Pixar ships RenderMan 19
Featuring the new RIS raytracing architecture and costing just $495. Free version now due early 2015.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
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Download five free 4K light probes in EXR format
Check out Illuminated Tools' new set of free hi-res HDRIs. All are licensed for commercial use.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Red Giant Software releases Universe 1.3
Library of editing and compositing effects gets 13 new tools, six free; plus support for DaVinci Resolve.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
Download 12 free cutout people from VIShopper
High-resolution, supplied in PSD format with separate shadow layers and licensed for commercial use.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
CL3VER launches free iOS viewing app
Interactive 3D presentations created using the online platform can now be viewed natively on your iPad.
Friday, November 14th, 2014
Allan McKay launches free VFX careers podcasts
Updated: Get free careers advice from the VFX supervisor - including how to succeed at job interviews.
Friday, November 14th, 2014
IKinema adds graph editor to WebAnimate
Updated: Free browser-based service gets new tools for stitching and retargeting motion clips.
Tuesday, November 11th, 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
Download free spherical HDRIs from Panocapture
Get three 16k x 8k City Dusk panoramas in HDR format, plus 23 accompanying backplate images.
Monday, November 10th, 2014
Trimble ships SketchUp 2015
Now fully 64-bit, and there's no longer any need to buy separate licences for Windows and Mac.
Thursday, November 6th, 2014
Sketchfab now lets you download 3D models
Make your own files available to all, or download free models from HTC, Microsoft and the British Museum.
Friday, October 31st, 2014
Try WingBin: a free browser based RAM preview system
Play back and annotate shots for review from any device with John Martini and Shawn Olson's neat tool.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
The extraordinary making of David Levy's PLUG
Updated: The Prometheus concept artist's VFX short turns Terminator's story on its head. Watch it here.
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014