Review: HP ZBook 17 G2 mobile workstation

Jason Lewis puts HP's top-of-the-range pro mobile system through a battery of real-world tests.

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

Thinkbox Software releases Deadline 7.2

Renderfarm-management tool gets new file-conversion options, support for the NIM production tracker.

Friday, October 2nd, 2015

Fabric Software ships Fabric Engine 2

Create complex CG tools without coding with Fabric's long-awaited new visual programming system.

Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Solid Angle releases Arnold 4.2.9

Core renderer gets support for refractive dispersion, better volumetrics. Maya plugin gets initial support for Bifrost.

Monday, September 21st, 2015

Maxon ships Cinema 4D R17

Now shipping: Update adds an interesting new 'Take System'; improved tracking, sculpting and spline tools.

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015

Solid Angle releases Arnold for Katana

KtoA plugin now officially shipping. Price of Arnold itself now down to $790 for a node-locked licence.

Friday, August 7th, 2015

Thinkbox Software releases Deadline 7

Updated: v7's new wizard for setting up cloud-based renderfarms now available for Google Cloud Platform and Amazon EC2.

Wednesday, July 15th, 2015

Fabric Software, MPC unveil Fabric for RenderMan

Graphics tools dev framework to get new link to RenderMan. More news on upcoming open-source rigging system Kraken, too.

Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

Pixar and DreamWorks announce OpenSubdiv 3.0

Big update to open-source subdivision surfaces libraries boosts CPU performance 10 times.

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015

AlphaVFX releases BulletFX for 3ds Max

New plugin offers 'highly optimised' GPU-accelerated version of the popular Bullet physics library in Max.

Wednesday, June 24th, 2015

Solid Angle releases Arnold for Cinema 4D

C4DtoA plugin lets Arnold render "most Cinema 4D features", plus scenes created using TurbulenceFD or X-Particles.

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 5

Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Fabric Software unveils Fabric Engine for Modo

VFX tools development platform to be integrated with Modo. Houdini, Cinema 4D and Unreal Engine also in the works.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015