Side Effects Software ships Houdini 12.5

Major update adds better ocean-surface sims and cloud sculpting via DreamWorks' OpenVDB technology.

Friday, March 15th, 2013

Five great VFX spots from Super Bowl 2013

Discover how the effects for our own fave five ads and teasers from Sunday's big game were created.

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

Can raytracing really kill raster graphics?

Imagination Technologies thinks so. We explore why its new raytracing cards could change how you work.

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

How Gnomon is reinventing online training

Gnomon's new live online courses make its legendary VFX tuition available anywhere in the world.

Friday, January 25th, 2013

Eye candy: Lux Aeterna

Cristóbal Vila's beautiful short, created in modo and Cinema 4D, journeys from distant galaxies to droplets of water.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R5

Updated: intriguing video shows the new tools in use to turn a DynaMesh sculpt into a hard-surface model.

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Imagination announces Series2 raytracing boards

New OpenRL cards will accelerate Caustic Visualizer real-time raytracing plugins for Max, Maya.

Thursday, November 29th, 2012

Review: Cinema 4D R14

The sculpting tools made headlines, but it's R14's camera tools that really help daily work, says Rob Redman.

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

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

Pixar ships RenderMan Pro Server 17.0 and Studio 4.0

Both feature improved instancing, photon mapping and volumetrics; price of Studio edition cut by $700.

Monday, October 8th, 2012

Eye candy: Little Kaiju

What lives in Tokyo's vending machines? Cute little monsters, if you believe TWiN's new VFX short.

Thursday, October 4th, 2012

Render a realistic human and win $21k in prizes

Grab the model for AXYZ Design's Lifelike 3D Human contest, render it, and win software and training.

Monday, October 1st, 2012

Luxology demos NPR Kit and XfrogPlants for modo

Updated: Cool non-photorealistic rendering add-on for modo now shipping at a special rate of $149.

Thursday, August 30th, 2012