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Updated: hotly tipped AI tool for automatically replacing live actors with 3D characters can now export scenes in USD format.

Tuesday, July 11th, 2023

Popular open-source render denoiser now runs on AMD, Intel and Nvidia GPUs as well as CPUs.

Monday, July 3rd, 2023

Discover how to create real-time fantasy effects with Houdini and Unreal Engine in The Gnomon Workshop's introductory tutorial.

Sunday, July 2nd, 2023

Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.

Friday, June 30th, 2023

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023

Discover which Nvidia GPU is best for CG work in real-world content creation and GPU rendering tests.

Monday, June 26th, 2023

Update improves CPU rendering performance, adds render backplate system in 3ds Max, deformation motion blur in Blender.

Saturday, June 17th, 2023

Update makes CPU renders on Intel, AMD and Apple CPUs perceptually identical, and edits to large scenes 'nearly instantaneous'.

Thursday, June 8th, 2023

GPU renderer switches from OpenCL to HIP for final-quality output. Maya and Houdini editions also updated.

Thursday, June 8th, 2023

See how the first Apple Silicon Mac Pro workstation stacks up against old Intel models in After Effects, Maya, Houdini and Photoshop.

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

See how 'the world’s most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer' performs with CG apps like Maya, Octane and Photoshop.

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

Rokoko's mocap software now lets users retarget motion to custom 3D characters. Subscription prices up.

Friday, May 26th, 2023

Discover the novel real-time workflow that powers Gnomon's award-winning animated short.

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

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