The making of Origami Digital's VFX for Bunraku
The LA studio discusses its inventive visuals for the Eastern-inspired Josh Hartnett crime thriller.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
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Tilt Firefox add-on turns webpages into 3D models
Updated: see the CG Channel homepage as a 3D model, courtesy of this quirky OBJ export plugin.
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Eye candy: Archetype
Watch legendary creature designer Aaron Sims' dark science-fiction short online in its entirety.
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Pixar launches RenderMan On Demand online service
Take the strain off your render farm by uploading RenderMan rendering jobs to the cloud.
Friday, January 20th, 2012
See Wayne Robson Mudbox training DVDs for free
Autodesk's only Mudbox Master makes ten of his legendary tutorial DVDs free to view on his new site.
Friday, January 20th, 2012
Anzovin Studio develops Maya onion skinning plugin
Sign up now to beta test the new animation tool, due for a commercial release next month.
Friday, January 20th, 2012
CG industry reacts to SOPA/PIPA web blackout
We round up the players taking sides in yesterday's piracy law online action, both pro and anti.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Exotic Matter releases Naiad Buddy for 3ds Max
3ds Max import/export toolset for the fluid simulator now in alpha. Maya and Houdini versions also available.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
The Foundry releases Hiero in free open beta
Test the VFX project management and shot review tool before the price goes up to $5,000 this February.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Eric Mootz releases emNewton 2.0 for Softimage
New ICE plugin mimics effects of gravity on particle systems. Simulation times happily less astronomical.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Eye candy: Digic Pictures' new cinematics showreel
Marvel at the Hungarian game trailer maestros' new and (slightly) updated 2011 reel.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Kinect pioneer releases new facial mocap demo
Watch Jasper Brekelmans' tech demo for Motek Entertainment's new markerless facial capture system.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Watch the making of the VFX for The Troll Hunter
One-man VFX studio Rune Spaans reveals the secrets of his creature pipeline for the cult mockumentary.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012