10 key tips for lighting and look development
Improve the realism of your work with these expert tips from Sony Pictures Imageworks' Cosku Turhan
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
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Disney to buy Lucasfilm, make new Star Wars movies
George Lucas stays on as 'creative consultant'; ILM and LucasArts also caught up in the $4.05 billion deal.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Autodesk unveils Flame 20th Anniversary Edition
Updated: Anniversary Edition now shipping; adds a unified workspace and enhanced GPU support.
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Gnomon announces new world animation course
Discover the secrets of Maya and Photoshop work in Animation from 2D to 3D: The French Touch.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Digital Frontier ships free 3ds Max Alembic importer
Import files in the new industry-standard interchange format into 3ds Max, complete with animation.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Eye candy: the final Assassin's Creed III trailer
For everyone who didn't queue for last night's midnight launch, here's a little taste of what you're missing.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Run C# programs inside 3ds Max without restarting
Autodesk's Christopher Diggins releases handy tool for running C# apps in Max as if they were scripts.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
Thinkbox Software launches free video-editing app
Use Cinelab to perform basic video editing operations on your tablet - but you'll need Windows 8 to do so.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Review: HP Z820 workstation
HP's top-of-the-range Z820 is a beast, particularly for rendering. Jason Lewis benchmarks it here.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Eye candy: Marvel's first Iron Man 3 trailer
Some nice (and suprisingly long) VFX shots - and is that a hint he's going to be less of a jerk this time?
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Hollywood Camera Work releases Shot Designer app
Create animated blocking diagrams and shot lists with Per Holmes' handy new iOS and Android app.
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
Get Mash: 12 free motion graphics nodes for Maya
Try Mainframe North's excellent readymade tools for creating common motion design behaviours.
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Eye candy: Blur Studio's new Halo 4 trailer
Be excited: if only for the fact David Fincher produced it, rather than the Master Chief's origin story itself.
Monday, October 22nd, 2012