SilhouetteFX ships Silhouette V5

Big update to roto app adds cool Auto Paint system, ability to use IK with roto shapes, new S3D add-on.

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

Can raytracing really kill raster graphics?

Imagination Technologies thinks so. We explore why its new raytracing cards could change how you work.

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Eye candy: L.A. Noire's blooper reel

Goofs, fluffs and flubs from the facial capture sessions get put through the game engine. Hilarity ensues.

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Sketchfab offers unlimited online 3D model sharing

Updated: WebGL-based model viewing service now offers unlimited 50MB uploads on free accounts.

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

Maxon posts epic 200-part Cinema 4D video series

Dr. Sassi's JET Production Notes videos to be released on Cineversity between now and 18 March.

Monday, February 4th, 2013

MindBomb releases Gfx Hotkeys 3.0

Updated: new free Lite edition of the iOS app lists keyboard shortcuts for key 3D, VFX and graphics packages.

Monday, February 4th, 2013

Isotropix releases Mac edition of Clarisse iFX

Windows and Linux users get an updated PLE edition of the 2D/3D tool, plus over 20 new tutorials.

Friday, February 1st, 2013

e-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2

Updated: New trial version available of the vegetation instancing plugin for 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema 4D.

Friday, February 1st, 2013

NewTek begins shipping LightWave 11.5

Well-received update adds Genoma rigging system, better After Effects interoperability, nice modelling tools.

Friday, February 1st, 2013

Eye candy: Disney's Paperman VFX breakdown

Updated: See the whole of Disney's charming fake-2D short here, along with a detailed making-of video.

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Imagination ships Caustic Series2 raytracing boards

Innovative new dedicated hardware gives real-time raytracing for the price of a high-end pro GPU.

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Eye candy: Nvidia's Hawken PhysX trailer

See the new APEX Turbulence system in use to create swirly effects for the free-to-play mech shooter.

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

Fabric Engine unveils Flora for Maya and Softimage

Powerful vegetation generator built with the newly repriced Creation platform plays nicely in any pipeline.

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013