Q&A: Alex Sandri, Maya/mental ray guru
He spent ten years hunting bugs in the Maya/mental ray pipeline - but his new online masterclass will spare you that pain.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Free Resources
Shoran Software releases RenderPal 2.5
Multi-app renderfarm manager adds new licence-management system, auto crash avoidance.
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Could you help develop a 3ds Max crowd simulator?
Creator of new Agent 3ds Max crowd simulation system calls for co-development partners.
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Eye candy: first teaser for Final Fantasy XIII-2
It looks lovely, but we have no idea whatsoever what's going on in it.
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Survey reveals average motion graphics salaries
Animators: go freelance and raise your income by 50%, says the Motion Graphic Design Census.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Next Limit updates Maxwell Render plug-ins
3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and LightWave plug-ins all now compatible with Maxwell Fire interactive renderer.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
The five miserable jobs that make VFX possible
Neither roto nor matchmove work voted #1, amazingly enough. Disclaimer: humour ahead.
Monday, January 17th, 2011
Autodesk to hold webcasts on future of 3ds Max
Sign up for one of three free 'webinars' on the ongoing Project Excalibur under-the-hood rewrite.
Friday, January 14th, 2011
cgCoach.com offers pro feedback on demo reels
Upload your reel and get it critiqued for free by staff at studios from Animal Logic to Weta Digital.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
New app exports Kinect motion data as BVH files
Japan's Actinia Software releases tool to export mocap from Kinect to 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Blender.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
SB2 ships new real-time SketchUp radiosity engine
Preview radiosity renders within SketchUp in real time with the $160 Render[in] plug-in.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Interview: LightWave VP and Avatar veteran Rob Powers
The man behind Avatar's virtual art department talks about his role in the development of LightWave 10.
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Exotic Matter ships Naiad
Innovative fluid simulation software used on Avatar and Dawn Treader gets full commercial release.
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011