April 15, 2014
Updated: C4D port of particle renderer now shipping. Costs $400 less than the Max or Maya versions. Read More »
April 4, 2014
New AMD-based workstations and render units provide disruptive compute power for smaller studios. Read More »
March 31, 2014 | 1 comment
Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows Read More »
March 21, 2014
Next big update to the open-source 3D app adds volumetrics in Cycles, first of the long-awaited UI changes. Read More »
March 17, 2014 | 1 comment
Frederic Durand's Direct Illumination in Maya and mental ray offers an advanced guide to CG lighting tools. Read More »
March 11, 2014
New free plugin gives users access to RenderMan Pro Server features within the lighting and look dev tool. Read More »
March 7, 2014 | 1 comment
Got an educational email address? Download the GPU-based renderer plus 3ds Max and Blender plugins. Read More »
February 25, 2014 | 1 comment
Games texturing tool gets new baking options and ability to group nodes. Eight new video tutorials, too. Read More »
February 19, 2014
See an explosion go from FumeFX simulation to in-game effect in Epic's new Inside Unreal tech demo. Read More »
January 30, 2014
Renderfarm manager gets better scheduling, standalone Python API, V-Ray distributed rendering option. Read More »
January 27, 2014
Art By Papercut's free eBook offers tips and tutorials on everything from concept art to facial animation. Read More »
January 24, 2014
Updated: VFX Lighting TD's new plugin speeds up common tasks for rendering Maya scenes in V-Ray. Read More »
January 17, 2014
Developer's new website makes top raytrace renderer available to small studios. Rent it for just $8.50 a day. Read More »
January 14, 2014
VFX-friendly paint app adds support for GPU-accelerated rendering, compositing-focused new Crop tool. Read More »
January 6, 2014 | 1 comment
New 192-core mobile GPU beats last-gen consoles, brings high-end PC graphics to tablets, claims Nvidia. Read More »
December 20, 2013
Games veteran Andras Kavalecz's 3D Look Development in Modo explores asset creation from start to finish. Read More »
December 18, 2013
Updated: GPU render engine gets speed boosts, instancing and SSS; also physical sky and Z-clipping. Read More »
December 11, 2013
Our summary of the tech specs cuts through some of the confusion about the new $149 modding tool. Read More »
December 4, 2013
Relight and retexture animations in post without rerendering with this nifty set of mental ray render elements. Read More »
November 26, 2013
Update to the GPU-based renderer adds progressive rendering. Modo and Softimage editions mooted. Read More »
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