, these finalists captivated the judges with their creativity and perspective:Gevorg MatevosyanWork: Little ModelCategory: Faces: Portray Each Moment (OnePlus Group)Device: OnePlus 5TAlex HopeWork: Still LifeCategory: Movement: Breathe Each Moment (Public Group)Device: iPhone 15 ProTheir work reflects the endless possibilities of mobile photography and highlights the importance of experimentation in visual storytelling.Community Winners SpotlightWorks below are selected by the editors of 500px and PULSEpx. Across Faces, Movement, and Night & Low Light, these photographers brought unique perspectives to the competition.Gevorg MatevosyanWork: Little ModelCategory: Faces: Portray Each Moment (OnePlus Group)Device: OnePlus 5TChiranjit DeyWork: The Watcher and the WatchedCategory: Faces: Portray Each Moment (OnePlus Group)Device: OPPO Find X7 UltraStephane OukridWork:bayou16Category: Movement: Breathe Each MomentDevice: OnePlus 12GaryWork: (Untitled)Category: Movement: Breathe Each MomentDevice: vivo X100 Ultraabdulkomeng45Work:(Untitled)Category: Night and Low LightDevice: OnePlus 11 5GElham BahramiWork:Transcendent GlowCategory: Night and Low LightDevice: Samsung M32These winners remind us how powerful it is when a community comes together to share creativity with the world.Celebrating a Global Photography Community throughOnePlus Photography AwardsBy hosting the OnePlus Photography Awards 2025, 500px continues to champion photographers everywhere, whether theyre shooting on the latest OnePlus device, an iPhone, or any smartphone in between.Together, these images remind us that:The best camera is the one in your hand.Every moment holds the potential to become timeless.Through the OnePlus Quests on PULSEpx and 500px, community photographers collectively earned over $18,000 USD in prizes, a true celebration of creativity across the globe.Join 500px today and become part of a global photography community where your moments, stories, and creativity can inspire the world.Read 500px photographer spotlightsThe post 2025 OnePlus Photography Awards on 500px & PULSEpx appeared first on 500px.

With Borderlands 4 launching in about a week, Gearbox Entertainment has released a new launch week trailer to generate hype. Its pretty straightforward, highlighting all the different weapon variants and the new Vault Hunters slaying out, but it works.Arriving six years after the launch of Borderlands 3, the sequel takes place on a brand-new planet, Kairos, where the Timekeeper rules. As Vex, Rafa, Amon or Harlowe, you work with the Crimson Resistance, led by Claptrap, opposing him and his servants at every turn. Borderlands 4 offers the same looter-shooter gameplay loop as previous titles but with numerous improvements and new features.Increased mobility allows for grappling, gliding, and mantling up surfaces, while Licensed Parts offer weapons with benefits from multiple Manufacturers. Check out our feature for more details.Borderlands 4 launches on September 12th for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Its out on October 3rd for Nintendo Switch 2. Post-launch, the journey continues with free updates, adding new Invincible bosses and paid Story Packs that introduce new playable Vault Hunters. Head here for more details.

The Toronto Public Space Committee has announced the winners of its global design competition aimed at imagining the future of public washrooms in the city.The global design competition invited designers, architects, urban planners, and creative thinkers from around the worldtopropose design ideas for inclusive and innovative public washrooms. The ideas competition aimed to advocate and spread awarenessfor the urgent need of a robust public washroom network in Toronto.In this competition, entrants were tasked to design a network of public washrooms for the City of Toronto that included one single-user toilet washroomdesigned to be flexible for installation at multiple sitesand one multi-user hub washroom sited at Dufferin King Parkette.The winners include the following:Mycomorph by Alea Reid, Petra Matar, DPAI from Hamilton, OntarioFirst PrizeMycomorph by Alea Reid, Petra Matar, DPAI from Hamilton, OntarioThis proposal introduced Mycomorph: sculptural, prefabricated concrete pods that transform public washrooms into modular civic landmarks. Each pod is a self-contained unit, deployable in scalable configurations to suit the unique programming and conditions of Torontos diverse park sites. A unifying canopy structure ties the pods together, channeling daylight, collecting rainwater into a cistern for reuse, and integrating ambient sound art drawn from the surrounding community.Runner UpThe Toronto Toilet by Hugh Broughton, Steve McCloy, Luca Rendina, Fergus Seccombe and Emma Watson, Hugh Broughton Architects from London, UKThis modular design uses a kit-of-parts approach with three types of gender-neutral units: an accessible WC pod for ambulant disabled individuals, a wheelchair-accessible unit, and a larger specialist wheelchair-accessible unit. These units can be combined to fit site-specific space constraints and budgets. The single-user washroom, based on the wheelchair-accessible unit, integrates plant and service space in the rounded ends, alongside additional features like a drinking fountain, secure bike rack, and dog tie-off.Loopty-Loo by Matt Hagen (he/him), YIMBY studio from Toronto, OntarioRunner UpLoopty-Loo by Matt Hagen, YIMBY studio from Toronto, OntarioThe Loopty Loos are circular public washrooms designed to reimagine urban sanitation as an inclusive artistic infrastructure. Inspired by maneuvering radii, the structures are loop-shaped and house up to six fully-enclosed, individual gender-neutral washrooms; five of which are accessible and one that is universal. The Loopty Loos prioritize privacy and dignity through security features such as indirect lighting and window shutters that close upon occupancy. The radial layout of the multi-user hub is divided into seven portions, each given a colour which contributes to the buildings rainbow exterior. The single-user Loopty Loos are scattered across the city in a variety of ROYGBIV colours, easily recognizable with their vibrant hues and playful forms.In Passing by Nitesh Salwan and Laura Randall from Toronto, OntarioPeoples ChoiceIn Passing by Nitesh Salwan and Laura Randall from Toronto, OntarioThe cylindrical form evokes municipal systems: water, waste, transit, and invites access, rest, and repair. Each pod is self-contained yet part of a larger collective. When placed in clusters, they create an open system of interstitial circulation rather than a singular, enclosed block. This spatial logic aims to transform the act of basic bodily care into an architectural journey. This configuration also allows for phased deployment, flexible scaling, and easy integration into various urban conditions.For more information, click here.The post TO The Loo! Design Challenge winners announced appeared first on Canadian Architect.

The galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) is a species of bird in the cockatoo family, Cacatuidae. It is endemic to mainland Australia and is also an introduced species in Tasmania and New Zealand. The galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread bird species, being absent only from the driest areas and the far north of Cape York Peninsula. The galah is often found in flocks of 10 to 1,000 individuals, which can be mixed flocks also including the pink cockatoo, the little corella, and the sulphur-crested cockatoo. It is known to hybridize with all of these species. The galah nests in tree cavities and lays white eggs, usually two to five in a clutch. The eggs are incubated for about 25 days, and the chicks leave the nest about 49 days after hatching. Galahs in captivity have been known to live for up to 72 years. This male galah of the subspecies E.r.albiceps was photographed in the Adelaide Botanic Garden in Adelaide, South Australia.Photograph credit: Charles J. SharpRecently featured: John CageLady PeakThelenota ananasArchiveMore featured pictures

September 6: Defence Day in Pakistan (1965), Ghost Festival in China (2025)Cal Ripken Jr.1863 General John S. Marmaduke fatally wounded his Confederate Army colleague Lucius M. Walker in a formal duel in Arkansas.1930 Argentine president Hiplito Yrigoyen was deposed in a military coup by Jos Flix Uriburu.1952 A prototype aircraft crashed at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing the pilot and test observer on board, and 29 spectators.1995 Cal RipkenJr. (pictured) played his 2,131st consecutive Major League Baseball game, breaking the 56-year-old record set by Lou Gehrig.1999 The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament House to its current meeting place.Jessie Willcox Smith (b.1863)Roger Waters (b.1943)Homare Sawa (b.1978)Robert Mugabe (d.2019)More anniversaries: September 5September 6September 7ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout

html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Compositing training provider Compositing Academy has released pScatter, a free Nuke plugin for breaking up your perfect CG renders.The plugin adds imperfections to renders generated in 3D applications like Blender, Houdini or Maya, using a position data pass to distribute textures over their surface.Suggested uses include adding surface imperfections like dirt, scratches, snow or rain.Add surface imperfections to 3D models directly within NukepScatter is intended to break up the often-too-clean look of renders from 3D applications: the documentation namechecks Blender, Houdini, Maya and Unreal Engine.Rather than requiring the original 3D model, it distributes a texture map over the render using a position data pass, with users able to adjust texture placement and density.Suggested use cases range from adding surface imperfections like dirt, scratches, snow or raindrops to more stylized effects like energy FX or sci-fi camouflage patterns.According to Compositing Academy, the plugin provides a more controllable alternative to using procedural noise within Nuke.Licensing and system requirementspScatter is compatible with Nuke 15.0+. Its free, including for commercial use.Download pScatter for Nuke from Gumroad(Enter a figure of $0 to download them for free, or make a voluntary donation)Visit Compositing Academys websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.

If you loved it on PC, youre going to love it even more on Console!As of today youll be able to enjoy the wonderful chaos of Friends vs Friends on both Xbox Series X/S and Playstation 5.And since we believe that we should never break up the friend group you can enjoy crossplay between PC, Xbox, and PlayStation!Grab a friend and get online on PlayStation and Xbox today!Store LinksPlaystationXboxThe post Friends vs Friends NOW ON CONSOLE! appeared first on Raw Fury.