Das Element uses AI to sort your VFX asset library
Neat tool turns your 'chaos folder' into an organised library of 2D and 3D assets. Check out the new features in Das Element 2.1.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
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PhotoInsight asset manager now supports 3D models
$19 image and 3D asset browser also provides batch renaming and metadata visualisation features.
Monday, February 28th, 2022
Get 2,000 free 3D models from the Smithsonian collection
Download 3D scans of objects from leading US museums in OBJ and glTF format under a CC0 licence.
Sunday, March 1st, 2020
Autodesk ships Flame 2020.1
VFX and finishing software gets new AI-based sky extraction system, plus the option to extract mattes from motion vector data.
Thursday, July 25th, 2019
Autodesk ships Flame 2020
Now shipping: compositing software gets AI-driven depth and normal map generators, support for Cryptomatte and OFX plugins.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Check out open-source production-tracking tool Kitsu
Web app aimed at small-to-mid-sized studios is described as 'better than Excel, cheaper than Shotgun'.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
Online media collaboration platform Cage now free to use
Individual artists can now use the online 2D asset review and project management system for nothing.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2018
Sites to bookmark: the Texturepilot texture library
Browse over 100,000 images tailored to games and VFX at this excellent, straighforward online library.
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
Mir Vadim releases RayFire 1.60 for 3ds Max
Control how objects fracture with texture maps via the plugin's cool new RayFire Trace system.
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Ex-Framestore TD creates free reference-sharing tool
Bookmark YouTube, Vimeo or offline videos to build sharable playlists via Guillaume Fradin's Everytime app.
Monday, November 5th, 2012
Google launches new 'Search By Image' feature
Addictive new visual search tool widens scope of conventional Google reference image trawls.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011