Otoy releases OctaneRender 1.5
Updated: Renderer gets Alembic support and real-time animation scrubbing with motion blur. Neat.
Friday, March 21st, 2014
animation
Eye candy: Gnomon's new Best of Term student reels
Check out eight new compilation videos showing the best new work from students at the top CG school.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Watch five great VES Award-winning student shorts
It's five wins in a row for Germany's Filmakademie. See them all here, including 2014 winner Rugbybugs.
Friday, February 14th, 2014
Eye candy: Kometh
Discover the alien life pulsating at the heart of a comet in Erik Ferguson's unnerving Houdini short.
Thursday, February 13th, 2014
Eye candy: the Gnomon School 2014 Student Reel
Watch a ten-minute compilation of the best new work created at the top American CG school.
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
Eye candy: Decepticon Truck Crawl
Watch Digital Domain animator Kiel Figgins' ace Transformers homage, then check out the VFX breakdowns.
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Get Vertex 2: 300 pages of free games art training
Art By Papercut's free eBook offers tips and tutorials on everything from concept art to facial animation.
Monday, January 27th, 2014
Cool tech video: muscle-based locomotion for bipeds
New experimental simulation system automatically animates men, monsters - and even ostriches.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2014
NewTek releases free trial of ChronoSculpt
Try NewTek's innovative new tool for sculpting animation caches by hand. Works with most 3D packages.
Saturday, December 28th, 2013
New Mac Pro looks like a trash can, goes like a rocket
Updated: New Apple workstations now available to order, if you have $2,999 or $3,999 going spare.
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
BOXX introduces 12-core mobile workstation
GoBOXX 2725 is "likely more powerful than the desktop workstation you're currently using", says firm.
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
So what is... The Foundry's Modo Steam Edition?
Our summary of the tech specs cuts through some of the confusion about the new $149 modding tool.
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Mercenaries Engineering releases Guerilla Render
Updated with more details: Download a free licence of the VFX renderer used by Prime Focus on Total Recall.
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013