Adobe: the tools we've had to take out of AE CC 2015
Ongoing overhaul of the core code has unintended consequences for After Effects' existing functionality.
Friday, June 19th, 2015
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Adobe rolls out Creative Cloud 2015 updates
Photoshop CC 2015 adds new normal mapping and poly reduction options, smart noise and film grain.
Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Videos: the best of Siggraph 2015's technical papers
Watch our pick of the show's hottest research - from recreating fine skin details to simulating mayonnaise.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
Download Pablander's free Multi-Eye ZTool
Create customisable CG eyes with colour and surface detail with Pablo Munoz Gomez's neat ZBrush tool.
Monday, June 15th, 2015
Download a high-resolution 3D scan of a female head
Get Second Chance Games and VFX's raw scan data and hi-res sculpt, in ZTL and OBJ formats.
Monday, June 15th, 2015
HP announces new 3D scanning system for Sprout
Free 3D scanning software and $299 USB turntable for the all-in-one 'creativity station' to ship in July.
Friday, June 12th, 2015
Download the free Mari Extension Pack 2.1
Updated: Handy set of artist-created add-ons gets new UE4 shader, Color Temperature adjustment layer.
Friday, June 12th, 2015
Cebas ships moskitoRender Subscription Drop 2
Intriguing update aims to optimise the 3ds Max renderer to match the age of your GPU.
Friday, June 12th, 2015
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.8
Updated: Now officially shipping. New downloadable .exe file for the UE4 Kite demo due this week, too.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Unity Technologies ships Unity 5.1
Free update to the game engine improves support for VR workflows, and adds new HDR colour picker.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Allegorithmic releases Substance Painter 1.4
Next-gen texturing tool gets new AO channel - plus much-requested option to paint straight lines.
Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Polygonal Design releases Unfold3D Generation 9
Big update to UV unwrapping tool adds neat brush-based workflows for optimising UVs; UDIM support and Lua scripting.
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
Luxion unveils KeyShot 6
New video: next update to the renderer to add node-based material system, interior lighting, region rendering.
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015