The Foundry ships Mari for Mac
Digital paint tool now available on OS X as part of Mari 2.5. Users of other OSs get a new shader API.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
Linux
Project Dogwaffle team announces Howler 9
VFX-friendly digital paint package adds GI render engine, side-by-side filter display, Linux support via Wine.
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013
Planetside ships Terragen 3
Updated: landscape generator gets better GI, Linux render nodes. Both commercial editions now shipping.
Friday, August 16th, 2013
Krita 2.7 released
Open-source paint app continues to evolve in CG-friendly directions with new Offset tool for tileable textures.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
See 3ds Max 'running' on a MacBook Pro
Demo of Otoy's ORBX technology shows Max being streamed from the cloud to Firefox on a Mac laptop.
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Andersson Technologies ships SynthEyes for Linux
Pro edition of the 3D tracker now works with most distros. Price up slightly on Windows or Mac editions.
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Luxology ships Modo 701
New particles and dynamics tools, better sculpting workflows: read our full guide to the highlights here.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013
Luxology unveils Modo 701
Upcoming release to feature new particle engine, audio tools, "up to 175x" speed boost - and new price.
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Luxology announces modo for Linux
Coming soon to a distro near you. Teaser screenshot also shows what may be new features in modo 701.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Krita 2.6 adds support for OpenColorIO, layered PSDs
Open-source paint tool will 'soon be the standard' for 2D work in VFX on Linux, says ex-Digital Domain TD.
Friday, February 8th, 2013
Southpaw Technology open-sources Tactic
Updated: Free asset-management system Tactic Team now runs on Mac OS X as well as Windows.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Unity Technologies ships Unity 4
Developer's 'biggest release to date' adds Mecanim character animation system, support for DirectX 11.
Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Watch a man control 3D software with a Wiimote
See CG artist Micah Denn show off a very unusual control system for modelling in Blender.
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012