[Free] 3d-io ships Exr-IO 2.06 for Photoshop
Free Photoshop plugin for editing multi-layer EXR files gets support for Smart Objects and file linking.
Friday, March 4th, 2022
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Otoy releases OctaneRender 2021.1
GPU production renderer gets new USD importer, Boolean clipping material, volumetric light linking.
Friday, October 29th, 2021
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.0
Major update to the renderer adds Open Image Denoise and real-time colour correction, and extends Arnold GPU and USD workflows.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
Maxon releases public beta of Redshift RT
New hybrid rasterisation/ray tracing mode provides a high-quality real-time preview of Redshift scenes.
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 17.3
Free grading and editing software is now 'up to 3x' faster on Macs with Apple's new M1 processors.
Friday, August 20th, 2021
Chaos releases Phoenix 4.40 for 3ds Max and Maya
New update to the fluid simulator once known as Phoenix FD adds collision between floating objects.
Friday, April 16th, 2021
Otoy unveils OctaneRender 2020.2 and 2021
See what's new in the next major updates to the GPU renderer and its new RNDR+ subscription deal.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.0 for Blender
Free physically accurate renderer now offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing on new AMD GPUs.
Thursday, November 26th, 2020
Pixar ships RenderMan 23.5
Update to the production renderer adds new motion blur algorithm for volumes, and improves support for Houdini's Solaris layout toolset.
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.90
Latest update to the open-source 3D app brings major changes to sculpting, rendering and simulation.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2020
Use Blender's Cycles renderer inside Houdini with hdCycles
Now shipping: Tangent Animation's neat free plugin makes Blender a Hydra render delegate in Houdini.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Reallusion reveals iClone 2020 product roadmap
Updated: see the new cloth physics transfer system due in iClone 7.8 and the UE4 live link next month.
Thursday, June 25th, 2020
BorisFX releases Mocha Pro 2020.5
Workflow-focused update to planar tracking tool improves performance on deep and wide-angle shots.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2020