Chaos ships V-Ray 5 for Cinema 4D Update 2
Cinema 4D renderer gets new texture randomisation options, light instancing, native support for Apple M1 processors.
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
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Discover 5 key new features from Blender 2.93 LTS
See the highlights of today's update to the open-source 3D app, from sculpting to 2D animation.
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
Maxon acquires forger
Cinema 4D developer buys the veteran digital sculpting app. Creator Javier Edo joins Maxon as a principal software developer.
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
Chaos releases V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max Update 1
Update adds support for masks in the V-Ray Frame Buffer, better caustics and translucent materials.
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Create detailed environments in Gaea and Houdini
New Gnomon Workshop tutorial reveals how Gaea's procedural terrain tools extend VFX workflows.
Monday, December 14th, 2020
Check out Nomad: a neat new iOS and Android sculpting app
Promising new app lets artists sculpt, paint and remesh detailed models on iPads or Android tablets.
Saturday, August 8th, 2020
Boris FX's new Optics app gives 'VFX for photographers'
New Photoshop plugin and standalone image-editing app includes key filters from Sapphire.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020
Boris FX announces Boris FX Suite 2018
New suite to make FX and tracking tools Continuum, Sapphire, Mocha Pro available via a single licence.
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Planetside Software releases Terragen 4.1
Landscape-generation tool gets better cloud generation, faster previews, and 32-bit EXR output.
Sunday, July 30th, 2017
Escape Motions releases Rebelle 2
Updated: fluid-simulation-based paint tool gets neat new masking options, new custom brush engine.
Friday, April 21st, 2017
AXYZ design ships Anima 2.5
3ds Max and Cinema 4D crowd animation tool gets new mask based character variation system, Collada and V-Ray scene export.
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Video Copilot unveils Saber
Updated, now shipping. Free After Effects plugin creates energy FX and light trails, including round 3D text.
Sunday, March 6th, 2016
Quixel ships Quixel Suite 2.0
Updated, now shipping: Games texturing toolkit gets powerful 3D painting and map baking options. See the new features in action here.
Monday, November 30th, 2015