Autodesk ships Flame 2019
Effects and compositing software to get new grading and look dev features, HDR Waveform scope, and improved real-time playback.
Friday, April 6th, 2018
Bokeh
Reallusion ships iClone 7.1
Update to real-time character animation tool overhauls the DoF system and animation timeline; adds paid-for Curve Editor plugin.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
DGDM releases VPR for Redshift 2.10
Handy Maya plugin for streamlining look dev workflow can now control Redshift lens shaders from within the VPR window.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa MX and MY 2.6
Heavy-duty particle renderer for 3ds Max and Maya gets faster, more controllable DoF and motion blur.
Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Act-3D releases Lumion 6.3
Updated: Real-time visualisation software gets improved GI, AO, depth of field - and now VR support.
Wednesday, April 6th, 2016
Peregrine Labs ships Yeti 1.3
Maya fur plugin adds procedural feather geometry, new grooming tools, support for OpenSubdiv.
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Otoy ships Octane Render 1.2
Big update to GPU-based renderer adds volume fog, bokeh effects; better multi-threaded performance.
Friday, June 28th, 2013
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 8.2
Free update to digital-paint-cum-VFX tool adds basic terrain generation, GPU support, new Bokeh filter.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Sneak peek: CAT tools and Bokeh effects in 3ds Max
See character animation controllers in use on non-character objects, and funky viewport depth of field effects.
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Get Bokeh: new fast depth-of-field plug-in for Nuke
Take advantage of new deep compositing workflow to generate ultra-realistic, controllable DoF.
Friday, July 29th, 2011
AAA Studio releases FurryBall 2.1 for Maya
Production-proven GPU-accelerated renderer gains support for real-time DoF, Bokeh effects, motion blur.
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011