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Updated: High-speed GPU-based renderer for animated series gets native Maya material export system.

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

Online animation platform's core tech to be integrated into Photoshop; other services to be migrated to Creative Cloud.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015

The texturing tool gets lots of useful little workflow improvements in the node graph, plus a new HSV mode.

Friday, May 29th, 2015

Updated: Voxel sculpting package gets new PBR materials system, Photoshop-compatible layer groups, new UV options.

Friday, May 29th, 2015

Updated, now shipping: Nifty $60 tool mimics how real watercolour and acrylic paint flows and blends.

Thursday, May 28th, 2015

Come to Action: The Animator's Process at Gnomon's Hollywood headquarters, or see the sessions streamed live online.

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Maya crowd-simulation system gets new options for blendshape animation, auto IK - and support for very big sims indeed.

Monday, May 25th, 2015

Videos: see the key features of this major update, including the new Advanced Viewport and FX tools.

Friday, May 22nd, 2015

Download the VES Award-winning VFX studio's in-house image viewing, shot review and editing tool.

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

C4DtoA plugin lets Arnold render "most Cinema 4D features", plus scenes created using TurbulenceFD or X-Particles.

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

Update to renderfarm manager adds option to modify parameters after jobs have been submitted.

Friday, May 15th, 2015

Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Online animation service gets faster, WebGL-based site. Autorigging tool now free to use on some characters.

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015