Tandent Vision Science releases Lightbrush
Cool new software breaks photos into lighting and surface colour components, for editing separately.
Friday, August 31st, 2012
Free Resources
Verold to add animation support to Verold Studio
Sign up now to beta test the new tools in this web-based system for displaying and sharing 3D assets.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Showcase 3D models online via the Sketchfab website
Updated again: 'Vimeo of 3D' online model viewer now comes with a new exporter for Maya.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Review: Wacom Cintiq 22HD pen display
Shaving off $600 and 45 pounds in weight, Wacom’s new Cintiq surpasses even the amazing 24HD.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
moma: render Maya scenes with modo's render engine
Jacobo Barreiro's two-way bridge between Maya and modo 601 now in open beta and free for anyone to try.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012
Imagination unveils Caustic Visualizer for Maya
New plugin based on the PowerVR Brazil SDK provides interactive raytraced previews inside Maya.
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
OptiTrack ships high-end Prime 41 mocap camera
New high-res motion-capture camera provides 4.1 megapixel precision for under $5,000.
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
Goodmotion releases GM FoldLayers for After Effects
Free beta of new plugin lets users arrange AE layers in foldable groups, eliminating precomps
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Autodesk releases preview of augmented reality plugin
It's for Showcase, not 3ds Max or Maya, but it's still a work in progress, so anything could yet happen.
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Basefount Technology ships Miarmy 1.5 for Maya
Updated with neat new demo video: sub-$1,000 crowd simulator now batch renders jobs much faster.
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Sketchfab launches Pro service
New paid option raises upload cap for WebGL-based model viewing service, adds pro display options.
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Download a free hi-res scan of a male human head
Available in OBJ or ZTL format, with 4,096-pixel texture map, to mark the launch of Ten24's new online store.
Monday, August 13th, 2012
e-on software releases LumenRT 3 Review
Easy-to-use SketchUp visualisation tool gets animated plants, advanced materials, 10x boost in speed.
Friday, August 10th, 2012