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Here are a few timelapse videos. I may have posted some of these before but their are a couple new ones.

[BBvideo 525,450]http://www.vimeo.com/3057160[/BBvideo]

[BBvideo 525,450]http://www.vimeo.com/3246826[/BBvideo]

[BBvideo 525,450]http://www.vimeo.com/2879397[/BBvideo]

Some rigging in the old Blender...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9TKLUvIErA[/youtube]

The latest build of Blender 2.5 was made available at graphicall.org late last night with some minor bug fixes here and there and more tools written in Python. You can find it at the following link:Blender 2.5 Build 22731

The following video is a bit old and the guy is a bit of a goof ball but he describes what is going on it the new 2.5 design so that everyone can understand:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qauryHKIL_U[/youtube]

Also, a new 2.5 build is available for those whom are interested...

New Build

I little pose a did with the Ludwig rig.

Almost ready guys and gals or at least the Beta 0 is almost ready. Here is the newest workable build version.

Blender 2.5

Also their is a new feature that may be added to create the illusion of atmospheric scattering. Check out the video, it looks awesome. Oh, and don't forget Povray for subsurface scattering, it will be added as well.

Atmospheric scattering...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dxDVzby_XU[/youtube]

Subsurface scattering...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLeymBNSMu8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwLcaqi7udc[/youtube]

And the smoke simulation is just as beautiful...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjpV6AlGk8A[/youtube]

And all whom have already used Blender 2.4x already know it has the best fluid simulation so I wont bother with it.
Here is a great preview of Blender 2.5 by my good friend Ira Krakow. it is an older build and not all there but enough to give you a good idea of the user interface. Please, enjoy:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj06t-R0Wcs[/youtube]

Blenders project Durion has release the official working name of the short movie, it will be called sintel. It will be done fully in Blender 2.5 as the Betas are being testing. At the official release of Sintel, Blender will also release the final version of Blender 2.5. To see some more videos and art work related to Sintel, please see the link below:
Sintel

Some of the new features of Blender 2.5 can be found here:
Blender 2.5 Overview

Beta 0 is coming, woot!

Calling all modelers and even those whom just want to help by messing around a bit in Blender 2.5, see the article in the following link:

Testing BMesh

Bmesh, a new updated modeling library:

[BBvideo 425,350]http://vimeo.com/6430167[/BBvideo]

Yes, I love the new smoke particles. It will only be in 2.5 though.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCKv-WWO85A[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOR8Z0HUmRg[/youtube]

Approximately two more weeks until first Beta release... Yippy!