LuxRender 1.0 released
Updated: Open-source physically based render engine for Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and Softimage hits 'official' release.
Monday, September 10th, 2012
open source
Disney releases BRDF Explorer
Newly open-sourced tool analyses BRDF data, enabling comparison to data from real-world materials.
Friday, August 31st, 2012
DreamWorks open sources the OpenVDB file format
Updated: Volumetric format used on Puss in Boots due for integration into "next major release" of Houdini.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Find free HD stock video footage via Videezy
Find reference, effects and B-roll footage on this new web community from the folk behind Brusheezy.
Friday, July 20th, 2012
Jorge Rodriguez releases SMAK 2.0 for free
Fast, lightweight tool for baking hi-res models into normal, AO and cavity maps goes open source.
Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Video: see CryEngine 3's soft body physics in action
New teaser from open-source vehicle simulator Rigs of Rods pushes the limits of 100fps sims.
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
One to try: appleseed
It may be yet another open source physically based renderer - but it's being written specifically with production in mind.
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
GIMP 2.8 released
Open-source image editor gets new UI and tools and... sweet Jesus, is that really a single-window mode?
Friday, May 4th, 2012
Renderfarm.fi adds support for Cycles
Free distributed online rendering service adds support for Blender's new raytrace render engine.
Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Fabric Engine 1.0 gets official release
Create high-performance VFX tools with the development platform created by ex-Softimage staff.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Download the scene files for Quit Blender
Get the assets for the fun five-day short created by the team on new Blender open movie Project Mango.
Friday, March 16th, 2012
Stream Kinect mocap data into Blender with NI mate
Free tool converts Kinect motion capture data into MIDI or OSC format for export to Blender on the fly.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
HDR Labs ships sIBL_GUI 4.0
Free tool for creating 'Smart IBL' setups for faster HDR renders gets new UI and performance boost.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011