e-on software releases CloudFactory Ozone 2015
Atmosphere-creation plugin gets new name, compatibility with Cinema 4D R16, but not much else.
Thursday, December 4th, 2014
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Video Copilot releases Element 3D V2
Now shipping: update to After Effects 3D rendering plugin adds PBR, SSS, raytraced shadows, and more.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
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Updated with 15 more offers for Cyber Monday! Save money on everything from RealFlow to HDRIs.
Sunday, November 30th, 2014
OLM Digital releases Color Key and Distance Gradation
Free After Effects plugins speed up keying and creation of glow effects, particularly for 2D animation work.
Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Alexandra Institute releases Elementacular 1.2
Turn any model into an relightable cloud and render it as a 32-bit HDR with this neat Maya plugin.
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Marius Silaghi releases Deformation Cleaner
Neat 3ds Max modifier cleans up bad deformations on animated models without losing mesh detail.
Tuesday, November 18th, 2014
Atomic Fiction to launch cloud rendering service
VFX firm's Conductor platform will support users' own custom scripts, plugins and software.
Thursday, November 6th, 2014
e-on software releases Carbon Scatter 2015
3ds Max, Maya and C4D instancing plugin gets intuitive new EcoSystem brushes, plus support for LoDs.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Houdini Indie and Houdini Engine Indie hit Unity store
Low-cost rental-only editions now available in Unity Asset Store. Unity plugin for Houdini Engine also out.
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
SolidAngle releases Arnold for Houdini
New Houdini to Arnold plugin now available to download alongside the Maya and Softimage versions.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Sigrasoft ships WaxLab 3d sculpting plugin for Maya
Updated: Stefaan Sorensen's new plugin puts Mudbox-style tools right inside Maya. Now available on Linux.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
Janos Hunyadi releases PolyPaint importer for Maya
Scanline VFX artist's handy free tool gets ZBrush texture data into Maya without the need to set up UVs.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
Cool tech demo: create clouds with Elementacular
Updated and now shipping: Turn any model into an editable, relightable cloud with this neat Maya plugin.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2014