Video Copilot releases Element 3D 1.5
Free update to the plugin adds support for rendering 3D animations in real time inside After Effects.
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
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Artixels releases Escher 1.0 for Nuke
New collection of shaders and tools creates 3D effects faster through ingenious 2D-style workflows.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
The Foundry releases HieroPlayer
New lightweight VFX review and playback tool is designed to work seamlessly with Nuke and Hiero.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013
Crytek TD updates open source Maya rigging toolkit
Mark Jackson's Red9 Studio Pack brings big-studio pipeline tools to small studios without R&D teams.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Blizzard's new StarCraft II teaser is epic in every way
Latest cinematic packs in more aliens and space marines than you could shake a wrist cannon at.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
RandomControl previews relighting in Arion 2.4
Physically based hybrid CPU/GPU renderer to export new 'LightMixer' layers without raising render times.
Monday, January 21st, 2013
Eye candy: Platige Image's Cyberpunk 2077 teaser
Updated: see some lovely making-of stills from the Blade Runner-esque trailer for the upcoming sci-fi RPG.
Monday, January 21st, 2013
Eye candy: ILM's epic Avengers shot breakdown
Updated: Watch breakdowns of the movie's most memorable VFX shots - now including the creation of Hulk.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Eye candy: Exodus
Cool glows rule supreme in Magnus Östergren's unique freeform short, created with After Effects' Mir plugin.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Brent Forrest releases BoolieMan rig for Maya
Nifty Boolean-based rig mimics the look and motion of a claymation character, in all its wobbliness.
Friday, January 18th, 2013
Eye candy: R'ha
It's aliens vs Skynet in Kaleb Lechowski's incredible one-man short, created in seven months in Blender and Maya.
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Nine shorts that will make amazing VFX movies
Watch i09's run-down of indie shorts slated to become complete features, from Archetype to True Skin.
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
Katana and mocha creators win technical Oscars
Other Sci-Tech Academy Awards go to Weta, DreamWorks and the tech behind Blender's smoke system.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013