Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 18.5
Big update to the compositing app adds initial USD support, new Multi-merge tool for layer-based work.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
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Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18.5
Big update to the grading, editing and VFX software adds USD support, AI-based relighting tools.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
Adobe's Firefly AI art toolset: everything you need to know
Now available commercially: read our updated FAQs for Adobe's new suite of generative AI tools.
Friday, July 14th, 2023
Pixar ships RenderMan 25.2
Check out the new features in the heavyweight production renderer, including new compositing modes in the Stylized Looks NPR toolset.
Friday, June 30th, 2023
Adobe ships Photoshop 24.5
Image-editing app gets AI-based Remove Tool. Separate beta adds Generative Fill - the first feature from Adobe's Firefly AI toolset.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
Unreal Engine 5.2: five key features for CG artists
Read our run-down of the latest features in UE5, from procedural content and Substrate materials to Chaos Flesh.
Friday, May 12th, 2023
Free tool: Stable Houdini puts Stable Diffusion in Houdini
Use generative AI inside Houdini to create matte paintings or concept art based on simple 3D scenes.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
Silhouette 2023 gets new generative AI art tools
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping app also adds new film grain nodes and the Primatte chroma keyer.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Pixar releases RenderMan 25
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Autodesk unveils Maya Assist
New AI-powered system for controlling Maya by entering natural-language text prompts launches in beta later this month.
Saturday, April 1st, 2023
Nvidia announces Spring 2023 updates to Omniverse
Check out the latest changes to Omniverse including upcoming support for real-time ray traced subsurface shading.
Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Free NeRF toolset Nerfstudio now supports 360° video
Reconstruct 3D scenes matching 360-degree video and export to DCC apps as PLY or OBJ files.
Monday, March 13th, 2023
Stability.ai releases its Stable Diffusion add-on for Blender
Stability for Blender puts the AI image generator into Blender - for animation as well as still images.
Monday, March 6th, 2023