Autodesk to raise cost of upgrades for its software
If you're using one of the last three releases, at any rate. Some SRPs and maintenance prices also up.
Monday, January 14th, 2013
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Eye candy: Juan Gonzalez's Mandelbulb animation
See what the Arnold renderer can do even outside big VFX studios with this 250-million-particle 3D fractal.
Monday, January 7th, 2013
Download 140 Xfrog plant models for free
Get 31 common species in a wide range of standard formats, including OBJ, 3DS, plus Vue and Terragen.
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Isotropix ships Clarisse iFX
Much-anticipated genre-breaking 2D/3D package priced at $2,995: download the free PLE version now.
Monday, December 24th, 2012
Allegorithmic creates $99 Substance Designer licence
Identical to the full $590 edition, but intended for non-commercial use by hobbyists and games modders.
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
Nvidia previews new Light Path Expressions in iray
New feature works like AOVs in other software for 'instant relighting' and stylised render effects.
Monday, December 10th, 2012
Allegorithmic releases Bitmap2Material 2.0
Normal mapping toolkit gets new image-editing controls, faster algorithms, 15 built-in grunge maps.
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
Review: Dell Precision T5600 workstation
Dell's mid-range pro workstation packs a punch. Jason Lewis tests it alongside HP's high-end Z820.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Eye candy: Gnomon's 2012 Best of Term awards
Check out the best new work from students at the leading CG school - including a very bad day for Iron Man.
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Imagination announces Series2 raytracing boards
New OpenRL cards will accelerate Caustic Visualizer real-time raytracing plugins for Max, Maya.
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Otoy ships OctaneRender standalone & Poser plugin
Standalone version of the physically based GPU renderer finally ships to join the 3ds Max and Maya plugins.
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
AAA Studio to release FurryBall for 3ds Max
While you're waiting: version 3.2 of the Maya edition of the GPU renderer is out, and the price has been cut.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Enter your VFX work for the next VES Student Award
Submit your work by 30 November for a chance to win an expenses-paid trip to the Beverly Hills awards do.
Wednesday, November 21st, 2012