Frauenhofer IIS unveils Nuke light-field plugin suite
New tool generates virtual camera moves directly from footage shot with a multi-camera array.
Monday, September 14th, 2015
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Ephere unveils Lucid for 3ds Max
New work-in-progress plugin implements Nvidia's GPU-based FleX multiphysics system in Max.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
Blackcore releases ExplosiaFX for Softimage
New plugin lets users create voxel-based gaseous fluid effects using Softimage's ICE toolset.
Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
LuxRender 1.5 ships
Now officially shipping: Open-source renderer gets major speed boosts, support for AOVs. New 3ds Max exporter to come.
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015
Raylight Games releases EasySkin 1.0 for 3ds Max
Handy-looking plugin reorganises Max's UI to speed up skinning workflow, adds new 'bubble' envelope system.
Tuesday, September 1st, 2015
cebas releases thinkingParticles 6.2
Subscription Drop 2 for the 3ds Max physics plugin adds new smoke solver, direct particle rendering.
Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
Luxion launches KeyShot plugins for Maya, Cinema 4D
Free add-ons let users access the renderer directly from their software or export BIP files without KeyShot.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Faceware launches Unreal plugin for Faceware Live
Stream facial motion data from the markerless capture system into UE4 and see it retargeted in real time.
Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Richard Rosenman ships Ultraflares
Neat new plugin adds over 200 customisable lens flares and light effects to Photoshop and Painter.
Sunday, August 9th, 2015
Peregrine Labs releases Yeti 2.0
Maya fur plugin gets speed boost, better dynamics, new sculpting tools. Price down to CAD $699, too.
Monday, August 3rd, 2015
E-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015.5
3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets revamped file browser, better compatibility with PlantFactory.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015
Rui Batista releases PolyPaint 1.5 for Cinema 4D
Handy 3D paint tool lets C4D users import RGBA vertex colour data from apps like ZBrush, or export it to Unity.
Monday, July 20th, 2015
Andrew Hazelden releases RocketComp for Maya
Handy new plugin automatically builds a compositing project from render output in 10 leading 2D apps.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015