Adobe releases free beta of Photoshop CS6
New UI, new OpenEXR capabilities, more speed - but will that Content Aware Move tool actually work?
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
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Phoenix FD for Maya enters beta testing
V-Ray for Maya users can sign on for early access to Chaos Group's formerly Max-only fluid simulator.
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Convert Kinect scans to 3D models with ReconstructMe
First public beta of PROFACTOR's work-in-progress tool converts Kinect scan data to OBJ or STL files.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Anzovin Studio develops Maya onion skinning plugin
Sign up now to beta test the new animation tool, due for a commercial release next month.
Friday, January 20th, 2012
The Foundry releases Hiero in free open beta
Test the VFX project management and shot review tool before the price goes up to $5,000 this February.
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Ryan Smith releases free beta of TreeGen for 3ds Max
Useful script creates custom trees for game use, with over 35 settings to control leaves and branches.
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Domingos Silva releases Massive importer for Max
Updated: Get animated crowds of up to 50 into 3ds Max for rendering. Version 1.5 now available in beta.
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
IKinema trials free online mocap-editing system
WebAnimate enables users to edit or retarget motion data in a web browser via a Maya-like interface.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
FilterForge 3.0 ships
Procedural texture-generation tool emerges from long period in beta with support for multiple source images, new preview options.
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Joe Alter adds 3D paint tools to LipService for Maya
Current beta of the promising facial sculpting and animation plug-in gains intuitive 3D painting toolset.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Chaos Group releases beta of V-Ray for Softimage
Industry-standard renderer finally available for Softimage users: register to download the beta today.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Epic releases new Unreal Development Kit beta
Monthly update to the free edition of Unreal Engine 3 adds new in-game movie capture, better material editor.
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Michael Gibson releases beta version of MoI 3
Easy-to-use NURBS modeller to get new Flow feature for deforming one 3D object over another.
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011