Move AI releases Move One

Much-anticipated new iOS app lets you use Move AI's markerless mocap technology on video captured on a single iPhone.

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023

Open-source VFX pipeline builder Prism 2.0 is now available

Promising tool lets you set up a USD-based VFX pipeline 'out of the box'. Works with Blender, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, UE5 and ZBrush.

Friday, November 3rd, 2023

PSOFT releases Pencil+ 4.05 Line for Blender

Add-on brings the outline rendering toolset used on anime movies to the open-source 3D app. Now supports viewport rendering and EPS export.

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

Download Eisko's free rigged 3D male character 'FreakyHoody'

High-res character based on scans of France's most tattooed man comes as a UE5 project with 8K PBR textures and a MetaHuman rig.

Sunday, October 29th, 2023

Autodesk ships Flame 2024.2

Check out the new features in the compositing and effects software, including a new workflow for subtitles and H.264 export.

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.20

Latest update to the production renderer improves performance in real-time render engine Redshift RT.

Monday, October 23rd, 2023

Blender's new Vulkan rendering backend has gone live

'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

Foundry releases Nuke 15.0, NukeX 15.0, Nuke Studio 15.0

Check out the new features in the compositing and editorial software, including native Apple Silicon and OpenAssetIO support.

Friday, October 13th, 2023

DeepMotion launches DeepMotion Animate 3D 5.0

Big update to the browser-based AI mocap system makes it possible to capture up to eight characters from a single video.

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023

Epic Games to start charging to use Unreal Engine for VFX

UE5 to become a 'licensable piece of software like Maya and Photoshop' for non-games work like VFX, animation and visualization.

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.4

Check out the latest changes to renderer, including better toon shading and faster rendering of mesh lights.

Thursday, October 5th, 2023

Rig and showcase 3D characters for free with AccuRig 1.3

Reallusion's free auto-rigging tool now also generates animated previews of your 3D characters to share with clients or collaborators.

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023

Animate Anything uses AI to rig your 3D characters

Online service rigs 3D humanoids, animals and vehicles for use in real-time applications. Now comes with 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and UE5 add-ons.

Monday, October 2nd, 2023