Video tutorial: beyond key frame animation in 3ds Max
Watch a free one-hour tutorial from Chris Murray on using controllers, contraints and wire parameters.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
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Eye candy: the first Walking with Dinosaurs 3D trailer
The BBC's landmark series gets a movie makeover - but the teaser is more Disney than documentary.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
Eye candy: the Ratchet & Clank movie trailer
You won't see much of the plot, but Rainmaker's teaser for the movie of the game is a neat animated skit.
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
AnimSchool releases AnimSchool Picker for Maya
Select and manipulate rig controls or geometry on 3D characters faster with this free picker GUI plugin.
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
Artur Leao releases mScrub for 3ds Max
Handy little script lets animators scrub the timeline with their mouse wheel. Costs less than a coffee.
Friday, April 19th, 2013
pmG ships messiahStudio 6
Updated: Extra videos show the cult animation and rendering tool's new Skelevision interactive rigging view.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Eye candy: Digic Pictures' 2013 demo reel
Watch three minutes of visual spectacle from Hungary's reigning masters of the CG cinematic.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Eye candy: The Foundry's 2013 showreel
Latest round-up of ace animations and VFX work ranges from pandas in space suits to Prometheus.
Monday, April 15th, 2013
e-on software releases LumenRT 4 Studio
Real-time visualisation tool gets major new animation, lighting and import options. Price up a lot, too.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Eye candy: New Despicable Me 2 trailer!
Updated: Gru, the kids, and the Minions are back with cars, gadgets... and more weapons!
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Basefount ships Miarmy 2.0
Sub-$1,000 Maya crowd-simulation system gets better animation blending; now up to 10 times faster.
Friday, March 1st, 2013
Sneak peek: Maya's new grease pencil tool
Tech preview shows the work-in-progress tool in use to rough out animation directly over the viewport.
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Take Mixamo's user survey and get $40 in credits
Fill in a five-minute online questionnaire to get 50 credits to spend on models and motions.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013