Eye candy: Maxon's 2018 Cinema 4D showreel
New C4D work from Blade Runner 2049 to medical animation, via some beautifully bizarre CG shorts.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
motion graphics
Download free Houdini motion graphics toolset MOPs
Neat set of open-source assets streamlines the creation of common motion graphics effects.
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
Spline Dynamics releases Spline Combiner for 3ds Max
Handy script lets users perform complex Boolean operations on splines quickly and intuitively.
Friday, May 18th, 2018
Download Hitfilm Express 8.0 for free
All-in-one editing, compositing and FX app gets new motion graphics tools, improved editorial workflow.
Thursday, May 10th, 2018
Autodesk ships Maya 2018.3 and Maya LT 2018.3
Maya itself gets new MASH motion graphics options, GPU-accelerated Wire deformer, but little new in LT.
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018
What smart studios look for when buying CG hardware
Advertorial: Nice Shoes CTO Robert Keske reveals what governs the award-winning studio's choice of new technology.
Monday, April 9th, 2018
Adobe releases After Effects CC 15.1
Nifty new Master Properties system for managing nested comps, plus revamped puppet animation tools.
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
The 10 best VFX and animation breakdowns of 2017
Watch the best tech breakdown videos of the year, as chosen by our 125,000 Facebook followers.
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018
Insydium releases X-Particles 4 for Cinema 4D
Now shipping: big update to the particle simulation tool adds new liquid and fire solvers, cloth system.
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
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
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