Corona Renderer dev team post first Cinema 4D build
Free alpha of the promising renderer includes instancing, basic support for native C4D materials and lights.
Monday, September 8th, 2014
Free Resources
Knald Technologies releases Lys in open beta
Cool new tool converts HDR files between formats and generates specular and irradiance textures.
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.2
Update adds nine new After Effects and Premiere effects & transitions to the online library, three of them free.
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Maxon releases Cinema 4D R16
Now shipping: latest update adds camera tracker, layered reflections and PolyPen modelling/retopo tool.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
Download free procedural tree models from Laubwerk
Get 144 3ds Max and C4D models showing four common species in different ages and seasonal states.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Amplify Creations unveils Amplify Texture 2 for Unity
Updated: Virtual texturing plugin lets you use 4 Terapixel textures inside Unity Pro. Free public trial out now.
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Download 75 free C4D models from The Pixel Lab
Everything from creatures to ray guns, licensed for commercial use. Good for Unity & After Effects, too.
Thursday, August 28th, 2014
Evermotion releases NOX renderer as open source
Unbiased renderer for 3ds Max, Blender and Cinema 4D now available to integrate into other apps.
Wednesday, August 27th, 2014
GPUBox Artist builds you an instant GPU render farm
Renegatt Software's virtualization tool lets Blender or Octane access any CUDA GPU on your network.
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
10 tips for guerrilla animation production
Hobbit veteran Kory Juul reveals the lessons he has learned while making CG feature White Tiger Legend.
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
Mixamo launches Starter and Indie pricing plans
$50/month gets you ten animations, plus access to the character creator, facial mocap and decimation tools.
Friday, August 22nd, 2014
Download 14 free hi-res environment models
Ivan Arsic's models of trees, rocks and concrete come in OBJ format with 4K textures, licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
Corel ships Painter 2015 & new Painter Mobile app
Desktop edition gets interesting new physics-based particle brushes; free Android app lets you paint on the go.
Friday, August 15th, 2014