Chaos Group releases V-Ray Next for Rhino Update 1
Rhino edition of the renderer gets new Cryptomatte render element, expanded support for Grasshopper.
Friday, September 27th, 2019
asset management
Adobe releases Substance Alchemist 0.8
Next-gen material-creation tool gets new features for organising materials, including file tagging and syncing to local disks.
Saturday, August 10th, 2019
Crytek posts 2019-2020 CryEngine roadmap
CryEngine 5.6 to add layered microfacet materials. CryEngine 5.7 to see real-time ray tracing, big animation update.
Monday, May 13th, 2019
Shotgun Software ships Shotgun 8
Major update to the production tracking system introduces new 'cloud-connected desktop app' Shotgun Create.
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
NIM Labs releases NIM 3.0
Studio management platform gets revamped shot review system, customisable templates for bidding jobs, new live link to Premiere Pro.
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
Shotgun Software ships Shotgun 7.11
Production tracking system gets Calculated Fields to automate data processing; new graphing options.
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018
Foundry ships Flix 5.4
Pro 'story development' tool gets new options when drawing storyboard panels in Photoshop and publishing to Premiere Pro.
Monday, July 9th, 2018
Get handy free VFX pipeline management tool Prism
Open-source app handles common asset and render management tasks. Integrates with Blender, Max, Maya, Houdini, Nuke.
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Shotgun Software releases Shotgun 7.6
Cloud-based production tracking system gets new Production Insights toolset for visualising analytics data.
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
Shotgun Software releases Shotgun 7.5
Production tracking system gets new options for grouping and tagging projects, support for two-factor authentication.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
BitConfused launches Cage v3
Online project management system aims to provide all-in-one solution for tracking and reviewing 2D assets like concept art and trailers.
Monday, September 4th, 2017
Blender Institute releases Attract and Flamenco
Blender production tracking system and render manager used on the Institute's shorts now in public beta.
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Shotgun Software releases Shotgun 7.2
Popular production tracking system gets new auto-installation system; new standalone publishing app.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017