Smith Micro ships Poser 11 and Poser Pro 11
Figure animation software gets new PBR renderer based on Blender's Cycles; improved rigging, Alembic export in the Pro edition.
Thursday, November 19th, 2015
Free Resources
FXhome ships HitFilm 4 Pro
Editing, compositing and effects app gets new 3D rendering, animation options, plus $299 Boris FX titling plugin 3D Objects thrown in free.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
Visit Trojan Horse was a Unicorn's free LA meetup
See speakers from THU 2015 and discover the future of the show at Gnomon on Thursday 19 November, or watch free online.
Monday, November 16th, 2015
Andrew Hazelden releases PlayblastVR for Softimage
Create fast OpenGL test renders of VR content in a range of panoramic formats, complete with ICE effects.
Monday, November 16th, 2015
The Foundry releases Colorway 2.0
Iterative look design tool gets streamlined for team collaboration. Free until January, then available on subscription only.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Luxion ships KeyShot 6
Big update adds node-based material editor, Python scripting and new animation tools to renderer. HD edition gets unlimited resolution.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.10
Update optimises rendering for VR and shading for mobile devices, adds support for Visual Studio 2015.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
Solid Angle releases Arnold 4.2.11
Update increases render speed by 'up to 4x' on interior scenes, adds new global shader override option.
Thursday, November 12th, 2015
Review: HP ZBook 17 G2 mobile workstation
Jason Lewis puts HP's top-of-the-range pro mobile system through a battery of real-world tests.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 4.2
Maya crowd animation system now displays 'tens of thousands' of agents in the viewport without lag.
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Download innoBright's free tech preview of Altus 1.0
Intriguing new tool denoises Arnold, V-Ray, Corona and Redshift renders, generating clean images 2-9x faster.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Autodesk to discontinue turnkey Flame systems
High-end finishing system now available as a software-only product for Linux - and soon, for Mac OS X.
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Gnomon reveals how to break into the CG industry
See artists from ILM, Disney and Blizzard give their career tips at a free live event in LA on 5 November, or watch online.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015