Unreal Engine 5.2: five key features for CG artists
Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.
Friday, May 12th, 2023
AI-based
Free tool: Stable Houdini puts Stable Diffusion in Houdini
Use generative AI inside Houdini to create matte paintings or concept art based on simple 3D scenes.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
Silhouette 2023 gets new generative AI art tools
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping app also adds new film grain nodes and the Primatte chroma keyer.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Pixar releases RenderMan 25
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
3Dpresso creates 3D models from videos of real objects
Online service recreates props and furniture for use in games and AR, with optional AI-generated variant textures.
Monday, April 3rd, 2023
Autodesk unveils Maya Assist
New AI-powered system for controlling Maya by entering natural-language text prompts launches in beta later this month.
Saturday, April 1st, 2023
Nvidia announces Spring 2023 updates to Omniverse
Check out the latest changes to Omniverse including upcoming support for real-time ray traced subsurface shading.
Saturday, March 25th, 2023
These free scripts put ChatGPT inside CG software
Use the AI chatbot to write custom scripts inside After Effects, Blender, Nuke and Unity with these add-ons.
Friday, March 24th, 2023
Move.ai now works with Android phones and webcams
Promising AI-based markerless mocap system now works on video from any device, not just iPhones.
Monday, March 20th, 2023
Free NeRF toolset Nerfstudio now supports 360° video
Reconstruct 3D scenes matching 360-degree video and export to DCC apps as PLY or OBJ files.
Monday, March 13th, 2023
Stability.ai releases its Stable Diffusion add-on for Blender
Stability for Blender puts the AI image generator into Blender - for animation as well as still images.
Monday, March 6th, 2023
Move.ai releases its AI-based mocap app for iOS
Promising new app aims to capture production-quality mocap for games and VFX on 2-6 iPhones.
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
Modif: a free AI-based mocap app for iOS and Android
Plask's new mobile app extracts full-body animation data from video captured on your phone or tablet.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2023