The Foundry reveals entire feature set of Modo 901
Videos: see the key features of this major update, including the new Advanced Viewport and FX tools.
Friday, May 22nd, 2015
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The Foundry has a new owner - and it isn't Adobe
Private equity firm HgCapital buys majority stake in The Foundry, which stays one of CG's 'few independent companies'.
Thursday, May 21st, 2015
The Foundry releases Katana 2
Heavyweight lighting & look dev tool gets new public API, support for Lua scripting, improved performance.
Friday, May 15th, 2015
Adobe preparing a bid to buy The Foundry?
Owners The Carlyle Group looking for '£150m to £200m' for the firm, reports UK paper The Telegraph.
Monday, April 27th, 2015
The best new software from NAB 2015
We round up the tools most relevant to CG Channel readers: from VFX software to plugins & pipeline apps.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
The Foundry reveals the five key problems of VR
See video of its virtual reality tech here - including a new raytracing renderer written inside Nuke.
Monday, April 20th, 2015
Eye candy: The Foundry's 2015 showreel
See a cool three-minute compilation of work created with Nuke, Mari et al, plus brief breakdowns of key shots.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
The Foundry announces Modo 901
Price of an individual licence up $300, but MeshFusion comes free. See the new modelling, UV and rendering tools here.
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
The Foundry releases free MakerBot kit for Modo
New plugin lets users export models directly to the 3D printing firm's Thingiverse online community.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
The Carlyle Group to sell The Foundry in 2015?
Private equity firm looking to sell the firm next year for "up to £200m" reports the UK's Sunday Times.
Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
The Foundry releases Modo Indie and Marie Indie
Licensed for commercial work, aimed at indie games artists, and priced at just $300 and $150 a pop.
Friday, December 12th, 2014
The Foundry buys Mischief creator Made With Mischief
Cult $25 pen-sketching tool becomes The Foundry's first truly mass-market digital art product.
Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion 7 for free
No optical flow or stereo tools, and no network rendering, but still a pretty darn powerful 3D compositor.
Monday, November 10th, 2014