Glare Technologies ships Indigo Renderer 3.4

Unbiased renderer gets support for section planes, new orthographic camera, native 3ds Max integration.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

EIAS3D releases EIAS 9

New development team rolls out extensive update to the veteran Electric Image Animation System.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Eye candy: Halo 4's stunning opening cinematic

The final trailer may have been a bit of a damp squib, but Digic Pictures' full-CG game opener is a delight.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Watch the highlights of Siggraph Asia's tech papers

See cool new ways to reconstruct hair from thermal images, clouds from photos and rigs from sketches.

Monday, November 5th, 2012

Ex-Framestore TD creates free reference-sharing tool

Bookmark YouTube, Vimeo or offline videos to build sharable playlists via Guillaume Fradin's Everytime app.

Monday, November 5th, 2012

OLM Digital updates its open-source plugins

Noise Deformer updated to Maya 2013; Photoshop and After Effects antialiasing tool OLM Smoother gets new Nuke version.

Sunday, November 4th, 2012

FXhome releases HitFilm 2 Ultimate

Surprisingly powerful $399 editor, compositor and VFX tool now comes bundled with the mocha 3D tracker.

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Autodesk introduces 90-day licences for Max and Maya

Pay $199 and use 3ds Max 2013 or Maya 2013 for three months - but only if you live in the US or Canada.

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Film review: Wreck-It Ralph

Disney's latest animated feature is an 8-bit adventure as explosively entertaining as it is heartwarming.

Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Craig Barr posts an hour of free Mudbox video training

Videos from Autodesk University explore Mudbox's role in product, architectural and automotive design.

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

10 key tips for lighting and look development

Improve the realism of your work with these expert tips from Sony Pictures Imageworks' Cosku Turhan

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Disney to buy Lucasfilm, make new Star Wars movies

George Lucas stays on as 'creative consultant'; ILM and LucasArts also caught up in the $4.05 billion deal.

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

Autodesk unveils Flame 20th Anniversary Edition

Updated: Anniversary Edition now shipping; adds a unified workspace and enhanced GPU support.

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012