FMX 2012: We could remake 300 in real time now

Our revolutionary real-time TV pipeline could shake up movies too, says Zoic Studios' Loni Peristere.

Friday, May 11th, 2012

CoreCG releases MentalCore 1.3

Update to Maya/mental ray toolkit adds new colour bleed SSS shader, support for SprayTrace renderer.

Friday, May 11th, 2012

One to try: appleseed

It may be yet another open source physically based renderer - but it's being written specifically with production in mind.

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Gnomon releases two-hour Pixar lighting masterclass

New DVD sees Pixar Lighting TD Jeremy Vickery reveal the principles behind Efficient Cinematic Lighting.

Monday, May 7th, 2012

modo 601 adds support for 3Dconnexion devices

First modo 601 Service Pack adds certified support for the entire range of 3Dconnexion's 3D mice.

Monday, May 7th, 2012

Autodesk reshuffles Softimage dev team

Development of Softimage moves to Singapore. Original Montreal-based team reassigned to work on Maya VFX.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Yeti fur plugin will not be sold in the United States

Patent wrangle with Shave and a Haircut developer Joe Alter stops Maya add-on being sold in the US.

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Q&A: Rising concept art star Luca Nemolato

Aaron Sims describes him as one of the most pioneering artists in CG. Discover his technical tips here.

Friday, April 27th, 2012

e-on software unveils Vue 10.5 Infinite and xStream

Environment-generation apps get option to stack EcoSystems, new Python and network render tools.

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Video: master Softimage's new CrowdFX system

Master the basics of Softimage 2013's new crowd-simulation system with this one-hour webinar.

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Glare Technologies ships Indigo Renderer 3.2

Latest update to physically based render engine adds Sun & Sky system, direct link to Cinema 4D.

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Allegorithmic releases free parquet-creation tool

Use MakeIt A Parquet to create realistic floors in 3ds Max or Maya based on any type of wood grain.

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Review: Dell Precision M6600 mobile workstation

Jason Lewis used to be a sceptic about mobile workstations - until he tried this sleek, unflashy workhorse.

Friday, April 20th, 2012