The best new software from NAB 2015
We round up the tools most relevant to CG Channel readers: from VFX software to plugins & pipeline apps.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
animation
3Dflow releases 3DF Zephyr Lite
University of Verona spin-off ships new $199 image-based modelling tool with built-in Sketchfab export.
Monday, April 20th, 2015
HP unveils DreamColor Z32x 31.5-inch UHD display
Biggest DreamColor ever offers 3,840 x 2,160 display resolution and 60Hz maxmimum refresh rate.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
Eye candy: The Foundry's 2015 showreel
See a cool three-minute compilation of work created with Nuke, Mari et al, plus brief breakdowns of key shots.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
Eisko ships PBR character shader pack for Unity 5
SSS skin shader used in digital doubles firm's real-time demos now available via the Unity Asset Store.
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Clara.io hits 100,000 users; celebrates with a redesign
Popular browser-based 3D modelling, animation and rendering system gets new streamlined look.
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
Hans Godard releases RBF Solver for Maya
Naughty Dog TD's neat add-on automatically fires off complex correctives to fix mesh deformation issues in rigs.
Monday, March 9th, 2015
Unreal Engine 4.7 ships
Engine now publishes games in HTML5 format to play in a browser; better foliage rendering options.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
Epic to offer $50,000 grants for indie Unreal projects
Money available for shorts and visualisations as well as games - and even student class projects.
Friday, February 20th, 2015
Get A&G Tool Company's free V-Ray clay template
Downloadable 3ds Max template turns any model into an attractive clay-shaded turntable animation.
Thursday, February 12th, 2015
Miquel Campos releases mGear for Maya for free
Download this open source modular character rigging framework, based on the Gear system for Softimage.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
See Gnomon's eye-popping 2015 student reel
See a ten-minute compilation of the best new work created by full-time students at the leading CG school.
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
The Animator's Survival Kit: now available on iOS, OS X
Updated: Digital edition of Richard Williams' animation bible also now available for Macs running iBooks.
Friday, January 30th, 2015