Q&A: Kratos character animator Bruno Velazquez

The man who brings God of War's antihero to life reveals his tips for better games combat animation.

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Next Limit releases Maxwell Render Suite 2.6

Physically correct render engine gets support for fur, particles, and improved displacement algorithm.

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Basefount Technology ships Miarmy Pro 1.0

Pro edition of Maya crowd simulator released at launch price of $570. Download a trial edition for free.

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

CG Channel's hardware reviews policy explained

Want to know why we don't cover consumer GPUs (yet)? This FAQ for our online reviews explains all.

Monday, October 31st, 2011

VFX breakdown: the making of ColourBleed

Director and VFX supervisor Peter Szewczyk takes us through the making of his award-winning short.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Autodesk buys point cloud developer Alice Labs

Creator of the Studio Clouds point cloud editing tool for 3ds Max and Maya enters the Autodesk empire.

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Review: Professional GPUs - Nvidia vs AMD 2011

Jason Lewis puts Nvidia and AMD's latest professional graphics cards through a battery of real-world tests.

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Autodesk hires mental ray wizard Zap Andersson

Integration of mental ray and iray into 3ds Max and Maya takes an unexpected turn for the better.

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Chaos Group releases beta of V-Ray for Softimage

Industry-standard renderer finally available for Softimage users: register to download the beta today.

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Basefount releases 52 video tutorials for Miarmy

Watch a complete video guide to this cool new Maya crowd-simulation system: full release next month.

Monday, September 26th, 2011

OC3 Entertainment releases FaceFX 2012

New version of leading automated facial animation system now also supports full-body movements.

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Autodesk calls for entries for 2011 Design Viz reel

Get your work seen by thousands of industry taste-makers: Maya and Mudbox artists can apply, as well.

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Gnomon releases two new free ZBrush video tutorials

Check out Mark Dedecker's guide to sculpting more realistic clothing and managing displacement maps.

Friday, September 9th, 2011