Chaos Group releases Phoenix FD 2.2 for 3ds Max
Fluid simulation system gets internal self-illumination, simulation morphing controls, PRT and OpenVDB support.
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
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Chaos Group to talk 'V-Ray on 100k cores' at EUE2014
Strong line-up for popular non-profit CG event also includes talks by Autodesk, Platige Image, Neoscape.
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
Act-3D unveils Lumion 4.5
Real-time architectural rendering tool gets improved shadows; options to merge elements between scenes.
Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Coolorus 2.0 for Photoshop ships
Newly updated $12 add-on puts an attractively designed Painter-style colour wheel inside Photoshop.
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
Escape Motions releases Flame Painter 3
Now shipping: Unique digital painting app to get improved Photoshop integration, Wacom tablet support.
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
The Foundry ships Modo 801
'Monster' across-the-board update includes node-based shading, new animation tools, better dynamics.
Friday, April 25th, 2014
Openconcept3d releases XSR 3.0 for Modo
Seth Richardson's 'extremely simple rendering' plugin collapses Modo's settings into just two quality sliders.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
Side Effects announces Houdini Engine pricing
Engine starts at $495; free plugin enabling users to edit Houdini content inside Maya ships in July.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014
3d-io releases Flatiron 2.0 for 3ds Max
Games texture-baking plugin now supports animated textures; outputs multiple render elements in one pass.
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Paint your crowd sims with Golaem Crowd 3.2
Maya crowd simulator adds option to control actor density and behaviour simply by painting on the ground.
Thursday, April 17th, 2014
Thinkbox Software ships Krakatoa for Cinema 4D
Updated: C4D port of particle renderer now shipping. Costs $400 less than the Max or Maya versions.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
HP ships DreamColor Z24x and Z27x displays
New 24" model brings the cost of the legendarily pricey pro displays down to a more affordable $599.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
FXhome announces HitFilm Plugins collection
New plugin pack provides over 130 grading, keying and effects tools for After Effects, Premiere Pro et al.
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014