Free Maxwell update adds interactive renderer
Maxwell Render 2.5 gains Maxwell Fire preview renderer, updates to subsurface scattering and scripting.
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Free Resources
E-on software releases two free versions of Vue 9
Vue developer releases PLE version of pro products and time-limited trial of lower-end apps.
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
The Foundry releases free open beta of STORM
New tool speeds up rough cuts and playback of digital footage 'like REDCINE-X on steroids'.
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
The Pixel Farm releases free colour-grading tool
Get AirGrade and control all your colour grading operations on set from the comfort of your iPhone.
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Get Oscar-winning video editing software for free
Public beta of EditShare's newly open-sourced Lightworks video editing software now available.
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
New free beta tools add Ptex support to 3ds Max
Mankua's Stripes plug-in suite adds support for Disney's UV-less texture format inside Max.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
CGschool announces free Max and V-Ray 2.0 webinars
Plus three other free one-hour sessions in arch viz training specialist's December line-up.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Japanese site offers over 4,000 free mocap moves
Need an FBX file of someone flipping the bird or barfing? Mocapdata.com is for you.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Get 10 3D models free every week with 3D Rivers
Online model library to make randomly chosen models from its collection available for no charge.
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Video: free 90-minute Houdini networks tutorial
Includes 66-page PDF, scene files and best user comment ever: "It is pleasure like sex with beautiful wife"
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Get over 100 hi-res female reference images for free
Join Ten24 on Facebook and download 186MB of reference images, plus some very good character tutorials.
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
GridIron Flow 2.0 Essentials goes into free public beta
Free edition of project and asset-management tool goes into beta; paid-for premium services to follow.
Friday, October 29th, 2010
Texturelib library launches: get 2,909 textures free
New online resource offers nearly 3,000 photographic reference images free for commercial use.
Thursday, October 28th, 2010