Autodesk reveals features of MotionBuilder 2014

Watch videos of the new workflow for optical marker data, pipeline APIs, Ruler tool and light-setup system.

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

$99 tool adds MotionBuilder functionality to Maya

New student edition of IKinema plug-in enables motion-editing and retargeting inside Maya.

Friday, June 17th, 2011

Videos: Check out what's new in MotionBuilder 2012

Mainly standardisation with other Autodesk apps and UI updates, but also support for stereo workflow.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Movella releases mocap software Xsens Animate 2025

Software for processing data from inertial mocap systems gets separate new anatomy models for male and female actors.

Thursday, May 15th, 2025

Autodesk adds Golaem 9.2 to its Media & Entertainment Collection

Maya crowd simulation plugin goes back on sale as part of Autodesk's product bundle for VFX and games work. Check out its new features.

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

iClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing system

Major update to the real-time animation app adds new AI-based AccuPose system, plus motion trails and non-destructive clip editing.

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

Rig and showcase 3D characters for free with AccuRig 1.3

Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Rokoko Studio 2.4 now does retargeting

Rokoko's mocap software now lets users retarget motion to custom 3D characters. Subscription prices up.

Friday, May 26th, 2023

DreamWorks open-sources its MoonRay renderer

Now available: ray tracing renderer used on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has been released under an Apache 2.0 licence.

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Move.ai releases its AI-based mocap app for iOS

Promising new app aims to capture production-quality mocap for games and VFX on 2-6 iPhones.

Wednesday, March 1st, 2023

5 tips to get more from your 3D characters

[Sponsored] Discover how to reuse one character in many projects with Reallusion's Character Creator 4.1.

Thursday, December 29th, 2022

Reallusion ships AccuRig 1.1

Free tool automatically generates body and finger rigs for humanoid 3D characters. Check out its new time-saving symmetry options.

Friday, December 9th, 2022

Faceware Technologies unveils Faceware Portal

New AI-based online service extracts facial animation from video footage without manual setup.

Thursday, October 20th, 2022