CGArena releases 300 free animal reference images
Download free-to-use hi-res images of our furred, feathered and scaly friends from their online library.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
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Planetside Software releases Terragen 2.4
Free update marks first full outing for landscape generator's Animation Module, plus new fixes for GI flicker.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
The Foundry releases Windows beta of Hiero
New VFX shot-management tool now available on all three major OSs. Add-on shot viewer planned.
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Autodesk unveils retooled Smoke 2013 for Mac
Price of radically reworked all-in-one editing and visual effects 'super app' slashed from $15k to just $3,495.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Martin Wengenmayer releases Cheetah3D 6.0
Small but powerful Mac-only 3D app gains Bullet physics, improved FBX SDK and support for 16-bit textures.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Get PD Pro Howler for $70
Buy a copy of the VFX-friendly digital paint package for half price and help fund its future development work.
Monday, April 16th, 2012
Adobe unveils Production Premium CS6 product suite
Premiere Pro gets new UI, OpenCL support; After Effects gains 3D tracker and raytrace render engine.
Friday, April 13th, 2012
3ds Max 2013 gets built-in animation store
Browse, edit and buy thousands of motion clips from within 3ds Max via the new Mixamo-powered service.
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Autodesk begins shipping 2013 product line
New versions of 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and Mudbox available via online store and local resellers.
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Lightmap previews HDR Light Studio 3.5
Light your model by clicking on its surface to position highlights with this nifty real-time lighting toolset.
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Sitni Sati releases FumeFX 3.0 for 3ds Max
Update to gaseous fluid simulator adds per-voxel controls, new space warps. Maya version due this year.
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
The making of the VFX of Wrath of the Titans
The setting may be mythological, but the movie's approach to previz and performance capture is entirely new.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Renderfarm.fi adds support for Cycles
Free distributed online rendering service adds support for Blender's new raytrace render engine.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012