Isotropix ships Clarisse 5.0
Big update to the look dev and rendering tool adds USD exporter, Arnold-compatible material and intuitive new lighting workflows.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
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Appleseed team releases appleseed 2.1
Open-source physically based renderer gets Cryptomatte support. neat new sampling control system.
Monday, September 16th, 2019
Isotropix adds GPU ray tracing in Clarisse iFX 4.0 SP2
It's limited to the 3D viewport, not final output, but it can result in a render speed boost of 'up to 100x'.
Monday, April 29th, 2019
NewTek ships LightWave 2015: price cut to $995
New Bullet constraints, new Match Perspective tool, new version numbering - and new lower price.
Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
RandomControl ships Arion for 3ds Max 2.70
Big update to unbiased renderer boosts speed, ups maximum render size, adds new relighting workflow.
Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Arion 2.5 to add new Caustics and Shadows AOVs
Now shipping: update also boosts raytracing speed, maximum render size, adds link to HDR Light Studio.
Monday, September 30th, 2013