Q&A: Victoria Alonso, Marvel's visual effects chief
The comics giant's head of effects reveals how to weld 13 studios into an international VFX fighting force.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Nadav Brill releases free shader manager for Maya
Use ShaderMonger to preview and back up custom shader libraries, then share them on its website.
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
Di-O-Matic ships new versions of Facial Studio
Head-generation tool gets new LOD options and a new shape manager, plus a $199 Essential edition.
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Miarmy Express: free crowd simulation for Maya?
New plug-in offers fuzzy logic-driven AI, physics engine and RIB output. Can anyone tell us if it works?
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
OC3 Entertainment releases FaceFX 2012
New version of leading automated facial animation system now also supports full-body movements.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Clockstone Software ships free FBX file viewer
Review FBX and DAE files, complete with DoF and soft shadows - all without having to open your 3D app.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Autodesk calls for entries for 2011 Design Viz reel
Get your work seen by thousands of industry taste-makers: Maya and Mudbox artists can apply, as well.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
The Foundry unveils new timeline tool for Nuke
HIERO conforms edit decision lists to enable Nuke artists to view their work in the context of the final cut.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
Design the new 3ds Max box art and win a 3DBOXX
Enter Autodesk's 'Design Hero' contest to win a $15,000 3D workstation and $5,000 in cash.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
Gnomon releases two new free ZBrush video tutorials
Check out Mark Dedecker's guide to sculpting more realistic clothing and managing displacement maps.
Friday, September 9th, 2011
ARTVPS releases Shaderlight 2 for SketchUp
Interactive rendering plug-in gains animation support and option to swap out billboards for 3D models.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
cebas ships psd-manager 3.0 for 3ds Max
Avoid the tedium of having to assign scene IDs with the PSD exporter's new mask-generation system.
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Golaem ships Crowd 1.2
Intuitive Maya crowd-simulation system gets support for V-Ray and Disney's Partio file format.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011