The Foundry releases Colorway 2.0
Iterative look design tool gets streamlined for team collaboration. Free until January, then available on subscription only.
Friday, November 13th, 2015
look development
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R17
Now shipping: Update adds an interesting new 'Take System'; improved tracking, sculpting and spline tools.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
Next Limit releases RealFlow 2015
Fluid simulator gets new GPU based solvers, better OpenVDB support, new artist and TD tools.
Friday, July 31st, 2015
The Foundry reveals entire feature set of Modo 901
Videos: see the key features of this major update, including the new Advanced Viewport and FX tools.
Friday, May 22nd, 2015
The Foundry releases Katana 2
Heavyweight lighting & look dev tool gets new public API, support for Lua scripting, improved performance.
Friday, May 15th, 2015
Discover the new features in Maya 2016
Videos: see the new sculpting tools, Delta Mush deformer, updates to Bifrost and revamped Hypershade.
Monday, April 13th, 2015
Mercenaries Engineering ships Guerilla Render 1.3
Production-proven look dev and rendering system gets big update. One seat free for commercial use.
Friday, April 3rd, 2015
Marmoset releases Toolbag 2.06
Nice update to render toolkit adds area lights, curves-based colour grading, new set of post effects.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Gnomon releases Maya Viewport 2.0 and Shader FX
Eric Keller's five-hour DVD provides a complete guide to Maya 2015's powerful real-time previews.
Friday, October 10th, 2014
The Foundry launches Colorway
Updated: New tool iterates colour, lighting and materials in 3D renders. Now for C4D as well as Modo.
Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Chaos Group unveils V-Ray for Modo, Nuke and Katana
New versions for The Foundry's core tools increase the renderer's penetration into the VFX market.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
Pixar announces RenderMan for Katana
New free plugin gives users access to RenderMan Pro Server features within the lighting and look dev tool.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2014
Artixels releases Resonance for Nuke
New image-generator plugin for VFX work creates caustics and organic effects quickly and interactively.
Thursday, January 9th, 2014