Free tool: get character animation from Cinema 4D to Unreal Engine
Big update to the Cineware for Unreal plugin makes it possible to transfer rigged and animated characters to Unreal Engine 5.5.
Sunday, April 6th, 2025
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Maxon releases Redshift 2025.4
Big update to the renderer adds OpenPBR support. See the other new features for 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya users.
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
CETA Software launches Artist Access
Check out the new time-tracking tools in the cloud-based production management platform for VFX. Free for six months to startup studios.
Friday, February 28th, 2025
Maxon releases Redshift 2025.3
Renderer gets better multiscattering in volumes, USD procedural support in Maya, and initial support for GeForce 50 Series GPUs.
Thursday, February 13th, 2025
See five great VFX breakdowns from the 2025 V-Ray showreel
See breakdowns of five key movies, TV series, cinematics and animated shorts created in V-Ray from Chaos's latest showreel.
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Left Angle releases Autograph 2025
Big update to the compositing and motion design app adds a DaVinci Resolve Live Link, an After Effects converter - and a new free edition.
Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artists
Updated 24 December: Find discounts on CG hardware and software available until New Year, including 3DCoat, FumeFX and Yeti.
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Maxon releases Redshift 2025.2
GPU renderer gets new non-photorealistic rendering options and a USD Command Line Rendering tool for use on render farms.
Thursday, December 5th, 2024
Unreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artists
Read our pick of the features in this huge update to the game engine, from MegaLights to character rigging, animation and rendering.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Scene Group releases Cavalry 2.2
Next-gen motion design software gets support for OpenType fonts, plus the option to create color gradients along strokes.
Monday, November 11th, 2024
Get ProductionCrate's three new free After Effects plugins
Crate's Unmult, Crate's Chromatic Aberration and Crate's Long Shadow streamline common tasks in VFX, motion graphics and CG work.
Sunday, November 3rd, 2024
Maxon releases Redshift 2025
New version of the GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Houdini and Maya features updates to caustics and non-photorealistic rendering.
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
Maxon releases Redshift 3.6.04
3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D and Maya renderer gets motion-graphics-friendly new Distance shader, plus updates to Redshift RT.
Thursday, July 18th, 2024