Rango wins out at the revamped Annie Awards
Gongs far more evenly divided this year, following changes to voting process and end of Disney boycott.
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Free Resources
The Foundry launches 95% educational discount
New deal enables students and teachers to rent NukeX, Mari and the upcoming Hiero for $250 per year.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Harmonise your renders with Vizpark's Color Tools
New 3ds Max plugin automatically assigns common colours from a source image to your 3D scene.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Stream Kinect mocap data into Blender with NI mate
Free tool converts Kinect motion capture data into MIDI or OSC format for export to Blender on the fly.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
E-on ships LumenRT 2 Review for SketchUp
Real-time visualisation tool gains physically accurate lighting and low-quality mode for slower computers.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Websites to bookmark: modoartist.info
Find modo freelancers for hire, or hook up with other users in your area via this new online community.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
PD Pro 7.1 Howler to get new rotoscoping toolset
Upcoming free update to paint package to add camera stabilisation and matte creation tools.
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Thinkbox releases XMesh
Developer releases new animated geometry caching system for 3ds Max; Maya and Softimage to come.
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
CoreCG ships MentalCore rendering plugin for Maya
Updated: shading and lighting tool now officially shipping and updated for improved Maya Hair support.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Pixologic ships ZBrush 4R2b
Developer releases free ZBrush update and announces upcoming QRemesher retopology add-on.
Wednesday, January 25th, 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
Two new sub-$2,000 3D printers launched at CES
Will you opt for 3D Systems' cheap-but-clinical Cube or MakerBot's bigger, funkier Replicator?
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Discover the top 20 events in the CG industry in 2011
CGSociety posts its round-up of the movies, games and software that shaped your world last year.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012