Best Black Friday and winter 2022 deals for CG artists
Updated: save money with these seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 28th, 2022
Chaos
Chaos releases Chaos Player Update 1
Image sequence viewer gets new Contacts Sheet system for viewing render elements and shot variants.
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
Chaos Czech ships Corona 9
3ds Max and Cinema 4D renderer gets new procedural clouds and geometry replication systems. Subscription pricing overhauled.
Monday, October 17th, 2022
Eye candy: Chaos's 2022 V-Ray showreels
See the best new VFX and arch viz work created with V-Ray, along with tech breakdowns of key projects.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Nvidia fully open-sources MDL
Open-source version of Material Definition Language to include the MDL Distiller and GLSL backend for real-time and viewport rendering.
Friday, August 12th, 2022
Chaos releases Chaos Vantage 1.8
Check out the new features in the real-time tool for exploring V-Ray scenes, like the new cloud system.
Monday, July 18th, 2022
Chaos Czech ships Corona 8 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D
Major update to the renderer adds new object scattering, decal and cutaway systems, plus new pricing.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
Chaos ships V-Ray 5 for Unreal Update 1
Plugin for importing V-Ray scenes into Unreal Engine gets support for render relighting, skeletal meshes.
Monday, January 31st, 2022
Chaos discontinues V-Ray for Modo and Katana
Sales of the Modo and Katana editions of the renderer have ended, but support continues until December 2022.
Friday, January 21st, 2022
Chaos and Enscape to merge
Private equity-led deal to unite developers of three of arch viz's most popular renderers. All of both firms' products remain available.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2022
5 industry stories you may have missed in December 2021
Including end of life for Meshmixer and the 3ds Max Asset Library, and unified licences for Chaos Phoenix.
Friday, December 31st, 2021
Best Black Friday and winter 2021 discounts for CG artists
Updated with Christmas and New Year deals: save money on CG software, hardware and assets.
Thursday, December 23rd, 2021
Chaos releases V-Ray 5 for Houdini Update 2
Update to the Houdini edition of the renderer extends V-Ray for Solaris, improves the hair material.
Saturday, December 11th, 2021