The best new software from NAB 2015
We round up the tools most relevant to CG Channel readers: from VFX software to plugins & pipeline apps.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
compositing
The Foundry reveals the five key problems of VR
See video of its virtual reality tech here - including a new raytracing renderer written inside Nuke.
Monday, April 20th, 2015
Otoy ships OctaneRender for Nuke
Live linking plugin lets users render native 3D geometry or ORBX scenes in OctaneRender from within Nuke.
Friday, April 10th, 2015
Sneak peek: see Fusion 7 running on a Mac
New teaser shows Blackmagic Design's formerly Windows-only compositing app running on OS X.
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Project Dogwaffle team releases Howler 9.6
Updated: VFX-friendly paint app gets new greenscreen and video-repair tools. Now out on Steam for $49.99.
Monday, March 16th, 2015
BUF to release complete in-house set of VFX tools
Bcreative and Bpipeline product suites cover the studio's full range of tools, from 3D and compositing to asset management.
Monday, March 9th, 2015
FXhome updates HitFilm 3 Pro
Updated: Latest free update adds new Star Wars-style title crawl and support for DaVinci Resolve 11.
Monday, March 2nd, 2015
Inria ships Natron 1.2 plus new snapshot builds
Test upcoming features in the free, VFX-ready compositor, including the new script editor and Python API.
Monday, February 9th, 2015
RE:Vision Effects releases DE:Noise 3
Newly GPU-accelerated tool fixes artefacts in film and video footage, and even GI flicker in 3D renders.
Friday, January 23rd, 2015
GenArts ships Sapphire 8
Updated: New node-based Builder lets users create custom effects for host compositing and editing apps.
Sunday, December 21st, 2014
Gnomon ships Introduction to Maya Fluid Effects 2 and 3
FX TD Wayne Hollingsworth's videos provide a complete guide to creating production-ready simulations.
Thursday, December 18th, 2014
The Foundry ships Nuke 9, NukeX 9, Nuke Studio 9
New versions of the compositing tools now shipping. Price up slightly from Nuke 8, but down for NukeX.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion 7 for free
No optical flow or stereo tools, and no network rendering, but still a pretty darn powerful 3D compositor.
Monday, November 10th, 2014