3d-io releases Flatiron 2.0 for 3ds Max
Games texture-baking plugin now supports animated textures; outputs multiple render elements in one pass.
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
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Gnomon ships new two-DVD concept art training series
Naughty Dog artist Aaron Limonick's Concept Design Workflow sets out techniques in Modo and Photoshop.
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Happy Easter from everyone at CG Channel
There won't be many site updates over the holidays, but normal service will resume on Tuesday 22 April.
Thursday, April 17th, 2014
Shotgun Software rolls out integrated client review site
Free Shotgun 5.3 update lets users share assets securely with clients directly within the Shotgun browser.
Thursday, April 17th, 2014
Download free hi-res HDR files from HDRMAPS
Updated: Now including a complete free 8K sIBL of a country road, licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
Autodesk releases Toxik and MatchMover for free
Updated: Compositor and camera tracker available via the Exchange Apps store, along with Backburner.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
Download Wave Deformer for Cinema 4D
Johannes Kollender's neat free plugin creates animated ocean waves from any polygonal surface.
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
Eye candy: The Foundry's 2014 showreel
Watch a kaleidoscopic three-minute burst of CG created using Foundry tools, from Gravity to Smaug.
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
Eye candy: Departures
Check out the Kickstarter campaign for ILM matte painter Jorik Dozy's atmospheric short.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
HP ships DreamColor Z24x and Z27x displays
New 24" model brings the cost of the legendarily pricey pro displays down to a more affordable $599.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
FXhome announces HitFilm Plugins collection
New plugin pack provides over 130 grading, keying and effects tools for After Effects, Premiere Pro et al.
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
The Foundry announces Nuke Studio
New 'super Nuke' will be a complete "VFX, editorial and finishing studio" including all the features of NukeX.
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
The Foundry ships Mari 2.6
Good update for games artists adds physically correct shading, layered GLSL shaders, in-viewport IBL.
Friday, April 4th, 2014