AMD ships Radeon ProRender 3.1 for Blender and Maya
Free GPU renderer get supports for Cryptomatte AOVs, and a new 16-bit Machine Learning denoiser.
Thursday, April 1st, 2021
motion graphics
Autodesk ships Maya 2022
Sizeable update to the 3D software adds 'full USD integration', new VR modelling app, and new character rigging and animation features.
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
Adobe ships After Effects 18.0
Compositing app gets new real-time draft preview mode for 3D work. Separate beta build adds support for multi-frame rendering.
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
Blackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 17.1
Free update to the compositing app adds new tools for retiming animations, 2D vector shapes for motion graphics.
Monday, March 1st, 2021
Check out super-cool 3ds Max snow plugin PolySnow Plus
Neat plugin for adding realistic snow to 3D scenes gets brush-based sculpting, new icicle object.
Friday, February 19th, 2021
Savage Interactive ships Procreate Pocket 4.0
Big update brings the iPhone edition of the drawing and painting app in line with the iPad version.
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
Adobe ships After Effects 17.6
Compositing software's Content Aware-Fill object removal system now compensates automatically for lighting changes across a shot.
Thursday, January 14th, 2021
Black Friday and winter 2020 deals for CG artists
Updated: Check out our list of great seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 30th, 2020
Red Giant releases Trapcode Suite 16.0 for After Effects
Big update to the VFX and motion graphics plugins adds new physics and flocking controls in Particular 5.
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
Which CG applications support Apple's new M1 chips?
Discover which 3D, image-editing and rendering apps will support the first Apple Silicon processors when they ship next week.
Friday, November 13th, 2020
Richard Rosenman releases DOF PRO for After Effects
New After Effects edition brings the popular Photoshop motion blur tool to VFX and motion graphics work.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
Rookies 2020 rankings reveal world's best CG schools
Gnomon places best overall and best for VFX. See the winners for animation and game design here.
Monday, October 26th, 2020
SideFX ships Houdini 18.5
Big update to the procedural 3D software adds KineFX character rigging toolset; updates to Solaris, Karma and the simulation tools.
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020