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

PipelineFX ships Qube! 6.8

Update to renderfarm management system expands job-submission capabilities of the ArtistView UI.

Monday, January 25th, 2016

10 questions to ask before you apply for an art job

Concept artist Eliott Lilly reveals the 10 key questions to ask yourself to plan a successful long-term career.

Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Autodesk to discontinue turnkey Flame systems

High-end finishing system now available as a software-only product for Linux - and soon, for Mac OS X.

Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

Gnomon reveals how to break into the CG industry

See artists from ILM, Disney and Blizzard give their career tips at a free live event in LA on 5 November, or watch online.

Wednesday, October 28th, 2015

Autodesk Labs unveils Autodesk Raytracer for Max

Free tech preview offers 'easy-to-use physically based rendering' in 3ds Max, both locally and in the cloud.

Thursday, October 8th, 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

Shoran Software releases RenderPal 2.12

Renderfarm manager gets support for multiple jobs in the Submitter; new Max and Maya-specific options.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015