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
Character Animation
Epic Games releases Unreal Engine 4.22
Game engine gets support for real-time ray tracing on Nvidia GPUs, plus new animation and virtual production tools.
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Discover the secrets of MPC's creature work
Discover how the Oscar-winning studio creates CG characters at a free event at Gnomon next week. Watch online for free.
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
Autodesk releases MotionBuilder 2019
Mocap editing app gets Clean Up Scene tool, updates to the Story Window and Camera Switcher.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Autodesk ships Maya 2019 and Maya LT 2019
Both get improved Viewport 2.0 performance; Maya gets cached playback for animation previews.
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
Adobe releases Character Animator CC 2.0
New update adds AI-driven tool for transferring the art style of any source image to your animation.
Monday, October 15th, 2018
SideFX ships Houdini 17
Videos: major Houdini update adds Vellum multphysics solver, new cloth and hair tools, material-based facturing and simulation retiming.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
Master current workflows in VFX Animation for Television
Create a complete creature shot in Maya with Supergirl animation lead Elaina Scott's new Gnomon tutorial.
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
New Streaming Server script live-links Mosketch to Maya
Pose characters by drawing in the viewport with Moka Studio's innovative animation tool, then see the result in Maya.
Friday, October 5th, 2018
Allright Rig 2.0 ships via Unreal Marketplace
Versatile UE4 auto-rigging plugin creates a range of characters and creatures, with facial animation.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
Reallusion ships iClone 7.3
Real-time animation tool gets support for Bezier curve editing for motion paths, new Material Plus format for saving multi-materials.
Friday, September 28th, 2018
Free tool Kiko ports animation curves from Maya to Nuke
Toolchefs' neat open-source tool transfers curves between DCC apps in a pipeline-friendly way.
Sunday, September 16th, 2018
Discover how Sony created the amazing new God of War
See how Santa Monica Studio created the record-breaking PS4 title at a free event at Gnomon. Watch free online.
Friday, June 1st, 2018