October 11, 2021
Renderers win primetime Emmy Awards alongside crowd simulation tools Massive and Golaem Crowd. Read More »
October 10, 2021
See the international VFX and animation conference free online, or in person in Turin from 17-22 October 2021. Read More »
October 7, 2020
Leading VFX and animation festival becomes an online event - and you can watch all the livestreams free. Read More »
August 23, 2020
Donation to the open-source 3D app's dev fund will help fund 20 full-time core Blender developers. Read More »
March 5, 2020
Story development tool gets improved workflow for handling dialogue. Storyboard panel import times also cut by 'more than half'. Read More »
July 29, 2019
Check out the best new movies, ads and cinematics created using Houdini, then follow our links to the VFX breakdowns. Read More »
October 19, 2018
Sony Pictures Imageworks senior artist Arem Kim shares her tips for creating better camera layouts. Read More »
July 26, 2017
See the best Houdini animation and VFX, from Alien: Covenant to mind-bending new J-pop promos. Read More »
April 10, 2017
Test the Maya skin and muscle system used on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for free. Read More »
January 6, 2017
Pioneers of facial motion capture and digital cinematography also win technology world 'Oscars'. Read More »
August 29, 2016
Top FX TD Wayne Hollingsworth shares his production tips at a free workshop at Gnomon this Thursday. Watch free online. Read More »
July 15, 2016
RenderMan-compliant production renderer gets new Katana edition with improved support for OSL. Read More »
January 11, 2016
Other 'tech Oscars' go to in-house teams at Laika, ILM, DreamWorks, Rhythm & Hues and Imageworks. Read More »
September 14, 2015
See veteran animation director Marco Marenghi share his tips at a free event in LA on 17 September, streamed live online. Read More »
June 29, 2015
Next-gen visual story development tool gets better links to Photoshop et al, new semi-automatic workflow for creating 3D animatics in Maya. Read More »
May 15, 2015
Heavyweight lighting & look dev tool gets new public API, support for Lua scripting, improved performance. Read More »
January 14, 2015
This year's Sci-Tech 'Oscars' reward advances in destruction physics, voxel data and digital vegetation. Read More »
August 12, 2014
Watch things fall down, blow up and wash away in the latest showcase of the cutting edge of simulation. Read More »
June 11, 2014
The VES Award nominee runs through her favourite tools in Maya, and her tips for young animators. 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 »
