Nvidia's free Canvas app now generates 360° 4K EXRs
Free AI art tool turns your sketches into environment maps for use in game engines and DCC apps.
Friday, March 17th, 2023
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Download 2,600 free 2K sky images from MattePaint
Get 2,000 x 1,000px sky images to use in matte painting or as render backplates. For commercial use.
Sunday, February 13th, 2022
Check out MattePaint 4.0
Online library of source images for matte painters now available as 16-bit DNG RAW and 32-bit EXR files, along with 360-degree HDRI skies.
Tuesday, June 29th, 2021
RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Lens V2
Multi-host plugin extends options for stabilising and converting 360° footage, adds little planet effects.
Friday, January 11th, 2019
Meet the new directors of Google's Spotlight Stories
See the creators of the award-winning series of VR shorts speak at Gnomon's LA campus on 16 Jan. Watch free online.
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
Luxion ships KeyShot 7 HD and KeyShot 7 Pro for ZBrush
Low-cost versions of the renderer for ZBrush users get new UI customisation, materials and environment options.
Thursday, August 17th, 2017
Eye candy: Lily & Snout - the "world's first WebVR short"
See a charming 360-degree short using Sketchfab's new audio tools, directed by Studio Soi's Tim Rudder
Friday, July 14th, 2017
e-on software ships Vue Infinite and Vue xStream 2016 R2
Digital environment tools get support for up to 16 viewports, can now render 360-degree output.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
Nvidia is releasing Mental Ray for Maya for free
For single-frame and viewport renders, at least. Things get interesting with network and sequence rendering.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016
Mettle releases SkyBox VR Player for After Effects
Free add-on lets artists view VR content on the Oculus Rift directly inside After Effects or Premiere Pro without rendering.
Monday, January 18th, 2016
Ricoh launches $399 spherical panorama camera
The Theta captures 360-degree images in a single click - but is the quality good enough for CG pros?
Friday, September 6th, 2013