5 key features in Blender 4.0
Discover the latest changes to the open-source 3D app, from Geometry Nodes, Cycles and shading to the Viewport Compositor.
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023
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Discover the key features of Houdini 20
Read our run-down of the key changes in the largest ever update to Houdini, from character animation to rendering and machine learning.
Thursday, November 9th, 2023
Greyscalegorilla now available for 'all major 3D software'
Formerly Cinema 4D-only library of materials, models and HDRIs now also available for apps including Blender, Houdini and Unreal Engine.
Wednesday, November 8th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 9.1
3D texture painting and material authoring software gets SVG import, new drag and drop workflows, and better handling of translucency.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
Move AI releases Move One
Much-anticipated new iOS app lets you use Move AI's markerless mocap technology on video captured on a single iPhone.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
Reallusion launches AccuFace
New GPU-accelerated AI mocap add-on for iClone extracts facial motion data from video in real time. Works with consumer webcams.
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
Open-source VFX pipeline builder Prism 2.0 is now available
Promising tool lets you set up a USD-based VFX pipeline 'out of the box'. Works with Blender, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, UE5 and ZBrush.
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
Wacom launches Cintiq Pro 17 and Cintiq Pro 22 pen displays
New 17-inch and 22-inch 4K, 120Hz HDR pen displays are aimed at high-end CG work like virtual production.
Monday, October 30th, 2023
Download Eisko's free rigged 3D male character 'FreakyHoody'
High-res character based on scans of France's most tattooed man comes as a UE5 project with 8K PBR textures and a MetaHuman rig.
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
New Rookies rankings reveal the world's best CG schools in 2023
Discover which colleges were named the best for 3D animation, game art, visual effects, and overall world's best creative school.
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
Free tool: HeliumX AI for After Effects
Free generative AI plugin creates images and textures inside After Effects from text prompts, or even frames of a composition.
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.20
Latest update to the production renderer improves performance in real-time render engine Redshift RT.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
Nekki releases Cascadeur 2023.2
Sizeable update to the AI-assisted character animation software adds audio capabilities, plus support for USD files and quad meshes.
Monday, October 23rd, 2023