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Effects and compositing software to get new grading and look dev features, HDR Waveform scope, and improved real-time playback.

Friday, April 6th, 2018

Big update to the renderer adds toon shader, adaptive sampling, two denoising systems, progressive rendering, native Alembic support.

Friday, April 6th, 2018

Create a detailed, production-ready immersive environment inside Unity with Gnomon's step-by-step guide.

Thursday, April 5th, 2018

2D/3D rendering system gets fast, AI-based image denoising for both the 3D viewport and final renders.

Friday, March 30th, 2018

3ds Max production renderer adds support for Nvidia's AI-based OptiX denoising system, hybrid CPU/GPU texture baking, adaptive sampling.

Friday, March 30th, 2018

First release in the Modo 12 Series overhauls the Mesh Paint tool, and adds a neat new Surface Strips system to MeshFusion modelling.

Thursday, March 29th, 2018

But don't get too excited: it's for reference only, not modification, and it's the C# source, not the C++.

Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Environment-creation software gets new LOD export options, better Ptex support. Plant generator gets new Flower node.

Tuesday, March 27th, 2018

Free game engine gets experimental support for Nvidia's PhysX real-time physics system, more integrated cloud functionality.

Monday, March 26th, 2018

Modo edition of the renderer gets hybrid CPU/GPU rendering, V-Ray Fur and support for Cryptomatte.

Saturday, March 24th, 2018

See the new graphics features due in Unity 2018.1 to 2018.3, from new materials and animation options to the GPU lightmapper.

Friday, March 23rd, 2018

See the teaser for the next-gen AI and capture-based material authoring tool, due later this year.

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

Next-but-one releases to add light linking, trace sets, new RNDR framework with support for iOS and integrated graphics.

Tuesday, March 20th, 2018