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New plugin makes it easier to pull mocha Pro tracking data into Nuke; adds stablised precomp workflow.

Friday, April 4th, 2014

Updated, now on Android: Free app from End User Event organisers matches artists to likely studios.

Friday, April 4th, 2014

New plugin integrates iray renderer natively inside Maya; supports Maya's UVs and shader networks.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

See real-time path tracing in the MotionBuilder viewport on the set of Kevin Margo's short, Grounded.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Useful iOS reference app now lists keyboard shortcuts for 79 editing, 3D, compositing and tracking tools.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Free GPU-accelerated update to colour-grading tool offers "up to 95%" speed boost on Windows.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

3ds Max and Cinema 4D crowd animation system gets new cloning tools and V-Ray 3.0 compatibility.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

R3DS releases Wrap

Promising beta software lets users retopologise complex 3D scan data semi-automatically.

Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

New GPU-based renderer will "transform", not replace, the long-awaited finalRender 4 GPU.

Monday, March 31st, 2014

Naiad's co-author turned Autodesk product manager tells us how Maya 2015's new fluid simulator will stir up FX artists' workflows

Monday, March 31st, 2014

Francesco Corvino's five-hour masterclass sets out better ways to create photorealistic environments.

Friday, March 28th, 2014

The Fast & Furious 6 veteran tells us how a chance meeting with Ralph McQuarrie led to a career in VFX.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Formerly 3ds Max-only real-time UV mapping toolset now available to Maya users, too. It costs under $20.

Tuesday, March 25th, 2014