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Sizeable update to the AI-assisted animation app adds AutoPhysics based character interaction, and support for facial blendshapes.

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

Try this browser-based tool for generating animated 3D avatars from video footage, photos or real-world measurements. Free in beta.

Thursday, August 29th, 2024

Get free walks, runs, jumps and idle animations for games and motion graphics. Integrates with Blender, Daz Studio, Maya, Unity, and UE5.

Sunday, August 25th, 2024

Intuitive add-on can generate an animated 3D reconstruction of an actor's head from video footage, for animation. VFX or motion graphics.

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024

Browser-based AI mocap platform now extracts Mixamo-compatible hand motion from live video. Available with free subscriptions.

Friday, August 9th, 2024

Check out the new features in this unexpected quality-of-life update to the character animation and mocap editing software.

Friday, August 2nd, 2024

Unusual tool for creating software-agnostic animation libraries gets new AI-based markerless full-body motion-capture system

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

Browser-based tool lets you create animations for humanoid characters by typing text prompts. Free in open beta, including for commercial use

Saturday, June 29th, 2024

Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

Epic Games' new Game Animation Sample includes a library of 'AAA-quality' motion-captured animations for use in your own projects.

Wednesday, June 12th, 2024

Major update to the Maya crowds tool adds new workflows for creating shots without simulation, and a new UE5-style ML Deformer.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

Maya developer snaps up the startup behind the much-discussed AI-based online VFX platform. Read our FAQs on the buyout.

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Big update to the AI-assisted animation software adds animation retargeting and 'unbaking' systems, plus new pricing model

Tuesday, March 19th, 2024