Review: Autodesk's 2012 entertainment software
Jason Lewis assesses how Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage and Mudbox 2012 perform in the real world.
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Free Resources
Read excerpts of Jamie Cardoso's new book for free
Arch viz artist posts extracts from 3D Realism: Practical and Easy Workflows on his blog.
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Thinkbox ships Deadline 5.1, Krakatoa MX 2.0
Render-management system and particle renderer get shiny new updates, just in time for Christmas.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
IKinema trials free online mocap-editing system
WebAnimate enables users to edit or retarget motion data in a web browser via a Maya-like interface.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Maide Control: control Maya or 3ds Max via your iPad
Clever app lets users to navigate 3D scenes or apply modelling commands via the touch screen.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
E-on software releases free versions of Vue 10
For testing purposes, at least. Check out the Vue 10 PLE and Vue 10 for 3D Artists Trial Version here.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
HDR Labs ships sIBL_GUI 4.0
Free tool for creating 'Smart IBL' setups for faster HDR renders gets new UI and performance boost.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Chaos Group ships update to V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max
Free update adds native support for Ornatrix hair, improved fur rendering, expanded GPU-based workflow.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
MARA3D releases David Giraud - Male Anatomy app
Handy new anatomy reference tool adds a poseable digital male figure to your iPad or iPhone.
Friday, December 16th, 2011
iPi Soft updates markerless mocap tool for dual Kinects
See the new twin-Kinect iPi Soft DMC in action on Little Green Dog's cute new short, Happy Box.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
V-Motion releases Quantum Force for RealFlow
Use forces to push, pull and accelerate fluids with this ingenious new simulation 'sculpting' plugin.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Artur Leão releases iDevCam 1.5 for 3ds Max
Free update to the virtual camera control iPhone app gives smoother camera moves in every dimension.
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Q&A: Rob Nederhorst, visual effects supervisor
The Digital Domain veteran gives his tips for compositing shots that feel right - not just look right.
Friday, December 9th, 2011