Pixar cuts 40% off price of RenderMan Pro Server
Cost of industry-standard render tool slashed to $2,000. RenderMan for Maya pricing unaffected.
Monday, November 15th, 2010
New hack turns Kinect into low-cost mocap camera
Cool videos show US researcher demo Microsoft games peripheral as basic 3D capture tool.
Monday, November 15th, 2010
Book review: Icons - The Art of Jim Lee
It's huge, but does this compilation of the comics legend's art use its size wisely, asks Fernando Caire?
Monday, November 15th, 2010
See Dennis Muren's on-set photos of classic ILM films
The VFX legend shares behind-the-scenes snaps of life on Jurassic Park, Terminator 2 and Star Wars
Monday, November 15th, 2010
CG Science for Artists Part 2: The Real-Time Rendering Pipeline
A quick trip through the real-time rendering pipeline.
Monday, November 15th, 2010
Eye candy: Rockstar Games' LA Noire debut trailer
Hardboiled title showcases facial motion captured with revolutionary new markerless technology.
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Video: free 90-minute Houdini networks tutorial
Includes 66-page PDF, scene files and best user comment ever: "It is pleasure like sex with beautiful wife"
Friday, November 12th, 2010
The horrors of VFX contract negotiation exposed
But no, we don't have to pay you overtime, because we have you classified as a technician.
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Get over 100 hi-res female reference images for free
Join Ten24 on Facebook and download 186MB of reference images, plus some very good character tutorials.
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
HDR Light Studio 2.0 offers real-time HDRI design
Update to Lightmap's HDRI-design software provides real-time lighting tools to users of Autodesk products.
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Blu-ray review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
You missed it at the cinema, but the inspired effects deserve your love on Blu-ray, says Fernando Caire.
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
V-Ray 2.0 beta now shipping
Users with pre-orders get their downloads today. Full commercial release to follow in a month's time.
Monday, November 8th, 2010
e-on software ships Vue 9 Infinite and Vue 9 xStream
New video walkthroughs show off key features of next-gen landscape generator: watch them here.
Monday, November 8th, 2010