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
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Sneak peek: 3ds Max's updated Nitrous viewport
See the Grab Viewport command outperforming a software render when creating a preview animation.
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Luxology talks modo 601 and life beyond DCC
Explosions and robots are sexy, but the bigger prize is CAD to ad, says company co-founder Brad Peebler.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new MassFX physics system
New video shows real-time simulation of rigid bodies and mCloth - but is it GPU-accelerated?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
See Arconyx's Kenny Roy animate for 24 hours live
All part of the Kickstarter campaign for his short, The Little Painter, but you'll need to be quick to catch it.
Tuesday, March 6th, 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
Sneak peek: 3ds Max's new 'Send To' workflow
Updated: now with an actual video showing data transfer between Max and Maya as well as MotionBuilder.
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Side Effects Software releases Houdini 12
Update adds new geometry engine, new OpenGL 3 viewport, improved sims - and lots of lovely speed.
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Luxology ships modo 601
'Most significant update ever' adds over 50 major new features, including character animation tools.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Eye candy: The Chase
Man retreats to cabin in Chile for eight months, lives on oatmeal, creates amazing 15-minute short.
Friday, February 24th, 2012
SpeedTree product line adds support for Cinema 4D
New 6.1.1 release of the vegetation-generation tool also improves FBX export to Maya, overall speed.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
AGF Multimedia releases DarkCorner for After Effects
GPU-accelerated plugin calculates ambient occlusion from the Z-depth data embedded in your renders.
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Q&A: Jon Noorlander, Senior Artist, Prime Focus
We quiz the veteran of the UK commercials scene on the art of creating award-winning idents.
Friday, February 3rd, 2012