Tech focus: Nuke's AIR machine learning framework

Neat toolset lets VFX artists train their own neural networks to automate repetive tasks like roto.

Thursday, March 18th, 2021

Foundry ships Nuke, NukeX, Nuke Studio & Nuke Indie 13.0

Big update to the compositing apps adds new Hydra viewport, ground-breaking machine learning toolset.

Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

Master the essentials of lighting and look development

Recreate realistic real-world materials in Maya and Redshift with The Gnomon Workshop's tutorial.

Monday, March 15th, 2021

Discover 10 key new features from Blender 2.92

Discover the most important new tools in the open-source 3D app, from geometry nodes to APIC sims.

Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Chaos releases V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max Update 1

Update adds support for masks in the V-Ray Frame Buffer, better caustics and translucent materials.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Maxon releases Redshift for Blender and Metal in beta

Download the long-awaited Blender plugin and Metal edition of the GPU renderer for current Macs.

Tuesday, November 17th, 2020

Foundry ships Modo 14.2

3D modelling and rendering app gets intuitive new Rig Clay system for posing characters, plus support for Cryptomatte and USD export.

Friday, November 13th, 2020

Use Blender's Cycles renderer inside Houdini with hdCycles

Now shipping: Tangent Animation's neat free plugin makes Blender a Hydra render delegate in Houdini.

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

Master professional V-Ray product rendering workflows

Discover how to create compelling marketing images in The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.

Saturday, June 27th, 2020

Foundry releases Katana 3.6

Check out the new snapping options in the lighting and look dev tool, and the new toon shading system in its 3Delight NSI renderer.

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020

Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for SketchUp Update 2

Update adds hardware-accelerated rendering on Nvidia RTX GPUs, and improves material editing workflow.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

Adobe ships After Effects 17.0

Compositing software gets more fluid playback of cached previews, faster Content-Aware fill, better EXR import, Cryptomatte support.

Monday, November 4th, 2019

Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for Rhino Update 1

Rhino edition of the renderer gets new Cryptomatte render element, expanded support for Grasshopper.

Friday, September 27th, 2019