OpenFX 1.5 has been released
First update to the open standard for VFX plugins in almost a decade improves color management, and widens CPU and GPU support.
Friday, September 6th, 2024
Apple
Apple unveils its new M4 chip
Check out the key specs for the fourth-gen Apple Silicon processor, and how it performs in CG apps like Octane X and Affinity Photo.
Thursday, May 9th, 2024
Check out NVIDIA's Omniverse announcements from GTC 2024
NVIDIA announces five new Omniverse Cloud APIs and showcases Omniverse support for the Apple Vision Pro VR headset.
Monday, March 18th, 2024
Maxon releases Redshift 3.5.24
Production renderer gets native support for the hardware-accelerated ray tracing technology in Apple's new M3 processors.
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024
Chaos, Epic Games, Foundry, Otoy, SideFX join Alliance for OpenUSD
Industry body to guide OpenUSD development gets new members, and enters agreement to ensure interoperability with glTF.
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023
Otoy unveils the Octane 2024 product roadmap
Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Otoy releases first public preview of OctaneRender 2024.1
New version of the GPU renderer adds long-awaited option to mix Macs with Windows and Linux machines in render networks.
Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Pixar and partners launch Alliance for OpenUSD
New industry body aims to make USD an international standard for more than just visual effects work.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Autodesk ships Arnold 7.2.2
Update makes CPU renders on Intel, AMD and Apple CPUs perceptually identical, and edits to large scenes 'nearly instantaneous'.
Thursday, June 8th, 2023
Apple unveils 2023 Mac Pro
See how the first Apple Silicon Mac Pro workstation stacks up against old Intel models in After Effects, Maya, Houdini and Photoshop.
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
Apple unveils the M2 Ultra
See how 'the world’s most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer' performs with CG apps like Maya, Octane and Photoshop.
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023
Blender gets new Metal viewport
Open-source app's GPU rendering backend now boosts frame rates in the Eevee renderer by up to 5x.
Thursday, January 19th, 2023
Boris FX releases Silhouette 2022.5
Roto and paint tool gets support for industry-standard ID matte generation system Cryptomatte.
Saturday, December 10th, 2022