Exocortex open sources Exocortex Crate
Suite of Alembic tools for 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Arnold and Python now available under GPL3 licence.
Friday, December 12th, 2014
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The Foundry releases Modo Indie and Marie Indie
Licensed for commercial work, aimed at indie games artists, and priced at just $300 and $150 a pop.
Friday, December 12th, 2014
Sneak peek: Houdini 14
Demo video shows crowds, OpenVDB-based grooming, and position-based dynamics - from sand to squids.
Monday, December 8th, 2014
Glare Technologies ships Indigo Renderer 3.8
Unbiased renderer gets object scattering, big speed boosts. Pure GPU rendering coming in version 4.
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
e-on software releases CloudFactory Ozone 2015
Atmosphere-creation plugin gets new name, compatibility with Cinema 4D R16, but not much else.
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
ButterflyNetRender 5.15 ships
Updated: Versatile network render controller gets new render wizards, supports OS X as well as Windows.
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Gnomon releases Making Frankenstein's Monster
Recreate the creature in Mudbox and Maya with Treyarch character artist Peter Zoppi's full five-hour guide.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
Videos: Pixologic unveils ZBrush 4R7
Updated: new high-speed demo shows the ZModeler poly modelling toolset and the KeyShot bridge.
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Alexandra Institute releases Elementacular 1.2
Turn any model into an relightable cloud and render it as a 32-bit HDR with this neat Maya plugin.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Pixar ships RenderMan 19
Featuring the new RIS raytracing architecture and costing just $495. Free version now due early 2015.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
My time at Gnomon: DC Collectibles' James Marsano
The man behind DC Comics' iconic collectibles explains how Gnomon helped him to a career in CG.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
IKinema adds graph editor to WebAnimate
Updated: Free browser-based service gets new tools for stitching and retargeting motion clips.
Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
Xsens updates MVN inertial mocap line-up
Motion-capture suits and software redesigned to provide true VFX-quality data; price cut by up to 30%.
Thursday, November 6th, 2014