Eye candy: Maxon's 2017 Cinema 4D demo reel
See amazing imagery created in Cinema 4D, from internal organs to Imaginary Forces' SXSW titles.
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
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Adobe ships After Effects CC (October 2017)
Videos: see the new tools for editing 360-degree VR video and creating data-driven animation.
Thursday, October 19th, 2017
Rookies 2017 rankings reveal the world's best CG schools
Gnomon rated best animation school at the CG student awards; Filmakademie tops list for VFX.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017
Check out the new features in Blender 2.79
Now officially released. New denoise system and PBR shader in Cycles, plus some great add-ons.
Wednesday, September 13th, 2017
Maxon ships Cinema 4D R19
Now shipping. See videos of the new LoD system, motion graphics tools and media core; and the Radeon ProRender render engine.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Eye candy: Chaos Group's 2017 V-Ray Showreel
See amazing new work created using the renderer, from Rogue One to kaleidoscopic commercials.
Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
Red Giant releases Trapcode Suite 14 for After Effects
New version of the motion graphics and VFX plugin suite includes big updates to Particular and Form.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion 9 Studio
Major update cuts the price of the compositor to $299, adds unlimited network rendering, new tracking, VR and review tools.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
Eye candy: SideFX's 2017 Houdini reel
See the best Houdini animation and VFX, from Alien: Covenant to mind-bending new J-pop promos.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
Autodesk ships Maya 2018
Viewport 2.0 becomes the primary viewport; new features added to the MASH motion graphics and Bifröst fluid simulation toolsets.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
Tim Catalano releases AdvArray for 3ds Max
New parametric array modifier gives Max users more options for illustrations and motion graphics.
Monday, July 17th, 2017
Adobe releases After Effects CC 2017.2
Update adds template system for motion graphics, Premiere Pro's Lumetri Scopes, new GPU effects.
Thursday, April 20th, 2017
Autodesk releases Maya 2017 Update 3
Sizeable update to Maya adds new motion graphics, animation, hair grooming and fluid simulation tools.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017