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Renderer gets innovative new physically based model for subsurface scattering, better hair rendering and render denoising.

Tuesday, August 1st, 2017

Big update to layout and look dev tool adds object scattering, support for Light Path Expressions and Cryptomatte, new PBR material.

Monday, July 31st, 2017

3D texture painting app gets new Anchor Points system for creating smart multi-layer materials, free live linking plugin to Unity.

Sunday, July 30th, 2017

See the best Houdini animation and VFX, from Alien: Covenant to mind-bending new J-pop promos.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

Watch highlights of 15 of the year's best animated and VFX shorts, with accompanying tech breakdowns.

Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

Viewport 2.0 becomes the primary viewport; new features added to the MASH motion graphics and Bifröst fluid simulation toolsets.

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

Compositing packages get OpenCL GPU acceleration on AMD GPUs, new live collaboration system.

Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

360-degree VR video stitching tool gets GPU acceleration, timecode, improved parallax compensation.

Monday, July 24th, 2017

VFX-friendly paint package gets new watercolour media, improved render engine and foliage painting.

Friday, July 21st, 2017

Cloud-based production tracking system gets new name and a new entry-level edition for shot review.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

2017 editions of the scattering and cloud-creation plugins, now on 'pre-release', will be the last to ship.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

Scaleform, Navigation, Beast and HumanIK sales stopped on 12 July. Existing users get final source code of some tools.

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

The Blur Studio artist discusses his award-winning short, The Legion, and new CG project The Vikings.

Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

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