AWS releases Deadline 10.3
Free renderfarm manager now supports Unreal Engine 5, including the Movie Render Queue for visual effects, animation and visualisation.
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
motion graphics
Eye candy: SideFX's 2023 Houdini Film & TV Reel
See the best motion graphics and VFX created in Houdini, then follow our links to technical breakdowns.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
QuiltiX: a new open-source MaterialX material editor
Free node-based tool lets users author MaterialX materials for use in renderers like Arnold and Karma.
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Inkscape 1.3 ships
Open-source vector design tool gets new Shape Builder for creating complex forms, '2-4x' speed boosts on multi-core CPUs.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 18.5
Big update to the compositing app adds initial USD support, new Multi-merge tool for layer-based work.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 18.5
Big update to the grading, editing and VFX software adds USD support, AI-based relighting tools.
Monday, July 24th, 2023
Maxon ships Forger 2023.4
iPad sculpting app gets hierarchy system, new Sketch Sculpt brush, support for Area and IES lights. Free for up to three active files.
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023
Maxon ships Redshift 3.5.17
Release 'lays the foundation' for non-photorealistic rendering in the GPU/CPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and Houdini.
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
Maxon ships ZBrush 2023.2
Check out the latest features in the sculpting software, including the new Anchors brush and updates to Spotlight and the Morph brush.
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
Get Poliigon's 100+ free 3D models, textures and HDRIs
Download 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Maya and SketchUp models, plus PBR texture sets and 18K HDRIs.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
Adobe's Firefly AI art toolset: everything you need to know
Now available commercially: read our updated FAQs for Adobe's new suite of generative AI tools.
Friday, July 14th, 2023
Infinigen: a free generator for procedural 3D environments
Intriguing Blender-based tool can automatically generate 3D terrain, plants - and even rigged creatures.
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Chaos releases Phoenix 5.2
Check out the new features in the 3ds Max and Maya fluid simulator, including new options for directing liquids. Sims now 'up to 20%' faster.
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023