Unity Technologies unveils Unity 2017 product roadmap

Features to include new cinematics toolsets, a scriptable rendering pipeline, and a new C# job system.

Thursday, March 2nd, 2017

Cospective ships cineSync 4.0

Big update to remote shot review system adds new Pro Studio subscriptions for security-critical jobs, plus support for iOS devices.

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Unity Technologies reveals 2017 Unity product roadmap

See all the new features due in Unity 5.6 and beyond - including a free integration of OctaneRender.

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Get 600+ free panoramas of trees, clouds and mountains

Updated with 100 new images: Download Double Negative matte painter Jacek Pilarksi's ultra-hi-res photo references.

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.9

Renderfarm manager adds support for Redshift and Katana; new option to pay for extra licences on a per minute basis during crunch periods.

Thursday, October 6th, 2016

VFX techniques: how to build a photorealistic 3D city

Past Rodeo FX environment lead Jeremy Boissinot breaks down his workflow on Jack the Giant Slayer.

Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

Discover how to get a job at Industrial Light & Magic

Hear senior ILM recruiters give their VFX career tips at a free event at Gnomon in Hollywood this Thursday.

Monday, August 1st, 2016

Review: Iray for 3ds Max

Jason Lewis benchmarks the new, more powerful plugin version of Nvidia's GPU-based renderer with a range of real-world graphics cards.

Thursday, July 14th, 2016

PipelineFX introduces metered licensing for Qube!

Rent licences of the renderfarm manager on the fly; pay per minute at a rate equivalent to $0.10/hour.

Wednesday, July 13th, 2016

FurryBall RT 1.3 ships, adds new free 'Credit version'

Updated: Just logging in now gives you up 30 free hours of rendering a month, even for commercial jobs.

Thursday, July 7th, 2016

Blackmagic releases public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12.5

Big update to colour correction and editing app adds new HDR grading tools and GPU-accelerated effects.

Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

The Lytro Cinema system: the next revolution in VFX?

Could new high-end light field movie cameras eliminate greenscreen work? CG Channel investigates.

Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

Autodesk lays off 925 staff

Around 10% of the workforce to go as the company moves from perpetual software licences to a rental-only model.

Friday, February 5th, 2016