Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 4

Innovative real-time image-based lighting tool enables users to 'paint' highlights directly onto 3D models.

Monday, September 24th, 2012

PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.4

Renderfarm management system gets new reporting and admin tools, plus MobileView smartphone app.

Thursday, September 13th, 2012

FXGear unveils FluX: a new node-based fluid simulator

Still pining for Naiad? This highly scalable, Alembic-supporting tool could be exactly what you need.

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

DreamWorks open sources the OpenVDB file format

Updated: Volumetric format used on Puss in Boots due for integration into "next major release" of Houdini.

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

Shotgun Software unveils Tank asset manager

Upcoming future-proofed visual effects asset-management system to be shown off at Siggraph 2012.

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Next Limit releases Maxwell Render Learning Edition

Pay $195, and you get to use it for life, minus network rendering or export at resolutions above HD.

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Photo gallery: celebrate 25 years of Side Effects

Look back over family photos from one of the few 3D companies old enough to be someone's father.

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

Maxon to release free Cinema 4D Student Version

New 18-month educational licence almost identical to the $3,695 Studio edition, minus network rendering.

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

mental ray 3.10 adds Ptex support, 'major' iray update

Autodesk posts full feature list for renderer: no word yet on which will be exposed in Max, Maya, Softimage.

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The making of John Carter's epic digital environments

Forget the box-office takings: the settings are stunning. Cinesite explains how the VFX were created.

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

The Foundry releases Mari 1.4v3

Update to the paint app adds texture replication options, navigation presets to mimic Maya and Houdini.

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Next Limit announces RealFlow RenderKit 2.5

Free patch adds new Cinema 4D plugin, plus support for RenderMan volumetrics. Updated: now shipping!

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Exocortex Technologies ships Alembic plugin suite

Make better use of the open-source data-interchange format in 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Arnold and more.

Monday, March 5th, 2012