Blender gets new Metal viewport
Open-source app's GPU rendering backend now boosts frame rates in the Eevee renderer by up to 5x.
Thursday, January 19th, 2023
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5 key features in Blender 3.4
Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from path guiding in Cycles to a hidden bonus for motion designers.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
Topaz Labs ships Video AI 3.1
Ever use Gigapixel AI to upscale your 3D renders? Check out its newly revamped AI-based sibling app for upresing video to up to 8K.
Thursday, November 10th, 2022
Nvidia open-sources PhysX 5
Download the source code for the latest version of the real-time physics SDK, along with smoke and fire simulation system Flow 2.0.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Volkswagen backs the Blender Development Fund
First automotive firm to back Blender to give at least €120k/year to the open-source 3D software.
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
7 CG products you may have missed in September 2022
See what's new in AMD's pro GPU drivers, and in tools like Clarisse, Redshift and Omniverse Create.
Thursday, October 6th, 2022
Intel becomes first corporate patron of Krita
Chip giant pledges €30,000/year to fund future development of the open-source digital painting app.
Monday, September 19th, 2022
Blender 3.3 LTS ships
See our pick of the 5 key new features in the open-source 3D software, from new hair grooming tools to better planar tracking.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
Check out open-source AI image upscaler Real-ESRGAN
Free image up-resing tool comes with dedicated AI models for photos, 2D illustrations and anime.
Monday, August 22nd, 2022
Intel unveils Arc Pro A-Series A50, A40 and A30m GPUs
Check out the key specs of the three new discrete GPUs, aimed at professional CG and video work.
Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
Epic Games joins the Open 3D Foundation
Unreal Engine creator now a board member of the governing body for rival game engine Open 3D Engine.
Monday, July 25th, 2022
Get free AI-based frame interpolation tool Flowframes
NMKD Software's neat tool retimes video - but you can also use it speed up 3D animation workflow.
Saturday, July 16th, 2022
Open Image Denoise now runs on GPU as well as CPU
Open-source render denoiser used in Arnold. Blender and V-Ray now supports AMD, Intel & Nvidia GPUs.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022