SideFX unveils Solaris
Check out the powerful look dev, lighting and shot layout system due in Houdini 18 later this year, and the accompanying Karma renderer.
Thursday, August 1st, 2019
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Autodesk unveils Maya 2019.2 and Bifrost for Maya
Big update introduces new visual programming system for physics simulations, with new fire, smoke and snow solvers.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Get Allan McKay's free Thanos VFX video training course
Destroy the Avengers antihero using 3ds Max, tyFlow and Phoenix FD in this epic set of free tutorials.
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019
Master volumetric effects in Houdini
Discover how to create clouds, smoke and fog with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed masterclass.
Saturday, June 22nd, 2019
Red Giant launches VFX Suite
Set of 9 GPU-based, VFX-focused After Effects plugins includes neat new tool Supercomp; updates to Primatte Keyer, Knoll Light Factory.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
RandomControl launches Maverick Studio
Updated: new visualisation tool from the creators of the Arion renderer gets perpetual licences.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
Autodesk ships Maya 2019.1 and Maya LT 2019.1
Maya 2019.1 adds new options to use light expressions and overrides with render layers. Mainly bugfixes in Maya LT 2019.1.
Thursday, May 30th, 2019
Learn the art of lighting for animation
Master key skills in Maya, Arnold and Nuke with Sony Pictures Imageworks lighting TD Alex Corll's new video tutorial.
Saturday, May 11th, 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
Next Limit launches RoomBox
New architectural visualisation platform converts 2D AutoCAD and Revit floorplans into complete 3D environments for final rendering.
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
Unity 2019.1 ships
Game engine gets new scene visibility controls, better GPU lightmap baking, support for AxF materials, OptiX render denoising.
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Sneak peek: Video Copilot's new Nebula 3D plugin
Video: see footage created with the firm's cool-looking new 3D volumetrics tool for After Effects.
Friday, April 12th, 2019
Get started in Clarisse V4
Master Isotropix's powerful set dressing, look dev and rendering software with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed new tutorial.
Saturday, April 6th, 2019