Intel releases open-source denoiser Open Image Denoise

New render denoising system is CPU-based, AI-driven, hardware-agnostic. See it in action here.

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

Clarisse adds support for Nvidia's OptiX denoising

2D/3D rendering system gets fast, AI-based image denoising for both the 3D viewport and final renders.

Friday, March 30th, 2018

Ziva VFX and OIDN creators win Sci-Tech Academy Awards

Soft tissue simulation and render denoising system win tech 'Oscars', due to be presented at a ceremony tonight. Check out the other winners.

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025

5 key features in Blender 4.4

Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

Autodesk releases Arnold 7.3

Check out the changes in the compatibility-breaking update to the renderer, including better denoising and progressive rendering.

Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Chaos releases Chaos Vantage 1.8

Check out the new features in the real-time tool for exploring V-Ray scenes, like the new cloud system.

Monday, July 18th, 2022

e-on software ships Vue and PlantFactory 2021.2

Digital nature tools get new Omniverse connector, support for Redshift and RenderMan materials.

Friday, December 10th, 2021

Autodesk ships Arnold 7.0

Major update to the renderer adds Open Image Denoise and real-time colour correction, and extends Arnold GPU and USD workflows.

Tuesday, October 19th, 2021

Isotropix ships Clarisse 5.0

Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

LuxCoreRender 2.5 and BlendLuxCore 2.5 ship

Wide-ranging update to the open-source renderer and its Blender plugin adds RTX acceleration, new stereo cameras.

Monday, April 12th, 2021

Autodesk ships Arnold 6.2

VFX production renderer gets new V-Ray-style light mixer, improved GPU rendering and USD support, and support for OpenColorIO 2.0.

Saturday, January 30th, 2021

Chaos Group releases V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D

Long-awaited rewrite of the C4D renderer adds built-in compositing and new GPU rendering features.

Friday, December 11th, 2020

Sneak peek: V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D

Updated: early registration now available for the beta of the next major version of the C4D renderer.

Tuesday, September 15th, 2020