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Buyout expected to speed up development of C4D edition of the renderer, but makes it rental-only.

Monday, November 5th, 2018

New free tool lets users record full-body mocap in BVH format via up to four secondhand Kinect sensors.

Sunday, November 4th, 2018

Download the first set of free Sponsored Content models and FX via the Unreal Engine Marketplace.

Friday, November 2nd, 2018

Place, edit and annotate assets in virtual and mixed reality with this neat open-source user interface.

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Individual artists can now use the online 2D asset review and project management system for nothing.

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

'World's first RAW image compositor' edits still images non-destructively, and provides some neat keying and grading tools.

Friday, October 26th, 2018

See Unity's new framework for authoring complex GPU-driven FX and nifty 'synthetic director' system.

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

Update to the renderer adds a Modo-style Round Corners shader and normal map blending; further speeds up adaptive subdivision.

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

Director Kevin Margo explores Construct's advances in real-time ray tracing at a free event at Gnomon next week.

Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Free Adobe-recommended utility (un)installs all third-party add-ons for apps like Photoshop and Premiere Pro.

Sunday, October 21st, 2018

Game dev Mike Voeller's promising free app turns source images into texture maps for PBR shading.

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

SiNi Software's new plugin automatically identifies missing textures and fixes doubled or flipped faces.

Thursday, October 18th, 2018

Big update to the 3ds Max particle plugin's fluid simulation tools adds new options for generating waves, water levels and diffusion effects.

Wednesday, October 17th, 2018