May 17, 2013
Free figure-posing and animation tool gets OpenSubdiv and Ptex support, new subsurface shader. Read More »
May 8, 2013
Upcoming releases of the figure tools to add Bullet physics, Pixar sub-Ds, interactive raytrace preview. Read More »
April 4, 2013
Speakers at the event, held in LA from 27-28 April, range from Iain McCaig to Pixar's Mike Makarewicz. Read More »
October 8, 2012
Both feature improved instancing, photon mapping and volumetrics; price of Studio edition cut by $700. Read More »
September 29, 2012 | 1 comment
Handy new plugin offers more controllable semi-sharp creases, based on Pixar's subdivision tech. Read More »
June 15, 2012
Version 4.0 to be merged with RenderMan for Maya, forming a single $1,300 embedded renderer. Read More »
June 4, 2012
Possibly-not-strictly-official tech featurettes have popped up on YouTube. Watch 'em while you can. Read More »
May 7, 2012
New DVD sees Pixar Lighting TD Jeremy Vickery reveal the principles behind Efficient Cinematic Lighting. Read More »
February 6, 2012
Gongs far more evenly divided this year, following changes to voting process and end of Disney boycott. Read More »
January 24, 2012
A Cat in Paris and Chico and Rita squeeze out Cars 2 and Tintin from the best animated feature line-up. Read More »
January 20, 2012
Take the strain off your render farm by uploading RenderMan rendering jobs to the cloud. Read More »
December 2, 2011 | 1 comment
The Brave veteran sets out to demystify cinematic lighting for his upcoming Gnomon Master Class. Read More »
November 17, 2011 | 2 comments
New teaser for 'the Scottish movie' goes online. Expect wild hair, wild mountains and even wilder accents. Read More »
October 6, 2011 | 1 comment
See our pick of the coverage and watch Jobs' moving 2005 speech on how to truly live before you die. Read More »
August 9, 2011
Forthcoming update to overhaul raytracing and add 'physically plausible' shading, radiosity cache. Read More »
July 14, 2011
William Joyce tops Apple's sales rankings with the charming The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore. Read More »
July 14, 2011
New YouTube documentary shows 24 hours of the Pixar CCO's working life condensed into 25 minutes. Read More »
July 7, 2011
Register now for tech sessions and a free animation masterclass with Pixar's Carlos Baena. Read More »
June 27, 2011
See, Pixar can still do original movies when they try. And they didn't even need to hire Mel Gibson. Read More »
June 13, 2011 | 1 comment
Clip from not-Pixar-actually sequel to Cars takes wing onto YouTube, along with teaser for La Luna short. Read More »